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[RobertSmithrlp7]

LGs Oled in my living room now please!

[waldojim]

High resolution TV's I understand, and wholly appreciate. Quality sets as well.

However, I have to ask, what is the big fascination with having a TV wafer thin? The only thing that comes to mind with anything that thin, it "how long til something breaks it?". Extremely thin products have proven themselves to be extremely fragile - who wants a TV that would destroy itself at the first chance it got? I know I certainly don't.

That said, I am not everyone, I just hope they make a few of these with excellent picture quality, and with enough mass to truly be a quality set. Those I may purchase.

[binary512]

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[mipa]

Waiting for an affordable 80 inch OLED!!

[tmoynihan]

waldojim, on 14 February 2012 - 01:11 AM, said:

High resolution TV's I understand, and wholly appreciate. Quality sets as well.

However, I have to ask, what is the big fascination with having a TV wafer thin? The only thing that comes to mind with anything that thin, it "how long til something breaks it?". Extremely thin products have proven themselves to be extremely fragile - who wants a TV that would destroy itself at the first chance it got? I know I certainly don't.

That said, I am not everyone, I just hope they make a few of these with excellent picture quality, and with enough mass to truly be a quality set. Those I may purchase.

From a practical standpoint, the big draw with thin, light sets would be wall-mountability and the ability to move them easily--at around 20 lbs. or less, you'd only need one person to carry it, and it's easier to reposition the TV by yourself if you want to experiment with different locations in the home. For the most part, though, it's probably an aesthetics thing.

While it's true that skinny mobile devices are more prone to damage, as you point out, television sets just sit there in your home; they're not as open to the kind of damage you'd get from putting a phone in your pocket or a tablet in your bag every day.

[Kazmatron]

waldojim, on 14 February 2012 - 01:11 AM, said:

High resolution TV's I understand, and wholly appreciate. Quality sets as well.

However, I have to ask, what is the big fascination with having a TV wafer thin? The only thing that comes to mind with anything that thin, it "how long til something breaks it?". Extremely thin products have proven themselves to be extremely fragile - who wants a TV that would destroy itself at the first chance it got? I know I certainly don't.

That said, I am not everyone, I just hope they make a few of these with excellent picture quality, and with enough mass to truly be a quality set. Those I may purchase.

Because thin is "cool"....

When I got my Galaxy S2, I was afraid I'd destroy it due to it's thickness, or thinness rather....so far, no destruction of the phone....*knock on wood*

[JimmyFukyushu]

waldojim, on 14 February 2012 - 01:11 AM, said:

High resolution TV's I understand, and wholly appreciate. Quality sets as well.

However, I have to ask, what is the big fascination with having a TV wafer thin? The only thing that comes to mind with anything that thin, it "how long til something breaks it?". Extremely thin products have proven themselves to be extremely fragile - who wants a TV that would destroy itself at the first chance it got? I know I certainly don't.

That said, I am not everyone, I just hope they make a few of these with excellent picture quality, and with enough mass to truly be a quality set. Those I may purchase.

I'm sure you dont have a CRT TV or a old cell phone. Thin is the future. The design is refreshing and although the LG OLED TV is only 4mm, it will be much more durable than it looks. The possibility of it damaging is not a risk i'd sarcrifice a OLED TV purchase for.

[waldojim]

tmoynihan, on 14 February 2012 - 11:17 AM, said:

From a practical standpoint, the big draw with thin, light sets would be wall-mountability and the ability to move them easily--at around 20 lbs. or less, you'd only need one person to carry it, and it's easier to reposition the TV by yourself if you want to experiment with different locations in the home. For the most part, though, it's probably an aesthetics thing.

While it's true that skinny mobile devices are more prone to damage, as you point out, television sets just sit there in your home; they're not as open to the kind of damage you'd get from putting a phone in your pocket or a tablet in your bag every day.

At 20lbs and 60 inches, I could see a gust of wind knocking the thing over the first time I open a window. And lets be frank, no matter how light a 50" or larger TV is, it is still too awkward to handle by yourself. So apart from using double sided sticky tape to tape it to the wall, the argument has little merit. Current wall mounts will easily hold a 120LB TV to the wall, and I understand that 120LB is a bit ungainly. Yet, a 20lb wafer thin set will still be no easier to hang.

[waldojim]

Kazmatron, on 14 February 2012 - 11:22 AM, said:

Because thin is "cool"....

When I got my Galaxy S2, I was afraid I'd destroy it due to it's thickness, or thinness rather....so far, no destruction of the phone....*knock on wood*

I would worry much less about a phone, than a 60" sheet of glass.

[stuartmay]

Buy one asap and then wait 10 years for the content to be produced.

[Sadie]

Lets hope that this tech turns out better than 3D which has been a total failure. Who wants to see everyones zits anyway?