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The EU is banning 8K TV's!!!
coppice:
--- Quote from: Miyuki on November 09, 2022, 06:28:34 pm ---Oh, that good old times
No, I'm not that old. But my uncle used to have a similar living room.
But it was so practical for us hoarders to have cabinets everywhere
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The TV makers used to love setups like that. The TV's ventilation was so poor, and its power consumption so high, they could sell a regular stream of replacement sets.
tooki:
--- Quote from: MK14 on November 09, 2022, 03:32:57 pm ---I thought in the US, Home Cinema Rooms (Boys Sheds/theater rooms/home theaters), were a thing. Where they would have significantly big TVs in such rooms. But I'm NOT sure what the sizes of those TVs, would actually be.
But me thinking that, is much more based on watching US based, Movies/YouTube-Videos and so on, rather than my real-life experiences. I.e. It wouldn't be the first time, I got things completely wrong about America. Because I tend to base such knowledge, too much on Movies or Videos I've seen, and perhaps jumped to, too many (possibly incorrect) conclusions.
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Actual home theaters are something the 1% have. I’m American and I’ve never even seen an actual home theater outside of the showroom of the home theater electronics dealer I bought my speakers from (back when Bowers and Wilkins was still a fairly small boutique brand, made in England, and thus not carried at mainstream stores).
It’s not uncommon to have a “home theater” AV system in your living room (i.e. some kind of surround sound system to go with your TV), but actual dedicated home theaters (in the sense of a dedicated room with projector and cinema seating) are quite rare, given that such a thing costs tens of thousands of dollars, not including real estate, and can easily go into the 6 digits. Most Americans simply can’t afford that.
As for size, the largest TVs (75”+) are encroaching on the low end of the sizes where projectors have normally been used. But hardcore home theaters use expensive projectors ($20K-100K) onto the same perforated screens used in actual cinemas, which have the center speakers behind the screen rather than near it. The technology to use flat panel displays as center speakers is still in its infancy. (I know Sony did it with some OLED models, but I don’t think it’s been done with LCD, nor can I imagine how one would do it.)
MK14:
--- Quote from: tooki on November 09, 2022, 09:29:52 pm ---Actual home theaters are something the 1% have. I’m American and I’ve never even seen an actual home theater outside of the showroom of the home theater electronics dealer I bought my speakers from (back when Bowers and Wilkins was still a fairly small boutique brand, made in England, and thus not carried at mainstream stores).
It’s not uncommon to have a “home theater” AV system in your living room (i.e. some kind of surround sound system to go with your TV), but actual dedicated home theaters (in the sense of a dedicated room with projector and cinema seating) are quite rare, given that such a thing costs tens of thousands of dollars, not including real estate, and can easily go into the 6 digits. Most Americans simply can’t afford that.
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Thanks!. I see.
I suspect (currently) sales of 8k TVs themselves, are the top (something) percentage of the population (I'm not sure what percentage that would actually be though).
Because even if someone, who is not in the top percent wanted one, they are probably still too expensive to get, for many people.
They (8k TVs) seem to be priced (brand new), (only did a VERY quick check on prices), in the £1,800 to £4,400, according to googles, initial response page.
Even so. Just because only the top 1% (or whatever the true figure is), want and/or can afford something. Shouldn't mean the EU brings in new laws, which hurt only some segments of the public.
I suspect, I learnt about those home theaters, on YouTube. Which didn't put into perspective, how few people in America and probably most/all other countries, actually have them.
KaneTW:
--- Quote from: tooki on November 09, 2022, 09:29:52 pm ---
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No, it's just a question of priorities. A friend who is definitely not the 1% has a home theatre in his house. Anyone that's upper middle class can afford it, and from there it's a question of "do I want it?"
james_s:
--- Quote from: KaneTW on November 09, 2022, 10:33:49 pm ---No, it's just a question of priorities. A friend who is definitely not the 1% has a home theatre in his house. Anyone that's upper middle class can afford it, and from there it's a question of "do I want it?"
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Likewise I knew a middle class guy that had a Ferrari, I'd guess that home theaters are about as common as those, and the demographic breakdown between them is probably similar.
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