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Panasonic 150-Inch Plasma Next To That Tiny 103-Incher From Last Year

Charlie White — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:41:11 EST

Want some perspective on that Panasonic 150-inch plasma display? Here it is with a human standing next to it, flanked by Panasonic's largest TV shown at past CESes, a 103-incher. So if you like your TVs as big as a queen-sized bed and capable of displaying an elephant in actual size, you may now begin your five-year wait for it to become available, if you can save your money fast enough. UPDATE: video here and a bonus elephant pic on the next page!

Maybe someone really would want an elephant in the living room. Well, now it's perhaps someday kinda almost possible, in the fantasy world of Panasonic's gigantic CES plasma displays!

Holy Crap: First 150-Inch Plasma Photos

Brian Lam — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:20:32 EST

Live from the Panasonic keynote, the 150-Inch plasma's first details are here, along with blurry shots:
•2k x 4k res, 4x the res of 1080p
•50% less power use via double luminance efficiency — big deal on a set this big.
•You can't afford this.
More details from an interview with Panasonic:

Speaking with an engineer from Panny's Japan TV operations, who revealed a few more bits:
•It's 220volts, so even if you stole it, you couldn't use it in your grand American home. Gary Merson knows more about the power consumption issues, and we'll link to his future story.
•The hardest thing about building a 150-inch TV over a 103-inch TV was the 2160x4096 pixel count on this monster. And the glass is twice as much surface area, so it requires a higher quality piece of glass to be strong enough (and no, it is not thinner).
•No word on contrast ratios, brightness, or weight. I will find out, though

That relatively itty bitty man next to the HDTV is the Panasonic president, and he must either be thinking "I want to lick my TV" or "Sharp sucks." Or both. The screen, at 16:9 ratio, has 9606.45 square inches, compared with 4977.89 square inches on Sharp's now dethroned king, the 108-inch LCD. Sizemodo between the loser, winner, a standard door, and a queen sized bed:

• Home hearth UI lets you to add a fireplace, windows, and wallpaper, etc. Your TV is now your wall, which is cool and sad.
• You can get video calls and use some apps (assuming you'd have a camera or something).

More details coming shortly. [Sizeasy]

It's Official: Sharp Has No Answer to Panasonic's 150-Inch Plasma

Brian Lam — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:18:19 EST

An unofficial trip into Sharp's booth and the press conference today confirm that Sharp has nothing to battle Panasonic's monster 150-inch plasma HDTV but last year's 108-inch. (Last year, Sharp upset Panasonic's 103-inch plasma with the 108, so this is what we like to call revenge.)

Introducing the 205-inch Technovision Luxio LED TVLCD HDTV : Big Enough to Park Two Mini Coopers On

Brian Lam — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:30:00 EDT

Technovision is showing off their 205-inch ~~LCD~~ LED HDTV at CeBit, that makes the formerly buff Sharp 108-inch LCD feel downright pathetic. That's enough space to park two mini coopers on, side by side. Wait...TechnovisionWho?

[UPDATED: Aha! It's an array of LEDs, not an LCD]

The Italian company, in operation since 1987, specializes in displays for outdoor areas. Ohhh. So this is like a jumbotron. Except for inside, and HD. I refuse to believe that these are single pieces of glass. Likely they're comprised of a few panels joined together like some of the "big" TVs we saw at CES.

Regardless, that much glass — over 15 feet by 8 feet — forming a single picture, is rad.

They unveiled them at a yacht show in February, so you can imagine the market they're aiming for. We've no idea if these will ship soon, or in the US. But that doesn't matter. You can't afford this TV.
–Brian Lam

Luxio [via Techdigest]

Big TV Watch: LG Caught Faking Its 100-inch Giganticism

www.gizmodo.com — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:45:16 EST

Poor LG. Not only did Sharp beat them on the title of largest TV, but it turns out their "mere" 100-inch screen isn't even that. It's two LCD panels stuck together. That became apparent to viewers from a few feet away, as the two halves show color and brightness slightly differently. On some screens, the seam shows up as a big line down the entire middle of the screen. (And on cross-examination, LG flaks confirmed to us that it definitely is two panels.)

So sorry LG, we caught you stuffing your screen dimensions. Not that we're totally obsessed with size, but if you're going to brag about bigness, you'd better have the goods you're promising. – Sean Captain

Big TV Watch: Optoma 120-inch DLP

blongo3 — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:44:28 EST

There's a new sheriff in Big TV town, Optoma. We came across their "Worlds Largest 1080p" 120-inch rear projection DLP over in the South Hall today at CES. Ridiculous doesn't even begin to explain how large this TV is. Almost as impressive as the screen size though, is its depth. Measuring in at only 37-inch this TV is pretty damn skinny for a DLP of its stature. Sadly though Optoma is pricing this dream screen at $8.13/square inch, or $50,000. – Ben Longo

CES 2007 Big TV Watch: 120-inches?

Brian Lam — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 15:55:49 EST

Like you, I'm obsessed with big HDTVs. I'm gonna put on a safari hat and hunt em down like big cats. Before the new sets are uncaged, lets take a poll: How big will the HDTVs be this year?

Last year, the 103-inch plasma HDTV from Panasonic was named heavyweight champ, inch-for-inch of CES 2006. Chris Null from Yahoo! Tech guesses that the biggest TV in this year's CES show will breach the 120-inch mark. What do you think?