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The 2nd gen HD DVD player from Toshiba (HD-XA2), due out in December,
will be 1.3.
Shane Sturgeon
Rodolfo La Maestra wrote:
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> Dave,
>
> Thanks for your appreciation for my work.
>
> There is nothing on the published specs on the available Sony products that
> highlight the features you said (HDMI 1.3, Deep color, xvYCC international
> standard, etc).
>
> The Bravo line you mentioned is not from Sony, but from Premium
> Distribution, which markets A/V products under the H&B brand.
>
> Let us do some reasoning.
>
> The HDMI 1.3 spec was released on June 22 (just 3 months ago):
>
>
http://www.hdmi.org/press/pr/pr_20060622.asp
>
> The manufacturing of 1.3 compliant HDMI chips could only happen after that,
> and it takes time, even to SI itself.
>
> Next after that, products (TVs, etc) could only implement 1.3 features using
> a 1.3 chip to receive the enhanced signals.
>
> Specifically, the deep color and xvYCC color space international standard
> features of 1.3 could be seen on a 1.3 compliant HDTV that has implemented
> such features, but such image sources have to become available.
>
> The PS3 announced later in November (if the wind blows in the right
> direction) is expected to use 1.3, and other computer sources are among
> those sources with such potential, no other consumer sources have
> implemented such features but they are expected to gradually appear in the
> market, not only for games and computers.
>
> Sony introduced a prototype with such features, the 82" Bravia LCD panel, at
> CES in Jan 06:
>
>
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press ... index.html
>
> But that does not mean that all the Bravias have it, nor the new SXRDs
> (announced in June for fall availability); obviously a set released before
> June 22 could not even have a 1.3 chip if the spec was just released that
> day, it will take time for chips and products to appear.
>
> On the personal tone, I do not know what the AVS forum says, I do not help
> on the AVS forum any longer (for about 5/6 years already, back when it just
> started) for personal reasons.
>
> However, with patience and lots of time it might be a good source of
> information on specific products when coming from the actual owners, weeding
> out tons of opinion and personal attacks.
>
> If I would be seriously looking into 1.3 capabilities and features, I would
> not buy any product claiming 1.3 features that does not show it passed the
> Simplay Lab tests, it is one tool one could have to be on the safe side.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Rodolfo La Maestra
>
>
>
> P.S. my first name does not spell with "pho".
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
> Dave Hancock
> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 10:54 PM
> To: HDTV Magazine
> Subject: HDMI 1.3 on Sony Products
>
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> Rodolpho,
>
> Your (excellent) HDMI report says that Sony showed their Bravo line at
> the 2006 with HDMI 1.3. Do you know to what extent (Deep Color, xvYCC,
> etc) 1.3 is implemented there and to what extend 1.3 is in other Sony
> lines (specifically their SXRD sets). There is some debate going on
> about this in the AVS Forum and apparently Sony CSRs (on the phone) are
> making odd statements about this (odd means that all Sony sets support
> HDMI version 1.3).
>
> Hope that you can clarify this.
>
> Thanks
>
>
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