Panasonic Plasma Television

Panasonic of course had their now famous 103” model 103PF10U plasma television on display. The plasma is in production and has been available in the U.S. for months for a price of $70,000. In an interview with top executives, Panasonic stated that they plan to continue production and shipping of the 103” plasma and claim that it has been a big success. Panasonic also had a prototype 150” plasma Television on display. Panasonic plans to build a new plant in Omagasaki, Japan to produce the mother glass for this monster. It’s hard to imagine that they will actually build and ship this 150” plasma, but after Panasonic called everyones bluff in 2007 by shipping the 103” plasma, I wouldn’t challenge them. Panasonic also displayed a group of 1” thick plasma TV prototypes that were very attractive and only 55 pds. Panasonic stated that these new super thin plasma TVs will use only half the energy consumption of current plasma televisions. There were also new plasma lineups available with upgraded features over current models such as THX certification in the PZ800 series and PZ850 series.