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Next big thing: 'See through' HDTVs

but I'm not really sure there's any point to it on the large scale.

I can see some definite but highly specialised applications for transparent displays. For example, AR glasses and tele-presence. But for home use? What's the benefit?

Oh...someone will just "have" to have it just because they'll think it's SO chic and exclusive. My thought is, if you can see through it when it's off, that means you have to move it and dust behind it.....ROTFL

Low tech solutions would be a roll-up screen with artwork printed on it or a vertically sliding panel for mounting artwork and/or photos.

Really...you might want to look that up. The "D" stands for Diode.

What's the refresh rate? How pure are the colors? What about black? What's the quality as it gets larger? Otherwise, it's a novelty item, or some specialty device, only seen on the CSI shows in their labs or in Tom Cruise movies.

from the display panel and have very thin wires running to it and it will disappear even more. I wonder how it would work in a very bright room with a colorful wall behind it, would you be able to see the wall behind or does it actually get 100% opaque when on? Personally, I like the idea of having the TV disappear into a cabinet or the painting in front of it more than a see through TV, seems gimmicky.

It's elegant enough that if there's no price differential, or if the differential isn't too great, it'll become the norm. If it costs too much, it'll disappear.