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The Most Expensive Television in the World = $130,000

The most expensive television in the world is the Yalos Diamond Television is recognized as . Designed by Keymat Industrie s.p.a. in Naples, The Yalos Diamond is impressively designed with a sleek black case surrounded by white gold, and studded with 160 diamonds (20 carats total). Yalos claims that their televisions are “environmentally-friendly”, although that probably means that they are so expensive that no one ever throws them out.

My two televisions are still “old school”. They are big. They aren’t flat panel. They don’t have all the latest features. They don’t even receive HDTV. So, I thought I’d go shopping around at the local Best Buy for a new television. I came across the usual brands – Sharp, Sony, Philips, Panasonic – but fell in love with a 52” Samsung LCD HDTV. I fell in love until I saw the price: $3900.

Thinking that that must have been the most expensive television in the world, I did a little research and found that the new Samsung that I couldn’t afford is nowhere near the price of the most expensive television in the world. What I found made the Samsung seem like a bargain.

Most recently sold for $130,000, the Yalos was launched in 2006 at the IFA, the world’s largest consumer electronics trade show, in Berlin.  Little is known about the most expensive television in the world other than it has an LCD screen and it is quite big. The actual size and specifications are nowhere to be found. Apparently, the makers believe that the gold and diamonds are enough to sell this product.

The Yalos Diamond can actually be bought on the internet, at Keymat Industrie website. Shipping and handling is not included, although life-time world-wide maintenance is. With no visible welds or screws, it is unlikely that you would want to take this one apart yourself, so that maintenance might come in handy! Especially since you may have just invested in the most expensive television in the world.