Philips reveals 56-inch Quad Full 3D HDTV in Hollywood

On the slim chance that a 52-inch, no-glasses-needed 3D HDTV wasn't swank enough for you, Philips is one-upping itself at the Biz-Ex conference in Hollywood. This 56-inch monstrosity is hailed as a Quad Full Autostereoscopic 3D HDTV, which means that it packs a slightly absurd (in a good way, of course) 3,840 x 2,160 resolution and can churn through data at an alarming rate. Additionally, Philips is promising that this one can produce up to 46 views at once, which should go a long way in making the third-dimension a lot more believable on TV. There's no definitive release date just yet, but it'll probably run upwards of $25,000 whenever it's ready for prime time.

[Zinger314 @ Oct 2nd 2008 9:30AM]

Screw real life, I have money!

[E71 @ Oct 2nd 2008 8:32PM]

But do you have a video source that's capable of feeding video to this TV?

Can you imagine the bandwidth required? I mean... it's crazy... 46 views X high-enough-bitrate-for-2160p x 24fps... MY MINDS ABOUT TO EXPLODE.

[trainwrecka @ Oct 2nd 2008 9:35AM]

I know the image should look 3D... but it just looks like a cheesy photoshop.

That being said, I want this. :-)

[Joe @ Oct 2nd 2008 10:35AM]

You do realize that a mockup of a photo of a 3D television is not going to actually be in 3D, right?

I don't understand what you were expecting to see.

[Hellaphunt @ Oct 2nd 2008 11:10AM]

LLOL (Literally Laughed Out Loud)

[VampireHunter Z @ Oct 2nd 2008 11:15AM]

I don't know if you are both idiots but you do realize that you are reading engadget on a 2D monitor? So even if they took a photo it would still look 2D. It has nothing to do with mockups.

[trainwrecka @ Oct 2nd 2008 12:37PM]

Thanks for pointing out engadget is 2D.

Seriously, go to the site. The photos there look 3D (blue/red images). This is a random image of some guy holding a mixer in front of a camera, that looks like it is trying to represent 3D. I just thought it did a bad job of representing 3D. Sorry for having an opinion, back in line...

[Ellianth @ Oct 2nd 2008 9:38AM]

I dunno... that picture looks pretty 2d to me. :P

[raul @ Oct 2nd 2008 9:42AM]

How does this work? Some kind of everything s focused in the picture? Or we have to move around to see the diferent prespectives?

[Esat Dedezade @ Oct 2nd 2008 9:46AM]

I'll take two....

... one for each eye.

[Jonathon @ Oct 2nd 2008 9:50AM]

Not saying that I don't want this...but how much Quad Full Autostereoscopic 3D HDTV content is out there?

[3dpenguin @ Oct 2nd 2008 9:57AM]

Depends on what kind of content you can get a hold of, if you have access to digital cinema media drives and a computer to play them, quite a bit, if not none at all. Quad HD will use a form of full compressed 2k and compressed 4k for its content, these are the shooting standards for most movies now days and are what digital cinemas receive their movies in.

[Marky Mark @ Oct 2nd 2008 9:51AM]

Jean-Michel Jarre may not make the best music, but man, his creativity and performances (La Defense concert in the early 90's that drew 2.5 MILLION people) are second to none. I love grooving out to Rendez-Voux IV and Calypso especially.

[Marky Mark @ Oct 2nd 2008 9:55AM]

I was talking about the guy in the picture, if you were confused.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Michel_Jarre

[Dave @ Oct 2nd 2008 10:04AM]

Yeah. JMJ. It definitely does me good to see a Memorymoog, Synthi, and ARP 2500 somewhere in an Engadget post...

Yours truly,

A complete synth nerd.

[Dave Van den Eynde @ Oct 2nd 2008 10:21AM]

So what's he doing in this picture?

[3dpenguin @ Oct 2nd 2008 9:52AM]

Ok, since Jan of this year these things projected price have dropped another $15k, if that trend keeps up we might see one hit the shelves by the end of the decade and actually be affordable in the early part of the next.

[xpletiv @ Oct 2nd 2008 11:35AM]

If that trend keeps up THEY'LL be paying ME.

[Simon @ Oct 2nd 2008 10:39AM]

pr()n!

[Etrigan @ Oct 2nd 2008 2:28PM]

As sweet as a set of spectacular breasts in 3D would be, I don't think the trade off of having some movie meat stick swinging around in my living is acceptable. Unless it's mine.

[MauMau @ Oct 2nd 2008 11:05AM]

the image on the screen is from JMJ's Oxygene's live performance, shot in 3D and is available in DVD format. you need the typical red/blue glasses, but it does look really good.

www.oxygene3d.com/

[Hellaphunt @ Oct 2nd 2008 11:12AM]

So will I be able to order beer from it and have it served to me? If so, I'll take one for each of my 1 rooms :)

[Jughead @ Oct 2nd 2008 12:09PM]

too bad it's Philips and they can pretty much only do a good job at making lightbulbs

[Hellaphunt @ Oct 2nd 2008 12:38PM]

Are you serious? Do you KNOW the things Philips has accomplished?

[Mic2000 @ Oct 2nd 2008 2:20PM]

Do you know?

[Hellaphunt @ Oct 2nd 2008 6:20PM]

1951 - introduced the Philishave two-headed rotary shaver, marketed in the USA under the Norelco name.

1963 - introduced the Compact cassette.

1978 - introduced the laserdisc player, using technology invented in the 1960s.

1979 - introduced the Video 2000-system: a technically superior design, but a commercial failure.

1982 - launched the Compact Disc in partnership with Sony.

1991 - introduced the CD-i, the Compact Disc Interactive system which had many video-game console-type features,[10] but was not a sales success .

1992 - launched the ill-fated Digital Compact Cassette format.

1995 - manufactured the Atari Jaguar's CD add-on for Atari.

1999 - launched the Super Audio CD in partnership with Sony.

2001 - successfully launched the Senseo coffeemaker, first in the Netherlands and from 2002 onwards, in other countries across Europe. It produces coffee by brewing from custom-made pads containing coffee grounds. The original Senseo pads are produced by Douwe Egberts. The Senseo has been available in the US since 2004.

2004 - Philips HomeLabs research center created the Mirror TV technology used in their MiraVision television line.

2006 - introduced the Blu-ray Disc in partnership with Sony.

2008 - introduce flatscreen with WOW VX technology. (3D tv)

The company receives a royalty on every DVD manufactured.[11]


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[Mic2000 @ Oct 3rd 2008 6:27AM]

Just kidding you, I am from the Netherlands myself ;).

[etrigan @ Oct 2nd 2008 2:47PM]

Damn.....left the ROOM out of "living ROOM"!

[NoAndThen @ Oct 2nd 2008 5:27PM]

It's things like this that make me happy I'm poor. That way, if I ever get any money, I'll be cool with just buying this TV and being poor again. Forever, cuz i wouldn't leave the living room.

[Mattt27 @ Oct 3rd 2008 12:22AM]

If next gen gaming consoles supported Quad Full 3D HDTV then I wouldn't mind spending my life savings on one of these.

[Miles @ May 13th 2009 2:49AM]

I'll just save tens of thousands of dollars and get myself a T221.