Panasonic Ships MASSIVE 11x6 Foot 3D TV

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PLATTERMAN

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I am all for big screens for home movie theaters,the 3D for me is not needed. Wall size is one factor but so is sitting distance from the tv screen. A built for purpose home theater would be sweet. Wish i could afford both. As far as mounting it to the wall a in-wall with post style studs and a header at the top & bottom will hold the mounting points weight no problem.
 

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[citation][nom]Transmaniacon[/nom]This TV is essentially 12' from corner to corner, your 5' corner to corner plasma weighs 200 pounds, so this TV should be in the ballpark of 500 pounds...[/citation]

Panasonic's specs put this plasma display at 589.99 kg (1300.7 pounds).

Maximum power consumption of 4500 Watts.
 

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Estimated to cost around 50 million yen, roughly $500,000 US. Better start saving your spare change...
 

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While this is huge, and I'm sure the price tag is just as huge. It wouldn't really be to hard to get into a house. Now if you live in apartment that's a different story.

Then again I'm sure if you can actually afford one of these, you probably got a big ass apartment to..
 
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I'm amazed at how many comments I saw about how you'd have to build the house around it, or you'd have trouble finding a wall big enough. I guess this is true if you live in an apartment, but most average sized homes, shouldn't be a problem. I have a room big enough for this set. It's about 20 feet wide and goes back 48 feet covering a family room and kitchen. I could sit back about 25 feet from it. I'm certainly not poor, but rich? Not even close. But I'd imagine lots of people have room for this. Even a 14 x 23 room might be big enough. However, it would be pretty overwhelming picture size. Kind of like being at an imax. But it's resolution allows you to get closer too. Hmm.. I think the real problem is it's price. I read it would cost about $500,000. Now that's absurd.
 

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I think the worst scenario would be to actually order one of these. Get it in your house. Mount it and hook it all up. Switch it on and ........... OMG 5 dead pixels :eek:(
 

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At 4500 Watts and 110 volts, it would draw 40.9 amps. A 110v circuit cant supply that. You would have to have 220 volts installed to run it on.
 

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This is ridiculous. Anyone who really wants the theater experience in their house will just use a projector. Two grand can get you an amazing projector that can throw a 100+ inch screen with brightness to boot.
 

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[citation][nom]Transmaniacon[/nom]This TV is essentially 12' from corner to corner, your 5' corner to corner plasma weighs 200 pounds, so this TV should be in the ballpark of 500 pounds...[/citation]

Not quite. My 50" plasma with the stand weighs 80 lbs (panasonic tcp50x1). A 60" plasma is nowhere near 200 lbs. If weight scales linearly with size a 12' tv should be around 250 lbs.
 

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Times like this I wish I was rich. 4096x2160 resolution!
Buy this and build a monster gaming rig with maybe 3 or 4 video cards (I am thinking ATI for scaling even though I have Nvidia for real) in it to play games at their finest. Would need a really cool gaming chair with built in retractable arms for the keyboard and mouse.
 

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Gaming rig? How big of a room do you got?
If small/enough: you will need to move your head to look around - not effective.
If big/giant: if you have the money, go for it. Have fun with the electric bill and maintenance cost.

 

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imagine
-your bill breaking roof top and still going up
-porn in 3d. and on a 153" TV too.
-initial investment, probably $ 5K.
-a 153" tv would be which is quite heavy. Get a mobile crane to lift it??
-the life youd be living. a big fukin TV. your own IMAX theater.

 

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[citation][nom]njalterio[/nom]Not quite. My 50" plasma with the stand weighs 80 lbs (panasonic tcp50x1). A 60" plasma is nowhere near 200 lbs. If weight scales linearly with size a 12' tv should be around 250 lbs.[/citation]
If you follow the path of plag, er, citations, the offiical press release says it has a weight of 590kg... Yikes.
 

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"not too many people are rushing out to buy 3D televisions."

Lets see...
42" Standard HDTV $600 - $800
42" 3D HDTV $3,700,000 - $50,000,000

Obviously I exaggerated a bit but it gets my point across. It's no mystery to me why people aren't buying 3D TV's and screens.
 

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$500,000 hell houses in Vegas are only costing about $60,000 now THAT IS TOO MUCH!

Good news, if you want to look important you can stand next to your favorate (now life sized) stars and take a picture.

Playing video games just got a whole lot more realistic.

Bad news... If polterguise are real not just you but your whole town will be sucked in... "Don't go into the light!"
 
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