Thursday 1 November 2007

Moving swiftly on...

Okay, I'll gloss over the result of the RWC final and instead turn my attention to my other hobby: home cinema. I just took delivery of my new HD Ready LCD (Fonejacker anyone?) and very nice it is too.


For those of you are specification-obsessed as I am, here's what the set can do (courtesy of the Toshiba website):

Picture

* Visible screen size (cm): 106
* Screen format: 16:9
* Display resolution: 1920 x 1080p
* 1080 HD ready
* Dynamic Contrast Ratio: 10000:1
* Active Vision M100 HD
* 100Hz
* Standard TV up-scaling
* Exact Scan Mode
* Brightness (cd/m²): 500
* MPEG noise reduction
* 3D Digital Comb filter
* Digital noise reduction
* 24 fps with 5:5 pull down
* Viewing angle (degrees): 178
* Wide colour gamut
* Dynamic Gamma curve correction
* xvYCC Broad Colour Space
* 10-bit processing

Interactive Features

* Digital Text
* Electronic Programme Guide: 8 day
* Now and Next Information
* Favourite channel memory
* Fastext

Audio

* Sound output (RMS) W: 20
* SRS WOW®
* ONKYO® speaker technology
* Stable Sound

Tuning

* Digital Ready
* Freeview Digital Tuner
* Analogue Tuner
* Auto Set-up

Connections

* HDMI with Deep Colour: 3
* REGZA link (CEC functionality)
* Component video
* RGB (via SCART): 2
* SCART: 2
* S-Video
* Side AV input
* PC Input: WXGA
* Analogue audio input
* Optical digital audio output
* Sub woofer output
* Headphone

Other Features

* Off timer
* Panel lock
* Integrated Signal Amplifier
* Wall Mountable (VESA)
* Swivel pedestal stand

Dimensions

* Width (mm): 1020
* Height without ped. stand (mm): 646
* Height with ped. stand (mm): 701
* Depth without ped. stand (mm): 134
* Depth with ped. stand (mm): 353
* Weight without ped. stand (kg): 24.9
* Weight with ped. stand (kg): 28.2
* Power consumption - typical (W): TBC
* Power Consumption - stand-by (W): < 1