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development”. The prototype uses smaller ribs and phosphor materials, and
improved the aperture ratio, having the same high brightness as the current 42-inch
Panasonic HD model, TH-42PX600, incorporates the 1080p HD high-speed pixel drive
Panasonic developed for its 1080p HD plasma TVs to ensure stable light emission
from all the pixels.
Plasma sales increased 138 percent in 2006 and are expected to almost triple in
2007. Panasonic has two new PDP factories in Amagasaki, Japan, to meet the
planned 11.5 million-unit production schedule for 2008.
The new line of both 720p and 1080p plasmas feature a new sleek cosmetic design -
a piano black bezel, improved EZ-Sync remote to link Panasonic consumer home
entertainment and video products, SD Memory Card slot with Photo Viewer.
1080p 700 Line
1920x1080p, NTSC/ATSC/QAM tuners, SD Memory Card slot, 3xHDMI inputs EZ-
Sync, New Cosmetic, TTM Apr 07, 4000:1 CR, Ethernet port.
42” TH-42PZ700 $2,500
50” TH-50PZ700U $3,500
58” TH-58PZ700U $4,800
1080p 750 Premium Line
TTM May, H.264 MOEG4 playback
from SD card slot, Studio reference
Mode (exact color reproduction as
studio), Pro Setting Mode for
calibration, 3xHDMI, black chrome
ornament cosmetic.
50” TH-50PZ750U $4,000
58” TH-58PZ750U $5,500
PX77 Line
TTM Apr 07, new cosmetic, Anti-Glare coating, side firing speakers.
42” TH-42PX77U $1,800
50” TH-50PX77U $2,800
PX75 Line
TTM Mar 07, gloss black frame, bottom-mounted speakers, new cosmetic.
42” TH-42PX75U $1,600
50” TH-50PX75U $2,500
58” TH-58PX75U
Carried over from 2006
65” TH-65PX600U $10,000 ($7,000+ on street) 1920x1080p,
NTSC/ATSC/QAM tuners, CableCARD slot, SD Memory Card slot, HDMI inputs
with HDAVI-Control, TV-Guide, TTM now.
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