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Posted by Lyle Romer (Member # 1266) on 04-16-2009, 03:15 PM:

Does anybody know what the largest available LCD TV is? I'm talking about normal price range that a normal person can buy not a $50,000 110" TV (or whatever the actual largest is). I know you can get a 73" RPTV but the largest LCD I've seen is a sharp 65".

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 04-16-2009, 04:28 PM:

52"-55" seems to be the cut off point for reasonably priced LCD-based HDTV displays. Some models come with advanced features like 120Hz or faster refresh rates and a lot of other bells and whistles while keeping the cost below $4000 or even below $3000.

Sony has made 70" and larger versions of its Bravia XBR LCD-based HDTV sets, but they cost a lot, something on the order of $20,000 or more.

Some of the new LED-based LCD televisions are also pretty expensive. Sony's Bravia XBR7 costs something like $7000 for a 52" model. That's more than a 60" Pioneer Grand Kuro plasma TV.

Posted by Lyle Romer (Member # 1266) on 04-16-2009, 05:01 PM:

My issue is that I have a 7 year old Mitsubishi 65" CRT rear projection set which I'm sure won't last forever. Also, the overscan is annoying as even making adjustments is still around 7% (and getting it that low causes some "curvature" in the corners).

I don't want to replace it with something smaller but I'd like a true 1080P set not a wobulation/color wheel DLP. Even though they are very cheap they don't look as good as the latest LCD or Plasma TVs.

Posted by Mike Heenan (Member # 392) on 04-16-2009, 05:03 PM:

Costco carries the Vizio brand, and they have a 55" model for about $1600-$1800 (I forget the exact amount). I have the 42" which I got for $599 and I love it.

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 04-17-2009, 12:18 AM:

quote: Lyle Romer
My issue is that I have a 7 year old Mitsubishi 65" CRT rear projection set which I'm sure won't last forever. Also, the overscan is annoying as even making adjustments is still around 7% (and getting it that low causes some "curvature" in the corners).

Modern LCD-based and plasma-based TV sets have no overscan since they work from a fixed pixel grid. LCD and plasma based TV sets also have far more even levels of brightness. The viewing angles are far better, with plasma being the best in that regard.