Honeywell bringing an 82-inch LCD HDTV to the United States

Holy smokes! When most of the big name HDTV makers are cutting back production and in some cases leaving the TV market altogether, two companies have announced intentions to move INTO the United States.

Honeywell has tapped Taiwan's Soyo to make, market and sell Honeywell-branded LCD TV's running from 19 to 82 inches. Did you get that? 82 INCHES! Yep, Honeywell will have four separate lines--which we partially heard about in January--the top-end of which is the Altura LE series. The LE series will include 47-, 57-, 65-, 70-, and 82-inch LCD TV's, all with 1080p resolution, a 120 Hz refresh rate, a 178 degree viewing angle, a trio of HDMI inputs, picture-in-picture, SRS audio and a glossy black finish. The 82-inch features a 120, 000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and weighs a massive 303 pounds. Honeywell will begin shipping the new lines soon in all the usual places.

Meanwhile, GE and Taiwan's Tatung have created a joint venture called General Displays and Technologies and will begin shipping GDT HDTV's this April.

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