ESSENTIAL SUPER SIZED AND INTEGRATED TVS
SUPER-SIZE ME! Steve Harper, Client Services Director at Philharmonic, argues today’s super-sized and integrated TVs offer a chance for installers to work closely with the design community. Interior designers and architects that have clients
Looking around the industry there are
a strong push from Samsung, is of course, The
who wish to include viewing TVs or other types
some spectacular offerings that give our
Wall. With new AI processing technology, 8K
of content in their living spaces need to find
industry something to take to related fields
viewing quality, 120Hz frame rates and versatile
solutions that match the scale, design quality
that deliver something they probably wont
installation. The way the concept is designed
and aesthetic ambition of the project as a whole.
have seen before.
means that the customer can have almost
Where else can they find these solutions and the support needed to deliver the installation other than from professional installers? Understanding of cutting-edge television technology and viewing options amongst interior designers is relatively low, some understand that these days customers can have a large flat screen TV, essentially the same as a conventional TV, but very large - but not much knowledge exists beyond that. However options that go way beyond the limitations of standard TVs from makers they will have heard of and ones they wont, are beginning to offer aesthetics they understand. What all these systems have in common of course is that they require specialist installation,can deliver
Samsung is a company that has some strong options here using new technology built around micro sized RGB LED elements to deliver one of the most advanced screen technologies around. Designed with inorganic self-emitting elements, this technology can cope with a huge variety of projects and is particularly strong in areas with high-ambient light. Products such as the 100in Samsung Micro Led Smart TV are designed around an ‘Infinity Screen’ created to remove the perception of borders between content and screen and between the screen and the wall the product is mounted on, matching any décor. When switched off the screen works as a canvas for a range of attractive artificial landscapes from
any size of screen they want. Using modular technology, The Wall can be installed in a variety of positions, including concave, convex, ceiling, hanging, inclined and and L-type, giving the design community options to fit in with their vision for the space. LG also has an option here, the suitably futuristically named MSD 3000. Like many of these products the concept is well suited to open plan designs with lots of either ambient or artificial light. The 136in product can be fitted into living spaces with a unique, Scandinavian designed free standing or wall mounted solution to provide an attractive aesthetic finish in contemporary interiors.
Refik Anadol Studio allowing customised
A final name is C SEED with its high-concept
incredibly high performance in terms of viewing,
patterns or images to turn the screen into a
Monolith 1 or M1. This draw dropping product
but are also a design led statement technology
gallery to personalise the space.
has been created for when owners do not want
piece that will work with a vision for the whole property.
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Another advanced supersize TV option that uses the same technology and has been getting
to see their super-sized viewing product on show until they are ready to watch.
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