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Most worthless feature in a Plasma, ever

Barfo

Barfo

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Who pays $135,000 for a TV just because it elevates and tilts itself? I swear this is the worst feature I've seen in a TV, I couldn't justify that price tag even if I were filthy rich.

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You've obviously never met a person with too much money. The store I works at sells B&O stuff. I swear the stuff is marketed towards idiots who buy whatever is most expensive, regardless of features or performance.
 
Originally posted by: arrfep
You've obviously never met a person with too much money. The store I works at sells B&O stuff. I swear the stuff is marketed towards idiots who buy whatever is most expensive, regardless of features or performance.
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I've met people worth several millions, and they weren't interested in shit like this, sure they buy the high end stuff but this is just wasteful, I guess that's why they're loaded.
 
It is self calibrating.



Considering that feature, it's only absurdly overpriced, not obscenely overpriced.
 
Originally posted by: Howard
What exactly does it calibrate?
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Picture quality probably, and not just the simple color/tint/brightness/contrast that most consumers only have access too. I'm guessing it'll calibrate the PQ like a professional would using their expensive equipment and charging $300+ / calibration.
 
There is a certain section of the population who have to have the "best" of X. From some people its cars, others its TV's, some computers....

Its more about being able to say "I have a $135,000 TV" than the actual TV.
 
Worse part is electronic these days arn't built to last, so I bet that will break down just as fast as a $1k TV and being plasma, will get burn in, etc.

While it's cool and all, I would not justify that price. Someone who knows what they're doing when it comes to robotics, PLCs, etc could easily mod any TV to do that.
 
Couldn't I buy a movie theater for that much? Maybe even an old drive-in in the middle of nowhere, and then an airplane to fly out to it in on top of it. With enough left over to pay two hookers from Thailand in to accompany my viewing of The Fully Monty.
 
They need to add motion sensing camera's so it will tilt to where I am as I walk around the house. I'll need 5 or 6 of the tvs too. Add voice recognition for all basic commands and I'll call it a deal.
 
I was wondering how it was going to calibrate itself until I read this 😛

"Tuning your television is something only videophiles and Gizmodo readers do (seriously, normal people don't care enough to spend a few hours on this), but Bang & Olufsen's BeoVision 4 might change that practice. The 1080p TV has a built-in robotic arm with a camera on the end that swings down in front of the display in order to test the picture.

Once the TV has that information, it adjusts its settings accordingly to make sure you have the best picture (that B&O engineers deem) possible. The 50-inch model will cost you $7500, and the 65-inch model will be $13500. Maybe you should just learn to calibrate your own TV? Even hiring some guy to do it for you would be less than this."
 
That's sweet. So when it's off, it's nice and low, where it'll more likely get kicked or otherwise destroyed?
 
Originally posted by: Apex
That's sweet. So when it's off, it's nice and low, where it'll more likely get kicked or otherwise destroyed?
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Exactly my thought. I could just see my son and his soccerball...
 
in the photo at the top of the linked article, the viewing conditions pretty much negate the need for a plasma panel.

besides, i'd bet it doesn't even know the prime directives... sooner or later, it would "accidentally" kill me.
 
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