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 [...]

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 [...]

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: [...]

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″), [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]