This is the biggest plasma screen TV in the whole world - it's just in front of the escalator on the 4th floor of Yodobashi Camera in Akiba. At 103" (2.4m x 1.9m) it's absolutely HUGE!
...and so is the price: 5,600,000 yen! That's £40,000, or about US$60,000!
Mind you, it does have 6 video inputs, 4 HDMI ports ... and they'll give you a ¥3000 yen discount if you trade in your old TV (bargain!)
Running this baby will set you back ¥23,000 (US$260) in annual electricity bills, plus of course you'll have to pay to have a two metre hole knocked out of your living room wall. Or, just buy 4 of them and put a roof on top - and live in it!
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"Or, just buy 4 of them and put a roof on top - and live in it!
made my day :D
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A dream that may not come true.......stupid rich people! lol
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trade in my old tv eh?????
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3000 yen discount - its like a slap to the face after paying 5 million yen!
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I want one! Is this a teaser? will this actually be your next giveaway Danny-san? ^^
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i thought the biggest was 150 inches?
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You might be right, but the price card thing said it was the biggest plasma tv in the world - it might mean the biggest one in the world that is actually for sale to domestic users.
Student
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I've never seen that brand before, is it popular in Japan?
Student
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Ah never mind, I didn't realize it was Panasonic.
Mad scientist
How much power does one of those things consume?
Last time I went to a TV store I was surprised at the power usage. I searched around online and found TVs using as much as 1000W. Sure the picture on such a screen is better than most TVs, but considering we are told to turn off the lights as much as possible to reduce power usage. If I turn on every single lamb I own and only use lightbulbs (grade F efficiency) I would still be far from 1000W. Oh and putting one of those things on the same fuse as say the fridge and the toaster is no good. If the toaster and TV are on and the fridge starts, the start power usage spike from the fridge will kill the fuse because it's already loaded.
Mad scientist
Just after posting I find something I should have included :P
http://www.gizmag.com/teleavia-type-p111-high-definition-tv-1958/13026/
Turns out that first HD TV was made in 1958, but the system didn't catch on.
Stocker
Did anyone else's eyes almost immediately go slightly down and to the right when they looked at this picture?
Mad scientist
Not until you mentioned it :P
Graphics Designer
I am sad to admit it but they didn't go in that direction for me, they started there.
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yes-- same here!
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thats the only thing i saw in the picture. what tv's?? ;)
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You could get a cheaper, larger, and higher definition setup if you got a set of 6 1080p HD projectors and linked them to a single output through the new ATI 5870's Eyefinity mode. I would like to do that one day and project the screen onto my neighbor's wall or something :P
neet/single parasite
this would just fit right in our hause but the price is gigantic
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size does matter!!.....ehheheheh :P
大学生
Hmm. Actually it wasn't very awe-ful. Lol.
Expected something bigger.
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Which resolution? I'm asking this because 3,840x2160 quad-HD TVs are coming out this November priced for 6,825,000 Yen. ($76,583)
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/sony-trimaster-quad-hd-lcd-multiplies-the-resolution-and-the-pr/
Car Washer
I think the smarter choice would be to gamble the 5million yen so you have 10million yen and buy 2!
Mad scientist
Imagine gambling wrong and you will end up having spend the money and no TV. Or are you betting on fixed games only?
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I have a 82" Touch Screen Samsung LCD TV for sales on my list for USD73,711 (JPY 6,547,327), any buyer ^_^
Programmer
awesome tv....wait...(O_O) nice bottom (^_^)
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Holy shit, that's is really a big one. Also doesn't plasma requires more energy to work?
Mad scientist
I think so, but I failed to figure out how much power this one specifically uses. Imagine somebody buys it and then the power supply to the building can't handle it :P
"Dad, I want to watch TV"
"Ok, I will turn off the lights, the fridge and the computer"
Alternatively you could get a generator and get a nice background noise for watching TV.
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Lol!
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i was looking at something else besides the tv.... fap fap fap fap
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Imagine watching anime on that :D
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O_O HUGE! ..... I was ``a bit`` distracted by the lady in the right side of the pic.... -///-.
Big Daddy!
Damn right they're huge! we are talking about the lady on right, right?
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Are you sure that's a lady on the right?
Fast food! YAY!
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Sweet ass.
Exploring worlds and ways of thought
60 grand?! Well, I guess if you have a house that can hold it. An acquaintance had a TV that big in a small apartment. It was kinda stressful to watch at 3.5 meters away. lol ^^;
Fast food! YAY!
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I'll go with the latter.
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103 inches is almost too big...almost...I love my 60" screen...makes playing video games very fun...
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103 inches. thats huge. 3000 yen discount seems funny. for anyone who can afford to buy it, 3000 will be like pocket change.
Mad scientist
Yeah that discount sounds like a joke. Reminds me of a printed commercial. It said something like:
The company behind it declared it to be a typo and gave a better discount ^^
still trying to figure it out...
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I think i'll pass in getting a life debt XD
It´s not the only one in the world.
Bang & Olufsen from Denmark launch this like 3 months ago.......The BeoVision 4-103"
http://www.bang-olufsen.com/beovision4-103_press
Beovision 4 - 103" (Screen only) - £63,500
Beovision 4 - 103" Floor Stand - £18,000
Beovision 4 - 103" Wall Bracket - £2,750
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Thanks for finding this ...and Wow, that is just too sexy!! I love the motorised stand.
Can you imagine paying £2,750 for a wall bracket though?!!
I wish I can pay for it. :(