the TV of the future
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Nothing like a TV backlit by a wall of bright daylight. Notice they used a foggy morning with the sun behind the house.
I guess the super rich have to have something to buy and show off. Their cars and Malibu homes just don't cut it anymore. But who wants to wait all that time for the TV to turn on? It's like going back in time, waiting for the tubes to warm up.
I guess the super rich have to have something to buy and show off. Their cars and Malibu homes just don't cut it anymore. But who wants to wait all that time for the TV to turn on? It's like going back in time, waiting for the tubes to warm up.
Eric Coughlin
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I think I'd prefer an IMAX home theater for the same price.
"Get Your Own Private IMAX Theater...for $400,000"
https://collider.com/imax-home-theater/
"Get Your Own Private IMAX Theater...for $400,000"
https://collider.com/imax-home-theater/
.... down in the hole where the TV is stored. Also, be sure to tell your housekeeper not to use too much water when mopping the floor.
... and no drinks during parties.
... and don't step on it during parties. Who wants scratched surfaces on their TV?
... and, ehh, what a piece of junk.
... and no drinks during parties.
... and don't step on it during parties. Who wants scratched surfaces on their TV?
... and, ehh, what a piece of junk.
In terms of performance and value, a stacked laser projector set will deliver more of everything. At the moment.
But Micro LED's are the TV and a movie theater of the future - high enough resolution, longevity, brightness, with no projection or projectionist really required. Samsung has been showing its MicroLED concepts for several years now, with several show piece installations around the globe already. First commercial models about to come out (in 110").
I'd speculate that they're currently two-four times more expensive visavis the large theater 4K laser projectors. The gap should shrink soon.
But Micro LED's are the TV and a movie theater of the future - high enough resolution, longevity, brightness, with no projection or projectionist really required. Samsung has been showing its MicroLED concepts for several years now, with several show piece installations around the globe already. First commercial models about to come out (in 110").
I'd speculate that they're currently two-four times more expensive visavis the large theater 4K laser projectors. The gap should shrink soon.
Bruce Watson
Veteran
There was a guy just out of town who made a ton of money in the 1990s tech. boom. Loved piano. A lot. So he used some of his money and built his own small auditorium (IIRC seated about 60) / recording studio on his property. Spent a lot of time and engineering on it, produced one of the best sounding studios for small acoustic groups on the eastern side of the USA. People came from all over the world to record there apparently. A lot of jazz and classical music has been recorded there over the last couple of decades. A lot of piano music.
But that ended with Covid-19. He's decided to move on and do other things. So this house and studio are for sale. He's only asking something like $1.5M for the entire property, which is considerably less than he put into it. Probably like 1/10 his cost. It'll probably get "renovated" into a B&B and the hard won acoustics will be lost (but the rooms will be *so* quiet!). Oh well.
That story is over the top, but it makes way more sense to me than this TV. And in order to have a use for this TV I'd have to do the same thing. I'd have to build a room on my house for it. It would be a lot more than just $400k.
So I guess what I'm trying to say is: Thank you, but no.
But that ended with Covid-19. He's decided to move on and do other things. So this house and studio are for sale. He's only asking something like $1.5M for the entire property, which is considerably less than he put into it. Probably like 1/10 his cost. It'll probably get "renovated" into a B&B and the hard won acoustics will be lost (but the rooms will be *so* quiet!). Oh well.
That story is over the top, but it makes way more sense to me than this TV. And in order to have a use for this TV I'd have to do the same thing. I'd have to build a room on my house for it. It would be a lot more than just $400k.
So I guess what I'm trying to say is: Thank you, but no.
When I sold big screens in LA in the 1990's, our company provided the final tune on the customer premises. These days, it's a pickup and go and set it up yourself. And most people don't know how to do that. I'd told this story a while ago. A few years ago, I was at a house of my frequent companion and we were watching something on her TV and that was really irking me - the dreaded soap opera effect. I didn't know that model, so had to flip through menus to even identify its corporate name for it - which wasn't a "dreaded soap opera effect", as you might imagine - and switch back to a normal 24p look. She didn't even notice it. Now, add the color gamut, the brightness, contrast, audio - all at factory's settings.
Here's a Transmission Audio Ultimate. It's a speaker that runs $2M.
