Ultimate HD TV setup

Fluffmeister · 16-11-2006, 21:33

Does this belong to anyone here

Dr Zoidberg · 16-11-2006, 21:47

Jokes aside a friend did this sort of thing about eight years ago.

He had a cupboard in the dining room that his the back of his tv very nicely and it looked smart in teh lounge

redbaron · 16-11-2006, 21:54

not catch me with a tv that small

**tfboy** · 17-11-2006, 00:10

LOL I do hope it's not just composite and stereo audio going into the back of it.

There's a really nice thread on avforums about a guy who's done something similar. Looks very neat

Paul, don't get me started

I've forgiven you now though

Wardy · 17-11-2006, 00:14

Yep, saw this doing the email forward rounds this week, as the Irish idea of a flat screen telly!

Steve

ag.morley · 17-11-2006, 00:25

Does the door open in the other room??

apinner · 17-11-2006, 01:46

that looks quite similar to my 55" TV but i havent cut a huge hole in the wall for mine!

Sporky McGuffin · 17-11-2006, 22:12

Pretty average really.

Couple of months ago I was at a distributors' looking at some frameless plasma screens, and they took me to the warehouse to see "something special".

103" plasma. Quite magnificent, and 1080p native resolution.

ric04vrs · 17-11-2006, 23:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sporky McGuffin

Pretty average really.

Couple of months ago I was at a distributors' looking at some frameless plasma screens, and they took me to the warehouse to see "something special".

103" plasma. Quite magnificent, and 1080p native resolution.

103" ,sod watching normal tele , that would be great for gaming

Wardy · 18-11-2006, 19:24

Blimey - what size of room would you need to do that proper justice?!

Steve

Sporky McGuffin · 18-11-2006, 19:45

I think you'd want to build the room around it - the power and cooling requirements are somewhat extreme. I think it was a Panasonic, but as you can imagine, when faced with such a behemoth the brand name seemed rather unimportant!

The dealer was telling us all sorts of amusing stories about it. First off you have to lift it with a specially adapted forklift - the forks have to be at least 1.8m long as it must be lifted lengthways; two forks under the bottom edge would cause enough pressure to break the front glass.

It ships in a special container developed by the same company that makes shipping containers for Steinway. The freight charge alone to Europe is around £1600.

Must look magnificent running though... I saw it pre-launch so they were somewhat wary of powering it up. I'll have to go back at some point. Sales are expected to be all residential - businesses won't touch something so excruciatingly expensive and hard to deal with.

apinner · 18-11-2006, 20:07

Dear Santa,

I have been really good this year so i would like one of these..

^^ 103" plasma

Dr Zoidberg · 18-11-2006, 20:09

If you are going up to that sort of screen size then a proper home cinema room with a projector is much more sensible

**tfboy** · 18-11-2006, 20:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr Zoidberg

If you are going up to that sort of screen size then a proper home cinema room with a projector is much more sensible

I'm getting a Pearl as my crimbo pressie to myself

Sporky McGuffin · 18-11-2006, 22:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr Zoidberg

If you are going up to that sort of screen size then a proper home cinema room with a projector is much more sensible

Anything would be more "sensible" - the thing costs somewhere around £30k IIRC.

But the picture quality is going to far surpass what most projectors can achieve. Black blacks, for starters!

**tfboy** · 18-11-2006, 23:11

Unless you want a 4k projector, no need to spend £30k

£3000 today gets you a true HD PJ, whether it's the Pearl (SXRD) or some recent DLP, both which give very good blacks

Sporky McGuffin · 19-11-2006, 00:57

Only if you're going rearpro.

Otherwise the best black a projector can give is white - the colour of the screen. That's always been the letdown of projection systems.

heresmo · 19-11-2006, 11:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sporky McGuffin

I think you'd want to build the room around it ...

Just convert the East Wing...

Can you imagine the look on your friends' and relatives' faces when you bring out last year's home movies

Mo

16-11-2006, 21:47	#2
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Sporky McGuffin Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Surrey Posts: 1,034 Members Car: 1993 Zeppelin R200 Thanks: 4 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Ultimate HD TV setup Pretty average really. Couple of months ago I was at a distributors' looking at some frameless plasma screens, and they took me to the warehouse to see "something special". 103" plasma. Quite magnificent, and 1080p native resolution.

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Wardy 207/340 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Around Manchester & Cheshire Posts: 11,760 Members Car: Skoda Fabia vRS Thanks: 457 Thanked 372 Times in 360 Posts	Re: Ultimate HD TV setup Blimey - what size of room would you need to do that proper justice?! Steve __________________ Wardy's Fabia vRS xenons : sunroof : cruise : OEM+ "Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting." - Steve McQueen "If in doubt, flat out." - Colin McRae

18-11-2006, 19:45	#11
Sporky McGuffin Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Surrey Posts: 1,034 Members Car: 1993 Zeppelin R200 Thanks: 4 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Ultimate HD TV setup I think you'd want to build the room around it - the power and cooling requirements are somewhat extreme. I think it was a Panasonic, but as you can imagine, when faced with such a behemoth the brand name seemed rather unimportant! The dealer was telling us all sorts of amusing stories about it. First off you have to lift it with a specially adapted forklift - the forks have to be at least 1.8m long as it must be lifted lengthways; two forks under the bottom edge would cause enough pressure to break the front glass. It ships in a special container developed by the same company that makes shipping containers for Steinway. The freight charge alone to Europe is around £1600. Must look magnificent running though... I saw it pre-launch so they were somewhat wary of powering it up. I'll have to go back at some point. Sales are expected to be all residential - businesses won't touch something so excruciatingly expensive and hard to deal with.

18-11-2006, 20:07	#12
apinner f.f.f..freezing Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Grimsby Posts: 1,948 Members Car: Mk1 Octavia vRS Images: 8 Thanks: 61 Thanked 115 Times in 55 Posts	Re: Ultimate HD TV setup Dear Santa, I have been really good this year so i would like one of these.. ^^ 103" plasma __________________ . Alex . Briskoda.net Blog

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Dr Zoidberg Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: On the back of an AA truck with a failed turbo Posts: 10,759 Members Car: Octavia II 2.0 TDi Elegance Thanks: 31 Thanked 196 Times in 147 Posts	Re: Ultimate HD TV setup If you are going up to that sort of screen size then a proper home cinema room with a projector is much more sensible __________________ Alex "I laugh in the face of danger, then I hide until it goes away" www.drzoidberg.co.uk

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tfboy C+ à Paris! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tilehurst, Berkshire Posts: 6,326 Members Car: "Fake" Black Magic vRS Thanks: 21 Thanked 77 Times in 67 Posts	Re: Ultimate HD TV setup Unless you want a 4k projector, no need to spend £30k £3000 today gets you a true HD PJ, whether it's the Pearl (SXRD) or some recent DLP, both which give very good blacks __________________ Xavier

19-11-2006, 00:57	#17
Sporky McGuffin Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Surrey Posts: 1,034 Members Car: 1993 Zeppelin R200 Thanks: 4 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Ultimate HD TV setup Only if you're going rearpro. Otherwise the best black a projector can give is white - the colour of the screen. That's always been the letdown of projection systems.

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