72 inches: LG Announces World's Biggest 3D TV With LED Backlight [Update]

See below for an update.

Another day, another 3D TV-related news item. Today, it’s LG, which just announced [KR] what they say is the world’s biggest, commercially available 3D TV. Sized at 72 inches, the Infinia 72LEX9 is apparently available from today in Korea, and it features a number of impressive specs.

The features include:

  • stereoscopic 3D (glasses required)
  • 480Hz TruMotion panel
  • full LED backlight
  • 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio
  • four HDMI ports, one USB port
  • wireless AV link
  • DLNA support
  • YouTube, Google Picasa support

The Infinia 72LEX9 will go on sale in markets outside Korea in the second quarter of next year.

Update:
Mitsubishi actually holds the record for the biggest TVs with 3D capability. The Mitsubishi Diamond WD-82838 82-Inch 1080p 3D DLP HDTV has been available since Spring 2010, and their L75-A91 75-Inch 1080p LaserVue HDTV (3D ready) is bigger, too (available since June this year). The new LG model is the biggest 3D TV with LED backlight.