Archive for the ‘Plasma’ Category
Panasonic’s Secret Weapon: Thin, Lightweight, Low-voltage Compact Plasma Display
Update 2008.04.04
Engadget is reporting the press release by AbleComm regarding Panasonic’s compact plasma display was completely false, unfortunately. Copied here is PRNewswire’s retraction.
PRNewswire — April 3, 2008
We are advised by AbleComm, Inc. that journalists and other readers should disregard the news release, Panasonic To Put Plasma Video Displays in Cell Phones, issued earlier today over PR Newswire, as the entire news release is completely false.
Original Post Regarding the Fake Press Release
On April 3, 2008, Panasonic revealed an industry changing announcement about a 10-year secret development work on a thin, lightweight, low-voltage, compact plasma display. The plasma display can be integrated into mobile phones and other small devices that up until now have been almost exclusively served by LCD technology.
ING Direct Cafe Concept
For a bank, ING Direct is “thinking different”. The largest direct bank in the US has developed a Cafe concept. The Cafe concept allows customers to conduct banking transactions, meet friends and drink a cup of coffee surrounded by LCDs and plasma displays.
Samsung PAVV Cannes PDP TV: 42″ HD, 50″ HD, 63″ Full HD
Samsung Electronics’ Cannes plasma display panel (PDP) TV is the culmination of the company’s many display enhancement technologies such as: Ultra DayLight, Natural True Color, and Real Motion Studio. The Cannes PDP TV features a contrast ratio of 1000:1 in a bright room and a much improved 15000:1 in dark rooms due the its Ultra DayLight technology. PDP TVs have typically suffered in bright ambient environments with low contrast ratios where colors are washed out. The Natural True Color technology processes color at 18-bit, improving color fidelity while the Real Motion Studio technology improves sharpness for facial outlines and on-screen textual information.
Samsung chose the name Cannes for the Cannes International Film Festival, or Festival De Cannes. This year the Cannes Festival will be held from May 16 – 27. The company has promotional events planned including the invitation of lucky customers of the Cannes PDP TV. There seems to be three Cannes models: 42″ HD, 50″ HD and 63″ Full HD. Prices for these PDP TVs are as follows: 42″ HD for 2.1 million Korean won (around US$2234), 50″ HD for 3.4 million Korean won (around US$3617) and finally the 63″ Full HD for a cool 9.0 million Korean won (around US$9575).
Source: AVING
Pioneer Postpones PDP Plant Expansion
Pioneer has postponed its plasma display panel (PDP) plant expansion plans due to weak third quarter financial results. There was a 10% drop in PDP sales largely due to loss of OEM sales to PDP TV manufacturers. During CES 2007, Pioneer disclosed that it was re-engineering its entire PDP line to integrate a newly developed panel, filter and ASIC to improve picture performance for its PDPs. The new plant delay will not affect re-engineering its PDP line. Pioneer’s supply of its new PDPs will be somewhat limited. Read more at Twice.
LG Electronics 60PT1: 60″ Plasma TV with Wood Triming
LG Electronics (LGE) is introducing a 60″ plasma display panel (PDP) TV with a wood bezel or frame. LGE is releasing only 1000 such units in the South Korean domestic market in March.
Continued research to improve flat panel display (FPD) TV into its surroundings is the likely reason why LGE is releasing such a unique product. Concerns regarding the use of wood would include: expansion and contraction due to moisture or lack thereof, changes in color, lower resistance to sharp objects relative to aluminum or plastic, etc. I am assuming LGE did its best to ensure long-term quality of the wood on the 60PT1.
