2009 Panasonic 12G Plasma Line-Up - Page 6

Speculation eh? Here is a hint for you....

Do you see Panasonic doing any heavy marketing for the black levels on these new panels? I promise you that if they were any significant and groundbreaking improvement over their previous generations, their marketing department would be all over it. Remember what they did for the 65VX100

Yep. Looking forward to the 42" model here.

Are these NEO plasmas going to weigh any less than previous models or can you not disclose that info?

However, I don't see where the S nor X series have Deep Color / x.v.Color ?

Samsung is the 800lb gorilla. They are the largest electronics company in the world. They have tons of money to spend in any direction. They have a stated obsession to dominate the flat panel market. They are laready the largest flat panel supplier in the world. They have a singular cultural-based focus so that winning is part of the fabric of each employees life.

I have worked with these people in their US HQ in NJ and they are serious as a heart attack. 99% of their employees there are Korean even the secretaries that they fly over to live and work here. Who does that kind of stuff? Only an obsessed company that wants to develop a single-minded focus to win.

Hmmm, good point. I saw it as an HDMI 1.3a feature and thus "there" on all models, but it doesn't say that. I'll adjust the chart and perhaps someone can comment.

Yes they will

Will this be a purchase for your daughter, what appeals to you about it, how much lighter will it be than the 2008 model, and do you know how much brighter can it be set to, for all those whining store display moths?

No.


I need a 42" panel and I don't care for LCD, Samsung, LG, or Vizio displays in my home.


REALLY bright.

Hey D...Any black levels specs you can post?

Chris

When I get the nod to post those numbers I will. You would understand/comprehend what I'm talking about if you actually had real contacts @ Panasonic instead of using there front end website


At any rate, the numbers that have been posted are not that far off from what I have.....and based on measuring equipment variance, will fall into already said numbers

This thread is starting to fill with meaningless speculation.

My viewing room has a fair amount of ambient light. Will I be able to use the extra brightness without shortening the life of the panel?

I agree with you. I think that would be #1 over the wireless crap they are doing.

LOL, look at the panny website for the new TVs. It says Infinite black panel. Are these guys referring to the darkness of the plastic frame???

Thanks. I take it this means that Pioneer will not have 42 or 46 inch models, in their new lineup. Are they demonstrating their new models at CES.?

I have seen absolutely no coverage of them, even though all the other major players displays are being widely reported on.

So I guess that means no 42" pioneer...

Really? Hmm, I can recall me stating that there would be slim and "fat" Neo PDPs. I can also recall me stating that they would tag a 2,000,000 dynamic contrast ratio on these models.

Let's see what else....

I can recall me stating that there was some good news and bad news regarding the 12G Panasonics and gave a few details on both accounts ( plant no. 5 coming online early, one of the current plants retrofitted to produced NeoPDPs, and the black levels would not be equal or better than the 9G Kuros).

BTW, you have a PM.

Now us panny guys will have some fire power against all the "my kuro is darker than your panny" threads. We now will have "My panny's frame is darker than your kuro's frame."

No 10G Kuro info on the floor of CES 2009.

Where is Rysa4??? I would love to here his take on these panels. Ditto from rogo.

Are some of these panels on display over there?

Then again, it could be that Panasonic wants dealers to stand half a chance selling the remaining '08 models that don't have infinite blacks.

The V series has listed:

Digital Cinema Color*1 - *1 VIERA emulates the color of digital cinema projectors currently in theaters.

Would this be equivalent of DCI standards?

Any idea of when we can expect it?

Thanks.

I just came across a breaking PC Mag. report that stated that there were no new Kuros mentioned at the press conference. I hope that is because they do no have the new glass available yet. I hope that is the case. We need their engineering in the game, to keep the pressure on the competition to improve their product standards. I think we owe a lot of the black level improvements, in other plasmas and even LCDs, to having Pioneer raising the bar.

Just to point out: fifth pdp plant has always been scheduled for May 2009 opening. This info has been available since January 10, 2007.

http://panasonic.co.jp/corp/news/off...n070110-2.html

Well as specified in the press release, the V series are 2 inches thick. You could at least include that data in the table, if you should feel so inclinded.

I realize there is no further info given on the thickness of the other models, but it seems safe to assume that they are thicker than two inches. If I were to speculate I would say that they are marginally (< 1 inch) thinner than todays displays which are about 4 inches thick.

Will there be single sheet of glass Panasonics (like the Pioneer)?

- Rich