C SEED has released a 165-inch folding MicroLED 4K TV called the M1. It can store itself in the floor when not in use, but with such interesting engineering, few would want to hide such a work of art. It uses patented Adaptive Gap Calibration Technology to create a seamless, foldable screen without visible gaps. Factor in its HDR10+ support, and viewers are in for a treat. It features two 250-watt speakers and a 700-watt subwoofer but also has support for 11.2 external audio. Those interested in purchasing one will need pockets deeper than it can fold, however: TechRadar reports it costs around $400,000.
Designer Stefan Pani, a University of Applied Arts Vienna graduate, stepped into large shoes when creating the indoor version of the famous C SEED 201 outdoor TV design by Porsche Design Studio. With the constraints inherent in outdoor applications absent, he made smart use of the possibilities that kinetics and material offered. He created a frame with integrated soundboard that unfolds and then settles smoothly on a base made up of four plates. Function follows form here, visually very coherent, luxuriously minimalist and with an exciting, aggressively elegant tension.
Specifications
- Physical Dimensions: LED TV size (diagonal) 165-inch, LED TV size (width) 144-inch, LED TV size (height) 81-inch, Standard LED screen (depth) 3.9-inch, LED TV area 81 sq.ft.
- Total system weight: 1,350 kg
- Resolution: 4K (UHD)
- Brightness: 1000 nits
- Pixel pitch: 0.9 mm
- Color depth: 16 Bit
- Color spectrum: 64 billion
- Refresh rate: 1,920 Hz
- Lifespan: LED 100,000 hours
- Contrast ratio: 30,000:1
- Color temperature: 6,500 – 9,000 K
- Viewing angle: 160 horizontal x 140 vertical degrees
- Operating temperature range: 0 – 40 °C
- Broadband speaker peak: 2 x 250 W
- Broadband speaker frequency range: 40 – 22,000 Hz
- Subwoofer peak: 1 x 700 W
- Subwoofer frequency range: 24 – 200 Hz
- Video input: 1 x HDMI, HDCP 2.2 support
- Serial in/output: 2 x USB, 1 x RS232
- Audio output: 11.2, independent sub
- Network connection: 1 x RJ45
- Power supply: LED screen 3 x 400V+N+PE/32A/50-60Hz AC (3~)
- Input power max: typical W/m² 480 | 160
- Power consumption max: typical kW 3,6 | 1,2