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Disclaimer, I don't actually own a TV as of 15 years or so. I consume most of my media on laptops instead (Netflix, Youtube, etc.) This smells the latest in se
by jillesvangurp 2y ago
Disclaimer, I don't actually own a TV as of 15 years or so. I consume most of my media on laptops instead (Netflix, Youtube, etc.)
This smells the latest in series of increasingly desperate moves. We've had curved screens, 3D screens, 8K screens, etc. already. Who needs those things? Why buy an 8K TV when there's no 8K content whatsoever.
Most people put their TV in front of a wall. That's because they are kind of big and expensive and you don't want to bump into all the time. Which with an invisible by design thing would be a thing. The value of seeing the wall through the TV is very limited. On the other hand, the value of not seeing the wall when you are watching something is pretty high.
See through screens would be great for AR but AR TVs don't sound like they are going to be a thing. This makes more sense in some kind of AR goggles. I could see some limited role for them for advertising like the article suggests but beyond that not really. That would work with normal screens as well of course and would have for the last few decades. But it's still not that common.
- pnut 2y agoThe article mentions touchscreen huds for heavy machinery and cars, this feels like a real value proposition and not a gimmick. Also, why not have them in your home? In your bathroom mirror, everywhere?
- evandrofisico 2y agoFor the bathroom mirror there are already DIY designs called "magic mirrors" using half reflective mirrors in front of a tv screen, which are immensely more cost effective than transparent screens.
- jillesvangurp 2y agoWould you pay a lot for that though? You might buy that stuff if it basically costs nothing. This is being pitched as a very premium expensive thing instead. Not surprising because it probably is going to cost a lot to build the factories that produce those things. My bathroom mirror probably cost something like 10$; I honestly don't care about seeing anything else in it than myself. That's why I have it.