What can we expect to see at CES 2018

[LordoftheRings]

• https://www.sony.com/electronics/blu...ayers/ubp-x700

▪ https://www.sony.com/electronics/blu...specifications

[Staying Salty]

https://calman.spectracal.com/press-...or-lg-tvs.html

US software developer Portrait Displays®, Inc., has partnered with LG Electronics, to provide auto calibration capability for LG’s 2018 OLED and SUPER UHD televisions being unveiled this week at CES in Las Vegas.

At CES Portrait and LG are demonstrating the auto calibration using a pre-release version of Portrait’s flagship software CalMAN® by SpectraCal®.

Because all 2018 LG OLED and SUPER UHD TVs allow direct CalMAN access to internal look-up tables (1D and 3D LUTs), the color accuracy can be so precise that the TVs can now match the video accuracy of professional reference monitors.

“The LG TVs with CalMAN AutoCal blur the distinction between the professional reference monitor and the consumer television,” said Martin Fishman, Co-CEO of Portrait Displays.

“Of significance, you can sit at home and see exactly what the director of the movie was intending,” Fishman said.

Also: https://calman.spectracal.com/lg-autocal.html

The 2018 LG OLED and SUPER UHD TVs are the first television to have 3D LUTs accessible by CalMAN AutoCal. Long considered the “gold standard” in reference monitor calibration, 3D LUTs allow a very fine-level of color correction, correcting small non-linearities, and cross-talk that cannot be corrected with color matrices.

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[Vangeli]

Don't the Vizio P-Series displays have 3D LUTs?

[smeemi]

Anyone else who bought a LG Signature 65" OLED W7 Wallpaper this year relieved that the new model this year is marginally (at best) better?

[JohnAV]

I see Denon now out with the $3999 AVR-X8500H, Marantz has the $4,499.00 AV-8805 Preamp​​​​​​​ both are 13.2 channel based

Looking at the dimensions the AVR-X8500 is now 18.7" depth, compare to the the x7200's 17.2" depth. The width and height are the same.

[ray0414]

Just got the low down from John Archer.

Samsung's floor is filled with 2017 QLED tvs. Their new 2018 Qled full array is locked up in a special room that is INVITE only. No pictures ALLOWED. John is writing up his article about it soon. Product launch is supposed to be March for these tvs.

Samsung and Sony being unprepared for CES is pretty disappointing compared to previous years where they had 90% of their lineup on display.

[LordoftheRings]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imIr...ature=youtu.be

[ray0414]

Originally Posted by JohnAV

Oh that is amusing you have John Archer talking about the new full array (the wall) is locked up and you have other articles and the above video to see online.

Were referring to the actual 2018 FALD Qled, not the micro led TV. CNET yesterday posted 1 picture of the 2018 Qled, I reposted it yesterday a few pages back.

[JohnAV]

Originally Posted by ray0414

Were referring to the actual 2018 FALD Qled, not the micro led TV. CNET yesterday posted 1 picture of the 2018 Qled, I reposted it yesterday a few pages back.

Your right, I yanked that post.

[Vangeli]

That settles it; my current TV stand can support the 85" X900F and I'm very much considering getting one. Sure, I could spend a little less and get the 65" Z9D (82"-85" Sony X9 series displays right now are ~$1k more than 65" Z9D) but I'd prefer 20" more screen size over slightly higher precision any day.

Should be a huge upgrade over my Vizio P-Series if it can keep or improve upon the ~1500-nit peaks of the previous X9 TVs, too. Excited to learn more about it!

[HeatEquation]

3 more players to add HDR10+ support. All of Samsung's 2017 players.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnarc.../#5fc6421a4e60

The count is now up to 5.

[DJR662]

I still expect Sony will come up with at least one high end LCD TV later this year (possibly follow up to Z9D), which will make use of the new X1 Ultimate processor chip. I also think they might release another DV capable UHD player to go with that.

Pure speculation on my part, hope it will come true though.

[elwaylite]

It really makes sense. Going another year on OLED, with the kickstand model and now tradition stand would also make sense. Other than mainly peak nit output, the 2017 Sony OLED is a great display, and I do not see them getting more nits until maybe LG's 2019 next gen panel? So why change it, just keep selling a great tv at prices that get lower. I mean you can steal a 65" ZD9 right now too.

[Vangeli]

Center pedestal stands are bad and I'll take proper legs any day!



Seriously, I can't get over how good that looks.

[Geoff D]

You like that? Blech.

[elwaylite]

Fugly.

[Vangeli]

*gasp* They didn't mean it, my love!

[Geoff D]

I can't help but think of this smilie, and not in a good way:

It's like it's got little leggies, it looks stupid. Gimme a pedestal stand any day.

[DJJez]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

I can't help but think of this smilie, and not in a good way:

It's like it's got little leggies, it looks stupid. Gimme a pedestal stand any day.

Im with geoff. Those legs are hideous

[Vangeli]

To be fair this is ...kinda my thing.

These TVs I currently have look like Disney, and the X900F looks like Blade Runner 2049.