TAMPA, Fla. — With the ongoing pandemic, many people are staying home to watch the big game this Sunday. And the look and price of home TVs are strikingly different compared to when people last watched the Bucs play in the Super Bowl in 2003. 

From 4K picture to even 8K, there's more options than ever for home entertainment. TVs are now bigger, and cheaper, than ever before. Example: A 65 inch 4K TV at Best Buy in Tampa is just $400. During the last Bucs Super Bowl in 2003, a 40 inch flat panel could run you thousands. And those TVs might not have even looked good, according to Comms Professor Kenny Embry at Saint Leo University. 

"10 years ago, you’re looking at $1500 for a plasma TV that probably wasn’t any good. The tech has gotten so much better and the price has come down so much. It’s almost become an impulse buy for some households," Embry said. 

The sizes of TVs have changed a lot too. 

A 52 inch screen is the average size of a TV bought in the U.S. in 2020. In 2010, the average size TV was 44 inches. Back in 2003 when the Bucs last played in the Super Bowl, the median was 34 inches. 

Some people may even put up a huge projection screen to watch the game on Sunday, but many are watching on a much smaller screen — a cell phone. That may be the biggest change of all since 2003, watching the game on the biggest screen you've imagined to the smallest. 

While TVs and habits may have changed over time, wanting to have the best way to watch the game certainly hasn't.