Blu-rays are 8 years old and DVDs still cling to them like a cancerous tumor. Why?

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by dublinbluray108

CNET has reported today that LG has put out it's first 105 inch TV set on general sale in the UK.

All you have to do is to look at the price of it if you're thinking about getting this TV with 4K Blu-ray in the future.

http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/sony-tvs...-goes-on-sale/

Too big.
Exclusively for basement man-caves or huge living rooms that have dimensions of approximately 25' x 25' or larger. Nobody is hanging this above their fireplace in their 16' x 15' living room, or on their dresser in their 14' x 16' bedroom.

[jscoggins]

Originally Posted by dublinbluray108

CNET has reported today that LG has put out it's first 105 inch TV set on general sale in the UK.

All you have to do is to look at the price of it if you're thinking about getting this TV with 4K Blu-ray in the future.

http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/sony-tvs...-goes-on-sale/

You can buy a house for that kind of money.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by mredman

just putting this in here for steedeel

Super Bowl XLIX ON NBC IS MOST-WATCHED SHOW IN U.S. TELEVISION HISTORY

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...istory/358523/

And they all watched that on their big tv's and not smartphones ect.

[growler]

Originally Posted by dublinbluray108

CNET has reported today that LG has put out it's first 105 inch TV set on general sale in the UK.

All you have to do is to look at the price of it if you're thinking about getting this TV with 4K Blu-ray in the future.

http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/sony-tvs...-goes-on-sale/

The price will come way down & there will be more competition as has happened in the past. 42" Plasma HDTV was very expensive 10-12 years ago. Look at the prices of 60-65" HDTV now vs. 2009.

As far as too big, depends on viewing distance as has been mentioned.

[Selaboc]

Originally Posted by growler

As far as too big, depends on viewing distance as has been mentioned.

I think the too big comment had more to do with how much room it takes up. Not everyone lives in huge mansions. Those who live in small modest sized homes or even tiny apartments don't have the space to spare to fit such a large screen.

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by Selaboc

I think the too big comment had more to do with how much room it takes up. Not everyone lives in huge mansions. Those who live in small modest sized homes or even tiny apartments don't have the space to spare to fit such a large screen.

But its not only that. Even if you have the space, and decide to get a 100" LED, then guess what? That TV now IS the room. It becomes the boss of the room. Most home owners with a family don't like that.
"Here's the fireplace... here's this new vignette I set up..., oh, check out the new floor, and look at the pretty mantel... take a look at my framed pictures and art... oh, look at our new couch, and check out our OH MY GOD LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THIS TV OVERPOWERING THE ENTIRE ROOM! Its OBNOXIOUS!"

That's what happens

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[bruceames]

A 105" TV mounted on the wall doesn't take up any precious floor space. It's not like we're talking replacing the sofa with a sectional. I would love to have one in my living room or even bedroom. I'd rather look at that than look at a bare white wall.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by bruceames.

A 105" TV mounted on the wall doesn't take up any precious floor space. It's not like we're talking replacing the sofa with a sectional. I would love to have one in my living room or even bedroom. I'd rather look at that than look at a bare white wall.

No, he's got a point. A huge flat display might not take up a lot of floor space but it would still dominate rooms in ways that many people would find unappealing.

[bruceames]

Originally Posted by octagon

No, he's got a point. A huge flat display might not take up a lot of floor space but it would still dominate rooms in ways that many people would find unappealing.

And many won't as well. Of course 105" is too big for most people but TV sizes are getting bigger all the time and with that the ideal "appealing" TV size gets bigger as well, as tastes adjust and people get used to them.

Who knows when the average living room TV size will stop growing but so far it hasn't.

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by octagon

No, he's got a point. A huge flat display might not take up a lot of floor space but it would still dominate rooms in ways that many people would find unappealing.

not really, it would depend on three things

1) does the person want it to dominate the room?

2) is the person looking to make excuses?

3) is the person an idiot?


Look at these pics






or

(if you don't get the pic, when the curtains are closed they hide the TV)


and then there mechanical solutions such as cabinets with pop up/lifts, (where the TV is raised from inside the cabinet), bed lifts (where the TV is under the bed), pop down (where the TV is in the ceiling), pop out and flip where the TV is in the wall or mirrors......

And so far we have only covered flat panels, with projection it is even less of an issue.

In the old CRT days that would have been different and much harder to "hide" the black abyss of a TV that is not in use. But not with todays flat panels and even less with tomorrows displays

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Anthony P

not really, it would depend on three things

1) does the person want it to dominate the room?

2) is the person looking to make excuses?

3) is the person an idiot?

Please. This 'people who don't see things the way I see them are idiots or looking to make excuses' routine is very tiresome.

Some people won't mind a nine foot wide television in their living rooms.

Some people will.

Why is that so hard to accept?

[Dylan34]

Originally Posted by octagon

Please. This 'people who don't see things the way I see them are idiots or looking to make excuses' routine is very tiresome.

Some people won't mind a nine foot wide television in their living rooms.

Some people will.

Why is that so hard to accept?

I would love it!!!!!

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by octagon

Please. This 'people who don't see things the way I see them are idiots or looking to make excuses' routine is very tiresome.

Some people won't mind a nine foot wide television in their living rooms.

Some people will.

Why is that so hard to accept?

accept what? not only do I accept that some people might not want a 9' wide black abyss on their wall in the living room or bedroom but I fully agree with it and share the opinion that it is unpleasant. All I did is point out what should be obvious to anyone not looking to make excuses, that a person can have a 9' wide display to watch without having that unappealing 9' wide black abyss on the wall when it is not in use with, for example, 10$ worth of curtains. The "it would be ugly" excuse does not work, not because I accept that idea and believe it looks nice, but because it does not need to be seen.

The rest of the post (with images should have clearly demonstrated it to you if you were not always just trying to stir up trouble.

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by Anthony P

not really, it would depend on three things

1) does the person want it to dominate the room?

2) is the person looking to make excuses?

3) is the person an idiot?


Look at these pics






or

(if you don't get the pic, when the curtains are closed they hide the TV)


and then there mechanical solutions such as cabinets with pop up/lifts, (where the TV is raised from inside the cabinet), bed lifts (where the TV is under the bed), pop down (where the TV is in the ceiling), pop out and flip where the TV is in the wall or mirrors......

And so far we have only covered flat panels, with projection it is even less of an issue.

In the old CRT days that would have been different and much harder to "hide" the black abyss of a TV that is not in use. But not with todays flat panels and even less with tomorrows displays

None of those TVs in the pics are 100". Not the ones over the mantel, not the one across from the king size bed in the master bedroom... Just looking at the elements in each photo, I can tell they're not.

[Selaboc]

Originally Posted by Anthony P

accept what? not only do I accept that some people might not want a 9' wide black abyss on their wall in the living room or bedroom but I fully agree with it and share the opinion that it is unpleasant. All I did is point out what should be obvious to anyone not looking to make excuses, that a person can have a 9' wide display to watch without having that unappealing 9' wide black abyss on the wall when it is not in use with, for example, 10$ worth of curtains. The "it would be ugly" excuse does not work, not because I accept that idea and believe it looks nice, but because it does not need to be seen.

The rest of the post (with images should have clearly demonstrated it to you if you were not always just trying to stir up trouble.

Whether you can come up with creative ways to hide a 9' wide display is irrelevant when you don't have 9' of wall space available in a tiny apartment (for example) where that space is already at a premium.

[Selaboc]

Originally Posted by eiknarf

None of those TVs in the pics are 100". Not the ones over the mantel, not the one across from the king size bed in the master bedroom... Just looking at the elements in each photo, I can tell they're not.

Indeed. and it's easy to see that fitting a 100+" TV on the walls that those current TVs occupy isn't going to be easy. For example the one with the shelves (top) will require removing the shelves that are currently on either side of it - which then begs the question of what that homeowner is going to do with everything that s/he previously had nicely stored on those shelves. The bottom picture will require tearing apart the wall to make the recess that the TV is in much bigger - a major remodeling effort - assuming that the wall is wide enough to fit a recess sized for a 100+" TV. Not everyone is willing to undergo major remodeling in order to fit in a new TV.

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by Selaboc

Indeed. and it's easy to see that fitting a 100+" TV on the walls that those current TVs occupy isn't going to be easy. For example the one with the shelves will require removing the shelves that are currently on either side of it - when then begs the question of what that homeowner is going to do with everything that s/he previously had nicely stored on those shelves.

That's what CNet and I are talking about. Unless you're a bachelor and decor and furnishings don't matter, or you're married with kids yet have a room designated for theater-like movie watching, like a man-cave..etc, 100" displays will never be the norm. My wife and I actually do have the wall space...my parents house actually does have the wall space for a 100" display in our living rooms... The point is, life happens. If we watched movies 15 hours a day, then maybe we'd get one. But we're adults who want our rooms to have balance. A 100" display will look obnoxious

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Dylan34

I would love it!!!!!

I'm not sure if I would. Obviously I would love it for a lot of stuff. Movies, sports, some tv...those would be pretty incredible.

But as much as I love The Celebrity Apprentice I'm not sure I'd want a six foot tall Donald Trump head filling my wall. 102" of Mike and Mike might be 60" too much.

Sure, people can adapt. TVs that seem overwhelming in the first week or three have a funny of way seeming pretty small pretty quick.

But there might be limits.

Then again, there might not.

Originally Posted by Selaboc

Whether you can come up with creative ways to hide a 9' wide display is irrelevant when you don't have 9' of wall space available in a tiny apartment (for example) where that space is already at a premium.

Forget wall space, good luck getting it up stairs or through most doors

Originally Posted by eiknarf

But we're adults who want our rooms to have balance. A 100" display will look obnoxious

Just put the 800lb gorilla in a striped vest. Stripes are very slimming, you won't even know the gorilla is there.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by eiknarf

That's what CNet and I are talking about. Unless you're a bachelor and decor and furnishings don't matter, or you're married with kids yet have a room designated for theater-like movie watching, like a man-cave..etc, 100" displays will never be the norm. My wife and I actually do have the wall space...my parents house actually does have the wall space for a 100" display in our living rooms... The point is, life happens. If we watched movies 15 hours a day, then maybe we'd get one. But we're adults who want our rooms to have balance. A 100" display will look obnoxious

I stopped reading at CNet.

[KRW1]

A 100" display using current design and tech would look as horrible as a 60" cathode ray tube TV but that hasn't stopped 60" being acceptable to most people now.