Along with offering the biggest TV sets, the TV makers also try to slim them down as much as possible. For example, JVC claims a 42-inch LCD TV that is just 22mm thick, while Sharp has a 52-inch set that is 20mm thick.
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I'm sure that ultra thin tv's will create a niche market, you know all those people who have money to spend just to say I own the biggest, smallest, brightest, ect... as for my self I don't care if its a foot thick, just give me a reasonable price/good specs.
I would rather have a thick(er) LCD screen then a plasma.
Sure the Plasma TVs may look better in color extremes (deeper blacks, brighter whites etc.) but as far as I know they are still plagued by burn-in problems which is related to how they work.
So unless a major revision was done to the technology they still would have the burn-in problems that have me personally pick a LCD over a plasma.
Peace
I hot a Sharp and it's no more then 3 inches thick and ways about 60 pounds. Wonderful TV. I could care less how thick a TV is if you can hang it on a wall.
once is a flat it doesn't really make a difference, in my house they upgraded cuz of the space i had a big monster a sony wega that thing was huge
i think noone is gonna care for half inch less, is just point less , this is just tech advancing
This is nice however i dont think having such a thin screen is going to always be the answer.
They need to do something that minimizes the heat that LCD screens generate.