The Philips 21:9 LCD Television they’ve been demonstrating and advertising for a while finally has a price: £4,500, or $7,426 US. And that’s not including the “extra stuff” you’ll need to really take advantage of the special widescreen.
However, while the Philips Cinema 21:9 does not need to stretch films, it does need to manipulate everything else to fit the screen. The company claims its ‘smart pixel’ technology means this can be achieved without distortion.
However, to enjoy the full cinema experience, customers will need to shell out for expensive Blu-ray DVD versions of their movies, which can deliver them in 21:9 format and in high resolution.
At a whopping 8.3million pixels tho, it may just be worth it.
The £4,500 cinema TV that creates night at the movies in your living room | Mail Online.
Come on guys, shop around and you can pick one up for a smidge under £4k now….It’s got Ambilight….and built in Freeview!
Oh OK guess we’ll live with the letterbox then.
It does look like a stunning piece of kit though, thanks for bringing it to my attention!
@LordEnigma
The main advantage is if you watch Cinema BluRay’s on 16:9, you still wind up with blackbars at the top and bottom oftentimes. 21:9 is “Cinema” ratio’s.
Still, for the price, I’ll just live with blackbars too 🙂
I’ll stick with my 84″ 1080p HD Projector that I paid ~$750 for. Does 4:3 or 16:9. Why would I need it any wider? Everything I have supports 16:9 now.