borninblood Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Could you imagine having this beast in your living room? Panasonic debuts 150-inch plasma TV January 7, 2008 LAS VEGAS --A 150-inch high-definition plasma TV unveiled by Panasonic is the world's largest to date, the Japanese consumer electronics company claimed Monday at the International Consumer Electronics Show. The plasma panel features an 8.84 million pixel image resolution. Its screen is the equivalent of nine 50-inch sets, with an effective viewing area of 11 feet by 6.25 feet, the company said. It's a step up from Panasonic's 103-inch version, which cost $70,000 when it launched. The company did not say in a news release how much the 150-inch panel will cost. Panasonic's other prototypes introduced at CES include a 42-inch panel that uses half the energy but stays as bright as its predecessor, and an ultra-thin 50-inch panel that is less an inch thick, the company said. Both plasma and LCD TVs have been selling well in the U.S. as consumers are switching out their old tube sets so they can watch high-definition TV and movies. Panasonic also said it plans to bring videos from Google Inc.'s YouTube directly to its line of Internet-enabled high-definition plasma TV sets. The new Viera HDTVs also provide access to Google's photo sharing site, Picasa. Panasonic is a unit of Matsu****a Electric Industrial Co. http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2008/01/07/panasonic_unveils_worlds_largest_tv/?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teller Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 M a t s u s h i t a....:laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borninblood Posted January 16, 2008 Author Share Posted January 16, 2008 I didn't even notice that :laugh: :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvisit1 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy a screen and projector? A big screen or a wall with that special paint on it (neither can be THAT expensive) plus a GOOD projector ($10k?), has got to be better than this thing in a cost/performance ratio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stwasm Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Could you imagine having this beast in your living room? That beast would BECOME the living room! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSkins561 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy a screen and projector? A big screen or a wall with that special paint on it (neither can be THAT expensive) plus a GOOD projector ($10k?), has got to be better than this thing in a cost/performance ratio This has it's purpose in other applications, probably not the best fit for a house unless you had the money to purchase one just to say you own one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Could you imagine having this beast in your living room?No. I watch enough TV as it is and am close to just getting rid of it all together. If it weren't for the Redskins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanos Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 It will e standard in American homes in 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandaceM23 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 There is no way that you can get that thing into rooms comfortably. You'd have to have your house built around that tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvisit1 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 It will e standard in American homes in 2013. ONLY if the median household income and with it, average disposable income goes up %50 and inflation lowers 99% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgun88 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Make it an LCD and I'll be impressed. Plasmas suck, unless you like refilling the argon gas every couple years. Well I guess its still pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 "On my 150-inch hi-def..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvisit1 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Make it an LCD and I'll be impressed. Plasmas suck, unless you like refilling the argon gas every couple years. I concur, from what I hear, plasmas look better in the beginning than LCD's, but LCD's have better quality down the stretch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I concur, from what I hear, plasmas look better in the beginning than LCD's, but LCD's have better quality down the stretch Is that still true? I thought that was just the early plasma sets, and that the problem pretty much had been solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enter Apotheosis Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 "On my 150-inch hi-def..." High Def would be entirely underwhelming on a 150" set unless you're a good distance away from the screen. Panasonic is a unit of Matsu****a Electric Industrial Co. Not for long, Matsu****a is renaming itself to just Panasonic Corp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan31 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I wonder how much that thing weighs. I have a 58 inch panny that weighs around 200lbs. You'd have to live in a castle to mount that thing on your wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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