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Biggest TVs you can buy

Ok, so maybe you can’t afford that 108-inch, custom-made Sharp TV set that retails for $100,000.

Who can?

But, if you’re looking to impress your in-laws or make your friends understand just how much more money you are making than them — there are some alternatives.

Big alternatives.

TV set makers are now selling mega-sized flat screens that will barely fit through the doors of the average New York apartment.

Sets as large as 83 inches — roughly four times the screen size of sets you see in the electronics section of Best Buy — are now being sold for under $4,000.

News last week that the first 73-inch LED TV — that’s the new, sharper technology for flat-screen TVs — is to be unveiled this month at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has all the tech blogs glowing white.

Time was when sets that size were so difficult to manufacture — and so expensive — that only stores and corporations could afford them, usually for displays.

But within the last year, the prices have been falling so fast that they can now be bought for the price of a high-end laptop.

“The real story is the fact that 3D is coming into its second phase as a feature that’s more available, accessible and easier,” says Greg Tarr, executive editor at TWICE, a retail trade publication.

“Most people were not willing to pony up money for the top-shelf TVs . . . and manufacturers will start to ‘dumb down’ and shave the prices,” he says.

“They’ll now pitch 3D as a feature in an HDTV set instead of a separate system.”

And, on some sets, you can watch 3D shows with the much-cheaper, “passive” 3D glasses used in movie theaters — instead of the battery-operated “shutter glasses” that cost around $150 a pair.

The run-up to the Super Bowl is traditionally the busiest TV-buying season of the year.

So, in that spirit, here is a look at the biggest TVs you can buy for your home.

(Prices are approximate since most can be found at a discount from the manufacturer’s suggested price.)

* Mitsubishi 82-inch — The SUV of TVs. It’s two yards wide and suitable for a (gulp) 8,000-square-foot room. $3,200 (add another $1,000 for 3D)

* Mitsubishi 75-inch rear projection with laser — Includes a service for streaming new movies. $7,000

* Mitsubishi 73-inch 3D — The biggest bang for the buck. So popular, Amazon is sold out. $2,700

* LG 72-inch “Dynamic” 3D — Darling of the upcoming electronics show. Not on the market yet and no price listed.

* Panasonic 65-inch, flat-panel Plasma — Considered a professional-quality picture for gamers at a price few stoners can afford. $2,000

* Samsung 65-inch LED LCD — The biggest and baddest out right now. It has its own WiFi, and they throw in a couple pairs of 3D glasses. $6,000

* Vizio 65-inch 3D — The Chevy of big sets. A lot of 3D for the dough. $3,500

* Samsung 63-inch Plasma — You can get high-quality plasma smaller, but then you’ll always wonder what the bigger one is like. $2,000 ($3,000 with 3D)