news.digitaltrends.com - 1/16/2009
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Although one would think last week's CES show would have been a great time to announce this product, Philips is starting to take the wraps off its new Cinema 21:9 LCD television, which is designed to let viewers experience movies on screen just as they would in theaters: ...
cinematicviewingexperience.com - 1/15/2009
gadgetvenue.com - 1/15/2009
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When you made the switch from a 4:3
regular TV to a widescreen at 16:9 you were...
probably disappointed to still see big black borders on the top and bottom of your films that were still there… of course they weren’t quite as bad… but ...
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Philips Cinema TV with 21:9 Aspect Ratio
cinematicviewingexperience.com - 1/15/2009
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We don’t just watch films at the cinema
we experience them. The 21:9 aspect ratio of a...
cinema screen was developed to mimic our own peripheral vision, providing a totally immersive viewing experience. This immersion is what makes 21:9 cinematic ...
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Philips: Cinematic Viewing Experience: Product Information
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Philips Cinema 21:9 TV stretches the meaning of widescreen
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... with the picture filling the whole screen without being distorted or cut off. Awesome, though there will be bars on the sides whenever you switch to 16:9 HDTV. And huge swaths of the screen will go unused if you ever (God forbid) watch 4:3 programming.
No specs or a price yet, though Philips says the elongated LCD TV will feature Ambilight texh, a built-in backlight that matches the screen color. The 21:9 set should be available this spring.
Via Digital Trends
Your new HDTV is already outdated
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... widescreen will eliminate some of those lines. Sounds like a great idea to watch movies. The only problem? Video formatted for HDTVs will have black bars on the left and right since of the picture.
Maybe one day, we’ll have flexible OLED screens that get bigger and smaller depending on the aspect ratios. You can pick up Phillips’ 21:9 in the spring. Expect a big fat price tag.
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