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Mine is Bigger: Big Swinging’ Displays

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Proof positive that men run the electronics industry. Sharp launched its massive 108″ LCD monitor, but it’s relatively thin. Panasonic came up short with a 103″ plasma, but it’s thicker and works it (you know, the picture) better. Clearly overcompensating for its shortcomings, Panasonic whipped out this 150″ monster.

More Stuff You Don’t Need but are Desperate to Get

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From Sharp, the largest LCD TV ever - 108 inches of entertainment power. The whole thing measures 52.9-inches high by 93.9-inches wide.

It may or may not ever be able, but in producing it, Sharp puts a cap on the argument for plasma over LCD because of LCD’s size limitations. Another nail in the plasma coffin.

Sharp Super-Contrast LCD

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A lovely bunch of flowers. Well, yes, but this a picture of the screen of a new Sharp high contrast HD LCD TV prototype with the most incredible color of anything in the show. A crowd of admirers stand in front of it every few minutes and just murmur to themselves “Omigod, Omigod.” Sharp is known for its deep blacks, but this is in abyss deep - a jaw-dropping 100,000:1 contrast ratio. For comparison, that flat screen in your basement is - if you’re real lucky - no more than 30,000 to 1, more likely  5000:1.