[silver71]

This seems like a very poor decision on there part seeing the significant improvements Panasonic made to the 7UY glass. It has me so bothered that they are apparently using the old 6UY glass (as it would seem from looking at the specs on there website) I probably won't buy the new P50 because of it.


Anyone, think Fujitsu would do a mid-year update to the 7UY glass or will I need to wait until this time next year to see if they will include it in there 2006 line up.

 

[R Harkness]

Who said they were not? I was told by Fujitsu that their new models did indeed use the latest Panny (7UY) glass.

 

[silver71]

The spec sheets for the new 40 series Fujitsu states 1.07 billion colors which is what the 6UY have. The 7UY have 3.62 billion full time and 8.58 maximum. This difference leads me to believe that they are using the old 6UY glass, plus I've seen some other members say they believe the new 40 series will be using the 6UY glass.

 

[slb]

silver71,

The glass panel has little to do with the color depth. Color depth is controlled by the processing number of bits available in the video DACs.


-Steve

 

[Rod#S]

I've been concerned about this as well but I read this in another thread, it makes reference to the new Panasonic consumer models in Japan.


"The new VIERA TH-PX300 plasmas are available in three screen sizes (50-inch diagonal screen measurement, 42-inch and 37-inch), all featuring the new PEAKS (Picture Enhancement Accelerator with Kinetic System) processor that enables rendering of 3.62 billion colors. This technology is unrivaled in the world providing 2,048 steps of gradation to deliver greater image depth. The current high-end VIERA models offer 1.07 billion colors and 1,536 steps of gradation. Panasonic's proprietary PEAKS technology has elevated the flat-panel picture quality to new standards."


What I take from this is that even though it mentions the new generation glass can support 3.62 billion colors with 2,048 shades of grey it implies that these specs are achieved via Panasonic's own PEAKS technology and are not necessarily present otherwise. This would explain why the new Panasonic Onyx displays have the 1.07 billion colors and 1536 shades of grey specs, suggesting they do not use the PEAKS technology.


Until I hear otherwise I would tend to agree with Steve that the new specs we are seeing are a result of on board video processing and not inherent in the panel on it's own.


Rod

 

[silver71]

So should the 40 series Fujitsu's have:


1. 10% brighter images - New Multi-Facet Asymmetrical Configuration Hyper-Pixel (MACH) Panel features bounded cell structure to improved light-emitting efficiency and intensity


2. 60,000-hour panel life - New MACH Panel boasts a long service life of 60,000 hours


3. Newly developed phosphor boosts resistance to static-image burning to the same level as CRT displays


4. Fanless Quiet Operation


or are all/any of these not inherent in the 7UY panel on it's own?

 

[Kal Rubinson]

I've been told that the 40 series Fujitsus will be fanless and another post said that, side by side at a demo, the 40 was brighter than the 30. So far, 2 out of 4.


Kal

 

[PooperScooper]

P50s without fans? WOW! What they did to cool the bad boy down so that it does not need fans? Less power required?


larry

 

[afiggatt]

Quote:

Originally posted by Rod#S This would explain why the new Panasonic Onyx displays have the 1.07 billion colors and 1536 shades of grey specs, suggesting they do not use the PEAKS technology.

The Panasonic press release states the Onyx as having the "Super Real Gamma System steps up gradation to darker parts of an image, up to an astounding 2,048 shades and the equivalent of 8.5 billion colors". So the Onyx probably has a renamed, perhaps upgraded, version of the PEAKS with 7UY.


I think people are paying too much attention to the exact terms in spec sheets on the web site for new models that have not been released yet. The web site designers are cutting and pasting the previous models specs, adding in the new buzz words - AVM II, HDMI, dimensions from some memos - and posting them. Until the models come out and copies of the manuals and PDF spec sheets, we should be cautious of assuming too much from the web pages.