RSSSony to Demo 82-Inch LCD at CES
By the Betanews Staff | Published December 23, 2005, 2:00 PM
While some say otherwise, Sony is placing its bets that bigger is, in fact, better when it shows off a new LCD television at CES 2006 in January. The company has developed an 82-inch display, which will further prove that TFT displays can reach sizes attained by plasma and rear-projection televisions.
Japanese daily Nihon Keizai Shimbun first reported on Sony's plans, but no other details of the TV have been announced. Samsung introduced a similar 82-inch behemoth at CeBIT in March, which boasted 1920x1080 pixels and 1080p HD support. Sony actually worked with Samsung on that TV, and is now ready to demo one of its own.
The Xbox360 won't display on an 82 inch display. As a rule of thumb, I don't buy TVs that are taller than me, so I'll have to pass. If Sony knew what was good for them, they would focus more on building life size robots than on silly TVs. It has been prophecized that by the year 2027 every home will have a robot slave person type thing for entertainment and chores. Whoever grabs this market early on will not only make thousands of dollars, but will eventually control all of mankind - sort of like The Matrix and I-Robot.
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|Am I the only one who can see the $$$ in this? Weather proof it and set it up like a billboard on the side of a busy road with a lot of rush hour traffic. Don't forget to pay off.. err.. get a license from the city. Sell the advertising space to local companies. With the prices of DVR and computer equipment it'd be an easy setup and you'll make bank.
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|They now make much cheaper screens on paper, fabric, just about any pliable / moldable material-- maybe that'll be the future of billboards?
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|Side of the road?
Weather proof it?
Make me laugh. What you describe would be stolen so fast our heads would spin.
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|Watching all the comments, I can just picture which of you are macho men with big trucks and SUV's.
Cause y'know...bigger is better. :D
I hope nobody takes offense from that.
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|How can anyone take you serious Kramy your from Canada DA!
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|Meh. I deserved that. :P
Still...those people below oogle-eying it should really be more excited about pixel count than huge blur!
Clarity of image...Am I the only one that cares?
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|Yeah, it's not worth having a giganto screen if it's all blurry. I'll just get closer to my 20 inch screen if that's what I want. ;)
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|No - my dad and his wife have a widescreen home cinema that fills up the living room, but you feel kind of drunk when you're watching it.
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|Knowing Sony, the MSRP will be $99,999.99...& a secret spy rootkit, developed in cooperation with Homeland Security will secretly transmit to the closest Justice Department & local DA's offices(thru/based on GPS)any/all suspicious & immoral activities that trigger either its motion & sound- detection & triggering mechanisms.
In exchange for this unprecedented international cooperation, Japan, Taiwan & South Korea will be allowed to attack & conquer all the Communist, Islamist & repressive regimes of Asia-- & divide up the spoils as they see fit.
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|82 inch is FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR too big.
I'm happy with my 15inch TV (I think it's 15 :P... It's about 30cm anyway :P)...
If you look in any gaming console manual, it recommends sitting as far as possible from it and using the smallest TV possible.
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|LCD's don't use picture tubes and don't emit radiation(or at least very much harmful stuff).
TV's with picture tubes emit X-Rays or something.
I agree, 82 inches is way too huge(for something with so little DPI). I think the only use for such a TV would be sitting 25 feet away. Perfect for the rich man's home theatre in his 8000sq ft home.
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|CRT's don't emit harmful radiation. They haven't done this since monochrome monitors started becoming available for the original IBM PC computer. As for game consoles, the instruction manuals for the Sony Playstation and Playstation 2 don't make any recommendations for screen size.
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|No radiation, but you will always have the flicker that is bad for eyesight.
LCDs don't have that problem.
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|Everyone below this post(and subposts) is a fool.
Do you have any idea how grainy and blurry something that big with that few pixels is gonna be?
http://pcweb.mycom.co.jp...0/21/fpd/images/05l.jpg
All you fools should want this thing! :D
If I'm not mistaken, THIS ONE has about the same DPI as a computer monitor. ;)
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|1080p HD support.
'Nuff said.
Here's a pic of the Samsung model (both should be similar, it was a joint-venture:
http://www.cinenow.com/us/article.php3/id,1788/
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|Size matters, but physical size produces more blurry and lower quality results(unless you're massively far away).
Pixel count matters. I think you're a fool if you want a HUGE TV since you're watching lower quality than you have to.
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|I'd have to see one up close, but the resolution in the pic looks pretty damn good.
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|If they can deliver on this and maintain leadership it might be the start of a bit of a comeback since their trinitons started losing sales.
Now if only they would start coming up with more inovative CE devices.
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|So hmm. 82 inches of LCD Goodness? At what price though?
Do I have to wear a DRM helmet to watch it? Hey they want me to install malware in my computer to play music. So a DRM helmet aint that far fetched.
Damn, sony is just the punchline of every single post. They are the new punching bag of the net community. I never thought I would see the day that someone other than microsoft held the crown of Internet Punching bag.
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|Why, oh Why did it have to be Sony?
I want it. I want to put it in my living room. I want to eat, sleep and work in front of it. I want to bow before it and worship it's beauty.
*sigh*
Guess I'll have to find another Idol. Anyone interested?
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|I'm here!!!
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|From the story:
"Samsung introduced a similar 82-inch behemoth at CeBIT in March, which boasted 1920x1080 pixels and 1080p HD support."
Looks like Samsung might help you out. Although, they're not doing that great in the PR department either these days...
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|Don't for get!!!
Also from the story:
"Sony actually worked with Samsung on that TV"
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|It's heartwarming to see that the two behemoths can gather together around the glow of an 82" TV.
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|I know...isn't that the sweetest thing you've ever seen!? lol
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|Only qualified if you are 82" inches diagonally measured from your lower left corner to your upper right corner.
If you qualify...poor bas****.
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|Did you bother to read the remainder of the last sentence? If you did, you might want to revisit a reading comprehension lesson or two.
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|LOL!
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|what the hell is that suppose to mean? did you mean to reply to my comment or someone elses????
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|Another new addition to the Sony LCD line; when connected to your computer, the screen automatically installs malware to be sure you aren't using it to watch pirated movies....
j/k :)
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|lol
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|.............
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|Don't you mean,
...and instead of the "Sony" logo when you turn it on, it'll say...
...wait for it...
...wait for it...
"lol no its not a virus"
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|I hate you guys....really lol
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|ROFL
nice.
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|So...you won't be buying me that mouse with a fan in it (fanny mouse?) for christmas?
fanny mouse.....that's just...gross.
Sorry.
*slams head against wall a few times*
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|hahahaha
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|That's insane. At that point, it seems like it would be more practical to get a high-quality projector.
It's still pretty cool though.
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|@ 82", I believe it's safe to say that "practical" was likely last seen taking up residence on the curb outside the manse.
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|lol good point.
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|Nice...If it works, I'm gonna have to sell my truck so I can get one :P
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|you're not gonna hook it up on the truck? get it to raise like a dump truck too hehe x_x;;
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|lol man that TV will probably cost more than my truck!! lol
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|Oooh....imagine tailgating with one of those babies.
*drools*
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