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Panasonic releases 85-inch plasma display

Panasonic has revealed an 85-inch full HD 1080p plasma display today at the Infocomm show in Florida that is based on the company's NeoPDP technology.

The display is meant for use as an electronic billboard or for business presentations as it lacks TV tuners. The static contrast ratio is 40,000:1 and the dynamic contrast ratio is a large 2,000,000:1.



The panel is 3.9 inches thick and weighs 287 pounds.

Inputs and outputs include DVI, Ethernet, and dual-link HD-SDI.

Although unconfirmed, rumor has it Panasonic is developing a 150-inch plasma display as well, one that will include TV tuners.

There was no word on price but expect it to top $50,000 USD.

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 18 Jun 2009 19:30

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• ROMaster2

  Quote:There was no word on price but expect it to top $50,000 USD.NEVERMIND

  18.6.2009 20:20 #1

• b18bek9

  50k sounds like a great deal in a recession why not buy 3 or 4.

  18.6.2009 20:49 #2

• korgoth3

  50k brand new, in a few years it will be on craigslist for $2,000 obo

  18.6.2009 21:34 #3

• thor999

  Yep, I already bought a stand dirt cheap in anticipation!

  18.6.2009 21:48 #4

• Blackjax

  I wonder if I can get some tarp funds to buy this thing?

  19.6.2009 02:53 #5

• borhan9

  For that amount of money i would want a tv tuner inside. This is aimed mainly for the corporate world and nothing else.

  21.6.2009 18:23 #6

• bsweetca

  I don't know why you are concerned that this set doesn't have tuners. Every cable TV customer in North America who bought a new TV in the last 5 years has a digital cable tuner they can't possibly use. Everybody on cable should be buying monitors instead of TV sets with digital tuners they can't use.

  26.6.2009 20:20 #7