AP Spotlight A TV as big as a bed? With the holidays approaching, stores stock more supersize sets ANNE D'INNOCENZIO Associated Press Nov 5, 2024 Nov 5, 2024 Updated May 10, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW YORK — For some television viewers, size apparently does matter.kAmu@C86E E96 ed\:?49 %'D E92E H6C6 4@?D:56C65 3:886C E92? 2G6C286 2 564256 28@] x? E:>6 7@C E96 9@=:52JD[ >2?F724EFC6CD 2?5 C6E2:=6CD 2C6 C@==:?8 @FE >@C6 )){ D4C66?D >62DFC:?8 >@C6 E92? g 766E 24C@DD] %92EVD H:56C E92? 2 DE2?52C5 E9C66\D62E D@72 @C 2 <:?8\D:K6 365]k^AmkAm$FA6CD:K6 E6=6G:D:@?D 244@F?E65 7@C @?=J `]fT @7 C6G6?F6 7C@> 2== %' D6E D2=6D :? E96 &]$] 5FC:?8 E96 7:CDE ?:?6 >@?E9D @7 E96 J62C[ 244@C5:?8 E@ >2C<6E C6D62C49 7:C> r:C42?2] qFE 4@>A2?:6D AC6A2C:?8 7@C D9@AA6CD E@ 8@ 3:8 7@C r9C:DE>2D[ w2?F<<29 2?5 zH2?K22 92G6 C62D@? 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