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Philips Introduces Mirror TV

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the tv-tv-on-the-wall dept.

UnknowingFool writes "PCWorld.com is reporting that Philips is introducing mirror TV. It is a combination mirror with LCD monitor that will be rolling out to hotels. The screens will be 1280 x 768 resolution and come in 17, 23, and 30 inch sizes. It reminds me of TV PiP where the main part is the mirror and the smaller part is the monitor. Philips hopes to install it in homes later."

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  1. bow chicka bow wow! by sweeney37 · · Score: 5, Funny

    so if you mount it above your bed you and your loved one could either watch a porno, or be the porno.

    Mike

  2. 7 years bad luck by matto14 · · Score: 5, Funny

    man if I broke this I would really get 7 years and also out be out $5500.

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  3. Shaving dangeres by shanestyle · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now you can shave and watch the news. As if running a razor blade over your face was not dangerous enough. =-)

  4. 7 Years Bad Luck by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It used to be said that a broken mirror would take 7 years to replace due to cost. Looks like the good old days are back :)

  5. Teenie-Bop! by Davak · · Score: 5, Funny

    But the mirrors themselves can be larger, with the image appearing as a window within an otherwise conventional mirror.

    A teenage girl's dream! TV-Mirror in one!

    Davak

  6. Classic case neat technology, but no market by NumberField · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Technically, this sounds quite cool. I think they are playing tricks with the polarization. (LCDs typically change the polarization of the photons by 90 degrees. A polarizing filter then blocks either the rotated or unrotated photons.) I think the "Mirror LCD" technology can make the polarizing filter reflective, instead of just blocking photons going through. This would give a slightly dark mirror, but satisfactory for bathroom-type purposes. On the other hand, the business people behind this have been, um, watching too much TV. A normal 17" LCD TV runs about $475 and a 17" mirror about $25, so Philips thinks people will pay more than $1000 per square foot for wall space. If wall space was this valuable, wouldn't hotels would hang better paintings?

  7. Picture in article by Phroggy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The picture seems to show the TV part as only the lower 1/3 or so of a larger mirror, with the upper 2/3 being a regular mirror. I think that would be strange - you'd basically have a mirror directly above your TV screen. It would also lessen the appearance of saving space - now it's just a mirror on top of a TV (two things), instead of a single thing that changes from a mirror to a TV. I think they'd have more success with a smaller wide-screen framed mirror/TV so that there would be no mirror while the TV was on.

    Speaking of the TV being on, would you see your reflection during a dark scene in a movie? How would ambient room light affect this?

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