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news.digitaltrends.com - 1/16/2009

Philips Announces 21:9 LCD Television

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Although one would think last week's CES show would have been a great time to announce this product, Philips is starting to take the wraps off its new Cinema 21:9 LCD television, which is designed to let viewers experience movies on screen just as they would in theaters: ...

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techfresh.net - 1/15/2009

Philips Cinema 21:9 LCD TV

— techfresh.net — Philips premieres the ultimate home cinematic viewing experience with the Cinema 21:9 LCD TV. It is actually... the first cinema-proportioned LCD TV in the world that features a 56 inch screen with the 21:9 aspect ratio, so you can watch movies in ... (more) Philips Cinema 21:9 LCD TV

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cinematicviewingexperience.com - 1/15/2009

Philips: Cinematic Viewing Experience: Product Information

— cinematicviewingexperience.com — Philips premieres the ultimate home cinematic viewing experience with the Cinema 21:9 LCD TV Philips breaks new... ground in the realm of home entertainment with the world’s first cinema-proportioned LCD television. Cinema 21:9 lets you enjoy movies as ... (more) Philips: Cinematic Viewing Experience: Product Information

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gadgetvenue.com - 1/15/2009

Philips Cinema TV with 21:9 Aspect Ratio

— gadgetvenue.com — When you made the switch from a 4:3 regular TV to a widescreen at 16:9 you were... probably disappointed to still see big black borders on the top and bottom of your films that were still there… of course they weren’t quite as bad… but ... (more) Philips Cinema TV with 21:9 Aspect Ratio

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Philips Cinema 21:9 TV stretches the meaning of widescreen
DVICE Atom Feed — ... with the picture filling the whole screen without being distorted or cut off. Awesome, though there will be bars on the sides whenever you switch to 16:9 HDTV. And huge swaths of the screen will go unused if you ever (God forbid) watch 4:3 programming. No specs or a price yet, though Philips says the elongated LCD TV will feature Ambilight texh, a built-in backlight that matches the screen color. The 21:9 set should be available this spring. Via Digital Trends

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Gadgetell — ... widescreen will eliminate some of those lines.  Sounds like a great idea to watch movies.  The only problem?  Video formatted for HDTVs will have black bars on the left and right since of the picture.  Maybe one day, we’ll have flexible OLED screens that get bigger and smaller depending on the aspect ratios.  You can pick up Phillips’ 21:9 in the spring.  Expect a big fat price tag.   Read: [DigitalTrends] Full Story » | Written by Iyaz Akhtar for ...