jacksonbart Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Wow! More than 3000 sold to boot. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22540733/ LAS VEGAS - Japanese electronics conglomerate Matsushita Electric Industrial on Monday introduced a 150-inch plasma television, which it says is the world's biggest. The TV, unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, tops the Panasonic brand maker's 103-inch plasma TV released last year. The 103-inch television sold 3,000 units last year, Matsushita said. Matsushita, the world's largest plasma TV maker, said the 12-1/2 foot (measured diagonally) TV, dubbed "Life Screen," would be available in 2009 at an undisclosed price, mainly for use as billboards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldenough Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 I want one.....and five Jubilees.[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mas Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Welcome to the Veldt...wait, that was a holodeck before StarTrek thought of it... OK, Fahrenheight 451 with their video wall... Can you imagine how glorious Okra would look on that...or the detail of the food fights on Jerry Springer... or Simon Cowl's scowl...or how much more intelligent Tyra Banks would sound...or, for that matter The View!...or re-runs of Green Acres! We've got the makings of a great entertainment system... Now, if only the programming (and a bit of common sense) warranted this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Wow, the Sumo wrestlers are more clear than the presenter's face! If this is the next wave of things to come....lookout! We're gonna need a bigger boat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 I haven't paid much attention to the current state of OLED technology, but it has the potential to provide a whole wall (or walls) of video for the price of first class wallpaper. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 very cool. 12 foot diagonal screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcmcramer Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I'd need like 8 studs in my wall to hang that thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 matsushita is now changing the complete name to panasonic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldenough Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I'd need like 8 studs in my wall to hang that thing. You do'nt need studs,,,That thing is a wall!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 If I brought one of those home I think my wife would Matsushita her pants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian_Dude Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Panasonic showed a 150" plasma at CES too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldenough Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Panasonic showed a 150" plasma at CES too. Matsushita = Panasonic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 matsushita is now changing the complete name to panasonic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 If I brought one of those home I think my wife would Matsushita her pants. Honey what is that oversized van doing in the driveway? Oh that, well you know that wall in the room we did not know how to decorate?[6]Surprise[<)] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM3 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I can just see my neighbor now asking the sales people "So how will Skinamax movies look on this?" Hey someone has to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I don't think I could get it in my house. Nevermind the fact that it's most likely worth more than my house. I'll stick to my paltry 60" plasma for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shodrewken Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Thats so freakin sweet! Its just a bummer that the majority of TV shows are still SD and wouldn't look that great. However thats why we have our HD/Blu Ray stuff and hd channels right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I just have to ask at 12 feet+ does 1080p look impressive anymore??? remember the bigger the screen the more pixels needed so a 60 inch 1080p probably looks better at < 15 feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I just have to ask at 12 feet+ does 1080p look impressive anymore??? remember the bigger the screen the more pixels needed so a 60 inch 1080p probably looks better at < 15 feet. That's exactly what I was wondering! I gather there is an effort toward another round of escalating TV resolution. Research is apparently being done on "ultra-high definition video" according to wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1080p The # of frames per second rather than more lines of resolution is supposed to be among the limited available advances for home use.While in Boise recently, I went to see the Metropolitan Opera's "high-def" simulcast of Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel. Eight operas are being broadcast this year to select movie theaters around the world -- see http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/archive/index.php/t-720428.html. We thought it was OK, but had seen sharper and clearer movies before. It might have been hi-def in the home, but not so much in the movie house. Also -- and I consider this important for theater speakers -- the electronics and speakers (JBL, I was told) were a very mixed bag: fabulous definition and black-silent background clear down to the bottom of the bass, but combined with congested, unclear and grainy highs. Hi-def Met is being poorly marketed nationally and locally, and you're most likely to only find out about your local movie house production by word of mouth (!). They have to depend being able to work with existing movie theaters and chains, which are probably more interested in hi-buck movies than hi-def opera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 imax comes to mind about ultra high resolution wikipedia says: The intent of IMAX is to dramatically increase the resolution of the image by using much larger film stock at a resolution comparable to about 10000 x 7000 pixels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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