Toshiba postpones OLED TV plans

oshiba Corp of Japan has delayed the development of ultra-thin OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) TVs, because of the high costs associated with mass production.

Its plan to develop a 30in OLED TV for sale in 2009 has been abandoned. However, the company still plans to produce small OLED displays for mobile phones in 2008.

The company hasn’t cancelled its OLED TV plans completely - it will keep an eye on the market and would consider restarting development if it becomes commercially viable to do so.

Toshiba is concerned about the higher power consumption of OLED TVs. On a 30in model, this is up to three times more than the power consumption of an LCD panel of the same size.

Toshiba is also concerned about the production costs of the OLED panel for the 30in model, which was being developed by TMD.

Lower cost production technology is expected to be available around 2010, which would help make OLED TVs more cost-effective to manufacture.

Sony has already released an OLED TV and Samsung is planning to 14in OLED TVs by 2010.

Toshiba 42HL67U Projection LCD TV

Toshiba’s 42HL67U is fitted with Toshiba’s REGZA Premium LCD CineSpeed Panel. This panel offers response times that are among the best in the industry. So when buying this set, you’ll definitely get more than you bargained for. Along with this, the set also sports PixelPure 3G Digital Video Processing. Using 14-bit picture processing, PixelPure 3G can create 4096 steps of gradation for a smooth, natural-looking picture without image banding.

DynaLight Dynamic Backlight Control completes the cast as it monitors the brightness level of each video frame, and automatically adjusts the backlight intensity based on the image content. Precise signal analysis affords 256 levels of backlight intensity. This creates dynamic contrast up to 5 times that of the original panel contrast, resulting in a deeper black level that increases detail and depth, even in low light environments.

And to get TV signals to this extraordinary LCD panel, there’s a built-in NTSC/ATSC/QAM digital tuner to capture over-the-air standard and high definition broadcasts as well as unencrypted digital cable programming.

High definition 720p (1366 x 768 pixel) native resolution assures finely detailed images. This LCD projector is lightweight, but still provides rich colors and sharp contrast for a huge, high-quality image. The HD Dynamic Contrast feature of the 42HL67U increases contrast and color saturation to create deep, rich images. Its intelligent circuitry analyzes both the dark and bright areas of the picture, and separately optimizes the dynamic range in each area of the picture. The six TheaterWide screen modes are ideal for HDTV signals and enhanced DVDs, allowing you to crop the screen image just the way you like it.

Quality images may be what you desire most, but the audio features on this TV aren’t anything to sneeze at either. Toshiba’s 42HL67U creates a dramatically improved home theater sound with a 20-watt total power output delivered through a new SoundStrip Speaker System, a new speaker technology using a thin-line speaker design with enhanced dynamic range.

This eliminates the big round speakers, without losing any of the big home theater sound. SRS WOW technology creates a more enveloping sound with enhanced bass and better dialogue reproduction. This system is a combination of three unique soundfield enhancements: SRS 3D TruSurround to create a wide, three-dimensional sound field from two TV speakers, TruBass for boosting bass for dramatic low frequency effects, and, FOCUS to raise the sound image vertically for clearer voices, even at lower volume levels.

Toshiba 52LX177 LCD TV

Toshiba announced for HDTV market Toshiba 52LX177. This new unit is of Toshiba’s impressive 52-inch LCD HDTV. The 52LX177 is packed with a 1080p full HD LCD screen for the highest HD resolution along with ClearFrame 120Hz Anti-Blur Technology, which uses a very high 120Hz rate to add extra in between frames to reduce judder and motion blur significantly.

As your source for digital home entertainment, Toshiba offers one of the most extensive television lineups in the industry.

First of all, the set is clad in an all black casing. It is topped with a glossy black frame finish complete with a stretched-out U-shaped black stand. The speakers are discreetly hidden along the bottom edge of the frame and angled downward. The only notable decorations on its otherwise simple front are a series of white logos that, given the set’s many capabilities, are commendably circumspect. The 52LX177 measures approximately 50.5×33.4×15.4 inches and weighs 103.2 pounds including stand.

Users can safely say that the Toshiba 52LX177 is (maybe) one of the best-featured LCD available today. Naturally, it has a native resolution of 1080p, so its 1,920×1,080 pixels can resolve every detail of today’s highest-quality HDTV sources. All non-1080-resolution sources, from standard TV to DVD to 720p HDTV, are scaled to fit the pixel array.

The 1080p (1920×1080 pixels) LCD uses Toshiba’s ColorBurst ultra wide color gamut technology which expands the number of available colors and color accuracy to make the images even more vibrant and lifelike. The Toshiba 52LX177 also has a dynamic backlight control which adjusts the backlighting levels of the set to dramatically increase the contrast ratio and black levels of the set.

Along with these features, the 52LX177 also comes with a great selection of inputs, including three HDMI 1.3 inputs which support Deep Color, 1080p /60/24Hz and CE-LINK for controlling other entertainment equipment through the set.

As for its performance, a lot of sites have mentioned that the 52LX177 reproduces a deep level of black for an LCD. Its 120Hz display addresses some motion blur and can remove most judder from film-based sources. Furthermore, it has solid uniformity across screen and numerous picture controls.

Toshiba UK offers free HD DVDS with HD Laptops

Toshiba UK is giving away free HD DVDs to customers who purchase its new HD laptops with a built-in HD DVD player.

Toshiba HD laptops feature a high definition wide screen display, in sizes up to 17 inches.

HD movies can be viewed on the laptop, which can also be used as a standalone HD DVD player to provide high definition video output on an HDTV.

Toshiba is offering a choice of five free HD movies until January 31, 2008 - Children of Men, Full Metal Jacket, Chronicles of Riddick, Hulk and The Prestige.

Toshiba’s range of HD laptops, with built in HD DVD players, includes:

• the 17″ Qosmio G40 with an ultra bright LCD screen;
• the Satellite X200 with specialist graphics and audio technology for gamers;
• the Satellite P200 for music, gaming and movies;
• the Satellite Pro P200 with Intel Core2 Duo processors and Intel Turbo Memory;
• the all-round Satellite A200 with a 15.4″ widescreen Toshiba TruBrite display and
• the Satellite Pro A200 for small or medium sized businesses.