Crazy 16943 TV Concept

Are you ever annoyed by black bars on the sides of your TV when watching a 4:3 (or full-frame) DVD on a widescreen TV or when watching a widescreen 16:9 DVD on a 4:3 screen? Personally, it has never bothered me, but if it bothers you, a new "16943" may be just the solution you're looking for.



Studio FRST is the company designing the TV, but I found no word on a planned release date.

I found this story in an article on Gizmodo.com, which states that:
"This concept is obviously completely impractical due to the non-rectangular nature of the glass it would require, but you've got to admire the cleverness of the whole thing. If you're watching 16:9 video, it fills the entire screen horizontally, only leaving the little bottom nub black. 4:3 video fills the entire thing vertically, leaving the hanger on the side black."

Personally, I'd rather have two black bars occasionally rather than one constant black bar. It's a crazy concept, but I always enjoy discovering new technologies that venture to think outside the box, quite literally in this case.