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Panasonic THX Display Certified Viera TH-50PZ800U New King of Plasmas (for Now)

After months of reigning as the best TVs on the planet, Pioneer's Kuro is finally challenged for the throne by Panasonic's THX Display-certified Viera TH-50PZ800U. It's the THX mode that gives it the edge, with its superior color accuracy and uniformity making it "one of the best-performing plasmas" Cnet has tested, even though the blacks (while very good) still aren't at Kuro level. And of course, this isn't compared to the new super-thin, super-black Kuros rolling out later this year. So enjoy the crown while you've got it, Panny. [Cnet]

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8:10 PM on Wed May 28 2008
By matt buchanan
6,180 views, 13 comments

Latest by n/a: Pioneer are going to buy all their screen from Panasonic!Panasonic can use the Kuro technology in return! more »

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Panasonic Kills Rear Projection, Promises 2-Way CableCard By Summer

Today in New York, Panasonic showed off the Viera flat-panel TVs it launched at CES, including its badass flagship PZ800 and PZ850 plasma sets and its premiere LZ800 LCD, all coming this summer at prices to be announced. During the meeting, Panasonic also confirmed officially that it was no longer in the rear-projection business, owing to a price crunch in flat panels that basically drove any discount value out of the chunkier projection sets. Bottom line: people would rather pay $3K for a smaller and thinner set than a larger but fatter one. Panasonic also addressed the issue of OpenCable (aka OCAP aka Tru2way) two-way CableCards. More »

11:47 AM on Tue Mar 11 2008
By Wilson Rothman
5,018 views, 8 comments

Latest by TimurY: Awsome photoshopping! Or should I say 'painting'? more »

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Panasonic Shows Off Full HD Viera LCD TVs

We first took notice at CES, and today Panasonic has refreshed their excellent Viera LCD range. The new flagship model goes by the sexy moniker, TX-37LZ800. The other new entrants include the LZ80 Series, TX-37LZ85 and TX-32LZ85, which will all be full HD (1080p) capable, have three HDMI inputs and boast 10,000:1 contrast ratios. Available this month, the new sets will also pack in Real Pro 3 picture technology, which is coined as a new image optimization enhancement, allowing for "images of mesmerizing beauty." Obviously, it's all very technical. Panasonic, not content with dropping all those goodies for the full HD display searching hordes, also plans an April launch of even better TV sets. More »

5:25 AM on Tue Mar 11 2008
By Haroon Malik
7,627 views, 11 comments

Latest by shimmer: @flyboy: Do you really believe that Vizio products are of the same quality? I worked at an electronics retailer about 10 years ago, and when someone had a $300 budget for a 27" CRT TV I would show them Sharp, RCA more »

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Panasonic Unveils 3 Entry-Level TVs

By no means do we mean entry-level by cost, but by specs. These TVs are part of Panasonic's Viera Link line and the three models have a 4000:1 contrast ratio. The models introduced are the the TH-50PX60 (50 inches, 1366x768 resolution), the TH-42PX60 (42 inches, 1024x768 resolution) and the TH-37PX60 (37 inches, 1024x720 resolution). These TVs start around $2,500 and go upwards of $4,500 depending on model. Upwards of 4 G's for a mediocre-at-best HDTV? Yeah we'll pass, but at least the stand looks nice. – Travis Hudson More »

3:06 PM on Mon Jun 12 2006
By Travis Hudson
181 views, 1 comment

Latest by billpendry: What makes these "mediocre-at-best"? Panasonic makes arguably the best plasma displays. more »

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New Panasonic 65" Plasma TV has SD and PCMCIA Slots


We're still researching the scoop on this thing, but apparently Panasonic has just released a 65 inch HD-ready plasma screen for its Viera lineup that comes with both SD and PCMCIA card slots. The Panasonic TV-65PV500 will supposedly display in both 1080i and 720p formats, plus you could also record MPEG4 video footage from the TV onto the SD card (which you could then pop in your favorite PMP... perhaps a Panasonic D-Snap?). Panasonic has released TVs with SD and PCMCIA slots before, so that's not too new, but we haven't heard about the 65" Viera model until now. Other details still hazy, we'll try to dig some up if we can. More »

10:21 AM on Wed Nov 2 2005
By gizmogo
877 views, 1 comment

Latest by edd: has any one seen low bit rate DivX on a HD product that upscales. Now add this to a 65" HD plasma TV and what do you get. CRAP more »

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Panasonic Whips Out Its 1080p

Panasonic is getting progressive, and will announce its first 1080p plasma display today. The second largest plasma seller in the world is also set to cut the Japanese price of its 65-inch Viera display by half, according to the Daily Yomiuri. We hear that the U.S. price will drop too, but it s not clear by how much. Lower priced versions of the 30- and 40-inch TVs should follow as well. More »

11:15 AM on Mon Aug 22 2005
By Noah R
442 views