Panasonic's TH-103PF9UK 103-inch plasma now shipping

As if the massive billboard just before the Lincoln Tunnel wasn't drool-worthy enough, and if you've been pinching those pennies ever since this beauty became available for pre-order, your wait is at long last over. Panny's mighty expansive 103-inch plasma is ready to go, and can be shipped out to your domicile right now for the not-exactly-convenient price of $69,999.95. While none of the specs have changed, at least this thing can start finding its way onto delivery trucks after all the gazing that's been done, but you might want to rent a forklift to hoist this monster up your stairs when it arrives. Oh, and if the 70 large is a bit too steep for you at the moment, Panasonic's being all generous and offering "special finance rates" if you prefer to make payments on this thing until kingdom come.

[Mills @ Dec 7th 2006 1:53PM]

Will this work with my wii? No but seriously, engadget, you convinced me. Ill take two...

[Matt B @ Dec 7th 2006 2:02PM]

Imagine the size of the boobies!!

Sorry. :/

[Gil @ Dec 7th 2006 2:04PM]

Imagine the real boobies you could be getting with that money

[Dae @ Dec 7th 2006 2:10PM]

All i need is three of them so that i can replace and create a cool looking cubicle at work. that would be AWSOME.

[DEEZNUTZ @ Dec 7th 2006 2:45PM]

I need two of these so that I can use it with the PS3's dual HDMI out... No wait, where the hell did that second HDMI out go?

[John Hinds @ Dec 7th 2006 2:47PM]

US$70,000 sounds like a bargin.

BBC news said last night that it will cost �50,000 (US$98,500) in the UK.

[Chris Merchant @ Dec 7th 2006 3:12PM]

I'll take 'ridiculously huge' for $70k Alex?

Seriously. What's with our obsession with incredibly huge sets, when you can project the same image in HD for a fraction of the price, and scale the size.

...

Call me odd though, I guess being able to watch it in BROAD daylight outweighs the HUGE price.

Chris

[GJP303 @ Dec 7th 2006 3:32PM]

imagine someone breaking this tv with their wii controler.

[CharlieX @ Dec 7th 2006 3:37PM]

At what point do you just get a 1080 DLP projector and a pull down screen?

[Brent @ Dec 7th 2006 3:58PM]

Thank god for the marketing geniuses that are saving every rich bastard buying one of these things a nickel. Honestly, I think the time has come to drop this random odd cents BS. When paying $70K for a TV if you're convinced to buy because it's 'only' $69,999.95 you should be shot. As a salesman do you know how annoying it is to say sixty-nine-thousand-nine-hundred-ninety-nine dollars and ninety five cents instead of seventy grand? And yet the consumer is such a finicky beast... CORPORATE AMERICA: QUIT POISONING OUR MINDS!

[Bobby @ Dec 7th 2006 5:32PM]

This TV isn't marketed let alone designed for the everyday consumer. Even the Panasonic web site says so.

Read the linky before going all ZOMYGOD Corporate America is trying to eat my brains.

[Tracy L @ Dec 7th 2006 4:28PM]

Hold on, let me get my spreadsheet out...

I just did some math. Assuming $5000 is the practical limit of what I could pay for a TV before my wife kills me, and assuming this thing drops in price by 20% per year, AND assuming inflation of 3% per year increases that concept of the most I would pay...

I'm getting me one of these for Christmas in 2016!

(And by then, I'm hoping half the stations I watch will have upgraded to HD/widescreen as well.)

[James @ Dec 7th 2006 4:33PM]

LOL, digging into the spec sheet...

Power Consumption 1550 W
Dimensions (W x H x D*2) 95.0" x 55.9" x 5.1" 61.2"
Weight (approx.) 485 lbs. (220 kg)

[Nick @ Dec 7th 2006 5:12PM]

See... That's not fair. Doesnt Panasonic have a free-tv-for-broke-college-kids program? Cause I vote institution...

[Puddles @ Dec 7th 2006 6:05PM]

$70k for a TV? No thanks, I'll take a 30-inch LCD, a hi-fi sound system and a Honda Civic instead.

[Jeff @ Dec 7th 2006 7:50PM]

I see they have a 50" model (TH-50PF9UK) for roughly $6k. Can someone explain to me the difference between the "professional" series and the regular series, say the TH-50PX600U. I know the TH-50F9UK is just a monitor, but other than that (who's using TV speakers and tuners anyway?) is there some reason this series isn't suitable for regular people (who don't mind spending 6k)?

[andy @ Dec 8th 2006 9:42AM]

The pro series has removeable boards. One board is a built in pc (pc hanging on the wall, no wires).

There is a picture quality difference between the consumer series and professional series. There is no tuner or audio output from the pro series (in any board).

You can buy that 50" panasonic professional from visual apex shipped to your door with the HDMI board and component/composite etc board for 2100 USD with a five year warranty.

[bobdole @ Dec 7th 2006 9:45PM]

yeeaaah, finance it... that's a good idea... 10 years later, you've paid $200,000 for a tv that you'll be able to pick up at a garage sale for $20

[Genome @ Dec 8th 2006 10:13AM]

Native resolution: 1920 x 1080
Number of pixels: 2073600
Price in dollars: $69999.95
Price per pixel: $0.2962

so thats what? ONLY 30 cents per pixel!

[jay @ Dec 19th 2006 10:22AM]

how the hell do you mount this thing on the wall!? Is there a super-sized bracket or something or do you just put it on the super-sized stand/base unit!? :)

J

[Mike @ Apr 12th 2007 12:17PM]

Jay, you give the specifications to the architect who is designing the new theater room that you are adding on to your house!