*Yawn*

Let me know when I can roll a TV screen on like wallpaper.

Clent: *Yawn*

Let me know when I can roll a TV screen on like wallpaper.

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The technology is there (or very near), just not likely affordable as a consumer item (item).

Wait, so I can now brag about having something that's 1" thick? Woohoo! I'm finally going to be desirable.

I almost bought a Samsung LED TV a couple of months ago. 1.25" thick. It looked very nice, but I just couldn't justify the price difference with a LCD.

The huge, bulky, heavy TV in my house is only for DVDs, no signal for TV. The reason is my traditional natvie dwelling is in the middle of nowhere, and I don't want it too easily stolen.

No way to go smaller without fractions or the metric system, so this is it for the US market.

Forget the thickness. The savings in energy costs are excellent. Assuming they drop in price soon. :(

cannotsuggestaname: I almost bought a Samsung LED TV a couple of months ago. 1.25" thick. It looked very nice, but I just couldn't justify the price difference with a LCD.

Agreed. I picked up a Samsung Series 8 LCD when they closed them out for the new LED screens. Couldn't beat the price even when the LEDs were already available.

/1.9" thick
//some problems with clouding
///but nothing that wasn't taken care of with tweaking settings

Article is worthless without pics

My TV is one meter thick.

Clent: *Yawn*

Let me know when I can roll a TV screen on like wallpaper.

Magic Alex can hook you up with some matching speakers.

I got one of these bad boys hulking in my living room, and I plan to keep on using it till it dies.

Clent: *Yawn*

Let me know when I can roll a TV screen on like wallpaper.

Projectors have been around for quite a while.

*Yawn*

Let me know when I can roll a TV screen on like wallpaper.

You should be punched in the face for typing out "yawn" you farking pretentious, douchebag. fark you.

Heck no. These are tantamount to the plasma TV hype.

I'll wait for decent OLED TVs to come out, instead.

Uses less energy is a bigger reason to get one of the (for now) ultra-thin LCDs. Not at the prices they're charging, naturally, but...yeah, I'll wait for the wallpaper-thin LCDs before upgrading from my current set.

Pretty soon OLED is going to make those inch-thick TVs look fat.

spacemanjones: *Yawn*

Let me know when I can roll a TV screen on like wallpaper.

You should be punched in the face for typing out "yawn" you farking pretentious, douchebag. fark you.

Woah there, sparky. Did you forget your medication again?

Clent: *Yawn*

Let me know when I can roll a TV screen on like wallpaper.

http://cellphones.techfresh.net/kyoceras-kinetic-powered-oled-phone/

check that out. I want so bad (but a different color on the outside.

My TV is only 1cm thick. Oh, wait, it's just my laptop that I watch hulu on. Seriously, tv's are so 1950's

No I just hate that "too cool for everything" vibe that post emitted. And I like to punch people in the face.

spacemanjones: *Yawn*

Let me know when I can roll a TV screen on like wallpaper.

You should be punched in the face for typing out "yawn" you farking pretentious, douchebag. fark you.

Step away from the steroids and Meth.

Sadly, LED tvs are LCD tvs. When DLP started to use LED technology, the name did not change. Nice tech improvement, but not the fundemental jump that demands the over priced tvs. I guess you need to pay for the marketing.

alienchickenpie: My TV is one meter thick.

36" Sony Wega?

Samsung Series 8? Screw that, go with Series 9.

Samsung LN46A950 46-Inch Touch of Color 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-LN46A950-1080p-refresh-backlighting/dp/B001ET9BWY / ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1232068487&sr=1-2

Has anyone came out with a Walkman type DTV yet?

I do not know how to use "Google".

Invisible TVs are next......where you just imagine the crap in your head instead of watching it.

meh, who cares. I'll stick with the plasma I bought at the beginning of the year for nearly half price

@ jarhead_h
As for the Samsung series nine models, go for the 930's not the 950's. Less reflective screen will help in standard living rooms, while the 950 and 960 models are best in pitch black theater rooms.

therealpope: Invisible TVs are next......where you just imagine the crap in your head instead of watching it.

I've already got one. You guys are watching that weird show where the guy tells you to go kill everyone too, right?

stevarooni: Uses less energy is a bigger reason to get one of the (for now) ultra-thin LCDs. Not at the prices they're charging, naturally, but...yeah, I'll wait for the wallpaper-thin LCDs before upgrading from my current set.

Personally the biggest reason for me would be that with LED backlights, there's regional backlight control. i.e., black areas of the screen don't even have the lighting turned on behind it. No more greys instead of blacks. (Although the samsung LN**A630 and up series already had pretty amazing blacks...)

BlorfMaster
I got one of these bad boys hulking in my living room, and I plan to keep on using it till it dies.


I like what you've done with your living room.

McGrits: Sadly, LED tvs are LCD tvs. When DLP started to use LED technology, the name did not change. Nice tech improvement, but not the fundemental jump that demands the over priced tvs. I guess you need to pay for the marketing.

Oled devices are a biot different.

The individual pixels are organic light emitting diodes that do not need a back light to be visible, this allows for a thinner design that uses less energy. Also the designs can be printed onto a flexible substrate allowing for movable foldable adaptable screens. combined with other advances like memory materials you can create a computer that you can fold like a scroll or wallet and carry with you with great ease, also the reduced energy cost allows for greater battery life or smaller batteries.

The high costs we see now are because it is new tech but the prices will drop significantly soon.

( I look forward to the day when you can get a display screen implanted. Programmable tattoos FTW. )

cyberlogicx: My TV is only 1cm thick. Oh, wait, it's just my laptop that I watch hulu on. Seriously, tv's are so 1950's

So they've got laptops with 40+ inch screens now? TVs aren't just for watching TV shows.

McGrits: @ jarhead_h
As for the Samsung series nine models, go for the 930's not the 950's. Less reflective screen will help in standard living rooms, while the 950 and 960 models are best in pitch black theater rooms.

I did find that when I compared the 630 and 650 the matte finish of the 630 seemed to cause a slight loss of sharpness. May have just been imagining things though.

AnubisMan: alienchickenpie: My TV is one meter thick.

36" Sony Wega?

That's exactly what I have. that thing is NEVER going to get stolen. I even leave my front door open, but its still there.

Mine is only 3/4" thick. Of course, it's a projector screen. But it's 96" diagonal, which makes it full of awesomeness.

AnubisMan: alienchickenpie: My TV is one meter thick.

36" Sony Wega?

Hahaha, I had a 36" Sony Wega (so I'm getting a kick...).

Gave it away on Craigslist when we got the new one (42" LCD). Didn't figure anyone would actually pay money for that big, heavy, non-HD sonofabiatch.

It was awesome for a CRT, but it was still a CRT. 350lb of glorious SD picture.

Khanmots:Personally the biggest reason for me would be that with LED backlights, there's regional backlight control. i.e., black areas of the screen don't even have the lighting turned on behind it. No more greys instead of blacks. (Although the samsung LN**A630 and up series already had pretty amazing blacks...)

Actually, these one inch thick Samsung 2009 models are "edge-lit"; they have LED's along an edge (or multiple edges?) and a diffuser to give even lighting across the whole screen. That is why they're considerably thinner than last year's 9 series LED-backlit LCD's, but it also means that they can't do any sort of local dimming like the 9 series did.

BlorfMaster: I got one of these bad boys hulking in my living room, and I plan to keep on using it till it dies.

You could donate it to the Smithsonian though

I have a 40" rear projection behemoth.

How much would you pay for it? (works fine).

dead_dangler: therealpope: Invisible TVs are next......where you just imagine the crap in your head instead of watching it.

I've already got one. You guys are watching that weird show where the guy tells you to go kill everyone too, right?

I wouldn't be except that IT IS ON EVERY SINGLE FREAKING CHANNEL.

The only problem with a 4" thick tv is that by the time you hang it its like 6 " out from the wall and there are cords everywhere and if you have cable then there are more cords running from dvr to tv and back to outlet and then to dvd.....nightmareish.

A 1" thick tv sounds great, but its still going to be 3" out from the wall and have six cords.

Hows about you sell me a 1" thick dvd, dvr, cable tuner, all with no cords exposed that I can hang on the wall under the tv.....

Then let me mount everything with double sided foam tape.

Next time I redo our bedroom, which will be in the next house, biatch spent a fortune on this one....I am going to build a faux wall and flush mount the damn tv into it. Then I can hide the wires inside the faux wall, and mount the accessories thru little slots in the wall....

The only problem I can foresee is that we own historic homes and we always wind up mounting the TV above the mantle....which is in front of a 24" thick brick chimney. But hey, I like challenges.

AnubisMan: alienchickenpie: My TV is one meter thick.

36" Sony Wega?

I loved that damn TV. 260 pounds of pure unadulterated pleasure....

Until you went to move the damn thing. Once I got it into the van I said fark it and put it on Craigslist. It sat in the van for two days until I sold it, delivered it and went out and bought a new plasma, which sucks energy and emits a soothing warmth that an LCD just cannot provide

The_Fuzz: Mine is only 3/4" thick. Of course, it's a projector screen. But it's 96" diagonal, which makes it full of awesomeness.

I went with some DW Laminate for my projector screen, but I still have to get the trim put on. I like the quality, but one giant sheet of laminate (110" diagonal) mounted on a pegboard backing is a pain to work on in my apartment. Wish I had done a simple screen stretched over a frame.

What'd you go with?

spacemanjones: *Yawn*

Let me know when I can roll a TV screen on like wallpaper.

You should be punched in the face for typing out "yawn" you farking pretentious, douchebag. fark you.

*yawn

Your internet tough guy attitude bores me.
At least you can pretend to be scary, huh slugger?

BlorfMaster: I got one of these bad boys hulking in my living room, and I plan to keep on using it till it dies.

Do you always place piles of crap and cardboard boxes nexct to your prone-to-overheating appliances?

Your TV room looks like a before picture on Clean My House!

archichris: The only problem with a 4" thick tv is that by the time you hang it its like 6 " out from the wall and there are cords everywhere and if you have cable then there are more cords running from dvr to tv and back to outlet and then to dvd.....nightmareish.

A 1" thick tv sounds great, but its still going to be 3" out from the wall and have six cords.

Hows about you sell me a 1" thick dvd, dvr, cable tuner, all with no cords exposed that I can hang on the wall under the tv.....

Then let me mount everything with double sided foam tape.

Next time I redo our bedroom, which will be in the next house, biatch spent a fortune on this one....I am going to build a faux wall and flush mount the damn tv into it. Then I can hide the wires inside the faux wall, and mount the accessories thru little slots in the wall....

The only problem I can foresee is that we own historic homes and we always wind up mounting the TV above the mantle....which is in front of a 24" thick brick chimney. But hey, I like challenges.

Flat Wires are starting to look pretty biatchin (new window)

Currently I just run all of my speaker wires and satellite wires through the floor. I can alway fill in the drill holes if I need to.

fallingcow: AnubisMan: alienchickenpie: My TV is one meter thick.

36" Sony Wega?

Hahaha, I had a 36" Sony Wega (so I'm getting a kick...).

Gave it away on Craigslist when we got the new one (42" LCD). Didn't figure anyone would actually pay money for that big, heavy, non-HD sonofabiatch.

It was awesome for a CRT, but it was still a CRT. 350lb of glorious SD picture.

Hear, hear...but it was only (ONLY) 268 pounds, but it easily felt like 350 cuz it was awkward as all hell

Great friggin' picture, though. Was yours HD??? Mine was and the HD picture was better than my friends' DLPs and LCDs at the time because those TVs just don't get those nice blacks. The problem was once the picture was shrunk down vertically it was like a 28-30" widescreen, which is pretty damn tiny

I got some dude to pay 200 for it, though. Says he doesn't "trust" thin, flat panels yet because they seem too "chincy" (sp?) but he wanted a way to hook up a Blu Ray player he got for Christmas from his kids and he just needed something with HDMI

he also had a pristine mid 70's Lincoln in the driveway...probably doesn't "trust" those cheap uni-body cars, either

/damn right I stayed off his lawn

BlorfMaster: I got one of these bad boys hulking in my living room, and I plan to keep on using it till it dies.



What a picture of BlorfMaster 's TV might look like: