LASER TV good to go in 08!

[unreal1080p]

Originally Posted by tvted

It's all swell to provide the facility for more colours than you can shake a decoding matrix at, but we ain't got the source - rec. 709 which is what Hi def is, ain't got the snuff.

ted

That is correct. You need the xvYCC colorspace:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XvYCC

Since there will probably never be deep color xvYCC Blu-Ray movies (not enough storage space and MOST importantly, not enough bandwidth) the new Laser HTDV's color range will probably be of very little use.

It's very nice in theory, and i'm sure they will have some very nice hard drive based source material to showcase the new color range at tradeshows... but the benefits will not translate to our livingrooms. The eye will be the test: you take the 60" Kuro vs. the 60" Laser TV with both of them playing Ratatouille on identical model Blu-Ray players and you will have your answer as to which is better.

Another thing to measure about this new technology will be Motion Resolution (one of the huge advantages of Plasma vs. LCD).

[Kristin Simard]

Originally Posted by unreal1080p

Another thing to measure about this new technology will be Motion Resolution (one of the huge advantages of Plasma vs. LCD).

Interesting question.

[JohnGalt]

They're moving well beyond just RPTVs. Given that the company that developed the laser technology appears to be a small venture-backed Silicon Valley outfit it's highly doubtful they'd be moving into mass production unless they had some very legitimate customers.

[Scrapanatchi]

Originally Posted by unreal1080p

Another thing to measure about this new technology will be Motion Resolution (one of the huge advantages of Plasma vs. LCD).

yes love the fact people think they have 1920x1080 when they really have x600 (lcd) or x800 (plasmas)something

[Digital Filmmaker]

Another great advantage when dealing with laser beams is that they are always sharp and focused. Calibration is little or no issue in that respect. I seriously doubt that they would have to be recalibrated after installation from being moved around like so many conventional RP sets.

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by unreal1080p

That is correct. You need the xvYCC colorspace:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XvYCC

Since there will probably never be deep color xvYCC Blu-Ray movies (not enough storage space and MOST importantly, not enough bandwidth) the new Laser HTDV's color range will probably be of very little use.

xvYCC is expanded gamut, not deep colour. And it is encoded in the normal YUV space, and is supposedly compatible with normal colour space equipment. What would be needed is a flag to be added to the BD/HD DVD spec for xvYCC encoded films, and a player that would pass it as a xvYCC meta-tag over HDMI 1.3. Or a switch on the TV/player for switching to xvYCC decoding mode.

Deep colour expands the bit-depth of colour beyond 8-bits per component (24-bit colour). And, you're correct that neither format could handle that.

Gary