Why Hollywood Should Worry About Samsung 110 Inch

GURPS

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Why Hollywood Should Worry About Samsung’s 110-Inch TV


Just days before the Consumer Electronics Show kicks off in Las Vegas next week, Samsung unveiled a massive 110-inch Ultra HD TV that comes with an equally hefty pricetag of $150,000 in South Korea.

While the new TV is out of the reach of most consumers, Samsung has created a ripple that will surely turn into a wave of new mega-TVs the electronics industry will soon unleash from a variety of hardware makers looking to lure buyers with the next big thing. Although 3D TVs — also heavily promoted at CES in the past — have turned out to be a fad, 4K doesn’t look to go down that same route.

And that should have Hollywood worried.

If studios and their exhibition partners were concerned about an increasing number of moviegoers staying at home, the newest 4K TV sets hitting the market over the next year should amp up the anxiety.
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150,000 let me run out and buy that
 
vraiblonde

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My daughter's boyfriend set them up with a ceiling-mounted projector and wall screen, so they pretty much have TV covering most of one wall. It wasn't expensive at all.
 
blazinlow89

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vraiblonde said:
My daughter's boyfriend set them up with a ceiling-mounted projector and wall screen, so they pretty much have TV covering most of one wall. It wasn't expensive at all.
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Ours was under $1000, bought a refurb BenQ projector for half the price of new (720p, 3D) basic Yamaha 5.1 setup and a 120" cinema grade screen. We have since upgraded the subwoofer and front sound stage. Better than a theater and much comfier.

While not top of the line stuff I am very happy with the setup.

The new 4k stuff is nifty, but much like the current stuff it will get cheaper in the coming year and something new will come along. I'm still waiting for the OLED TV that you can buy rolled up like a poster and put any where.
 
GURPS

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vraiblonde said:
My daughter's boyfriend set them up with a ceiling-mounted projector and wall screen, so they pretty much have TV covering most of one wall. It wasn't expensive at all.
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I would paint the wall a very bright white, and do this, before spending 150k on a TV ... or a large pull down screen
 
StadEMS3

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I'm happy right now with my 73" 3D HDTV in the basement man cave. Tried to go projection but I HVAC ducting and a ceiling fan in the way. I'm sure once prices go down on even bigger screens I'll upgrade!
 
slotpuppy

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StadEMS3 said:
I'm happy right now with my 73" 3D HDTV in the basement man cave. Tried to go projection but I HVAC ducting and a ceiling fan in the way. I'm sure once prices go down on even bigger screens I'll upgrade!
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Where do you live and what time of the day is the house empty? :coffee:
 
blazinlow89

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GURPS said:
I would paint the wall a very bright white, and do this, before spending 150k on a TV ... or a large pull down screen
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We looked into the cinema paint and framing it out and everything, it was cheaper to buy the screen. White works, but tends to have color wash with darker colors. Cinema silver or gray is what is usually recommended.

Stad we had the ceiling fan issue, but switched to a low profile one with no lights. It clears the HVAC, but does put a bit of light on the bottom of the ceiling that covers it. It is 22' from the screen, couch is 16'.
 
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Why should Hollywood worry? The TV doesn't magically generate movies does it?
 
CrashTest

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vraiblonde said:
My daughter's boyfriend set them up with a ceiling-mounted projector and wall screen, so they pretty much have TV covering most of one wall. It wasn't expensive at all.
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You're not worried that your daughter's boyfriend is installing video equipment on the ceiling?
 
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GURPS said:
with a 110 inch TV why pay $ 12 bucks for a movie, wait for the Hi Def HD Blu-Ray


[lack of box office draw]
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That is more of a problem for the theaters than Hollywood. They will just adjust the price of the discs/digital rights accordingly.
 
MrZ06

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blazinlow89 said:
Ours was under $1000, bought a refurb BenQ projector for half the price of new (720p, 3D) basic Yamaha 5.1 setup and a 120" cinema grade screen. We have since upgraded the subwoofer and front sound stage. Better than a theater and much comfier.
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A projector is the way to go. I have a benqQ 1080P ceiling mounted projector shooting a 150" screen. I am using a screen that allows me to mount all of the front channel speakers in the wall behind the screen.

It cost about 2k for the projector and the screen. The speakers and receiver cost a lot more than the rest of the system.
 
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