The first TV in cinema format.

No more black bars: Philips is building the first television in the world, the cinema screen can display. Still, the XXL home theater device only a prototype, but will soon start production. Matthias Kremp has the CinemaScope TVs already viewed.

 

Von wegen wide. Who 16:9 widescreen TVs as previously described TVs must rethink. For the first television, the widescreen really deserves predicate, Philips has unveiled the first time on Monday. Behind closed doors, in a Hamburg hotel granted the electronics group journalists a glimpse of a TV set, as the world has not seen - the first TV Cinemasope in 21:9 format.

Logically this means unusual device with which the Dutch electronics group will withdraw from the competition wants Cinema 21:9. The widescreen format is unusual in the big movies usual aspect ratio of 2,35:1. First, it is thus possible, movies on a TV without the black bars represent the image of normally beset up and down, the usable surface area smaller.

A comparison in addition to the newcomer on the wall 42-inch LCD TV is effective against the cinema giant almost small. These two devices are nearly equal, which is around 68 centimeters. Compared to the 42-inch TV is the new, however, much wider. During the 42-inch at a width of 105-centimeter, is the Cinema 21:9, with 148 centimeters almost fifty percent wider.

Almost like in the cinema

This increase is of course also noticeable in the resolution. Conventional TV sets are in the highest resolution currently available, Full-HD, 1920 x 1080 pixels dar. contrast, the new Philips was the resolution to 2560 x 1080 pixels respectively.

And this resolution makes more immediately apparent. Although 42-inch Cinema and Television at the same level, it is shown on the screen 21:9-device but much bigger, because the bars disappear. Thus, more details visible. Above all, you have the perfect view from a distance of three meters a truly almost cinema-like experience. As before the big screen, you can picture the entire contents at a glance hardly grasp. This effect, so Philips spokesman Georg Wilde to blogs ONLINE, have meant that the audience much more in the film "dragged" will. The environment is almost hidden.

TV broadcasts must be electronically inflated

For this impression is also the Ambilight lighting in which the device is behind the area illuminated. The colors used are suitable for the respective image content calculated. One trick, which ensures that the picture appears even bigger than it already is.

TV programs in the 16:9 format, the electronics of the TV elaborate on the extreme widescreen 21:9 format of the Cinema highly expected. This, it says Georg Wilde, only the external image areas, so the edges in the width withdrawn. The center of the image to which the viewer's attention is directed, will remain unchanged, so will be spared of possible distortions. However, this interpolation probably be switched off. Otherwise, for example, football broadcasts on the giant TV will be inedible. When the interpolation, the ball seems to change its speed, as soon as they enter the image areas on the edge rolls.

And what cost?

Philips already adheres to the specification of technical data is still very back. It also reflects
a website to Cinema 21:9, which the company already has asked the Web. Their visit, you can still save because they are out of the 21:9-logo, and many "coming soon" signs have nothing to offer. And also the Philips managers do with details still very back. The device was next to his unusual format still a few more innovations to offer, so much is revealed. About the nature of these innovations, but one may still reveal nothing.

Similarly, on pricing silent. Cheap should be a home theater TV is not, that is clear. Philips spokesman Wilde made but hope that the Cinema 21:9 not be as expensive as some journalists fear. Setting wants you only if the device in the market. And that should be completed in the spring as far as that sometime in the second quarter.

No cinema in small

Hopes for a smaller low-cost version of Georg Wilde categorically wipes off the table. Smaller sizes make in this area, in our view, no sense, "he said to blogs ONLINE. Finally, goes the argument, please contact with the 21:9 format in the first place to film enthusiasts. And for the smaller screen sizes would be just barely desirable.

HDTV: High ABKÃœRZUNGS mix -

HDTVAACSHDCP HDMIDVI

HDTV stands for High Definition Television. According to the manufacturers of consumer electronics will be the old TV standards such as PAL (576 visible lines) and NTSC (USA, 480 lines) and replace with higher resolution and more stable picture make the home beautiful. HDTV content can be found with 720 lines in progressive-scan display method (720p), which means that each image is used in each passage completely rebuilt. The alternative is called 1080i has more lines to offer (namely 1080), but each of whom in turn pass only every second is redrawn (interlaced method, hence the 'i').

The Advanced Access Content System is a copy protection system, especially at the request of the film studios in Hollywood in all drives will be assembled, the HD content can play. Without AACS should we not be able to play high-resolution movies. Copies will be only with explicit permission of the author can be made that one, for example, could pick up online. Only then could a film will also have a Media Center or on mobile devices to stream. The author, but copies may also prohibit or require a fee. To AACS had long wrangling - because there are not many devices that the system ever support. An interim solution is therefore now copy the first toothless make - even on analog outputs, you will still HD movies, although the studios prefer the output of digital outputs would be limited, with a further protection called HDCP are.

High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection is a kind of copy protection hardware. He, too, to prevent high-resolution material can be easily recorded. HDCP needs in the sending device, so the player or the video card, as well as built-in receivers, so the monitor or TV. While TV, the "HD Ready" logo, HDCP-capable to be, there are many monitors and graphics cards but not yet. An HDMI interface can also HDCP, DVI interface does not necessarily.

The High Definition Multimedia Interface, according to the desire of producers the general interface of the future for music, movies, and also the connection between the computer and monitor. It is equipped with HDCP-equipped - a device with HDMI interface and a TV with the "HD Ready" logo should work together in any case so high-resolution movies can represent.

Digital Video Interface - the first digital interface for video content, but already this is of HDMI to be replaced. Some DVI outputs are also equipped with HDCP, others do not. Especially when many of the missing graphics hardware copy yet - leading to problems with the playback of copy-protected high definition movies might lead.

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Maybe. Some part-time movie fan would perhaps still happy, DVDs and Blu-rays will balken free to enjoy without having to house and yard to pledge. But who knows: If Philips' push into the movie format is successful, it will soon give imitators. And once the competition 21:9 TVs with smaller sizes offering, expected to turn the Dutch to follow suit.

But the moment when you can sit back satisfied Philips. While many competitors all their energy on the future of 3D technology used, the Dutch group with the Cinema 21:9 even a new business creation, which he at least for a while can be ordered alone.