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RE: Plasma and Holo-screens


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  • Subject: RE: Plasma and Holo-screens
  • From: "Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 11:13:35 +0100
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Could be. The prices are dropping all the time. also depends where they get the panels.
 
What brand were they? Some unknown make ? Could be they use panels from a major manufacturer that arent quite good enough to the top of range displays.
 
Burn In - It doesnt remove the problem. Burn in still occurs but the edges are softened and it is spread over a slightly wider area. Just like when you anti alias text when placing it on an image. You cant move it too much because people will notice the image moving. It helps but ANY image displayed in the same position for long enough will cause problems.
 
When Colour TV started BBC2 was the only channel in colour. They used to show "Trade Test Films", short 20 minute films repeated through the day so that TV dealers had something to show the public to sell the sets. It also avoided the danger of Testcard F burning its image onto the tube face. CRT technology has come a long way since then and CRT's are much less likely to burn but it does still happen. Look in any video arcade.
 
Keith 
 
 -----Original Message-----
From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 06 June 2001 10:53
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: Re: [ukha_d] Plasma and Holo-screens

No...that was the first question I asked.  He said they were 5th or 6th generation - does that sound right?) and they did 1024.
 
I asked him about burn-in too and he said they had a bit of software that moves the display about a few pixels at a time that removed the problem?
 
M.
 
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 10:45 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Plasma and Holo-screens

Depends what resolution they were.
Probably 852x480 if 42"
Fine for Video but not for high res PC.
Scan were doing XGA for about £4995 +Vat.
 
Keith
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 06 June 2001 10:44
To: habuy@xxxxxxx; ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Plasma and Holo-screens

I was at a shopfitting show at the NEC yesterday.  I was amazed by the number of companies selling AV gear for shops.  Plasma screens everywhere as usual - one stand was offering new plasma sets "from" 3,495 + VAT.  The guy on the stand said they could go much lower than that if he got an order for 6 or more.
 
There were also these "holo" screens.  A piece of clear glass with a special hologram etching that bends light.  You use a projector to fire an image at them and the pictures look like they're hanging in mid air.
 
M.
 
 
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