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Offline Cincinnatus

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The half-million-dollar TV
« on: February 02, 2013, 03:29:13 am »
Now this is what you need for your Super Bowl party.

If that 55-inch TV set you bought last year suddenly doesn’t measure up to your game-day fantasies, consider this Super Bowl-size alternative: A 152-inch one, yours for a cool half-million. That’s the price tag on Panasonic’s model TH-152UX1, billed as the “world’s largest, 4K2K plasma display” (we’ll get to that 4K2K part in a minute). The set is indeed a massive one — equivalent to nine 50-inch screens and weighing in at a whopping 1,272 pounds.

The article goes on to mention some concerns about eye strain and other such issues.

Wimps.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-half-million-dollar-tv-2013-02-01
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Re: The half-million-dollar TV
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2013, 04:58:37 am »
If you have the money for an entertainment room you can probably afford a large screen like this...
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Re: The half-million-dollar TV
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2013, 05:03:13 am »
Panasonic loves to build these things that they know will be purchased by a handful of customers, mostly for large sports arenas or similar type of venues.

And what is really dumb is right now there is little if any true 4k content; it is just 1080p upscaled.
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Re: The half-million-dollar TV
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2013, 07:00:14 am »
What???

And what is really dumb is right now there is little if any true 4k content; it is just 1080p upscaled.

AtomicCow, I wish you hadn't told me that. I was just about to buy one, but now...
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Re: The half-million-dollar TV
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2013, 07:03:09 am »
Quote from: Cincinnatus on February 02, 2013, 07:00:14 am
What???

And what is really dumb is right now there is little if any true 4k content; it is just 1080p upscaled.

AtomicCow, I wish you hadn't told me that. I was just about to buy one, but now...

I work for an AV/IT company, and we're not recommending 4K TVs yet due to the cost and lack of 4k content.
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Re: The half-million-dollar TV
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2013, 01:38:41 pm »
Quote from: Cincinnatus on February 02, 2013, 07:00:14 am
What???

And what is really dumb is right now there is little if any true 4k content; it is just 1080p upscaled.

AtomicCow, I wish you hadn't told me that. I was just about to buy one, but now...

It's terrible when the scales fall from one's eyes, and the naked truth is revealed for what it is - naked (and b*tt ugly, to boot).

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