[mythtv-users] Could we install/run Mythtv without X-windows

[Harry Orenstein]

On Saturday 10 September 2005 3:58 am, James Ogle wrote:
> Devan Lippman wrote:
> > On 9/9/05, *Brandon Beattie* <brandon+myth at linuxis.us
> > <mailto:brandon+myth at linuxis.us>> wrote:
> >
> >     On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 03:51:05PM -0400, Brian J. Murrell wrote:
> >     Personally, I think plasmas are a bad choice and LCD has too slow of
> > a pixel response time.  DLP is by far my choice for best
> >     picture.  Single
> >     unit (rear projection) units use projectors in them anyway.  I
> >     find the
> >     fact that the viewing able is critical in them so the image isn't too
> >     dark from a side, or when sitting on the floor.  A projector and
> >     screen
> >     give much better results for view angle.
> >
> >
> >
> > Save your money for OLED, prolly one to two years away but I'm
> > guessing with all the money dumped into the TFT Fabs the same
> > companies are gonna keep the price point high on the OLEDs.  The nice
> > thing about them however is they are an active device so they control
> > the light emitted (almost 100% energy efficient too so low on heat)
> > rather than filtering it like LCD so you get incredible viewing angles
> > and fantastic contrast (I think they were saying something like 5000:1
> > for contrast and a brightness of 600 nits).  Its also pretty fast and
> > super thin.  Once they get these babies lasting 30000 hrs plus I don't
> > think there'll be much to compete.  In fact I might have seen the link
> > here talking about Samsung getting ready to release a 40" or 50" model
> > thats 3" deep!
>
> Lifetime is still a problem with OLED, The O stands for organic. It
> breaks down in the presence of UV light, and deteriorates with heat.
> They have made some big gains in lifetime recently, 5 years ago they
> were measuring lifetime in 10's of hours.
>
> The process to make the OLED is basically a printing process, and
> promises to be much much cheaper in the long run then manufacturing LED.
> Makers are planning on thin replaceable screens that you can get for not
> too much money (i hope) that you replace every few years. The materials
> that go into a 60" screen will eventually be cheaper then the refined
> quartz in projector bulbs.

I think the technology you're looking for is SED.  Google for "sed toshiba" 
for the details.  Basically, it's a flat CRT - all the advantages of a CRT 
with the power usage of an LCD.  Each pixel is its own CRT, but only has to 
discharge across a tiny distance.  I believe the first sets are due out in 
late Q4 or early Q1.


-- Harry O.