1080p becoming more widely available

[KvHagedorn]

We have a hard drive with some flowers and arena football in 1080p that we got from Mitsubishi. We try to play it on the 62" 1080p DLP for everyone who comes in. Everyone is blown away by it.

[Mehen]

what are the Sony SXRDs like? How do they compare to a similarily spec'd DLP?

[mmp121]

Alot more $ for a little bit better image quality. If Sony still has its Qualia site up, you can see that SXRD was used for their 70" DLP projection TV and a sweet looking front projector for home theater. I saw the $30K projector in use in a home theater store nearby and was blown away at the image quality. Too bad the projector costs more than the car I drive! I heard that the 70" DLP TV is no longer being sold, and its being "brought" to the consumer. I'm sure they have made changes to the picture engine, because the DLP TV was $10K-$12K, and now the 60" SXRD DLP TV Sony has is only $5K

Sony Global Qualia Site

[Marshmallowman]

How about one of these

http://www.techdigest.tv/2006/01/ces_2006_sony_s.html

4,096 x 2,160 resolution, 10,000 ANSI lumens and 2000:1 contrast ratio

[KvHagedorn]

That'd be nice for a really BIG home theater..

The price sounds reasonable as such things go.. at least for the SRX-R105 (Which is good for screens up to 25 feet wide), so I can see them making their way into a few high end home theaters..

[Pace]

Is there any indications of whether we'll be able to buy 1080p 37" LCDs? I'm about to buy, hopefully, a Samsung 32" LCD HDTV - but would buy a cheaper model in the meantime if 1080p is going to be available in a year or two. I've been making do with a 14" portable in my flat until I recently acquired my sister's second hand 20" CRT - so I can hold off for a while.

The idea was a good receiver/speaker/LCD and DVD (SACD/DVD-A too) player setup. Now I'm thinking a really good receiver/speaker setup, and get a BluRay (or other) and 1080p to addon later. BluRay isn't that far away - will it be 1080p?

[Jammrock]

1080p is already available. Several LCD monitors and TVs are 1080p, and several manufactures have already released 1080p front and rear projectors. I think the Sony SXRD stuff is 1080p on some products...

http://hometheater.about.com/od/productreviewstoppicks/p/lvm37w1lcdtv.htm

http://www.samsung.com/Products/TV/DLPTV/HLR7178WXXAA.asp

http://www.samsung.com/Products/TV/DLPTV/HLR5678WXXAA.asp

http://www.samsung.com/Products/TV/DLPTV/HLR5078WXXAA.asp

http://www.mitsubishi-tv.com/televisions/details.asp?id=196

http://www.audioholics.com/cedia/ced...R100SXRDTV.php

There are a ton of other 1080p monitors/TVs out there, those are just a handful I pulled from a quick online search. Westinghouse is typically considered the best LCD TVs, but you of course pay for it ($2k USD for a 37" 1080p monitor).

Mitsubishi DLPs, especially in the Diamond line, have been getting rave reviews. Their black and white level, and the contrast/color are supposed to be pretty phenominal.

I'm just hoping that by the time I shell out for a good HDTV monitor in 2-3 years that they have cheap 3-chip DLPs out, or something better, for around $3k for a 50'ish" screen.

Also, be very very very very careful on what HDTV you buy. It has been announced that BOTH HD-DVD and Blu-ray will require HDCP on the monitor/TV to get true 1080p resolution. Otherwise the video is scaled down to 480p. In addition, many cable/satellite operators are requiring HDCP for HD content as well. They have so far made no concession, or care at all, about people who already own an HDTV without HDCP, so be positive that HDCP is supported, or you'll be in for a world of headaches later.

That our you'll have to fork out for an illegal HDCP bypass device ...