IPS Alpha, a LCD manufacturing company and subsidiary of Panasonic, announced on November 12, 2008 that it will invest about JPY900 million (about US$9.2 million) to build a LCD module production plant in Selangor, Malaysia. Operations are schedule to commence in February 2009 with an initial monthly output of 50,000 units with plans to hit [...]
Panasonic Toughbook T8 Specifications
Display: 12.1″ TFT LCD with Touch
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Pixel Format: 1024 x 768
CPU: 1.20 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300, 3MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB
HDD: 120GB Shock-mounted
Optical: DVD Super-multi
Connectivity: WiFi (802.11a/b/g/n), Gobi 3G WWAN (EV-DO and HSUPA, optional), SD (SDHC), USB 2.0 (3), Gigabit Ethernet, VGA, Modem, Bluetooth 2.0
Battery: About 7 hours with [...]
Panasonic VIERA TH-65PZ850U Specifications
Display: 64.8″ TFT LCD Plasma Display Panel (PDP)
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: 30,000:1 (static), 1,000,000:1 (dynamic)
Color Gamut: x.v.Color
Tuner: ATSC, NTSC, QAM
Connectivity: HDMI (4), Composite (2), S-Video (2), VGA, Component (2), RS232C, VIERA Link, VIERA Cast, SD
Price: $6999.95
Update 2008.09.13 7:55PM PST I must have been falling asleep! Thanks Sam for [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
According to the Nikkei business daily that was reported on July 10, 2008, Japanese companies are teaming up to develop next generation OLED displays. The companies include Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic (Matsushita), Sharp, Idemitsu Kosan, Sumitomo Chemical, Dainippon Screen, Shimadzu, and Hitachi Zosen. The Japanese government is also involved in increasing the size and decrease the [...]
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 [...]
Panasonic, the major consumer electronics brand of Matsushita, is planning to mass produce 37″ OLED TVs within the next three years. If Panasonic is successful, the 37″ OLED TV would be the largest OLED TV in production, by a big margin. Sony introduced its OLED TV, the XEL-1, late last year but it is a [...]
Panasonic LB80 Series
Models:
4:3 Aspect Ratio: PT-LB80NTU, PT-LB80U, PT-LB75NTU, PT-LB75U
16:10 Aspect Ratio: PT-LW80NTU
Brightness:
2600 Lumens: PT-LB75NTU, PT-LB75U, PT-LW80NTU
3200 Lumens: PT-LB80NTU, PT-LB80U
Contrast Ratio: 500:1
Pixel Format:
1024 x 768: PT-LB80NTU, PT-LB80U, PT-LB75NTU, PT-LB75U
1280 x 800: PT-LW80NTU
Projected Image Size: 33″ to 300″
Other: Built-in mono speaker
WiFi (802.11b/g): PT-LB80NTU, PT-LB75NTU, PT-LW80NTU
Dimension: 368 x 88 x 233
Weight: 2.96kg (<7lbs)
Price: PT-LW80NTU $3,499, PT-LB80NTU $3,299, PT-LB80U [...]
