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Question of the Day: How Big is Your TV?

If you are among those fortunate enough to come home to a big, beautiful TV every night—don't take it for granted. The beginnings of our obsession with large televisions were, in a word, humble. If this were the '50s you would be walking to work naked in the snow only to unwind at night in front of a puny 16- or 17-inch TV (at best) with a crappy picture and only a few channels—and you would have loved it. The folks at Electronic House have put together a history of our obsession with big TVs, and that got me thinking—how big is your TV? More »

2:50 PM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Sean Fallon
23,409 views, 174 comments

Latest by n/a: There wasn't an option for no tv... If I'm going to watch anything, I usually just google video search it. And when I had an xbox, I had it hooked up to the computer monitor. So, I more »

very big tvs

New Modules Pave the Way for 142-inch Plasma TVs with Insane Pricetags

Get ready for some monster-sized TVs for monster-sized prices. Shinoda Plasma Corp of Japan is prepping some 3x2m modules for sale to manufacturers, which would provide the guts for 142-inch plasma displays. They won't be cheap, however, with prices for manufacturers running in the "several tens of millions of yen." With 10 million yen equaling about $87,500, you can see how these things will be on the insane side of the pricing scale. But still, a 142-inch plasma screen TV! You're gonna need to build a bigger living room, Mark Cuban. [Tech-On!]

11:30 AM on Mon Oct 29 2007
By Adam Frucci
2,617 views, 9 comments

Latest by goglen: @Daimyo Nintendo:Wow, you have severe issues. Why do you care if other people enjoy watching TV on a big screen. Have you ever heard of movie theaters? Things like Century, Loews, etc? Last time I went, the screen was pretty big... As more »