Dolby’s future HDR LCD

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Dolby and Sim2 unveiled a LCD TV prototype that may show us what the TV future may look like.

Dolby and Sim2 TV is a high-dynamic-range-enabled LCD TV that is capable of reaching extremely high levels of brightness and contrast. The 46” model uses backlight unit made by Sim2 with 1838 LEDs and maintains a resolution of 1080p in a 16:9 aspect ratio.

Compared to today’s LCD TVs which feature a brightness around several hundred cd/m2, this prototype is rated at 4000 cd/m2.Dolby says that the contrast ratio is “infinite!”. The luminance of the screen is uniform throughout 95% of the screen.
In a statement released Monday, Dolby claimed that the TV can deliver a “picture quality that matches real-world visual perception of depth, detail, and color.”

You can find more about it here: http://investor.dolby.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=302440

I wonder when this wonder will see the light and most important, at what price.