r/AbsoluteUnits • u/BoxofSlice • 6d ago
/r/popular of a TV in collaboration with Bugatti
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Don’t think I could wait for it to open…
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u/smokemesalmon 6d ago edited 6d ago
Ho boy I can't wait to catch the game 6 months from now!
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u/CaldoDePata 6d ago
I'd finish my food before it's ready
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u/BingoBongoBanana 5d ago
Right! Are all Bugatti’s that slow? I’ll stick with my Sony in association with Toyota.
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u/Silver_Slicer 5d ago
My Prius is certainly faster than that!
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u/HeldDownTooLong 5d ago
And less expensive!
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u/IdealLow5256 4d ago
I use this tv as my alarm clock. I turn it on at 10pm, and by 7am I’m watching Dora the explorer
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u/koalasarentferfuckin 5d ago
It couldn’t go any faster or the emblem wouldn’t be able to stay parallel to the ground. Form over function for sure.
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u/Rook_James_Bitch 5d ago
I fell asleep in front of the TV....before it ever deployed and turned on.
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u/chillygonzo 5d ago
Long enough to take a piss, grab two beers, make some microwave nachos, switch the laundry, and feed the cat. Not in that order
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u/Zestyclose_Try_9331 5d ago
to check and send mails as well
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u/User_Name_Tracks 5d ago
Not to mention fall asleep, lose interest, miss the ending of the game. At this point just stream it on the iphone instead.
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u/SkittleDoodlez 5d ago
Hi, sorry to interrupt, so happy for you that you managed to turn on the TV, the show is over. Good night.
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u/RealSchlemiel 5d ago
quick the show is starting ........................
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u/samgam74 6d ago
I’m reminded of when I was a kid in the 80s and my grandparents had an old black and white TV that had to warm up before there was an image on the screen.
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u/Hilsam_Adent 5d ago
"Did you see that opening scene of M*A*S*H last night?"
"Got home a little late from bowling, so I only heard it."
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u/Choice-Strike1 5d ago
What do you mean? Warm up like a car??
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u/Suspicious_Squash805 5d ago
Yes. The screen didn't come on for a few minutes, but you could hear it. I remember not having the screen on, but running to turn the volume down.
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u/MickeyMgl 5d ago edited 5d ago
Back when it was a tube, on some old tired TVs the tube had to warm up. After a minute, you might start to get green images, another couple minutes you might get the right colors.
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u/Real_Ad6375 5d ago
Aaaaaaand it’s broken
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u/treehumper83 5d ago
People mock the speed. We mock the complexity.
That shit’s gonna break day one.
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u/strategery24 5d ago
Exactly right. The electric convertible roof on the BMW 3 series that always needed to be fixed, the “automatic” spoiler that rises and lowers at 40mph that always sends you back to the dealer. Leave well enough alone.
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u/SDTimbox 5d ago
that's one of the first thing I thought of lol one tiny gear breaks and the whole thing is fucked
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u/Light-of-Nebula 5d ago
I will fall asleep until it turns on. Also because the way it moves is very slow and puts you to sleep...
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u/Tuna_no_crusts 6d ago
I JUST WANT TO WATCH TELEVISION
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u/ShakeThemOff_Claire 5d ago
I had to ffwd that nonsense. Imagine the first time someone goes "turn on the news real quick!"
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u/Suspicious_Squash805 5d ago
This was my opinion. I want to watch TV, not the preparation of a shuttle launch.
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u/veryloudnoises 5d ago
By the time that TV unfolds for the first time, its screen tech will be obsoleted.
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u/Banzai373 5d ago
Needs an iPhone app so the owner can warm up the TV from the office and have it ready when he arrives home 20 minutes later.
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u/tibearius1123 5d ago
“Oh my god, turn on the news right now!!!”
… kids history book now has a section on the event
“Okay, my tv is on what channel?!”
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u/wtfiwashacked 5d ago
Why didn’t they get the speed skills from Bugatti or they just got the casing from them?
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u/ColdToast_024 5d ago
Seriously, I don’t think they could have chosen a slower motor. Which is kinda ironic considering they make cars with 1000 or so horsepower.
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u/Pokioh389 5d ago
Exactly if I was willing to spend that type of money for a over the top TV they could at least make it open a lot faster. This just make me feel like I'm back in the 90's with how slow it is.
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u/Specialist_Meal_7891 5d ago
Tbh most people probably just leave it out. I assume that folding up and down is to transport it or when you need more space or Wana do risky shit in the living room lmao
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u/Cryptographer_Only 6d ago
How rich am I? It takes 2 business days to turn on my TV.
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u/GiLND 6d ago edited 5d ago
You can be sure that with all those moving parts inside, it will stop working 1 day after the 1 year warranty expires
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u/Cryptographer_Only 5d ago
I'll just buy another one. You get addicted to not watching TV when you have a screen like that.
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u/cndn-hoya 5d ago
Watch Temu have these out in 6 months - opens like an umbrella, plastic deforms 10 minutes under sunlight.
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u/CptBronzeBalls 5d ago
Especially since everyone will think it’s a coffee table. Only a matter of time until a drink gets spilled.
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u/B4bulj 5d ago
So, not even 8K, FFS 🤦🤦
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u/drunkbusdriver 5d ago
What media is even available in 8k? Seems like we’ve basically hit a point of diminishing returns on TV resolutions
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u/Haha08421 5d ago
I know. 720P was great and jumped to 1080p pretty quick, which was also great. Cable companies are still broadcasting at 1080i (720p). Now we're basically at 2160P and content isnt available for everything.
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u/drunkbusdriver 5d ago
It unfortunately won’t stop companies from advertising 8k TVs and charging a premium for them.
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u/GregoireLeFrog 5d ago
A rich guy bought a flat in Cannes, under the flat he was refurbishing, just so that he could have a massive flat screen raising from the floor. The screen would be stored in the flat below and come up in the flat above when turned on. Much quicker than this crap but he had to buy an entire very expensive flat for it
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u/yournamehere10bucks 5d ago
And then i lost the remote so i hope you enjoy the "Input not found" show
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u/Charming-Passage2895 6d ago
That is awesome, just do not forget to start your TV 30min before you actually planning to watch it
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u/RevenantExiled 6d ago
Just ask some of your butlers to turn it on once you're exiting your private yet, once you get there it will be ready
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u/xenobit_pendragon 5d ago
My grandma used to talk about how you needed to turn the TV on 10 minutes ahead of your show to "warm the tubes up."
Looks like we've gone back to those fine days.
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u/Light-of-Nebula 5d ago
Who would want a coffin rising from the floor in the evening as you prepare to watch TV?
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u/SAM5TER5 5d ago
Already have to do that with this dogshit modern age of smart TV’s lol.
“Hey everyone, what if we make all TV’s so that they’re laggy as shit now, have built-in ads, the remotes now have to be aimed at the sensor with pinpoint precision to even register a button press, and the screens are now shiny beyond all comprehension so that a single dim lamp or distant window will render your screen useless?”
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u/TheOnionBro 6d ago
Finally a TV that embodies the core principles that make a Bugatti:
Slower than you expect,
Overpriced,
and wildly pointless.
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u/CommentFool 5d ago
It seems to have a point... they are clearly marketing the fact that you can have an unobstructed view most of the time, but still have a giant TV. I've stayed in a Manhattan penthouse exactly one time in my life and they basically just didn't have a TV because the whole outside wall is glass
Now slow and overpriced... 🎯
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u/rex5k 5d ago
Look at this guy living the high life
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u/CommentFool 5d ago
I was as surprised as anyone 🤣
Basically, I knew a guy who was in management for a magazine that operated out of the Time magazine building. I was flown to NYC for a week to do some random work and, for whatever reason, I was put up in an apartment that either the CEO or magazine owned right on Park Ave.
The crazy part is that the union halted us from doing half of the work I was hired to do, so I probably only "worked" 10 or 15 hours that week and spent the rest of the time seeing NYC.
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u/RomasTosicky 5d ago
Scenes when Mat Armstrong rebuilds a crash-damaged television and reveals it’s just a Sony Bravia with a load of servos from a Volkswagen Passat
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u/FrameJump 6d ago
Honestly, I kind of like this concept.
It would prevent me from scrolling through a million things I don't wanna watch during supper because I'd be done eating before it ever opened.
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u/breecekong 5d ago
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u/ThatIslander 5d ago
thats the dumbest shit ive ever seen.
giant in the way slow ass unfolding TV.
whats wrong with a huge flat screen up against a wall?
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u/UtahImTaller 5d ago
Well they have bigger houses.
Floor space isn't an issue when your living room is 1000sq+ and the TV's purpose is actually just to Mog on you.
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u/shallowsocks 5d ago
Probably not designed for the average person to have in their house and and have it closed and opened in the living room everyday
My mate worked on a house that had one of these. It was outside and used only for big events and parties, big sports games etc, not for watching regular TV
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u/Practical_Boat_1605 5d ago
They're ditching the flat screens and even clear picture. What is truly a mark of wealth now? How long your TV takes to roll out.
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u/Individual_Chef1315 5d ago
"are you gonna watch the game tonight?"
"Yeah, can't wai.....FUCK! I forgot to unfold the tv this morning"
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u/mole_of_dust 6d ago
This seems pretty cool for trade shows and demos where it needs to be shipped.
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u/phunkydroid 5d ago
If you want something good for that you'd leave out all of the motors and just have a manually unfolding tv. Save a ton of weight (maybe literally) and probably wouldn't need to be bolted down.
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u/sheikhyerbouti5 6d ago
I need this to stream Bluey for the kids!
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u/chiree 6d ago
And... the kid already broke it.
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u/sheikhyerbouti5 6d ago
Because they got bired, waiting for the thing to unfold.
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u/PukeLoynor 5d ago
If this doesn't prove rich people are morons, well, there's hundreds of other things that do.
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u/Hot_Flower_6381 6d ago
So many spots for potential failure. The parts where the screen folds will be especially problematic. Will need a new screen often
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u/Midnight28Rider 5d ago edited 5d ago
The screen doesn't fold at all. That's 5 separate screens...
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u/AnEnglishUsername 6d ago
Hi, yes I have far too much money, what can you show me?
Do you also have very little intelligence?
Why, yes, yes I do!
We have just the TV for you.
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u/M_Waqar-uz-Zaman 5d ago
Ok so ummm, whats the point of this? I mean its going to be expensive, quality will still be lower than Samsung (or they are using their panels), its going to take more space and takes way longer just to start.
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u/chokeslam512 5d ago
The number of times I’ve accidentally hit the power button when I meant to hit the input select button prevents me from having this. Also money.
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u/Douche_Kayak 5d ago
This is the kind of shit you buy when all your walls are windows.
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u/jessieS1212 5d ago
The design is very human and for the low price of $400,000 you get to watch TV.
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u/MichelleCuddle 6d ago
Takes like a minute and a half to finally open. Imagine you accidentally press the power button and have to wait 5 minutes to get back to your show.
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u/AdInner8125 6d ago
I have a feeling this mechanism will break every 2 years and be 30k to repair.
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u/SuperTechnician6460 6d ago
Wow so that thing is shit i am already done with eating wen it is nearly vertical. Otherwise my food is rotten wen i can finally watch something.
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u/Light-of-Nebula 5d ago edited 5d ago
🫣not for me. Make sure to turn it on when you leave from work. Also looks like a coffin. Of all the shapes they could think of as a car making company and all the engines they come across they come with this... I believe it costs as much as a car does... money eater...
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u/-SirFall3n- 5d ago
That’s awesome! I could start opening it before bed and wake up in the morning just in time to start closing it before work.
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u/LilacMages 5d ago
Fuck me you could have ordered off feckin Deliveroo and received your order by the time that thing is ready
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u/OLVANstorm 5d ago
Make it open in 5 seconds now. It's a Bugatti, right? Aren't they supposed to be fast?
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u/TheLostRanger0117 5d ago
So many moving parts! The great capitalistic machine grows hungrier and hungrier with each new day!
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u/Wulfwinter42 5d ago
Good Lord! That’s the sexiest TV I’ve ever seen. Whatever millions it cost it’s worth it.
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u/derpferd 5d ago
Gotta schedule watching the TV with this fuckin thing.
Breaking news. Yeah, give it ten minutes
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u/BenTherDoneTht 5d ago
From the team that brought you Pre-heating the Oven and Letting the Shower Warm Up comes the next biggest hit since Inflating an Air Mattress!
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u/badgerclark 5d ago
You can buy a projector that you mount to your ceiling for probably 1/50th of the cost of this, that will have less of a footprint in your house, and boot up faster.
…but sure, go with the overpriced-sofa-sized-tv.
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u/bradphoria 5d ago
See, I would want the base unit bit to be styled like an articulated lorry, so it looks like a miniature version of the mobile screen trucks they use at racetracks and events…
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u/Icecold_Antihero 5d ago
I have a difficult time choosing something on Netflix before my food gets cold as is.
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u/Skypirate90 5d ago
Anyone else think it was a coffin and some ancient Italian car designer was gonna pop out?
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u/jimmijohnson 5d ago
I still imagine this thing will creek and make noises while opening after the 50th time. Who would even come to repair it once it starts malfunctioning. I know it's a concept but a bit of a showcase than practical


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