On October 2008, Pioneer named Susumu Kotani as president of the company and will be taking over the role starting November 16. The current president is Tamihiko Sudo. Pioneer is expected to report a greater-than-expected net loss due to slowing demand for electronic goods. Pioneer is expected to halt its plasma display panel (PDP) production [...]

Panasonic TH-103PZ800 Specifications
Display: 103″ Plasma Display Panel (PDP)
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: 10,000:1
Color Space: x.v.Color
Tuner: Digital (2)
Connectivity: HDMI (4), Viera Link (i.LINK, 2), SD
Video Processing: HD Optimizer (MPEG4 AVC/H.264)
Dimensions: 214 x 174 x 87cm
Weight: 343kg
Price: €35,000

Panasonic’s TH-103PZ800 isn’t the largest plasma display panel (PDP) TV on the planet. That distinction goes to [...]

Panasonic 150″ Plasma Specifications
Display: 150″ Plasma Display Panel (PDP)
Pixel Format: 4096 x 2160 (4K2K)

The massive 150″ plasma TV from Panasonic is a go. As soon as Panasonic’s plasma display panel (PDP) fabrication plant commences production in May 2009, the 150″ PDP will be on its way to stores so you can plunk down an unheard [...]

Samsung Series 7 PN50A760 Specifications
Display: 50″ Wide Plasma Display Panel (PDP)
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: 1,000,000:1 (Dynamic)
Brightness: 1300 cd/m2
Video Processing: DNIe Pro (18-bit Natural True Color)
Tuner: NTSC / ATSC / Clear QAM
Other: Ultra Filter Bright, InfoLink
Connectivity: USB 2.0 (WiseLink Pro: MP3, JPEG, XviD, MPEG4), DLNA, HDMI 1.3 with CEC (4), Component (2), [...]

Panasonic TH-42PH10UKA Specifications
Display: 42″ Wide Plasma Display Panel
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1024 x 768
Contrast Ratio: 400:1 (Static), 10,000:1 (Dynamic)
Brightness: 1200 cd/m2
Tuner: No
Connectivity: RS232, VGA, HDMI, Component
Power Consumption: 380W (Operational), 0.2W (Standby)
Dimensions: 40.2 x 24.0 x 3.5″ (Without Stand)
Weight: 57.3lbs
Price: MSRP US$1445

Panasonic’s TH-42PH10UKA is a very popular plasma display that is used for professional applications that [...]

VIZIO VP422 Specifications
Display: 42″ Plasma Display Panel (PDP)
Pixel Format: 1366 x 768 1024 x 768
Contrast Ratio: 30,000:1 (dynamic)
Lifetime: 60,000 hours
Connectivity: HDMI (3), Component, VGA
Tuner: ATSC, ClearQAM, NTSC
Price: US$599

VIZIO’s VP422 is the larger sibling to its VP322. The VP422 has identical specifications as the VP322, except for the larger 42″ plasma display panel (PDP). The VP422 [...]

Panasonic TH-50PZ850U Specifications
Display: 50″ Plasma
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: 30,000:1
Connectivity: Viera Cast (Internet connection to Youtube, Picassa, weather, news), HDMI (4, 1080/24p compatible), Component, VGA
Storage: SD
Color Gamut: Digital Cinema Color Re-Mastering (red and green stretched beyond HDTV color space to reproduce film-level colors)
Video Support: H.264 HD, 1:1 Pixel Mapping
Picture Support:
Price: US$3500

“Mirror mirror [...]

LG 60PG30C Specifications
Display: 60″ Plasma
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Brightness: 1500 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 30,000:1
Tuners: ATSC, NTSC, QAM
Video Processing: Dual XD Engine
Power Consumption: Four Power Saving Levels
Panel Lifetime: 100,000 hours
Speakers: Yes

Most of the displays that were showcased during InfoComm 2008 were geared toward the professional AV markets and LG’s 60PG30C is no different. But the [...]

Pioneer KURO KRP-600M Specifications
Display: 60″ G9 KURO PDP
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Connectivity: HDMI (2), DVI-D, Composite, Component, KURO Link
Availability: End of June, 2008 in Japan
Price: JPY850,000 (€5000, US$8500)

Pioneer’s KURO KRP-600M is a 60″ plasma TV that incorporates the company’s 9th generation (G9) KURO plasma display panel (PDP). You should expect extremely black blacks [...]

Pioneer G9 KURO
Size: 50″ (PDP-LX5090), 60″ (PDP-LX6090)
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: Infinity
Input: HDMI (3), Component (1), RCA AV (1), Euro-SCART (3), CI (1), VGA (1), USB (1)
Dimension:
60″ PDP-LX6090: 1465 x 876 x 93mm
50″ PDP-LX5090: 1233 x 723 x 93mm
Weight:
60″ PDP-LX6090: 50.8kg
50″ PDP-LX5090: 33.5kg
Power Consumption:
60″ PDP-LX6090: 510W (operational), 0.4W (standby)
50″ PDP-LX5090: 420W, 0.3W
Price: [...]