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What were the largest flat panels they showed at the show?
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The biggest "real world you will actually be able to buy it in a few months and we didn't just build it to prove we are better than you" flat screen I saw was a 65" LCD from Sharp and 60" panels from Fujitsu and LG.
This is where RPs will be around to stay. Manufactures are looking working on making their RPs look like flat panels by making the bezels thinner and making the sets shallower. Samsung released some 46" DLP RPs that are very shallow and designed to compete with Plasmas that people set on tables. Mits will be coming out with a 70" DLP that is only 10" deep next year. A 70" plasma would be close to that with the mount and a lot more expensive. Optoma has the BigVizion to compete as well. It is built into the wall so it looks like a screen. Don't forget that when you see FP prices falling you need a screen, light control and usually professional installation which can add several thousand to the price of the finished product. For the majority of consumers who want a large screen (over 50") for daily use RP is still the way to go.