Remember VIZIO's LED backlit 55-inch XVT LCD with WiFi and widgets that debuted for two grand last year and seemed like such a value? Great, now go ahead and forget it because the company's top of the line model in August will switch over to a monster 72-inch 480Hz LCD (above) with 3D, WirelessHD, VIZIO Internet Apps widget platform and Wireless-N for $3,499. If that's too big to fit your budget (or in our case, tiny shoebox apartment) there will also be 55- and 47-inch versions available, with all the same features plus a new antireflective panel for those of you who like to keep the lights on during, they'll cost $2,499 and $1,999, respectively. These 3D displays feature SENSIO technology and Bluetooth-synchronized active shutter LCD glasses from XpanD, while a VIZIO XVT Pro Wireless HDMI Adapter is available separately with 4 HDMI inputs to blast HD signals across the room on the 60Ghz band. Cinema enthusiasts also have something to look forward to, check the gallery below for shots of the 58-inch ultrawidescreen 21:9 aspect ratio XVTPRO580CD, no word on a ship date or price but when it appears later this year you can kiss black bars during movies goodbye.

i'll admit it, i have a slight thing or appreciation for a big slick tv... but i think my jaw actually dropped a bit when i saw this, since i figured it'd be awhile before we saw LED HDTV's getting into these sizes... fuck man, 72-inches of sweet HD goodness? oh man, that sounds tasty indeed.

i'm perfectly happy with my 60" Kuro, and i don't see me upgrading that badboy anytime soon... to be honest, i'll probably have it for the next 10 years (unless it breaks or something)... but you gotta luv new tech, even if it drives you crazy at the same time.