Curve Ahead: NEC CRV43 43″ ‘Curved’ HDTV coming in July
June 4, 2009 by Derek
NEC is throwing us all a curve in July with the launch of their “curved” HDTV.
The 43″ showpiece won’t come cheap: It will retail around the $7,999 mark but it’s…curved and very Jetsons looking. This was first shown at CES 2008 and has a 200 nits brightness rating, 10,000:1 contrast, a razor sharp 2880×900 resolution, 0.02ms “Rapid Response,” will cover 99.3% of the Adobe RGB color range.
Yes, the 32:10 aspect ratio is unusual and gaming won’t be among the top listed uses. And the back does have a bit of bulk (9.7″ wide to be exact) to it that is carefully hidden by the company shot shown here. The price seems a bit on the high side, but hey, if this sort of thing tickles your fancy, feel free to go for it.
