# Luxury Cinema-Quality Screens Sony Makes Its Crystal LED Screen Available as a Luxury Item By Daniel Johnson | Published 2019-09-16 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crystal-led-screen References: [engadget](https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/13/sony-crystal-cinema-16k-home-theater/?utm_campaign=homepage&utm_medium=internal&utm_source=dl) & [cedia.vporoom](http://cedia.vporoom.com/2019-09-12-Sony-Electronics-Brings-16K-capable-Display-System-to-Consumers-Living-Rooms-with-Crystal-LED-Residential-Solutions#assets_2429_122624-111) [Sony](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bravia-xr-sony) recently revealed its Crystal LED screen, which will now be available to consumers in an adapted version. Customers will have to purchase the Crystal LED screen through certified dealers. The screen measures in at 63 feet wide and has a 16K resolution. The screen is an extreme luxury item and costs $5.8 million. The screen uses [micro-LED modules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lg-magnit-active-micro-led-tv), and three small LEDs for all of the individual pixels. The screen functions very similarly to [existing OLED technology](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/signature-oled-t-smart-tv), the only difference is the degree of brightness. Sony's Crystal LED screen operates at 1,000 nit brightness as well as grayscale at 10-bits. This put Sony's Crystal LED screens at a very high level of color reproduction. Sony states that the screen also has high-level 3D capabilities. Image Credit: Sony ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.2/10 - Popularity: 65% | Activity: 51% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Luxury Home Entertainment:** Expensive high-tech home entertainment products for affluent customers - **Micro-led Screens:** Screens using micro-LED modules as the primary source of light for improved color reproduction and brightness - **Ultra-high Definition Display:** Creating screens with 16K display resolution for superior picture quality ### Who This Affects Most - **Luxury Goods:** Opportunities for premium brands to create high-end entertainment products with advanced technologies - **Home Entertainment:** Creating a new consumer market with high-end home entertainment technology products for affluent customers - **Display Technology:** Manufacturers can explore innovative materials and technologies to improve display resolution and color reproduction ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Mid-Market LED Display Models](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crystal-led-s.md) - [Giant High-Resolution Televisions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bravia-xr-sony.md) - [Luxury Micro LED TVs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lg-magnit-4k-micro-led-tv.md) - [Crystal-Clear Cinematic Projectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hd-led-projector.md) - [Optimized OLED TV Units](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sony-master-series-a95k.md) - [Next-Generation Display Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nextgeneration-display.md) - [Theater-Quality Living Room Projectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sony-bravia-7.md) - [Cinematic AI-Powered Televisions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hisense-116inch-trichroma-led-tv.md) - [Oversized Micro LED Televisions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tcl-x11h-max.md)