108 inches: Sharp introduces the world's biggest LCD TV

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Friday, June 13th, 2008


Today Sharp unveiled the LB-1085 [JP], at 108 inches screen size, it’s the world’s biggest LCD TV for commercial applications. The company says one model will be delivered for use in a cinema complex in Tokyo on June 19th. However, it is available for anyone in Japan (starting today) who is willing to pay $100,000 for it.

The TV comes with the following features:

- ASV 1080p LCD screen
- 400 cd/m2 brightness
- 1,200:1 contrast
- 6 ms response time
- 176-degree viewing angle
- ports: 3xHDMI, 1xDVI, 2xcomponent, 1xS-Video

The LB-1085 is sized at 2,572×202×1,550mm and weighs 195kg.

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