Sony and Panny to collaborate over OLED panels

http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Pr...1206/12-0625E/

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Hmm, well the press release seems to be saying, yes we will collaborate but
we both want to do our own thing. I suspect this is so that there is no in
fighting over the patents which could damage both companies and cause
problems if they are going to break the lead of the Korean manufacturers in
the future, though i suspect that they will end up at each others throats..
but behind the scenes instead of the all out war we have seen in this sector
before.

I'm not sure whether the world is ready for the roll up tv though.. grin.
Brian

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In article , Brian Gaff wrote:
I'm not sure whether the world is ready for the roll up tv though.. grin.
Brian

Many don't quite seem ready for flat screen ones, judging by the number that
put them on little stands on top of items of furniture which are then placed
across a corner of the room, just like the old TV that needed the corner to
conceal the depth of the back end of the CRT. For me, the point of a flat
screen TV was to hang it on the wall like a picture and get a huge chunk of
my living room back.

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Roderick Stewart wrote:

Many don't quite seem ready for flat screen ones, judging by the number that
put them on little stands on top of items of furniture which are then placed
across a corner of the room, just like the old TV that needed the corner to
conceal the depth of the back end of the CRT. For me, the point of a flat
screen TV was to hang it on the wall like a picture and get a huge chunk of
my living room back.

But the layout of many rooms fits the "telly in corner" method,
including the position of mains/aerial points, and how many pictures do
you hang on your walls at sitting-down eye-height? Above the fireplace
just gives you neck ache.

In article en.co.uk,
Roderick Stewart wrote:
In article , Brian Gaff wrote:
I'm not sure whether the world is ready for the roll up tv though.. grin.
Brian

Many don't quite seem ready for flat screen ones, judging by the number
that put them on little stands on top of items of furniture which are
then placed across a corner of the room, just like the old TV that
needed the corner to conceal the depth of the back end of the CRT. For
me, the point of a flat screen TV was to hang it on the wall like a
picture and get a huge chunk of my living room back.

In my Victorian house with large bay windows and fireplace, there is
nowhere I could have a wall mounted TV. Above the fireplace would be too
high - and sitting with your back to the fireplace would be weird.

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On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:11:05 +0100
Roderick Stewart wrote:

In article , Brian Gaff wrote:
I'm not sure whether the world is ready for the roll up tv
though.. grin. Brian

Many don't quite seem ready for flat screen ones, judging by the
number that put them on little stands on top of items of furniture
which are then placed across a corner of the room, just like the old
TV that needed the corner to conceal the depth of the back end of the
CRT. For me, the point of a flat screen TV was to hang it on the wall
like a picture and get a huge chunk of my living room back.

Rod.

We can't find enough wall space to hang our pictures on, let alone put
a TV set up there as well. It fits just fine in the corner, standing on
top of the recording machine, and it's at the right height for
viewing.
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On 25/06/2012 11:24, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article en.co.uk,
Roderick Stewart wrote:
In article , Brian Gaff wrote:
I'm not sure whether the world is ready for the roll up tv though.. grin.
Brian

Many don't quite seem ready for flat screen ones, judging by the number
that put them on little stands on top of items of furniture which are
then placed across a corner of the room, just like the old TV that
needed the corner to conceal the depth of the back end of the CRT. For
me, the point of a flat screen TV was to hang it on the wall like a
picture and get a huge chunk of my living room back.

In my Victorian house with large bay windows and fireplace, there is
nowhere I could have a wall mounted TV. Above the fireplace would be too
high - and sitting with your back to the fireplace would be weird.


Same here. I did try a wall mount in the alcove, so that the TV could be
pushed flush to the wall when required, listening to music etc. I
couldn't get used to it, so the TV now sits on a shallow stand. Still
saves a bunch of space compared to a CRT.

Rob

In article , Andy Burns
wrote:
Many don't quite seem ready for flat screen ones, judging by the number that
put them on little stands on top of items of furniture which are then placed
across a corner of the room, just like the old TV that needed the corner to
conceal the depth of the back end of the CRT. For me, the point of a flat
screen TV was to hang it on the wall like a picture and get a huge chunk of
my living room back.

But the layout of many rooms fits the "telly in corner" method,
including the position of mains/aerial points, and how many pictures do
you hang on your walls at sitting-down eye-height? Above the fireplace
just gives you neck ache.

The best placing depends on the layout of the room of course, but in my case I
don't have a fireplace (What would be the point of one anyway when you have
central heating?), so the TV was opposite my sofa in front of a straight wall,
the corners of the room being either unsuitable or otherwise occuped. Replacing
the huge box with a flat panel on the wall made the room seem a lot larger.

Viewing height can be whatever you like. I experimented by blu-tacking onto the
wall large sheets of paper the same sizes as the screens I was thinking of
buying, and ended up with something that exactly suits me. Anybody can do this,
which is why I'm surprised that so many just seem to use a flat screen as an
exact drop-in replacement for whatever they had before, without taking any
advantage at all of the fact that it's flat. Oh well. Each to their own.

Rod.
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Davey wrote:

We can't find enough wall space to hang our pictures on,

Yes, same he

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/11023364/201206251290.jpg

Also we have nowhere to put the black dolls' house.

Bill

In article en.co.uk,
Roderick Stewart wrote:
The best placing depends on the layout of the room of course, but in my
case I don't have a fireplace (What would be the point of one anyway
when you have central heating?)

Decorative - although mine can be used if needed. Of course if all you do
in your living room is watch TV, a plain box of a room would be fine.

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