Comments on: Sharp announces world’s thinnest TV

By: Mechanical Sky

Mechanical Sky — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:30:42 +0000

It is samsung again. Now we can have TV which is just a quarter inch thick. Damn it is thinner than mobile set.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:39:10 +0000

I don’t wall mount. My plasma is just on a stand/table thing. It’s at a perfect viewing angle when sitting anywhere in the room. A little low if you’re standing (playing guitar hero or the like) but who really cares about that.

Anyway, I’m excited about the thinness. Then they’ll start working on the weight once they’ve all gotten as thin as they can come.

By: Trae Dorn

Trae Dorn — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:17:05 +0000

Well, it factors into many things, like how far into the stud you go, what degree of tools you need, etc. Weight means quite a bit when mounting anything, no matter what it is, onto a wall.

And by angle, I refer to the angle of the human neck – mount a TV too high, and it’s not as comfortable – mount it lower, and people don’t find it aesthetically pleasing. That’s all.

By: yoshi

yoshi — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:14:26 +0000

I fail to see how weight factors into wall mounting. I can see idiots buying cheap wall mounts unsuitable for the size of the tv and using drywall screws to screw it into the drywall. But they are just that – idiots.

My 46″ is wall mounted and looks awesome. And any decent wall mount kit (like the one I own) will allow for adjustment of viewing angle of the TV.

By: Trae Dorn

Trae Dorn — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:04:48 +0000

I don’t care so much about the thinness so much as how light it is. Considering how many people like to “wall mount” their flat panels (no matter how terrible a viewing angle that ACTUALLY is) it will greatly improve how stable those mounts are…

By: yoshi

yoshi — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:51:33 +0000

Thin? No one wants thin! They want ports! DVD drives! 9Ghz dual quad processors! liquid cooling! But thin!?!? thin! It will never sell!