82 inches of high-definition fury

At some point you have to ask yourself: is 82 inches really enough to make you happy?

(Credit: HD Guru)

Well, it's not quite as big as this, but at 82 inches, the Honeywell/Soyo MT-HWGWT8218AM LCD HDTV may actually fit through your front door. Maybe.

According to HD Guru, newcomer to the U.S. market Honeywell, in partnership with Soyo, is bringing its 82-inch HDTV to U.S. homes.

According to the article, this behemoth includes a 120Hz refresh rate, full 1080p HD, a 178-degree viewing angle, three HDMI inputs, two component video inputs, a VGA input, and one composite and S-Video jack. Features include picture in picture (POP)/POP, SRS audio with 2x10 watts amplifier, and stereo speakers.

The 82-incher has a rated brightness of 600 candelas per square meter (cd/m?), 16.7 million display colors, 120,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, and weighs in at a piddly 303 pounds. Pricing and availability for the HDTV have yet to be announced.

[ElSupreme]

How about LCD, or Plasma? Or whatever else this thing might be.

[crice42]

This is LCD. It is right in the article with the model number. MT-HWGWT8218AM LCD HDTV

[scratchface]

This is LCD the 120 hz pretty much gave it away, but I still had to do a google search to be sure--should have been in the article though.

[robertorosco]

lol epic fail

[BrujoSalazar]

i have a dlp, and it rates 120hz

[efranklin]

Updated! Thx for the tip.

[roperape]

HAHAHA - another LCD by Soyo? The previous Honeywell/Soyo LCDs had some of the worst reviews I have ever seen.

[brangsta]

how much green do you have to drop for this? sounds vert expensive, they're selling hundred inch 1080ps for like 70k aren't they? gotta wait le 5 years then it might be affordable lol

[JGowan]

Geez -- what would something like that cost?

[joshdeboer]

Who would ever want a Honywell LCD, yuck! Buy a Pioneer 5020 or Pro 111 or a Panasonic.

If you have to buy a cheap panel, save your money until you can afford a "real" display.

[Jasper1675]

Just a question,

Currently I have a 50 inch panasonic plasma and a panasonic 720p projector that can display an image 10 feet across in high def, push three buttons on the remote and I can switch beween either . 50 inch for everyday viewing and movie theater if I want to watch a movie. Cost for the two under $2000.
Why would anyone purchase a 82 inch LCD that probably cost more than a new corvette. Do these companies ever do any market research to see if consumers would want these products. Also just a free tip to anyone thinking of something like that an 82 inch tv would be a huge mistake if you want to play a PS3 or 360 on them, the image becomes to hard to manage you just walk into things and get stuck.

[scuuba]

I would LOVE to get a projector, but my room is way too bright to accommodate one. If I want to upgrade the size of my television, I'd need to spend a lot to get it...maybe not 70k, but $6000-7000.

[Yardobe]

my Soyo crapped out in 4 months time,dead pixels,speakers....awful product!

[jaycustom]

This got me thinking... Is there a way to put two,say 52" LCDs side by side and split the picture,like on a dual monitor pC setup? Or would you need to have a PC and TV Tuner involved? I'm sure theres a way if you have the money,but that would be killer!

[MrMurder]

How could it weigh 303 lbs if its LCD? And a 120 Hz refresh rate? They should have equipped it with 240 Hz instead. The contrast ratio isn't higher than smaller sized LCDs. I've even seen more powerful audio from smaller sets. And I can guarentee you that it pixelates. Sets these sizes need Quad Full High Definition (3840x2160p) or even Super-Hi Vision (7680 x 4320 pixels/w 22.2 channel surround sound). This thing is probably cost more than the 70" Sony Bravia KDL-70XBR7, which costs a whopping $20,000 or as much as a Dell XPS system with the best configurations. Does it have PC and TV tuners?

[iff2mastamatt]

Honeywell = Inferior quality. Honeywell screws over their workforce, thus leading to the production of terrible products.

[mgheff]

That is sick. Why on earth would you ever want something that big?

[MrMurder]

You need to sit 20.5 feet away from that thing. No one in the right mind would waste tens of thousands of dollars on this LCD.