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Panasonic announced a new plasma panel factory, the company's fourth, scheduled
to go online in 2007 at Amagasaki, Japan. The new facility will increase Panasonic's
production capability by 170,000 panels a month, bringing the company's total
capacity to 592,000 42-inch-equivalent panels per month.
The models feature HDAVI (EZ-Sync) technology for single remote/one-button HT
system control, integrated SD Memory Card slot for digital images and slide shows,
PC input, integrated NTSC/ATSC/QAM tuners, state-of-the-art video noise reduction,
motion-adaptive digital comb filter, 3D color management, motion pattern noisereduction
technology. BBE(R) ViVA HD3D Sound with four speakers plus passive
radiator (600), single-tuner split- screen display, 2xHDMI.
58” TH-58PX600U $6,000, CableCARD, TV Guide EPG
58” TH-58PX60U $5,500
Jun 06
The company introduced the 9-series of professional plasma displays featuring 16-bit
digital signal processing, improved sub-field driving technology for 3072 gradation
steps, 10,000:1 CR, enhanced video capabilities, thin/lighter design, Real Black
Creation color-enhancing for high-contrast and rich, deep blacks, Motion Pattern
Noise Reduction circuit for consistent sharpness across the entire image during fastpaced
scenes, improved burn-in resistance, 60,000-hour service life.
The panels also feature three multi-function input back slots for optional terminal
customization boards (37in model with two), the new PC board PLUG-VC251 can be
inserted to run applications and presentations or receive updates, compatible with
Windows XP, XP embedded operations systems, and Windows-based applications
software. Another new feature is a new CAT 5 transmitter with a switcher function
(model KE811CT) to receive signals from a separate command center to control up
to 128 plasmas in parallel from a single location.
Built-in image-enlarging function for use with up to 16 multi-screen display systems
(4 x 4 construction, for 1 x 4, 2 x 3, up to 4 x 4 construction), Advanced Dual Picture
Mode to combine video clips with textual information from a PC, the 50in and 42in
models can also be displayed vertically without any adjustments, TTM Jul 06.
37” TH-37PH9UK
42” TH-42PH9UK
50” TH-50PH9UK
Jul 06
Matsushita announced in Japan their launch of four new models of high-definition
plasma TVs, including the world's largest with a 103-inch panel, in Sep 06 in Japan,
and overseas shortly after. Some models already mentioned above under other
announcements.
50”
58” TH-58PX600U 1366x768, 10000:1 CR, 2HDMI, HDAVI tech, CableCARD
65” TH-65PX600U $10,000, TTM Sep 06, 1080p,
103” TH-103PZ600U $70,000, TTM Dec 06, ($50,000 in Japan), 1080p, (7 ft
10.5 in by 4 ft 7 in), 474 lb, 5,000 units planned per year globally, manufactured in
limited quantities build-to-order, through select high-end A/V specialty dealers,
three-year in-home limited warranty, 4000:1 CR.
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