glangston@socal
09-30-2004, 01:34 PM
Toshiba Unveils Clearer Flat-Panel TV
TOKYO - Toshiba Corp. has a new flat-panel TV that delivers clear imagery comparable to the old-style cathode-ray tubes by using similar beam-emitting technology.
Unlike liquid-crystal and plasma displays popular in today's flat-panel TVs, images on the new panels don't get jagged even when relaying sports and other fast-moving objects.
The technology, called SED for surface-conduction electron-emitter display, is being developed by Toshiba and Japanese camera company Canon.
Toshiba plans to market SED TVs by April 2006 and says they will be compatible with next-generation DVDs called HD DVDs. The company also plans to sell liquid-crystal and plasma displays, with SED technology meant for 40-inch and larger models.
Toshiba President Tadashi Okamura said the TV and DVD market was entering a new era with the advent of digital broadcasting and network-linked homes.
TOKYO - Toshiba Corp. has a new flat-panel TV that delivers clear imagery comparable to the old-style cathode-ray tubes by using similar beam-emitting technology.
Unlike liquid-crystal and plasma displays popular in today's flat-panel TVs, images on the new panels don't get jagged even when relaying sports and other fast-moving objects.
The technology, called SED for surface-conduction electron-emitter display, is being developed by Toshiba and Japanese camera company Canon.
Toshiba plans to market SED TVs by April 2006 and says they will be compatible with next-generation DVDs called HD DVDs. The company also plans to sell liquid-crystal and plasma displays, with SED technology meant for 40-inch and larger models.
Toshiba President Tadashi Okamura said the TV and DVD market was entering a new era with the advent of digital broadcasting and network-linked homes.