Both those photos were of the XRB8. The XRB7 was across the way
but I didn't see them until later and although they did look
*slightly* different - I wasn't sure which I preferred- the 7
seemed to have blacker blacks... but maybe that was setup? The
point being that setup seemed to have more to do with the way the
picture looked than the model #... to these untrained eyes
spending only a minute or less scoping these out. [But Neli
definitely likes the XBR8 best. Luckily it is not yet available
:-)]
See that white square area with a round hole to the right of the
photos of the XBR8? This is what it looked like inside the hole .
That would hold a LOT of blu-ray discs.
The quartet of projectors for us lesser beings
who cannot afford the Qualia.
The Sony demo. Music was good, surprisingly. The
sound of the movie, Kung Fu Hustle, when the Golden Bracelets
master clanged his rings, was not so good.
What was driving the sound for the demo.
The VW70 presenting the demo. Anamorphic scaling
mode looked reeeeal good to me.
This just looked cool.
SPEAKERCRAFT
Bizarre. Sounds absolutely horrible to me. Really Bizarre.
This was inside the square exhibit - tables and chairs for
meetings with dealers and distributors under the tent things.
Just checking things out
A NAD display
Sonus Faber computer speakers. These are about 8 inches high.
Lots more - but it is getting late.... OK, back again. Here are
some photos from yesterday.
BOULDER
The new Boulder CD/SACD player uses
memory-player-like technology.
Steinway, Lyngdorf
There is supposed to be a CD player and stuff in
this column.
PANASONIC
This nice large plasma was a little grainy upon close inspection.
LOGITECH
The rear panel of the Transporter. Hmmm... that first line reminds
all us consumers that truth in advertising is not being enforced
much these days.
STARGLAS
This is the perfect size [though it may be too big to fit in our
room] and the picture quality is very good. I want it. Bad. But we
have no walls to put this rear-projection up against. Sucks.
Time to head down to the show for Saturday's
feast.
