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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
James @ Jan 8th 2008 9:47PM
I saw this a few months ago on the web. I hope that it is somewhat within reason of price. The 52in screens are still quite expensive.
KC @ Jan 8th 2008 10:09PM
It will probably be around $100,000
The 70inch sony is around 35
so figure 80 more inches plus the rareity of this item i say $100K
GERRY @ Jan 8th 2008 11:58PM
the projector TVs do this now for less $1000.00
bill mills @ Jan 9th 2008 12:45AM
$100,000 HA! I'm guessing closer to $200,000 at least. Panasonic's 103" display was close to $100,000. These things will be made in extremely limited quantites so it's size to price relationship has nothing to do with something Sony makes in volume for the consumer market. Something like this is made for exhibit use and digital signage. Likely customers would be some place like that hotel that looks like a big sail over in Dubai, Saudi Arabia. Or a few similar high roller places like the Bellagio In Las Vegas. Perhaps A-Rod with his $35M contract could afford one :-) Hi End A/V rental companies will probably carry them as well although I'd hate to think about what it would take to transport and install this beast on a temproary basis. As far as the comment about projectors doing what this does for $1,000, sorry that's not correct. First of all, there is nothing out there that does what this display does as far as a fixed panel product goes. This display is an ULTRA HD display. It has 4 times the resoultion of a 1080P panel. If you listen to what the guy from switched.com says, you can hear him mention the 2160 lines of vertical resolution. That's twice what 1080P has but it also has to have twice as much in the horizontal rez dept too so twice the resolution in both H and V means 4 times over all. Sony has developed a format know as 4K that actually has a slightly higher resoultion than this 4x1080P resoultion. They have a series of professional grade projectors that can display it but I can asure you they costs much more the $1,000. You can see them here http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/DisplaySubCategory?m=10007&p=12&sp=96&navid=projectors
sonicdevastation @ Jan 9th 2008 1:47AM
Hey Bill Mills: Dubai is not in Saudi Arabia. It's part of the United Arab Emirates. If you spent a 10th of the time on geography as you do on HD TVs you would have known this. There are no such hotels in Saudi Arabia because you they don't grant travel visas to tourists. Have you every heard of anybody taking a vacation to Saudi Arabia?
Karen @ Jan 9th 2008 2:03AM
That would be great you could feel like you are there. How cool you could sell tickets to pay for the TV. Party....
parker @ Jan 9th 2008 2:31AM
Sonic says:
sonicdevastation says:
Hey Bill Mills: Dubai is not in Saudi Arabia. It's part of the United Arab Emirates. If you spent a 10th of the time on geography as you do on HD TVs you would have known this. There are no such hotels in Saudi Arabia because you they don't grant travel visas to tourists. Have you every heard of anybody taking a vacation to Saudi Arabia?
Sorry Sonic! Your smart ass comment to Bill Mills is also incorrect! I'm sorry to rell you that you can travel to Saudi Arabia. I have visited there! You just have to have a reason to visit when asked why you want to go to their country! Please check yourself for trying to check others! thanks!
Jake Gallman @ Jan 9th 2008 2:49AM
Bill Mills, you are a douchebag. No tv is going to cost 200,000.