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Plasma Display Panel

Panasonic 103-inch Price Drops US$20,000

2009.05.22

On May 20, 2009, Panasonic dropped the price of its 103-inch by US$20,000 to US$50,000. The 103-inch plasma display is the world’s largest commercially available since December 2006. Since its debut, more than 6,000 103-inch plasma displays have been installed worldwide. According to Andrew Nelkin, president of Panasonic Professional Display Company:
The combination of advancements in [...]

Shinoda 145″ Plasma Tube Array (PTA): 3×2 Meter Matrix

2009.05.07

Thin & Light Shinoda Plasma Corporation, the company that will catapult plasma technology as the best for digital signage (and other applications) showed off its 145″ plasma display. But it’s not only the size, it’s the thickness and the weight. Let’s do a simple comparison. I just wrote about B&O’s BeoVision 4-103, the 103″ plasma [...]

Shinoda Plasma: Flexible Transparent Plasma Displays

2008.12.05

In April or May 2009, Shinoda Plasma will be bringing to market flexible and transparent plasma displays. The display will be 1 x 1 meters and with a 3 x 1 tile the resulting pixel format will be 960 x 360 or 320 x 360 each. The plasma display is made of three plasma glass [...]

Susumu Kotani Named Pioneer President

2008.11.03

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: 103″ Plasma TV

2008.09.01

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 150″ Plasma: Massive 4K2K Display

2008.08.29

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: 50″ Plasma TV

2008.07.23

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: 42″ Plasma Display

2008.07.16

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

VIZIO VP422: $799 42″ Plasma TV

2008.07.02

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: 50″ Plasma TV

2008.07.02

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

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