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Some TV stars fear HDTV's sharp clarity


December 27, 2006 The holiday shopping season was expected to sharply boost the number of U.S. homes with high-definition televisions to nearly 33 million. Besides spectacular vistas and shockingly real playing fields, hi-def clarity puts any and all wrinkles, pimples and pores on display in well-lit bathroom-mirror detail. Some TV types say big-screen HDTV could lead to the end of the extreme close-up as we know it.

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