Panasonic VIERA TH-65PZ850U: 65″ Plasma TV

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: 103″ Plasma TV

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: Massive 4K2K Display

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: 42″ Plasma Display

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 [...]

Panasonic TH-50PZ850U: 50″ Plasma TV

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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Pioneer KURO KRP-600M: 60″ Plasma TV

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 [...]

Samsung LCD Contrast Boosted to 300,000 with Field Emission Technology

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 [...]

Philips to Bow Out of PDP TV Market in 2009

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 [...]

PDP “Stayin’ alive…”

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 [...]

Pioneer Second Generation KURO

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. [...]