JVC busts out "world's largest" RPTV at 110-inches

It might not be as fancy as the ongoing plasma and LCD wars for largest display, but rear projection displays can have size wars too, and JVC looks to have the largest yet, at a spankin' 110-inches. The TV uses JVC's proprietary "D-ILA" liquid crystal panel tech, for a 1,920 x 1,080 resolution, and pulls 220w of juice for powering all its glorious pixels. As usual, there's not much of a plan yet for commercializing this display -- the main purpose of the prototype is to show off a new screen tech from Toppan Printing that is manufactured as a single component -- but there's always bragging rights and booth extravaganza action to be had.

[chachmeister @ Feb 25th 2009 10:34AM]

this jank is sawwweeeeet yo!!! :)

[Jopenopy @ Mar 3rd 2009 12:26PM]

DUDE! I would make an entire room of LARGE things! I would have a big comfy couch and some modern lighting like that lamp, and a large square coffee table....

oh it would be sweet...

[joperflop7 @ Mar 3rd 2009 12:28PM]

THIS is the lamp: http://www.inmod.com/nuevo-arco-lamp.html

[designsnob @ Apr 9th 2009 2:48AM]

I'm pretty happy with my Panasonic 58" plasma. It's not 110" but I think it definitely looks better than the 40" Samsung in the my bedroom. I couldn't be happier with my set up on the new media console I got from High Fashion Home (http://www.highfashionhome.com/dylan-entertainment-console.html).

[Simon @ Sep 29th 2006 5:40PM]

do people even buy RPTVs anymore?

[James Freeland @ Sep 29th 2006 5:59PM]

of course they do. Besides direct-view CRT, they offer the best PQ you can get, at more affordable prices.

RPs are bigger, but they are loads cheaper and they look better.

And last longer.

I bet that 110 inch D-ILA blows the doors off those 100 inch LCD Sammys and LGs we see on Engadget. and i bet it only cost JVC half the cost to make it.

[pagercam @ Sep 29th 2006 6:12PM]

Thats a pretty lousy picture to demo a high end TV plus you can't even see the spokesbabe's face.

[ROFLROFFLES @ Sep 29th 2006 6:22PM]

You need a crane to lift that.

[Simon @ Sep 29th 2006 6:32PM]

I think they look awful. My 42" panaphonics plasma blows any rptv out of the water. while price may be an issue, they only fit in enormous rooms, which seems to defeat the purpose because if you can afford to have such a huge house to park it in, you can afford to spend $1000 more on a flat screen.

[Jon @ Sep 29th 2006 9:02PM]

If you think the picture quality on RP sucks, then you should look at a properly calibrated Mitsubishi RP. (That's one of the disadvantages of RP is that you need them calibrated to look good. Mitsubishis tend to come very well calibrated out of the store and stay that way for a very long time).

Simon - you can claim your Plasma is better than any RPTV, but that simply is not true. Your Plasma is certainly thinner than any RPTV and brighter than any LCD. 42" is a bit small for a TV though, I guess if you have a small apartment it's okay. (I have 55" RPTV in a 550sqft apartment)

Johnny - LCDs and OLED are catching up quickly to RP. In a few years even the videophiles will want a flatpanel TV.

[Igor @ Sep 29th 2006 7:12PM]

i wonder what happens with this models that never hit the shelves? i mean the once that are being showed off. i sure wish they would get rid of those in my garbage :)

[Dp462090 @ Sep 29th 2006 7:29PM]

"i wonder what happens with this models that never hit the shelves?"

The shelves break...the TV falls, lawsuits follow.

[bluestate @ Sep 29th 2006 7:22PM]

I half agree, Simon � I think enormous TV's look awful in general. Anyway, I've got a 42" plasma in our living room and a 56" projection set in the basement (both Samsung). The footprint of the projection screen is very modest ... it fits easily (and looks appropriate) on our Room and Board media console (http://www.roomandboard.com/rnb/collection.do?method=get&id=378102&cat=55), parked in a smallish (13 x 20) room. Also � the 42" plasma weighs about 15 lbs more than the projection.

[Johnny @ Sep 29th 2006 7:43PM]

Simon - 42" that would be the right size for watching TV, while going to the bathroom. A true Home Theater a needs a big screen 55" + and viewed from about 10'. Plasma or LCD cannot compare to RPTV for the Home Theater experience. Plasma/LCD is great for the "nice TV" but for the "wow" you need a big 1080P RPTV!

[photonboy @ Sep 29th 2006 11:22PM]

220W ? (The power stated as 220W must be a misprint. 32" LCD is about 140W and 50" is 400W. My calculations suggest that 1600W would be closer. Perhaps it should be 2200W?

Newer TV's:
LCD, RPTV, PLASMA and good old CRT are of course all doomed to extinction. The two really exciting technologies coming in 2008+ are:

1) OLED
2) SED HDTV

Of course OLED is available now for small devices. MTBF (mean time before failure) on the blue diode is currently around 15,000 hours. I'm expecting a 2009 release. OLED HDTV (google or Wikipedia) is essentially a combo of the best of CRT and LCD.

I expect SED HDTV to be the next big thing with OLED HDTV being slightly later. Once OLED becomes mainstream it should just be a refining process as I don't think anything will ever replace it except for very specific tasks.

[Steve Campbell @ Sep 29th 2006 10:17PM]

Wow, what's the biggest SXRD display that Sony's done yet? I know they've got the 70-incher out this month.

It's really a shame that more manufacturers aren't supporting LCoS. Anybody know if any other players are getting into that market?

[Davd @ Sep 29th 2006 11:21PM]

I was in the search for a big screen last month and saw various plasmas, lcds, and rear projection sets. I must admit I was amazed at how heavy some plasma screens are. I ended up purchasing a Toshiba 62 inch DLP and I am extremely satisfied with it. It weights less than smaller plasma's and the picture quality is awesome. Its only about 16" (I think thats very acceptable for a 62" set) and was only 3K. Plus I believe my rear projection will last longer than a plasma or lcd (bulb changes will be required of course, but they last 6,000 hours).

[Jeffrey @ Sep 29th 2006 11:30PM]

Sorry,
Above comment should read "SED HDTV is a combo of the best of LCD and CRT.." (not OLED)

[Michael @ Sep 29th 2006 11:37PM]

When you gt to this size it just seems like it would make more sense to go with a front projector. That way you can make it whatever size you want and you don't have a big TV cabinet sittign in your room.

[simba dogg @ Oct 2nd 2006 12:20AM]

Simon, comment #4...you have to be joking me. Have you ever bothered to look at some of the 1080p sets that are out there from Samsung, Sony, JVC and the likes...in terms of overall picture quality the Samsung i would say is just about as good as the Pioneer Elite i picked up a few months back. In terms of the processing power from plasmas like samsung, panasonic, philips (yuck) and other manufactures in that price range...well, lets just say there's A LOT of artifacts in the picture...steps of gradation (shadow detail) isn't great, and and of the already mentioned rptv have them beat easily. you really have to step it up to the fujitsu/pioneer/hitachi directors series to get equal picture performance in a pdp set IMO

[Z @ Oct 3rd 2006 2:35PM]

You'd need a wall just for that TV.

[ozi @ Oct 9th 2006 1:26AM]

hot! but whats the dead pixel warranty on these things?