LCD, Plasma Makers: Bigger is Better

BusinessWeek online has a piece this week on the size battle between plasma and LCD following Samsung's announcement last week of the impending intro of its 70-inch LCD flat panel display. The company has plans for an 82-incher next, both of which come on the heels on Matsushita's 103-inch plasma that will be available for ordering in September.

So how big is too big? I never say never, but the odds would seem to be against the average family purchasing a 7- or 8-foot TV anytime soon. Price is obviously the main obstacle, but space is nearly as challenging. We just had a 50-inch plasma installed in our family room and based on the positioning of our sofa and recliners, even a 60-inch would have probably been too big considering where we sit. There's only so much information the human eye can process...