New Electronic Gadgets in 2006

[EdwardGein]

Anyone care to post any new electronics gadgets here in 2006 (if there is a link please include) or old stuff with added interesting improvements?

[Eric Z]

i like the new 8mp camera phone- pretty darn cool. that's all i have; saw it on the news the other night. nothing regarding ht though.

[drseid]

Anyone care to post any new electronics gadgets here in 2006 (if there is a link please include) or old stuff with added interesting improvements?
One that I find impressive is from Samsung HL-S5679W HDTV... It is a 1080P DLP set that has a new chip that works differently than the current DLP sets on the market (no color wheel engine, instead using 3 LED lamps). Bottom line is it eliminates the possibility of seeing the rainbow effect. As someone who sees it on current DLP sets (but otherwise loves what DLP can do), I am a happy camper and can't wait for the technology to be in the stores at a reasonable price point.

---Dave

[edtyct]

drseid,

Do you have any more info? Samsung has been developing LED for LCD displays, as well as other functions, but I didn't know that they'd found a way to use it for DLP. Is that set out?

Ed

[drseid]

drseid,

Do you have any more info? Samsung has been developing LED for LCD displays, as well as other functions, but I didn't know that they'd found a way to use it for DLP. Is that set out?

Ed
The link is http://msn-cnet.com.com/4520-11405_1-6398234-1.html?part=msn-cnet&subj=re_1-6398234-1&tag=msn_home&GT1=7645#?tag=txt . If you scroll down to the TV section on the C/net page it will have a brief description and a link to more info... It looks like the more info link is not working right now though. :-( I am under the impression that the set has not been released yet, but is in its final stages before release.

---Dave

[edtyct]

Just saw it. Strange that the link isn't working, and I can't find any more information about it. But this could be a huge innovation for DLP. What remains to be seen is how good the color is, but even if it isn't perfect (what is?), it might offer a tempting alternative to the color wheel for a lot of people who otherwise can't consider DLP.

[wayner86]

looks promising

http://cnet.com.au/hometheatre/tvs/0,39026023,40059420,00.htm

[edtyct]

This could be a blockbuster development. But can DLP possibly get any more complex? Sheeesh.