Sony announces $11,000 36" TV (1 Viewer)

[Jeremy Tebo]

CNN

Whaddya think? Who's getting one first?

 

[Jack Briggs]

This is sort of being discussed (or, rather, the Qualia brand) in a thread in A/V Sources. I'll let this one stand, though.

But what an awful name. Why not "Excellentia" or "Supremia" or "Awesomia" or "Fantasticia" or ...

 

[EdR]

But what an awful name. Why not "Excellentia" or "Supremia" or "Awesomia" or "Fantasticia" or ...

It's a funny name, especially for anyone with a background in modern philosophy of mind, since the term "Qualia" has been discussed and argued in this field for several decades. The term was coined by the philosopher W. Quine.

A rough definition is the characteristics of your subjective sensory experience, for instance the exact qualities of "red" you experience when you look at a red apple, the gustatory experience you have when you taste an apple, etc. These are called 'qualia'

EDIT: If anyone's curious (hey, it's possible!), I found a definition in a dictionary of philosophy:

http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/q.htm

 

[Brian Harnish]

Hey, I like the name. I'm interested in seeing a photo of the product, though. Sounds pretty sweet! Now it's time for me to take out a loan for $11,000.00.

Yeah...this loan is for...errr...an investment...yeah, that's it! An in...vest...ment. Yup. Mmm-hmmm.

 

[RobertR]

I very much doubt that any 36" set can match the picture quality of my $6k front projector.

 

[Jeremy Tebo]

I'm not sure what I make of the "Qualia" name. Now that I know the meaning (thanks Ed), it sounds a little better. I'd have to go with Jack's "Awesomia" though. Or maybe Spectaculia.

Brian, I think you should go for it. You may need to take a quick trip to Tokyo if you don't want to wait, but I'm sure it would be worth it. The screen shots you could post here would be worth it alone.

I very much doubt that any $6k projector can match the quality of a $11k 36" set. Not to mention their new $20k projector. But I'm sure you $6k projector is super.

 

[Dmitry]

I very much doubt that any 36" set can match the picture quality of my $6k front projector.

Except in a direct sunlight, of course

 

[Scott Barnhart]

But what an awful name. Why not "Excellentia" or "Supremia" or "Awesomia" or "Fantasticia" or ...

I was thinking "P.T. Barnumia"...

 

[RobertR]

Except in a direct sunlight, of course

Bah, I never do serious movie watching with lots of light. It doesn't match what's done in theaters.

 

[Dmitry]

You misquoted me by dropping the smiley, but as a happy owner of a Sony D50Q I side with you anyway Plus, TV doesn't match what's done in theaters to begin with

 

[RobertR]

Sorry Dmitry, smilies don't copy well. And we can't match film at home, but we can at least try to replicate movie theater conditions as closely as possible.

 

[Dmitry]

Minus the smell of burned popcorn, chewing gum stuck to the seat, cell phone calls and crying babies — I say it's well worth it!

 

[alan halvorson]

One does wonder about that $20,300 projector - might this be the price of the coming SXRD projector?

 

[keith jay]

how about peculia or qualudia?

 

[John-Miles]

how about " look at this shiny bauble while we take you for everything your stupid enough to ahve"

or is that to bitter, maybe just crapulence would do?

seriously this really makes me think they are just trying to sell products to people who have too much money.

Its like one article i read about some guy who bought 4000 dollar line filters to make sure the electricity going to his stereo did not suffer if the fridge cut in..... really, come on 500 dollars would ahve had an electrician put in a dedicated line. but it really would not look as cool.