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A 72-inch screen seen from 10 feet a nominal couch-to-TV distance subtends a diagonal angle of 33 degrees, which happens to be about the same as watching a 50-foot movie screen from a seat in the middle of the theater.

Seth Shostak: Are Movie Theaters Doomed? Seth Shostak 2011

A 72-inch screen seen from 10 feet a nominal couch-to-TV distance subtends a diagonal angle of 33 degrees, which happens to be about the same as watching a 50-foot movie screen from a seat in the middle of the theater.

Seth Shostak: Are Movie Theaters Doomed? Seth Shostak 2011

A 72-inch screen seen from 10 feet a nominal couch-to-TV distance subtends a diagonal angle of 33 degrees, which happens to be about the same as watching a 50-foot movie screen from a seat in the middle of the theater.

Seth Shostak: Are Movie Theaters Doomed? Seth Shostak 2011

A 72-inch screen seen from 10 feet a nominal couch-to-TV distance subtends a diagonal angle of 33 degrees, which happens to be about the same as watching a 50-foot movie screen from a seat in the middle of the theater.

Seth Shostak: Are Movie Theaters Doomed? Seth Shostak 2011

Amenities include a screening room with a 72-inch screen, a sunroom with a fireplace and an eat-in kitchen with stainless-steel appliances pictured here.

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For example, now have several 65-inch TVs in our labs, and 70- and 72-inch LCD TVs are expected to arrive later this year.

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At the event, called IFA, LG will also show off a new local dimming technology called Micro Pixel Control; a new 72-inch LEX9-series of LCD TV; a new 3D plasma that's the first set to receive THX 3D certification, and two new 1080p 3D front projectors.

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The 47-inch XVTPRO470SV will be $2,000, a 55-inch version (XVTPRO550SV) will be $2,500, and a giant 72-inch flagship model (XVTPRO720SV), which include 480Hz technology, a full-array LED backlight that has 480 separate zones that can be locally dimmed, and built-in wireless networking.

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The flagship set is the 72-inch XVTPRO720SV, which includes the 480Hz technology, a full-array LED backlight that has 480 separate zones that can be locally dimmed, and built-in wireless networking.

Vizio TVs at CES 2010: 3D, Internet apps, built-in wireless, and a monster 72-inch LCD 2010

But Carell alone has proved qualified to inhabit and dominate a world in which big-screen fare is likely to find its ultimate end use on a phone, and TV shows are increasingly watched on 72-inch home screens.

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