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Harrods Sells Holographic TV

Posted by samzenpus on from the sure-beats-hd dept.

beuh_dave writes "Harrods is selling a holographic TV, CLARO, for £15,000. The Holoscreen is a revolutionary holographic film which displays any image fed through a projector at a specific angle on to a transparent display. All other light is ignored. The result is a remarkably bright and sharp image quality - even in brightly lit environments."

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  1. This isn't really "holographic" by rebeka+thomas · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This isn't really "holographic" in the sense of a 3D image in space, or a perception of a 3D image.

    All it is is a screen that hangs in space (or supported by glass as in the site) and only shows images directed on it from a certain angle - from a projector sitting conspicuously on the floor behind it.

    It's pretty, but hardly world shattering.

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  2. I've seen it by djkitsch · · Score: 5, Informative

    I was down there last week, and despite the fact that it's not actually 3D, as the "holographic" would suggest, it does look pretty cool. It basically looks like a sheet of glass with a TV picture hanging in the middle of it - it's bright enough to look good and sharp under showroom lighting, too.

    Not sure it's worth the extortionate price tag for what's essentially a novelty toy, though.

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  3. Harrods is expensive by Gax · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'd like to know how much these devices will cost elsewhere. Harrods have a reputation for inflating prices above and beyond high street level. For example, a toy that costs £10 in every other shop is selling for £25 in Harrods. You are paying for the experience of shopping in the store.