- 110 or 137 inch self-folding TV
- Bugatti design elements, materials and color finishes
- Prices available on request; expect six figures
In 2024, we got to see a “mind-blowing” TV in person: a 137-inch self-folding micro-LED TV. It was called C SEED N1, and now it’s back in a new Bugatti-inspired form.
The C SEED BUGATTI N1 takes styling inspiration from the rather handsome Bugatti Tourbillon supercar, with a side profile mimicking the C line design that makes Bugattis so visually distinctive. And as before, it packs a self-folding 4K micro-LED TV in a choice of 110-inch or 137-inch.
Made in Austria, the BUGATTI N1 features materials and finishes, including carbon fiber and aluminum, inspired by Bugatti’s Tourbillon hypercar and incorporating some of its shapes.
There’s also a fully integrated Wisdom Audio sound system hidden inside the structure, with speakers that extend outward when activated and disappear again once Netflix’s scroll of doom is completed.
Prices are in the “if you have to ask, you can’t afford it” range. But the 2024 N1 was expected to cost $283,000 / £285,000 (around AU$394,925), and reports have indicated that a previous Porsche Design foldable TV cost around $400,000, so this is clearly supercar money.
C SEED BUGATTI N1 automatic folding TV: main features and availability
Watching television unfold is always a real headache. The “sculptural sideboard” unfolds and rotates to become vertical, its five micro-LED panels becoming a single enormous 4K screen. There is a video of it embedded here.
The big challenge with foldable displays has traditionally been visible seams and panel inconsistencies, but C SEED says its patented Adaptive Gap Calibration system effectively eliminates joints between moving panels.
Refreshingly, C SEED has released the system specifications rather than opting for discretion. The contrast ratio is 30,000:1, the peak brightness is 1,000 nits, and the audio system has a frequency range (including the subwoofer) of 60 Hz to 20 kHz.
Unfortunately, if you’re a gamer, this TV may not be for you: its three HDMI ports are HDMI 2.0, not 2.1. Seems a bit cheap…
Like most people, I couldn’t afford one of these TVs in a million years, but I love the fact that it exists: like the weirdest luxury hi-fi speakers, it’s both spectacular and a little silly.
But if you have six figures to spare and your garage already contains a Bugatti Tourbillon, a foldable TV probably seems perfectly reasonable. The TV is being “introduced to discerning customers” via CDEED’s network of partners around the world, and you can see more of this very unusual TV on the C SEED website here. There is even a book you can download.
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