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: [...]

Samsung demonstrated an LCD TV panel that used field emission technology to power the backlight, simply called field emission backlight (FEB). By using FEB, Samsung was able to improve the contrast ratio to 300,000:1. This is a major development. The FEB has an array of pixels that can be turned on or off depending on [...]

Panasonic Viera PZ850 Series
Size: 46″ (TH-46PZ850), 50″ (TH-50PZ850), 58″ (TH-58PZ850), 65″ (TH-65PZ850)
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Response Time:
Contrast Ratio: 30,000:1 (native), 1,000,000:1 (dynamic)
Lifetime: 100,000 hours (to half brightness)
Input: HDMI (4), VGA
Other: Viera Cast (direct access to YouTube, Picasa, Bloomberg, etc.), No lead or mercury.
Availability: June (46″, 50″), September (58″, 65″)
Price: $3100 (46″), $3500 (50″), [...]

Industry sources are predicting that Philips will be exiting the PDP TV market in 2009. Recent moves by the consumer electronics giant can be indicative of such a move. PDP TVs are struggling against LCD TVs and there are many PPD TV players that have recently established joint ventures for survival. Philips has reduced PDP [...]

Shinoda Plasma unveiled a working prototype of a 1mm-thick 125″ flexible plasma wall. The plasma wall is being called a plasma tube array (PTA) where 3 screens are seamlessly integrated. The pixel format is a bit limited as the 125″ yields just 960 x 360 but put enough of these together and you’ll eventually get [...]

Plasma display panel (PDP) unit shipments in Q1′08 were down Q/Q but up 53% Y/Y to 3.5 million units according to DisplaySearch. Some of the highlights from DisplaySearch were that 32″ PDPs share of unit shipments increased from 11% to 15%. Bear in mind that these 32″ PDPs are nowhere near 1080p (where LCD technology [...]

The folks over at Engadget was able to take a shot of the comparison that Pioneer built to showcase the second generation KURO plasma display panel (PDP). The thing that really pops out to me is how terrible the LCD panels are. Granted, LCD panel black levels are actually worse when viewing from an angle. [...]

Pioneer Elite KURO HDTV
Size: 50″ (PRO-111FD), 60″ (PRO-151FD)
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Availability: June 2008
Price: $5000 (50″ PRO-111FD), $6000 (60″ PRO-151FD)
Pioneer Elite Signature Series Monitor
Size: 50″ (PRO-101FD), 60″ (PRO-141FD)
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Availability: October 2008 (50″ PRO-101FD), August 2008 (60″ PRO-141FD)
Price: TBD

Elite KURO Signature Series Monitors
According to Pioneer, many parts of the [...]

Samsung PN58A650
Size: 58.02″
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: 1,000,000:1 (dynamic)
Viewing Angle: 175/175
Processing: DNIe Pro
Panel Life: 100,000 hours
Input: HDMI (4), Composite (2), S-Video (1), VGA, Component (2)
Tuner: ATSC, NTSC, Clear QAM
Dimension: 55.8″ x 34.1″ x 4.0″ (without stand)
Price: $3,599.99

Like its smaller sibling, the 50″ PN50A650, the larger 58″ PN58A650 has a 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast [...]

Samsung PN50A650
Size: 49.96″
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: 1,000,000:1 (dynamic)
Viewing Angle: 175/175
Picture Processing: DNIe Pro
Input: HDMI (4), Composite (2), S-Video (1), VGA (1), Component (2)
Tuner: ATSC, NTSC, Clear QAM
Dimension: 48.8″ x 30.1″ x 3.8″ (without stand)
Weight: 86.4lbs (without stand)
Price: $2599.99

Samsung’s PN50A650 incorporates the company’s new Touch of Color design that adds a dash [...]