Giant TVs, Elvis star at tech show

0 Comments | USA TODAY, January, 2007 | by Jefferson Graham, Edward C. Baig and Kevin Maney

LAS VEGAS -- The giant Consumer Electronics Show has always been about bragging rights: Who has the slickest computers, most-miniature camera and most awe-inspiring gizmos and gadgets. No surprise, the biggest crowds Monday at the annual industry confab surrounded amazing, high-definition TVs on display at booth after booth.

Sharp crowed that it had the "world's largest LCD TV" at 108 inches, roughly the size of a small movie theater screen. No price or shipping date was announced. Just a few feet away, Samsung displayed its mammoth TVs, up to 102 inches. Down the hall, mobs surrounded Panasonic's 103-inch set -- available now for a cool $70,000. If you can live with a mere 65-inch high-def set, Panasonic will sell it to you for only $10,000. What else is happening at the...