TV screens are getting bigger as technology improves and prices fall

An 98in Samsung television, left, sits by others of various sizes on display at a Best Buy store in Dallas. The 38.1 million televisions sold with a width of at least 97 inches between January and September represented a tenfold increase from the same period last year, Circana said. — AP

NEW YORK: For some television viewers, size apparently does matter.

Forget the 65in TVs that were considered bigger than average a decade ago. In time for the holidays, manufacturers and retailers are rolling out more XXL screens measuring more than 8 feet across. That's wider than a standard three-seat sofa or a king-size bed.