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{{quote|''The picture's crystal clear and everything is magnified
''Robert DeNiro's mole has got to be ten feet wide
''Everybody in the town
''Can hear those 90,000 watts of Dolby sound
''And I'm mighty proud to say
''Now I can watch'' [[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]] ''from thirty blocks away''
|'''[["Weird Al" Yankovic]]''', "[[Trope Namer|Frank's 2000" TV]]"}}
Frank's 2000" TV. Still a relatively uncommon sight, but starting to gain in popularity as larger and larger screens are possible. This is really little more than a giant television, usually on the side of a building. There's one in Times Square in New York, at least one in Tokyo, and often their slightly smaller cousins are present in [[Elaborate Underground Base
Often used for advertising in the sort of Dystopian future that has a lot of [[Corrupt Corporate Executive
In [[Real Life]] a 2000" TV would be about 80 feet (24.1 meters) high, assuming a 16:9 aspect ratio; the older 4:3 ratio would make it 100 feet (30.5 meters) high.
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Not related to the [[Mystery Science Theater 3000|Frank of TV]], or the [[Chicanery|2000 Inch TV's Frank.]]
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== Anime and Manga ==
* Gigantic television screens are often seen in futuristic [[Anime]], from ''[[Akira]]'' to ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]''.
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* Often seen in ''[[Death Note]]'', the most visible case being the broadcast of L's taunting of Kira - visible not only on TV, but also on large outdoor screens.
* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' has them, both in mid-air film projectors ([[MST3K Mantra|which works... how, exactly?]]) in the first half of the series, and on the building-mounted screens apparently all over the place in Kamina City in the second half.
* In an early episode of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', Usagi visits a gymnasium with a massive Jumbotron above its front door continuously running footage of a famous actress endorsing the establishment.
== Film ==
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* The huge screen from which the Chancellor addresses his top lieutenants in the movie version of ''[[V for Vendetta]]''.
* Seen in Times Square during the World Unity Festival in the first ''[[Spider-Man (film)|Spider-Man]]'' movie.
* In ''[[The Simpsons
* ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]'' has one that floats in the air and broadcasts ads for the eponymous Genetic Opera.
** The ''walls'' of the GeneCo building show various ads.
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* The telescreens in ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''.
* Held up as an example of male behavior in Denis Leary's ''Why We Suck''; specifically, the tendency of men to buy the biggest, most powerful, most expensive item available for [[Bragging Rights Reward|bragging purposes]].
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== Professional Wrestling ==
* The Titantron on [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] shows, besides being used to display entrance videos, the match going on in the ring, and any backstage antics to the crowd, is often used by characters to address the crowd or other characters directly.
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* The [[Private Military Contractors|SeeDs]] interrupting a national broadcast and blowing their cover on one of these kicks off most of the plot of ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]].''
* ''[[Syndicate|Syndicate Wars]]'' features several billboard-size videoscreens showing ads as well as a digital drive-through theatre.
* You can potentially win
* The Grandville zone of ''[[City of Villains]]'' has massive screens running an endless loop of Lord Recluse espousing the [[The Social Darwinist|Social Darwinist]] philosophy on which Arachnos operates.
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== Real Life ==
* Real life example: Many Strip-facing signs/marquees at the newer/better hotels on the Las Vegas Strip include giant TV screens (usually one for each side of the sign), each ''at least'' the size of a Jumbotron, airing looped ads for their shows, restaurants, etc. Much of the Strip exterior of Planet Hollywood consists of giant screens, each airing a different set of ads; Wynn Las Vegas adds the twist that its marquee is taller than it is wide, and the hotel sign travels up and down it to "change" the ads.
* Giant screens are common at stadia and other sports venues. The world's largest video screen is at the Dallas Cowboys stadium, at over 25,000 square feet (according to their [https://web.archive.org/web/20130512214247/http://stadium.dallascowboys.com/assets/pdf/mediaVideoBoardFactSheet.pdf official publicity], that's equivalent to 4,920 52" flat-panel TVs).
** 2105 inches diagonally. It qualifies.
* At times, ''[[Doctor Who]]'' has been shown on big screens.
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** And in many other cities considering that Mobile, AL has about 20 or so.
** [http://i.imgur.com/YdsAV.jpg This picture] from Ukraine shows the surreal consequence of such a device breaking down at night: a giant Windows error message floating in midair.
* Similarly, Times Square in New York City is replete with a plethora of giant screens.
* [[wikipedia:File:Picadilly circus in london.jpg|Piccadilly Circus]] in London has multiple neon and video signs covering an entire street.
* The [https://web.archive.org/web/20131027005122/http://www.mahoningdrivein.net/ Mahoning Drive-In Theatre] has a 120
* They are building the [http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/charlotte-motor-speedway-to-get-worlds-largest-hd-video-board-2010-09-24/ world's largest HD video board] ([[Up to Eleven|EVEN BIGGER THAN THE SCREEN AT THE DALLAS COWBOYS STADIUM]]) at Charlotte Motor Speedway. They say it will be finished in May 2011.
** At 200 by 80 feet, it will be a 2584" TV.
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