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DynaScan's mesmerizing cylinder TV

Spotted at Syfy's big rebrand party in Rockefeller Center: This eye-catching cylindrical display. Made by DynaScan, the rolled-up television uses the company's proprietary spinning LED technology. The cylinder core is essentially a spinning drum with several RGB LEDs. As the drum spins, the system controls the lighting of each pixel, said to be accurate to 1/100 of a degree. Our camera was fast enough to capture the rotation in the video above, though the screen looked picture-perfect in person. The pixel pitch (distance between pixels) is 2 millimeters — not bad for a commercial display.

The model in the video is the DS0716. Although Syfy opted for a simple rotating stream, the content layout is said to be completely customizable. Show a single, static image or carve up the display like a checkerboard and spin it around at high speed — it's all up to you.

Want one of these for your next party? DynaScan will rent you a 360° LED display, along with a technician to operate it, for anywhere from $4,000 to $14,000 a week. They will not, however, arrive in this car, but they should.






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GlynneH:
Nothing new... There's one in the Oriente Metro station in Lisbon. Its been there for years....More »


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By xzach_attackx at 3:00 PM ON 07/22/09

i've seen one of these at the detroit auto-show 3 or 4 years ago. it was in the back of a concept SUV.

By leodavinci at 10:50 AM ON 07/26/09

Gee... it can be seen from any direction you look at it.

Hmmm...
Outside the novelty, I guess I just don't really see the point of a cylindrical TV.

By ratmando at 11:16 PM ON 07/26/09

I could not find the SyFy Cafe at Comic con- and no signs or postcards led me to it.. I needed a robot I think

By GlynneH at 10:19 AM ON 08/01/09

Nothing new... There's one in the Oriente Metro station in Lisbon. Its been there for years.


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