A virtually unknown company called 'Roundtable Concepts Incorporated' have created the perfect TV for comic book fans. The private company (established in 2007) have developed a technology which they call i23 which makes use of the 8-10 second delay in powering up TVs in order to show an image, which, as they say on their website 'makes TVs more fun.'
Using this technology they have created a range of TVs Officially licensed by Marvel Comics. Each TV is styled in the theme of a marvel character and features images of the respective Marvel hero on the TV casing and also displays an image of the character as the TV powers up.
The company are trading under the name RTC23 and are offering (from their online store) 22, 32, 42 and 55-inch LCD and 40 and 46-inch LED HD televisions.
Marvel have confirmed that they have indeed licensed the products which are available with prices ranging from $339 to $1989.
The entire range is:
Heroes: Captain America, Hulk, Ironman
Heroes: Fantastic Four
Heroes: Wolverine, Ghost Rider, Thor
Heroes: Women
Retro: Captain America
Retro: Fantastic Four
Retro: Hulk
Retro: Ironman
Retro: Silver Surfer
Retro: Strom
Images and information on all the sets is available at the website www.rtc23.com and a limited amount of orders will receive a free RTC23 backpack. The televisions looks very cool and are going to be a must have gift for any geek/comic fan, however RTC23 are not a well known company so there is no real guarantee on the quality of the televisions themselves and at the moment they do not ship outside the United States. But whether you're a comic enthusiast or not it is exciting to see simple technology which is very effective. I know I get annoyed staring at a blank-screen and until TVs can instantly power-up, using an image to brighten things up is a genius idea.