"The 102 inch PDP TV and the 82 inch TFT-LCD TV are a perfect
combination of screen size and picture resolution," said Shin
Sang-Heung, vice president of the Visual Display Division at Samsung
Electronics. "Both televisions are the epitome of design and
performance - a must-have for any serious home theater buff."
I've seen the 102 inch plasma in the flesh at CES 2005,
and it's a most impressive feat of engineering. Of course, the
only problem is that these bad boys are prototypes - no production
plans or schedule is being given for general availability of these
particular models. So getting one may be a little tricky.
However, if you've got a hankering for a slightly smaller (but still
remarkably huge) flat panel HDTV, then Samsung's 80 inch plasma the HP-R8082
first displayed at CES is expected to be available in limited
quantities by
the end of this year. Samsung is still slightly vague on MSRP
but the behemoth is expected to sell somewhere in the ballpark of
$50,000.
Here are the specs on the current world record holder
prototypes (from the Samsung
press release):
102" PDP TV |
Basic World's Largest PDP TV |
Resolution 1920x1080p Progressive Scan |
Technology DNIe TM (Digital Natural Image engine) |
Sound SRS TruSurround XT |
Interface Complete Digital Interface HDMI Input |
Design Oriental Style With Premium Glossy Black Color 68.7 billion displayable colors |
82" TFT-LCD TV |
Resolution 1920x1080 pixels (approx. 6.22 million pixels) |
Screen Ratio 16:9 |
Color Gamut 92 % |
Contrast Ratio 8,000:1 (dynamic contrast) |
Brightness 500 nits (cd/m²) |
Response Time 8 ms |
HDTV resolution Max. 1080/60 progressive scan |
(1080 horizontal scan lines of 60 frames per second) |
Connectivity HDMI (2), PC (1) |
40" OLED Prototype Panel |
Resolution 1280x800 pixels (HD-class) |
Screen Size 40" (Diagonal) |
Screen Ratio 16:10 |
Number of Pixels 3.07 million (# of RGB sub-pixels) |
Max. Screen Brightness 600 nits |
Shade Ratio 5,000:1 |
Color Reproducibility Min. 80% vs. NTSC |
Response Speed Min. 1,000x faster than that of LCDs |