Panasonic unveils biggest-yet TV screen at 103 inches; It weighs 400 pounds
NEW YORK — Home TV screens just keep getting bigger. And there's no end in sight. Panasonic pitched a tent outside the New York Stock Exchange yesterday to show off the biggest high-definition plasma screen yet.
At 103 inches, it's an inch bigger than versions being produced by Samsung and LG.
Panasonic vice president Andrew Nelkin says the new screen weighs 400 pounds. If you buy one, and have a wall big enough to fit it, you'll want professional installation.
He also says he wouldn't be surprised to see someone come up with an even bigger screen before long.
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Apr-19-2006 18:14
StanVoid
more hot pockets!
Registered: Apr 2005
Location: NYC, New York
not amazing ... it might be the biggest, but it still looks like a typical, big-screen flat tv. I wouldn't call it HUMONGOUS compared to other nicely-sized flats.
Apr-19-2006 18:25
bas
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Registered: Jul 2004
Location: Here I Am Baby
quote:
Originally posted by StanVoid
not amazing ... it might be the biggest, but it still looks like a typical, big-screen flat tv. I wouldn't call it HUMONGOUS compared to other nicely-sized flats.
Yeah I have a regular bigscreen tv that's just under 6 feet tall (speaker and screen not just the screen ) and it looks way bigger than that asian guy.
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Apr-19-2006 18:31
THE_Chris
needs a new CT
Registered: Apr 2002
Location: Ireland
Projector for the win.
I watch DVDs on an 80-100 inch screen all the time
Its not like the HD resolution is increasing with the physical size.
It will still be the good old 1920x1080, or more likely since a lot of broadcasters still don't do 1080i (and even less 1080p), 1280x720.
Your just stretching the image at this point, and the distance you sit back from the TV to not notice the diminishing detail will negate the size.
yeah but that shit would be tight hangin on my wall...
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Apr-19-2006 18:42
bas
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Registered: Jul 2004
Location: Here I Am Baby
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Originally posted by grooviebeats
yeah but that shit would be tight hangin on my wall...
Your wall can support a 400 pound tv?
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Apr-19-2006 18:44
EarnYourKeep
LIT
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: twentyonetwo
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Originally posted by dj_bas
Your wall can support a 400 pound tv?
Probably 400 w/base =)
I have a Sony 40" XBR1 and it's hangin on my wall - minus the stand is about 20-25lbs. And HD via cable services are NOT WORTH IT! There are hardly any broadcast stations sending out 1080p (maybe 2 at max - HBO and Discovery Channel)
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Apr-19-2006 18:51
grooviebeats
peanut butter jelly time
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Jacksonville Fl
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Originally posted by dj_bas
Your wall can support a 400 pound tv?
i dont see why not. If you mount it right and distribute the weight right it wont be a problem. You cant just put a nail in the wall and hope it will stay there.
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Apr-19-2006 19:01
Saka
LOL
Registered: Oct 2004
Location:
They didn't make it look even bigger from taking the pic from that angle did they?
You can tell they were trying but they did a crap job.
Apr-19-2006 19:13
infinity HiGH
groovin
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: west side T.O
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Originally posted by kid nyce
Probably 400 w/base =)
I have a Sony 40" XBR1 and it's hangin on my wall - minus the stand is about 20-25lbs. And HD via cable services are NOT WORTH IT! There are hardly any broadcast stations sending out 1080p (maybe 2 at max - HBO and Discovery Channel)
really?? i would've thought that in the states you guys would get your money's worth in terms of HD. Up here it's fuckin garbage.
Apr-19-2006 19:27
LieberDJ
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whats the difference between those and the huge screens in the baseball games?
Apr-19-2006 19:30
StanVoid
more hot pockets!
Registered: Apr 2005
Location: NYC, New York
quote:
Originally posted by LieberDJ
whats the difference between those and the huge screens in the baseball games?
this one plugs into your wall socket, not a power plant
Panasonic unveils biggest-yet TV screen at 103 inches; It weighs 400 pounds
) and it looks way bigger than that asian guy.
