Flat screen TV technology is moving at such a pace nowadays it’s beginning to take my breath away!
That’s certainly the case with the recently unveiled SIM2 and Dolby 46 inch prototype high-dynamic-range (HDR)–enabled LCD flat-screen which uses Dolby’s new light emitting diodes (LED) local dimming technology.
Dolby’s HDR technologies utilize the capabilities of LED-based backlight units (BLUs) to provide outstanding contrast combined with crisp brightness to deliver picture quality that matches real-world visual perception of depth, detail, and color.
SIM2 designed and developed the BLU, which drives the electronics of the LCD display plus the BLU and BLU thermal management system.
This prototype sports a contemporary and stylish design which has been crafted by the award winning designer Giorgio Revoldini.
The full features include:
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Do you want the very best when it comes to audio visual?
If so then the for a mere £10,000 you can own the World’s most expensive DVD player – a Meridian 800 DVD player.
What do you get for £10,000?
Robert Stuart, the co-founder of Meridian rephrased the question to ‘What do you get for so little?’ The Model 800 DVD Player is believed to be the pinnacle in audio and video processing technologies. The player plays video recorded in the American NTSC and European PAL systems and uses proprietary software to decode the audio, complex processing to increase picture resolution and extra buffer memory.
I wander if it makes Kate Winslet even more attractive!
The days of the Fonze and old drive in moves are back. For a measley $14,995 (economy model) you can have your own 24 foot inflatable screen. The brains behind the concept is VXP, an American company who are currently selling the screens on eBay.
VXP also do a more professional 30 foot ‘pro’ screen for those passionate about drive-ins.
Something tells me that these will be popular all over the globe, especially when you compare the price to giant LCD screens, and at least you can fold these away easily for next sumer too!
Widescreen
• 32 X 22 Inflatable Movie Screen Frame
• 28 X 16 VersaStretch Movie Screen
Full Screen
• 32 X 27 Inflatable Movie Screen Frame
• 28 X 21 VersaStretch Movie Screen
Features Include:
• Movie Screen is Machine Washable
• Screen is Front and Rear Projectable (Seamless Screen options Available)
• Weather resistent and breathable for higher wind tollerance
You have the ultimate luxury sound system or TV system but you don’t really want the big, bulky speakers spoiling your decor. What do you do?
The answer might be to buy some SoundArt speakers.
Described as:
“One or two canvas speakers, sleek subwoofer box, your choice of picture and, of course, your choice of music. Transform your interior with stylish canvas art speakers and make cumbersome traditional speakers a thing of the past. No complicated set-up, just hang on your wall, plug in your music source and enjoy the space around you. From music to movies the audio options are endless. Almost any audio source can be played through your Hi-Fi, iPod, DVD, CD or use the output on your AV system.
Unlike thicker, conventional box speakers, which essentially push air, SoundArt speakers generate a natural acoustic sound through vibration, in the same way a note from a solo violin fills a concert hall. With SoundArt, there are no moving parts, the canvas becomes an integral part of the sound board.”
By all accounts the sound quality is excellent and the standard artwork isn’t bad either! Retails for £1,999 ($3,698).
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Ok, I have to say that this is so bling it’s simply awful, but it is luxurious and therefore we at Lussorian have slavishly reported it. Is it the most expensive TV in the world? Quite possibly.
According to playfuls.com:
“This luxury television appeared at the Berlin consumer electronics fair IFA with a retail price of 100,000 euros (130,000 dollars), “
“The LCD panel from Italian maker Keymat Industries is plated with white gold and studded with 4 grams of diamonds.
Keymat, which said IFA was the first non-Italian fair where the model from its Yalos range was shown, added that US and Saudi buyers had already shown interest. IFA runs until Wednesday.
Last week, a German hi-fi magazine demonstrated at IFA what it described as the world’s most expensive music system.
In an annual demonstration of what a hi-fi lover would love to own, Audio magazine borrowed equipment worth 750,000 euros (975,000 dollars) to assemble the sound system which includes a 220-kilogram record-player costing 125,000 euros.”
The TV may not be my cup of tea but the mention of a $975,000, assembled sound system is really a mouth watering prospect.
