For several years, the size of the television screen has drawn most interest at the annual Consumer Electronics Show. This year, the competition was not over width, but thickness, or in this case, thinness.

A new television set by Samsung appears to be the front-runner. The company showed a high-definition set that was slightly skinnier than a lead pencil.

Other manufactures are developing slim TVs that wirelessly receive content from a set-top box located elsewhere.

At the same show, Korea's LG unveiled a high-def television set that is 0.92 inches thick, thinner than any set now on the market. Scheduled to hit the market place this summer, the LG is also 3D enabled.