STORM2K

Posted: **Wed Apr 19, 2006 2:49 pm**

Panasonic Unveils 103-Inch TV Screen Wed Apr 19, 7:15 AM ET

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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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060419/ap_on_hi_te/big_tv

Posted: **Wed Apr 19, 2006 2:53 pm**

jiminy christmas, can you imagine the power consumption on that puppy? :eek:

40 inchers consume anywhere from 280-340 watts...

Plasma screens utilize about 0.30 to 0.39 watt per square inch. With fuel costs going up, you know power bills arent far behind. That's gotta hurt!

Posted: **Wed Apr 19, 2006 3:44 pm**

DON'T LET MY HUSBAND KNOW ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: **Wed Apr 19, 2006 4:36 pm**

CajunMama wrote:DON'T LET MY HUSBAND KNOW ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Impossible....He will find out.... :lol:

Posted: **Wed Apr 19, 2006 4:51 pm**

I'm.........speechless!

Posted: **Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:13 pm**

i have a 5 inch sony black and white model

Posted: **Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:43 pm**

Good grief.

:eek:

Posted: **Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:21 am**

CajunMama wrote:DON'T LET MY HUSBAND KNOW ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's the first thing I thought of too! :lol:

Posted: **Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:45 am**

I know what my mother would say "you'll go blind watching a TV that close". All kidding aside, it would have to be a large room to be comfortable watching a screen that large. Maybe movie stars and super rich CEO's.