Several thoughts about the KLAV 2010.

1. Every year the audiophile equipment gets demoed using audiophile recordings. I'm not an audiophile so I don't know what do they listen to at home, but it is a waste for these incredible equipment to play only audiophile recordings.

There are several impressive and very expensive speakers this year.

2. Projectors are not taxed according to Malaysia's custom book. Yet the prices for projectors are always higher than US MSRP (EU's tax laws are different). The prices for PT-AE4000 at this year's KLAV is mindboggling.

3. At the end of the exhibition, Berjaya Video always have a sale. This year's sale is pretty good. RM60-70 per title for Blu-ray Discs. But seriously, why set the MSRP at RM120-159 a title to begin with? I understand that BVN may have its hand tied when it comes to pricing but they should also educate their Hollywood distributor that a lower BD/DVD pricing would reduce piracy and rejuvenate rental market.

4. 3D made a big show. A 55" is most impressive if you sit about three feet away; in 2D that is a little overwhelming. Super Stardust 3D on the PS3 sucks you right in.

The Trimon ZM-240 W was the surprise of the day. It's a PC monitor that uses a Z-screen on top of a 24" LCD panel. This method enables the use of cheap circular-polarized glasses instead of expensive active glasses used by NVIDIA. Flickering was absent on the 3D game. A Malaysian OEM - Pensonic perhaps - should try to make one 40" Full HD panel that is compliant with the 3D standards out there (3D Full HD).

The LG CF3D projector was not showcased. It's a dual-light engine, single-lens projector that uses two pairs of 3-SXRD panels and a Z-screen, which enables users to use cheap circular-polarized glasses. That is a killer equipment that would have overshadowed a lot of the projectors at the show.

5. The reusable bag was a good move by the organizers.


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This post has been edited by writesimply: Jul 24 2010, 03:42 PM