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Big TVs with 'ultra-high definition' latest rage

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Panasonic's Vic Carlson, right, introduces the new television during a news conference at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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The race to make TVs larger and larger has created a colossal problem for manufacturers: As screens grow, picture quality worsens — unless the viewer moves farther away from the screen. This year, TV makers are doing their best to give huge-screen fanatics more breathing room with new "ultrahigh-definition" TVs.