CMO to ship 47-inch Quad HD -- 1440p -- LCD in 2007
Despite 1440p not actually being an official spec just yet, Chi Mei Optoeletronics has officially announced it will be mass producing a 47-inch Quad HD LCD panel in the second quarter of 2007. We've been drooling over the lovely 56-inch 3,840 x 2,160 resolution -- and apparently delayed -- panel CMO has been showing off all year, it looks like your first chance to surpass 1080p will come in a 47-inch, 2,560 x 1,440 resolution package. Its 3.68 million pixels are 1.78 times as many as are in current 1080p (1,920 x 1,080) screens, along with 450 nits brightness, 1,500:1 contrast ratio, 90% NTSC color saturation and a 6.5ms response time. Dual-link DVI and HDMI 1.3 connections have WQXGA resolutions like this in mind, so keep an eye out for a PlayStation 3 software update to 1440p, the only true definition of HD. The 56-inch panel is pictured above, hopefully we'll get a look at this panel later this week during the FPD International conference in Japan.[Via Digitimes]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Dave @ Oct 17th 2006 5:29AM
Oh great!
1440p is here at last!
Kirsch @ Oct 17th 2006 6:19AM
I cant wait for my crappy 2003 1080i hdtv with no HDMI ports to die so i can get this
chriswaco @ Oct 17th 2006 9:08AM
The beauty of 3,840 x 2,160 is that it can show 1280x720 and 1920x1080 WITHOUT SCALING. Finally a TV that works around the silly resolution choices that make up HD.
Well, not completely. Standard definition will still need to be scaled, but with that many pixels I bet it scales well.
Andy @ Oct 17th 2006 9:19AM
Wait, what, some of it says 2160p and some says 1440p, wait what? I agree that 2160p would be good for scaling 720p 1080i and 1080p images, but what's 1440p for?
Putter @ Oct 17th 2006 9:28AM
2160p = 4x pixels of 1080p .. or 4 1080p panels in a square
1440p = 4x pixels of 720p .. or 4 720p panels in a square
Wayne @ Oct 17th 2006 10:17AM
All that extra resolution is totally worthless. Nothing in the pipeline outputs resolutions that high, nothing is encoded at resolutions that high, and broadcast/digital TV standards will never be able to handle resoultions that high.
Putter @ Oct 17th 2006 10:29AM
Wayne, its hardly worthless.
- mapping or other geological purposes
- medical imaging (xrays, CTs, etc)
- multiple HD displays on one screen (save space) for control rooms
- other industrial uses i cant think of
... basically, this is meant for commercial or industrial uses. It will most likely need to be driven by a PC running custom software or integrated into a system.
Wayne @ Oct 17th 2006 4:55PM
Putter, you make a great point. I should have stated that the increased resolution has no value to the home consumer. You demonstrated some excellent examples of other applications.
siva @ Oct 17th 2006 11:10AM
While the resolution is that high, it can only produce 90% of NTSC color gamut. ATSC color gamut is even higher. I am more interested in a realistic color image than more resolution. I heard the new laser TVs coming out can handle 3 times the color gamut as these TVs.
Jo Madre @ Oct 17th 2006 9:41PM
yea....but arent those laser tv's gonna be like uber expensive. I remember reading that a laser projector was starting at 300,000
bear @ Oct 17th 2006 10:31PM
the japanees tv bradcaster NHK already broadcasts a signal at 4 times the 1080 p rate,so thoes who say it cant be dun or it wont be usefull are still in the dark ages.More resolution=better blacks,sharper pictuer,crisper colours,a 3D effect. Oh and try not to sail off the edge of the earth.
John Simms @ Oct 18th 2006 12:38AM
Bear -- it's a good point you make, although NHK definitely doesn't have that technology ready yet. It's still just in testing, as you can see at the end of this story:
http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/2006/10/ceatec_higher_than_high_hd_tv.php
Mike @ Oct 18th 2006 3:12AM
If 1080p 46" LCDs are going for $4000+ now, just imagine how much this will be going for. I suspect 10s of thousands. Basically, If you planing on buying an HD tv, Dont bother waiting for these (unless your rich, actually, if your rich you can just buy 2 tvs :) )
I personally am planing to wait untill SED to make a purchase decision. I plan to have the money for my very first HD set in May 2007, but Im not sure if I should wait the 6 months from that point to see how SEDs fair to the market. If halo 3 ends up coming in 2007, I dont think I will be able to wait and see how SEDs do.
asdf @ Oct 25th 2006 4:39PM
46" 1080p LCDs are going for $2200 (Westinghouse).
50" 1080p LCoS sets are about the same.
Rubbing_Eyes @ Oct 23rd 2006 12:48PM
*drool*
I need a better paying job