Posted on 05/19/2008 9:33:48 AM PDT by Reaganesque
May 19, 2008 There’s at least one reason to look forward to the InfoComm 2008 conference in Las Vegas this June with next-generation large-screen display manufacturer Shinoda Plasma announcing plans to exhibit a flexible, 1-millimeter thick, 125-inch film-type prototype display that can be used as a curved or wrap-around screen.
At a low-key unveiling on May 15, Shinoda Plasma announced plans to exhibit the 3 x 1 meter, (9 feet 10-inches x 3 feet 3-inches) plasma tube array (PTA) display, which consists of 3 seamlessly integrated 1 x 1 meter square sub-modules and offers a resolution of 960 x 360 and weighs in at 3.6 kilograms (8 lbs), or about 10 times less than a conventional plasma display.
Shinodo Plasma is also reportedly intending to begin small-scale production of a 150-inch (3 x 2 meter) version this autumn. While digital signage and advertising applications are sure to be the main uses for the ultrathin displays, there are sure to be plenty of people wanting a display or two for the walls at home to avoid painting.
“Imagine what this will do to the Event Hall Rental Business.”
Imagine what this will do to Vegas.
180 degree POV Animated movies and games. Also 170 degree HDTV nature shows and possibly 180 degree HDTV submarine tours with the hdtv camera attached to articulated arms. Cameron, the Titanic director had hinted he will move to 180 or 360 degree HDTV in his next underwater documentaries.
West Point’s visitor’s center is already using a monsterous 270 degree display.
Command centers (military, corporate, financial, etc) are also gearing up to use them.
http://www.nightingaleeditorial.com/html/chaos.html
Chaos
Managing in an Era of Information Overload
Created for the Financial Ideas Exchange, Andersen Consulting’s think tank for financial-industry executives, Chaos was displayed on a 270-degree wrap-around screen in a 30-foot diameter room. The presentation is projected as 72 feet x 6 feet
>>Now we’ll be able to watch “2001 a Space Odyssey” in our homes as it was intended to be seen.
I saw the original theatrical release on a huge Cinema screen. It was just awesome. I think I was 10, or thereabouts. I’m sure the theater I was in was later cut up into 2-3 theaters.
They already got 'em. I havent't got time to google you a pic, but maybe I can snap you a few shots of the LED billboards around Nashville tomorrow.
That is an obvious mistake. This 17" MacBook Pro laptop has a screen resolution of 1920 X 1200...
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