Times AV Revolution 2007

The just concluded "Times AV Revolution 2007" at Goregaon in Mumbai attracted a huge crowd with several big consumer electronics brands present at the event.

"Times AV Revolution 2007," essentially a consumer electronics show was held over Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at the Bombay Exhibition Center in Goregaon. The Delhi leg of the show concluded last month while a similar show will be put up in the garden city sometime in January next year. The Mumbai event saw a number of products yet to be launched in the Indian market. One of these was Sony's new 11-inch OLED TV, which is literally an ultra thin display with just 3mm of thickness. It measures 287 253 140mm, and weighs two kgs.

With a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1, the 11-inch OLED gives out better pictures than Sony's top-of-the-line Bravia series. Other features of the OLED TV include: USB, LAN interface, 1x HDMI port, headphone plug, and S-Force sound. It will retail for $1,800.

Another attraction at the show was the 46-inch Mirror LCD TV by Ad Notam, a company considered the pioneer in the LCD Mirror TV industry.
The LCD Mirror TV is based on 'Mirror Image', which is the LCD engine that drives images through glass to deliver superb picture quality. It transforms an ordinary glass or mirror into an LCD TV.

The 'Mirror Image' product line consists of Mirror TVs for the bathroom, kitchen, living and media room, bedroom, corporate office, etc. The living room applications conceal 'Mirror Image', so it is completely invisible when turned-off. It can be recessed into the wall, hung as a picture, made to stand freely, or even integrated into the furniture.

The Mirror LCD TVs are available via pre-order from Entelechy Systems, distributors for the company. The 46-inch model would cost around Rs 440,000, while the 15-inch model would cost Rs 170,000.

At the show, UK-based NME unveiled their new HD VMD (Versatile Multilayer Disc) player, along with content in Hindi, Tamil, and English. Eventually, the company plans to have content in all regional Indian languages.

Claimed to be the world's first multi-layer disc and player format; the HD VMD delivers 1080i/p resolution at up to 40 Mbps transfer rate, supports all HD-capable display devices plus existing optical disc formats such as CD, DVD, and has advanced audio decoding.

Priced close to Rs 10,000, the HD VMD will be available next month, while the bundle box including 5 HD titles will be available at Rs 11,500, through retailers and through e-commerce sites.

For those who've missed the Mumbai leg, they can always catch up with the show at Bangalore (Kanteerva Stadium, Jan 25 to 27, 2007, the last expo in the series).