Geoff Holman introduces Panasonic's 150-inch plasma television at the Panasonic booth at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Posted on 01/07/2008 7:51:11 PM PST by NormsRevenge
LAS VEGAS - A 150-inch high-definiton 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, 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 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
Geoff Holman introduces Panasonic's 150-inch plasma television at the Panasonic booth at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Geoff Holman introduces Panasonic's 150-inch plasma television at the Panasonic booth at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
I FReep too much to bother with TV.
It would be amazing to play Splinter Cell or Ghost Recon on that.
My god, I bet the greenies are having heart attacks over that thing. Plasmas eat electricity like Al Gore eats babies.
is there a lay-a-way plan?
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You would feel like you could just walk right over and tickle their chubby ol’ thighs.
Whoaaaaa! My boyfriend is gonna die unless he gets one of these!
Don’t the forget the cost of knocking out a wall or two to get that thing in the house.. maybe just cut a hole in the roof and drop it in..
and then kick back and imagine watching Tora Tora Tora and It Came from Outer Space ..
He looks like Ray Nagin.
Yeah, but it could also double as a heater in winter.
You could use it to FReep.
That’s nothing compared to Frank’s TV. You can watch the Simpsons from 30 miles away. It’s like having a drive-in movie in your living room.
:-)
When our life becomes less than existence itself … your only recourse is a bigger TV.
Existentialism at its best.
Pretty soon home screens will be larger than those in theaters. However with today's mediocre programming, building larger televisions is a bit like building a large dam on a dry creek.
But, but, but... maybe your MONITOR could be that big!!!
A year ago just before Christmas I got a Sony 70”. A few days later I thought I screwed up and should have got the 60”.
I got used to it in just a few weeks. Now, I think I could handle one twice that size, though I would have to put it clear back in the opposite corner of the room from my viewing position. (24 X 28 room). (My viewing could handle it. Not sure my bank account could.)
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