September 09, 2013
The biggest television ever made for home use was unveiled in Berlin this week by creators Samsung. The vast 110-inch screen is an ultra high-definition television which promises astonishing picture clarity, and the experience of watching this particular television set has been likened to looking through a large window, such is the realistic effect.
Already on sale in the UK, the set has been billed the biggest in the world.
The huge television has four times the number of pixels on a conventional high-definition TV set, allowing users to watch shows in an incredible amount of detail. Measuring in at 2.5m across, the television is set to appeal to those who simply cannot live without their television sets, but with a price tag upwards of $60,000 dollars, there are two questions to answer: who could afford such a behemoth of a TV set, and where would they find a motorized TV cabinet large enough?
Trace McCullough, Director of Cabinet Tronix, one of the US’ leading suppliers of pop-up TV cabinets which can be altered to fit many televisions, says, “This gigantic television screen is just a taste of what might be to come in the future as the world of technology advances so quickly. This particular set might be a little out of the average consumer’s price range, but as the technology develops, the prices will come down, and perhaps in a few years we will be producing high-quality TV cabinets for 110-inch sets just like this Samsung model.”
Large televisions are no new phenomenon; it seems that since plasma and LCD screens were invented, the TV wars have been on to see which company can create the largest screen with the most pixels and the highest definition. All of this often raises problems for consumers, who like to stay ahead of the game but need to invest every two or three years in order to benefit from the new technology that has come forward.
The Samsung model which went on show in Berlin this week and will be on sale in early 2014, would surely be an investment for the future, and with its plethora of exciting features and the ‘mind-blowing’ high quality of the images it shows. An investment like this would mean that the rest of the market would spend time catching up with any consumer who bought it, rather than that consumer chasing to keep up with their friends who boast the wide-screen, flat-screen, HD Smart TVs that have thus far been so popular.
