- An opulent foldable TV from C Seed prices $283,000.
- The show folds up at a number of factors when not in use to higher mix right into a lounge.
For the millionaire who has a storage filled with sports activities automobiles, there’s now a folding TV that prices simply as a lot as a brand new car.
Enter the C Seed N1, a large 4K TV that unfolds like a machine in “Transformers” after which folds again up once more to grow to be a gleaming steel sculpture when not in use.
The firm has been exhibiting off the luxurious TV at tech expos all through 2024, together with the Consumer Electronics Show in January and, extra not too long ago, the CEDIA Expo for dwelling tech final week.
When it isn’t in use, the N1 appears like a chunk of Art Deco decor, however the firm stated it takes lower than 90 seconds to grow to be a flatscreen TV.
C Seed teased the brand new N1 TV in an idea video again in 2022. The firm boasts a patented design that makes the foldable design attainable.
All that fancy tech does not come low cost. The 137-inch mannequin comes with a $283,000 price ticket. If that is out of your price range, the N1 additionally is available in a 103-inch model that retails for $236,000. And for these trying to spend greater than they might on a brand new Lamborghini, there’s the $389,000 mannequin with a big 165-inch display screen.
C Seed says it is the primary of its variety, and a consultant advised CNET that the corporate has bought about 200 custom-built foldable TVs over the previous decade.
Camouflaging TVs is all the fad with clear shows and body TVs meant to appear to be paintings. There was additionally LG’s $100,000 rollable TV.
Another TV that made a splashy debut at CES this 12 months was LG’s see-through OLED TV. The 77-inch show can mix into your wall or appear to be a fish tank when not in use. But, it is unclear how a lot it’ll price when it turns into out there.
Updated September 13, 2024, with the newest pricing data for the varied TV fashions.