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‘Plasma TV’ Stories

Plasma TVs can last 42 years

Brenda Stokes, Aug 15th 2008 Discuss [2]

One concern many people have about plasma TVs is their relatively short lifespan. And until recently, it was commonly thought that you'd only get a few years out of your plasma screen before it was destined for the junk bin. But now it seems you could hang onto that flat-panel a good while longer. Read The Full Story

Samsung’s Series 6, 7, 8 & 9 LCD and Plasma TVs announced

Chris Davies, Jul 23rd 2008 Discuss [2]

If your TV tastes swing a little larger than their new Touch of Color monitors, Samsung have just the larger screens for you. Unveiling its holiday lineup of Series 6 through 9 LCD and plasma HDTVs, the company has extended Touch of Color throughout as well as adding features such as compatibility with USB flash drives and RSS for on-screen news and weather updates. Read The Full Story

125-inch flexible plasma display just 1mm thick

Chris Davies, May 16th 2008 Discuss [0]

Shinoda Plasma has ignored the usual plasma/LCD rat-race and instead turned to developing larger, flexible panels for next-gen applications. Its latest prototype, a 125-inch film-type display, measures 3m long by 1m tall and is just 1mm thick. Currently it offers 960 x 360 resolution, obviously less than HD-compatible plasmas on the market today, but then again not many of the screens you see in the shops can be curved around your walls. Read The Full Story

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SlashGear Week in Review

Chris Davies, May 4th 2008 Discuss [0]

More speed, more gameplay and more pixels has been the theme of the week, with a variety of new hardware launches and upgrades together with some long awaited titles getting released. Apple lived up to the rumors and introduced new processors and faster FSB for their iMac range, together with stirring up a little controversy over whether they’d had access to Intel’s future product line first. Faux-Apple hardware also get plenty of attention, as Psystar’s OS X-running Open Computer took time out from being sniped at by fanboys to get benchmarked.

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Hitachi releases 1.5-inch Plasma HDTVs

Chris Davies, May 2nd 2008 Discuss [1]

Hitachi's super-slim "1.5" range of plasma HDTVs are finally going on sale in the US this month, with the 1.5-inch (35mm) thick panels boasting not only their low-profile depth but improved picture clarity at any angle. Available in four sizes - 32, 37, 42 and 47-inches - the sets will be sold as part of Hitachi's "V Series" and "Director's Series" ranges. Prices will begin at $1,800. Read The Full Story

Samsung reveal latest LCD & Plasma price-list

Chris Davies, Apr 24th 2008 Discuss [0]

Back in January, one of the more overwhelming CES 2008 launches was Samsung's assault force of LCD and plasma TVs. Twenty-seven different models, the new screens ranged from a compact, low-end 18.9-inch 720p LCD, up through a variety of ranges covering most of the HDTV options, and topping out with a whopping great 63-inch plasma priced at; the only thing we didn't know was the price list. If you've been holding off buying a new TV until Samsung played their cards, then check out the full list of options after the cut. Read The Full Story

Pioneer to cease manufacturing Plasma Panels

Daniel Lim, Mar 3rd 2008 Discuss [1]

Last week we learned Pioneer will stop manufacturing the 42-inch line of Plasma flat TV and concentrate on 50-inch and larger only. This week the news from Far East is - they are ceasing the whole production of Plasma panels and will buy them from Panasonic instead. Read The Full Story

Samsung Launched 3D-Ready Plasma in Korea with million-to-one Contrast Ratio

Daniel Lim, Feb 28th 2008 Discuss [0]

Samsung has launched its 3D Ready Plasma TV Cannes 450 in Korean Market. Like TI DLP-3D Dualview technology, the Samsung PAVV Cannes 450 is just another 3D Ready display that requires particular glasses, software or hardware to support 3D content. But for Samsung, the Cannes 450 is industry first Plasma TV with 3D capability and has a whooping 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio rating. Read The Full Story

Pioneer to cease 42-inch Plasmas

Daniel Lim, Feb 25th 2008 Discuss [1]

No more value and budget size Plasma, It’s Kuro or we’ll get it from someone else. While many of us are still struggling to get the first value medium size flat screen, manufacturer like Pioneer is ceasing the production of a 42-inch plasma TV by end of March next year. They will continue to market and sell displays of that size for now, but Pioneer will focus solely on pushing displays with 50-inches or larger. Read The Full Story

Panasonic Re-introduces a better 103-inch 1080p Plasma

Daniel Lim, Feb 22nd 2008 Discuss [1]

We thought the big Plasma outfit from Panasonic was for show, no go. Apparently, they’ve proved us wrong by publishing the number of 103-inch Plasma unit sold in a Japanese commercial and kept pushing the sizes up to 150-inch at CES 2008. The Big-Plasma-Biz must be good for Panasonic. They have reintroduced the same 103-inch with few upgrades for commercial line and wealthy individual looks to impress their clients or neighbors. Read The Full Story

Panasonic delivers a TV that is designed to be Wii-proof

Chris Scott Barr, Feb 15th 2008 Discuss [2]

Do you remember back when the Wii came out? It seems like ages ago, but it was only a little over a year ago. People were really excited to get one. So excited in fact, that they would forget to keep a firm grip on their Wiimote and send it crashing through their very expensive flat panel TVs. While Nintendo has taken several precautions to ensure flying Wiimotes are a thing of the past, Panasonic is doing their part to keep your TV in one (working) piece. Read The Full Story

Fifteen Panasonic’s 103-inch Plasma Sold So Far

Daniel Lim, Jan 18th 2008 Discuss [0]

Remember the Panasonic’s 103-inch plasma TV? It was once the world’s largest Plasma TV but it has been replaced by the 150-inch model this year announced at CES 2008. Anyway, if you wonder anyone would spend that sort of money to get a $50,000-$80,000 plasma instead of a projector, think again. The news from Far East reveals there have been 15 of them sold worldwide from US, Europe to Japan, and 5 of them were sold to a man from Middle East. But they are still far from reaching the 5000 units target, the 150-inch replacement seems to be a better and more logical choices over projector. Time will tell. [via digitimes.com]