How Much Do Less Do Ultra-Thin HDTV's Weigh Compared to Standard HDTV's?

For that past year and even more so at CES 2008, the trend in HDTV's seems to be shifting away from how big the screen is, to how thin the entire set is. Many people may find this to be a trivial detail, despite the aesthetic advantages of a super-thin HDTV, but Gizmodo's Wilson Rothman has pointed out that thinness isn't always trivial. Take for instance the example of installing a 50-inch plasma on a wall mount. The absolute thinness is not really the critical part, says Rothman, it's the reduced weight you have to wrestle to actually install a thin HDTV. He's put together an excellent chart comparing the screen size, thickness, and weight of old and current model HDTV in a number of different brand categories. You'd be surprised at how lopping a few inches off a set's thickness can drastically reduce its overall weight.

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Posted by Justin Davey at January 27, 2008 6:12 AM