Sharp unveils largest LCD TV

[RLJSlick]

This is amazing!


65" LCD!!!!

[StarvingForHDTV]

It's a bit pricey, but that would probably be a nice display to have.

[Doug Mohr]

That would be so awesome!

The price is a little (OK, a lot) out of my budget, but the quicker the technology leaps, the cheaper the prices for consumers will be in the future.

I can see some executive getting one for his office, spreadsheets up on it when people are walking by and HD Movies on it during the rest of the time  :rock:

Doug

[Gregg Lengling]

Until they really get the manufacturing processes down pat for LCD's (esp. 1080p) the prices won't be coming down the big ones.  On Sharp's 45" LCD (1080p), they have a scrap rate of over 30% on the panels.  There is just so much to the process and number of transistors on the panels that just one bad one will cause a reject of the whole panel...and there is no way to fix the panel once it's been produced.

I think you will find that SED technology will supercede LCD's in 3 to 5 years as the technology for manufacturing them is far superior.

Just my .02 worth!

[Tom Snyder]

So, all things considered... near-term future technology, potential burn in, price, etc...  for a 55-60 inch "as-small-a-depth-as-I-can-get-so-i-can-hopefully-hang-it-on-the-wall" 1080 monitor within the next 2 years, what would you recommend?

[Gregg Lengling]

So, all things considered... near-term future technology, potential burn in, price, etc...  for a 55-60 inch "as-small-a-depth-as-I-can-get-so-i-can-hopefully-hang-it-on-the-wall" 1080 monitor within the next 2 years, what would you recommend?

Without burn-in possibility (even though most current production PDP's have the jitter circuit)....nothing.  Right now the largest available LCD is 45 and I don't think it's smart to spend 15k plus for this new Sharp.  I'd wait til next January and see where SED is...it might be out and available and a little cheaper than LCD.

There are some great PDP's though and with the jitter software and not using them for News channels or games you should be okay.

[gparris]

RCA has a 61" DLP with optional wall hanger-has no burn in, looks great (in the store):
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=6781164&type=product&productCategoryId=cat03006&id=1089890284048
It maybe not be a SED or LCD, but I saw it and if it works for you, an alternative until Toshiba gets its production going for SEDs.

The info I have read indicates a 50" SED model for 2005 late or 2006...correct me if I am wrong...could there be any possible CRT-like burn-in potential with these?