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Call me cynical but I never once looked at a tv and went “I wish I could see through this”. I can see attractions in restaurants, shops, theme parks, airports,

Call me cynical but I never once looked at a tv and went “I wish I could see through this”. I can see attractions in restaurants, shops, theme parks, airports, museums, etc but does it matter to consumers other than fancy picture frames/screen savers and showing the weather? What if the image or text I’m looking at blends in with the color or texture of the real background? That wouldn’t matter commercially where displayed media is more controlled by the owner, but in a house you’re viewing casually.

uxp100 2y ago
See through it? Nah, but wish it wasn’t there? All the time. Always hated how TVs ruin a room. However, I don’t think this really solves the problem, for all the reasons others in this thread mention.
- shiroiushi 2y ago
  If they could build them into the wall, this should mostly eliminate the issue I think. Then you could show an image of whatever you want on them when you're not watching anything: a view of the outside, an image that just looks like the rest of the wall, etc.
  - diggernet 2y ago
    All of those can be done today, because none of them benefit from the TV being transparent.
    - shiroiushi 2y ago
      Well yeah, I wasn't talking about transparent TVs here, just the complaint that contemporary TVs ruin the look of a room. For transparent TVs, I don't see how those are useful at all, except as a novelty or for retail advertising or the like. If they could be transparent when turned off, and then when powered on show an image that looks as good as a normal TV, then I could see the appeal, but (AFAICT) that's not how they work.
smabie 2y ago
A better question you could ask is: have you ever wished you could display images on a window
- latentsea 2y ago
  Nope.
- jajko 2y ago
  No, window is for looking outside and seeing the world, people and nature, TV / monitor for digital content which is at best a shallow replacement of the above. If your place has horrible views I suggest to move to a better one, not create some alternative dystopian reality for yourself. But maybe I am just getting old.
  - pipeline_peak 2y ago
    As someone who's lived in a basement and felt like I was constantly on a submarine, I could've used a video of some trees lol.

uxp100 2y ago

See through it? Nah, but wish it wasn’t there? All the time. Always hated how TVs ruin a room. However, I don’t think this really solves the problem, for all the reasons others in this thread mention.

shiroiushi 2y ago
If they could build them into the wall, this should mostly eliminate the issue I think. Then you could show an image of whatever you want on them when you're not watching anything: a view of the outside, an image that just looks like the rest of the wall, etc.
- diggernet 2y ago
  All of those can be done today, because none of them benefit from the TV being transparent.
  - shiroiushi 2y ago
    Well yeah, I wasn't talking about transparent TVs here, just the complaint that contemporary TVs ruin the look of a room. For transparent TVs, I don't see how those are useful at all, except as a novelty or for retail advertising or the like. If they could be transparent when turned off, and then when powered on show an image that looks as good as a normal TV, then I could see the appeal, but (AFAICT) that's not how they work.

smabie 2y ago

A better question you could ask is: have you ever wished you could display images on a window

latentsea 2y ago
Nope.
jajko 2y ago
No, window is for looking outside and seeing the world, people and nature, TV / monitor for digital content which is at best a shallow replacement of the above. If your place has horrible views I suggest to move to a better one, not create some alternative dystopian reality for yourself. But maybe I am just getting old.
- pipeline_peak 2y ago
  As someone who's lived in a basement and felt like I was constantly on a submarine, I could've used a video of some trees lol.