Sony's new 16K Crystal LED LED TV is now available – at a price – Robb Report

When a new glasses box falls, it's always the same thing: the screen gets bigger, the resolution improves and the design becomes more daring. Indeed, it is difficult for a brand to stand out. Unless you are Sony and the new TV, your hawking is about the size of a public bus in New York City and also has an incredible 16K screen.

Earlier this year, when Sony unveiled the colossal 63-foot TV – the largest 16K display of its kind – it had commercial movie theaters in mind. But why should theaters have fun? Yesterday, the Japanese technician announced that the Crystal LCD system would be available for a home installation.

The best part? The system uses a modular technology, which means that it can adapt to virtually any desired size and resolution, from 4K 16 feet to epic 16K to 63 feet. Of course, we opt for the latter which has four times more horizontal pixels than a 4K TV and eight times more than a 1080p high definition television. Translation: It delivers a breathtaking image in a gigantic space.

"Crystal LED offers a contrast ratio of over a million, the most accurate light levels, low heat emission and breathtaking image quality. By offering the screen in modular configurations, consumers now have an exciting new option for transitioning home projection systems and big-screen TVs, "said Mike Fasulo, president and chief executive of the company. Of Sony North America.

The micro-LED technology works like an OLED, but the modules, which each measure 16 x 18 inches at a resolution of 360 x 360 with three tiny LEDs per pixel, are much brighter and produce 1,000 nits of brightness even when they are dark. They are half the width of a human hair. The screen also has a 99% black surface to ensure high contrast and high resolution; images without blur with a high frame rate of up to 120p; and a viewing angle of nearly 180 degrees.

As one could expect, the configuration is not cheap. Although Sony has not yet released its prices, each module would cost around $ 10,000. This means that the 4K unit (which counts 72 modules) will cost around $ 720,000, while the 16K display (with 576 modules) could cost up to $ 5 million, according to Engadget. But think of movie tickets that you will save by having a cinema at home.