Yesterday I got to see Panasonic's new 103-inch plasma TV. Its display panel is literally as large as a queen size bed. But even when I put my nose to the screen, there was no visible pixelation (it helped that the King Kong trailer cycling on the set was being fed by a high def hard drive player). It was utterly stunning.

Sharp's recently-unveiled monster LCD TV is slightly larger, at 105-inches, but Panasonic gets the nod for actually having its set in production. Around 1000 have been made so far, essentially to order, says Panasonic's Chris Key, with buyers including Bill Gates and (cough) Michael Jackson. The big buzz at Panasonic's Auckland HQ is that there's not only local interest, but a certain gentleman who wants to buy two. For the same house.

The interested punter is coming to Auckland to see the 103-incher. Although it's only about half a foot deep, it does weight in around 250kg ("that solves the theft issue", says Key), so it's not something you transport on a whim.