Is bigger necessarily better? Just when we thought the TV screen had reached its limit. Now I wonder just how large these works of wonder will be years from now?
Samsung has just created the first 70-inch LCD TV panel! That's right you're not reading things. 70-inches! Unbelievable really...
Personally, my 60-inch is entirely too big. Well, not entirely. Especially when its football season, NFL to be exact. There's actually nothing like watching your favorite team, the 5-time World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, wage battle on the big screen while your utilizing the picture-in-picture option to keep tabs on your fantasy players. That my friends is a little piece of heaven. In actuality, if I had it to do over again I would have purchased a 42-inch plasma after all the reading and screens I've viewed here lately. But, I digress.
Samsung's 70-incher will be the largest on the market with a 65-inch diameter! It will boast the full high definition resolution (1920/1080p) and have a 180 degree conical viewing angle. With a contrast ratio of 2,000:1 it will also offer over 1 billion colors. Finally, the price tag is expected to be in the $12,000 range. What more could you ask for... right?
Well, who in their right mind would purchase such a luxury item? Your everyday millionaire probably will place this on their wishlist or just add it to their 5,000 square ft game room. But, for the average working man, this will be a bit out of their league. Though, 70-inches would sure be nice. Who said bigger isn't better? The pessimists obviously never saw a screen of this size or the NFL in HD for that matter.
I guess we'll wait and see how big the screens will be this time next year or how about 5 years from now. Who knows where the technology will take us. Only time and money will tell.
Until then, may the movie and sports fan in you find the large screen that best suits your needs and your wallet and may your waves never end.
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