Tech SPeC: Largest plasma TV ever built

by Sawyer Thomas, online editor  

The television tube is outdated, and plasma is in.

The war between the television pioneers is spreading like a flame to the wind.  With 80-90 inch televisions, the feud has all but ground to a halt since there have not been any truly astounding inventions or releases to spark an eye or open a spender’s wallet.

But then, in a flash, Samsung changed the game.  All of the companies in the race, including Samsung, LG, and Panasonic, have taken it up a notch.  With the release of Panasonic’s 103-inch plasma screen televisions, one of the largest plasma screen televisions in the world, it has changed the way consumers who can afford such a luxury view their television shows and high-definition movies.

Samsung recently released it’s 102-inch counterpart to Panasonic’s rival, an inch smaller but equally impressive.  With a price tag of roughly $100,000, it is definitely not for your average white-collar American worker, but more for those with cash to spare.  After viewing several pictures, it looks like a movie theatre screen with a mount.  It’s also significantly more shiny.

LG released something earlier this year nicknamed the XXXXL, which is similar in many ways to the Samsung/Panasonic products.  All of the televisions are impressive, and they are something that I will definitely NEVER be able to afford.  I couldn’t even finance one.  Nobody can, really, because it is said that it costs a lot to make these puppies, so the Samsung company has offered it only for “real” sales to “real” clients, basically, rich people.

The technical specifications of the Samsung television is that it is 102 inches across the screen diagonally, and it is estimated to be about 10-15 inches in depth.  All of the full specifications have yet to be released.  But it is completely high-definition, and the resolution is said to be a truly remarkable experience.  Imagine playing a Playstation 3 on one of those bad boys.  It’s probably pretty sweet.

Great, one more thing that I will never be able to afford.  A 103-inch television said to be absolutely remarkable and revolutionary in the way we view our entertainment.  Guess I won’t be watching “Grey’s Anatomy” on that anytime soon.