TV: The extra-large, ultra-small medium

Something curious is happening to television: It's simultaneously growing gigantic and minuscule.
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High-resolution ultra-small will change everything

When we eventually have high-resolution video on ultra-small devices (for example using retinal scan display or similar technologies), there will be in essence no difference in the viewing experience between large-screen TVs and portable devices. That should pretty much invalidate the author's main thesis that large screen will always have a place due to resolution issues. Watching large screen might still continue to be a social activity, however.