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Re:Charlie Munger defends windowless dorm rooms for Californ... by mensetmanusman on Thursday November 04, 2021 @07:46AM (#29105893)
I interested in a future where TVs have a good as color and image quality as reality (maybe 50 years out from now).

TVs are cheaper per unit area than insulation windows, could be providing a view of exactly what a windows would with streaming cameras, but could also let you travel the world by providing votes from other locations. They would also let you up the r value of the walls easily :)

Re:Charlie Munger defends windowless dorm rooms for Californ... by snowwrestler on Thursday November 04, 2021 @08:56AM (#29106548)
TVs can not have depth like a window, where your eyes have to flex to change focal length to bring distant things into focus. Even “3D” movies and TV cannot do this.

It is potentially an issue for long-term eye health. If your eyes spend most of their time within a small range of focal distances, the muscles you use for focusing essentially fall out of shape. This can cause a person to need multi-focal glasses sooner than otherwise.

It also limits the mental health benefits of looking “out a window.” Your brains knows whether a scene is real or fake based on focal depth, regardless of resolution.

Re:Charlie Munger defends windowless dorm rooms for Californ... by mensetmanusman on Thursday November 04, 2021 @09:43AM (#29107067)
Light field displays in 50 years might allow this assuming we can get costs down.
Re:Charlie Munger defends windowless dorm rooms for Californ... by catlikesshrimp on Thursday November 04, 2021 @08:09AM (#29106097)
You can have a window AND a TV

There is no need for a TV to REPLACE the window

Even bird cages have openings. Trapping a student in a hole is rather miserable.

Re:Charlie Munger defends windowless dorm rooms for Californ... by yreg on Thursday November 04, 2021 @07:52AM (#29105945)
TV has a disadvantage of not being able to be opened.

However in fifty years we might not want to open the windows anyway.

Re:Charlie Munger defends windowless dorm rooms for Californ... by pythonlion on Thursday November 04, 2021 @07:50AM (#29105927)
screens will never replace windows