Westinghouse’s 2160p Quad HDTV gets a price

Posted January 17, 2007 at 01:41 PM by Doug Berger

Section: Audio, Peripherals, Displays, Trade Shows, CES, HDTV

Back before CES, Westinghouse was hyping up their new 2160p Quad HDTV that would be on display at the show.  Well, we saw the TV first-hand, and yes it was impressive, but they weren’t really taking all that much pride in it.  When we took a booth tour, they pointed at it, said that it is for professionals, and then they moved on.  I mean, the TV is 2160p - double the 1080p that is typically referred to as “Full HD” - with that amount of lines, it’s nothing to sneeze at.

On to the news you’re waiting for.  Cybertheater is reporting that the new 52-inch Quad HDTV will sell for around $50,000.  The only problem is that there’s really no use for such an uber-high-def TV at this point in time.  I mean, there’s not even content for it yet.  I suppose Westinghouse is really just marketing to designers and other professionals rather than your everyday consumer (pretty obvious by the price tag).  More on the Quad HDTV as it develops.

Read [Cybertheater] Via [Gizmodo]