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Owners of Panasonic’s recent plasma HDTV s have continued to push for more details on the “automatic control” the company cited as the cause of suddenly elevated black levels and it has revealed a few more details in an email exchange with CNET . Those hoping for some kind of patch or action in response to the changes will likely be disappointed however, as Senior VP Bob Perry put it, “there’s nothing to fix.” Citing trade secrets and a lack of a standard measure for black level performance, he also was unable to give any specifics about when the changes are designed to happen or by exactly how much. The company is promising technology in its 2010 models will offer a more gradual adjustment thanks to design adjustments, but that doesn’t help current model owners left wondering if their set has, or will have in the future, degraded picture quality either by design or some software glitch. He did close by offering the olive branch of the VIERA Concierge Program for dissatisfied customers — we’ll see if a happy resolution for all is still within reach. [Thanks, Chris] Panasonic’s response on shifting black levels in plasma HDTVs: ‘There’s nothing to fix’ originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments

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Toshiba may have announced a few things today at CES, but its press event was all about one major product: Cell TV. From what we can gather, the company is hopping on this bandwagon in a way we haven’t seen since it sank its teeth into HD DVD , and if all the claims pan out, you just might be looking at your next television. Details were short on future pricing and availability, but we get the idea that Tosh wants this on the market as soon as humanly possible. Reportedly, this thing will enable 2D-to-3D conversion of practically any content you watch; of course, we’ve seen content that was shot in 3D look awful when behind the glasses, so we’re not counting on the quality of the metamorphosis to be anything mind-blowing. That said, having such a chip within a TV opens up a whole new world of possibilities, and the accompanying uber-box shown in the gallery below is likely to sell right alongside of it. The purpose? To connect your “entire home” with your HDTV, not to mention bringing web content, video calling and stellar image quality to your otherwise drab den. Needless to say, we’re on pins and needles here waiting for more information, but we’ll be sure to pass it on as soon as it becomes available. Gallery: Toshiba’s Cell TV hands-on at CES Toshiba’s Cell TV hands-on at CES originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments

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Samsung’s just gushed its 2010 TV lineup, and chief among the troops is the 9000 series LED with built-in proprietary 3D processor and, more importantly, full support for a full color touchscreen remote control, integrated with WiFi and IR. Paired with the ultra-slim 9000 series (right), you can watch broadcast directly from the handheld and swipe it to the TV to enjoy. The 8000 and 7000 series also enjoy 3D capabilities, as does the 750 LCD set. Left out of the 3D fun? The 6500 LED and 650 LCD models — sorry gang. All models are reportedly Energy Star 4.0 compliant and the premium ones also come with Internet@Home with apps including Netflix. All the press releases after the break. Continue reading Samsung’s 2010 LCDs & plasmas include the skinny, touchscreen remote controlled LED 9000 Samsung’s 2010 LCDs & plasmas include the skinny, touchscreen remote controlled LED 9000 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments

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Had enough of the CES barrage? Nah. Panasonic just cut loose a few new releases of its own, with the highlight of the bunch being the planet’s first integrated Full HD 3D camcorder . Dubbed a “professional” device, the camcorder won’t be available to order until April, and it’s expected to make the filming of 3D content easier due to having the camcorder itself, the lenses, camera head and a twin memory card recorder smashed together in a single body. Users will also find stereoscopic adjustment controls on the twin-lens, solid state-based system, and we’re told that it’ll automatically recalibrate itself sans the need for any external equipment. ‘Course, the $21,000 MSRP is apt to turn away most everyone not being financed by a movie house, but hey, at least we’re fairly certain it’ll be reduced to a few bills by 2012. In related news, Panny is also partnering with DirecTV to launch a trio of dedicated 3D channels starting in June, and the two are already in talked with AEG, CBS, Fox Sports, HDNet, MTV, NBC Universal and TBS to develop additional 3D programming that’ll debut between 2010 to 2011. Oh, and you’ll obviously need a new setup to view said content, and that’s where Panny comes in (again). The outfit unleashed a new range of 3D-capable (thanks, RealD!) Viera plasma HDTVs and Blu-ray 3D players, and all it takes to enjoy mind-melting 3D content in the comfort of your abode is “a stylish and lightweight pair of active-shutter glasses.” Oh, joy. The complete line will be fleshed out later this Spring, with screen sizes ranging from 50- to 65-inches. In one of the most brilliant moves of the show, Panny’s also including just a single set of 3D glasses with its multi-thousand dollar televisions, which is sure to leave a bitter taste in the mouth of Sir Buyer who has to plop down an extra hundie or two to get specs for the whole family. At any rate, the DMP-BDT350 Blu-ray player will handle 1080p content in both the second and third dimension. The last bit is new partnerships with Netflix, Skype, Twitter and Pandora (among other outlets), all of which are being added to the Viera Cast library that’s accessible on select Blu-ray players and HDTVs. Catch the full rundown after the break… if you dare. Gallery: Panasonic Viera Cast at CES 2010 Gallery: Panasonic’s 3D launches at CES 2010 Continue reading Panasonic blows it out with 3D Blu-ray deck, HDTVs, channels and $21k camcorder Panasonic blows it out with 3D Blu-ray deck, HDTVs, channels and $21k camcorder originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments

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That new HDTV of yours? It may be thin and light and lovely, but it ain’t saving you any money. The state of California knows this and has created new energy efficiency standards applying to any sets sold after January of 2011. The initial regs state a maximum of 1 watt of consumption when “off” and, when on, a maximum of .2 watts per inch of screen area plus an arbitrary 32 watts. Two years later, in 2013, things get even tougher, that formula dropping to .12 per inch with a 25 watt base modifier. There are plenty of TVs that already meet the 2013 criteria, most of them smallish LCDs, so it’s not an impossible dream. The bad news? An inability to sell non-compliant sets in CA could result in lost tax revenue. The good news? Reduced energy bills and a smaller hit to our fragile environment. The really good news? Any set greater than 58-inches is exempt, so go big, broheim. California mandates TV energy efficiency improvements by 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments

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The plasma may be a dying breed, but the ones that are left are undoubtedly some of the best the world has ever seen. Take Panasonic ’s 54-inch TC-P54Z1 for example, which wowed audiences (us included) when it was first unveiled way back at CES. The HD Guru recently had an opportunity to take this very screen into his abode for review, and after a labor-intensive (around “one hour”) setup process, the gazing was officially on. Panny’s engineers were able to slim the set down to an inch by requiring that a dedicated (wireless) set-top-box be used for tuning OTA channels and managing connections, and the result was nothing less than elegant. If you’re wondering what north of five large really buys in an HDTV these days, wonder no more — the set was deemed darn near perfect, with “outstanding” color, contrast and deep black levels. Potentially best of all, there were no motion artifacts to speak of, and anyone with a 120Hz / 240Hz set can testify to just how annoying those things are. Hit the read link for a detailed unboxing, setup and review, but don’t even bother if you’re looking for someone to talk you out of what you’re about to do. Filed under: Displays , HDTV Panasonic’s 1-inch thick Z1 plasma reviewed: playing with perfection originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read ?|? Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments

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The plasma may be a dying breed, but the ones that are left are undoubtedly some of the best the world has ever seen. Take Panasonic ’s 54-inch TC-P54Z1 for example, which wowed audiences (us included) when it was first unveiled way back at CES. The HD Guru recently had an opportunity to take this very screen into his abode for review, and after a labor-intensive (around “one hour”) setup process, the gazing was officially on. Panny’s engineers were able to slim the set down to an inch by requiring that a dedicated (wireless) set-top-box be used for tuning OTA channels and managing connections, and the result was nothing less than elegant. If you’re wondering what north of five large really buys in an HDTV these days, wonder no more — the set was deemed darn near perfect, with “outstanding” color, contrast and deep black levels. Potentially best of all, there were no motion artifacts to speak of, and anyone with a 120Hz / 240Hz set can testify to just how annoying those things are. Hit the read link for a detailed unboxing, setup and review, but don’t even bother if you’re looking for someone to talk you out of what you’re about to do. Filed under: Displays , HDTV Panasonic’s 1-inch thick Z1 plasma reviewed: playing with perfection originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read ?|? Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments

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It’s been less than a year since we first entered Panasonic’s demo trailer, the main difference at CEDIA this year was the addition of a trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar . We were lucky enough to get an early look at the footage shown, while it shared much with the trailer released a few weeks ago, you haven’t seen the Terminator and Titanic director’s latest effort unless you’ve seen it in 3D. Check after the break for the rest of our thoughts on the 3D demo, and what the future has to hold for this display tech in the home. Continue reading Panasonic Full HD 3D experience eyes-on Filed under: HDTV , Home Entertainment Panasonic Full HD 3D experience eyes-on originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments

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Hey, look at that — it’s Panasonic’s super-hot one-inch thick Z1 wireless HDTV , just cold sitting out for sale in a San Jose Magnolia store. No official availability announcement yet, but we’re guessing it’s coming soon, right on time for the Z1’s planned summer debut . Everyone got their $6,000 ready? Filed under: Displays , HDTV , Home Entertainment Panasonic Z1 wireless HDTV appearing in US retailers originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments

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Sure we’d love to see Panasonic mass produce that 4K 150-inch plasma , but so far we’ll just have to be happy with a cheaper 103-inch HDTV and the latest model, an 85-inch 1080p display it’s showing off at InfoComm ‘09 this week. All that super size flat panel building experience has been poured into a package that is 99mm thick and apparently 30 percent lighter per square inch than its 103-inch cousin, at a total of 130Kg. This one’s coming through business channels to Japan and the U.S. this fall, ’til then you’ll just have to live with your 4 x 42-inch matrix setup or for the cost conscious, a projector. [Via AV Watch & Japan Corp (English) ] Filed under: HDTV Panasonic unveils 85-inch plasma at InfoComm ‘09 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read ?|? Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments

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The jury’s still out on whether inbuilt DVRs are good for HDTVs, but LG’s obviously hot to trot on the whole idea. Nearly a year after first introducing sets with an integrated Time Machine , the outfit is hitting back with two new big-screen plasmas that each posses a 160GB internal hard drive. The X Canvas 50PS70 (50-inch) and 60PS70 (60-inch) panels also boast 600Hz dejudder technology and can record overflow onto external drives connected via USB 2.0. Additional details (price, screen resolution, availability, etc.) are scant, but we’ll be sure to keep an ear to the ground. [Via Akihabara News ] Filed under: Displays , HDTV , Home Entertainment , Storage LG’s 50PS70 and 60PS70 plasmas get 160GB Time Machine functionality originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 May 2009 08:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read ?|? Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments

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Pioneer’s decision to axe the Kuro earlier this year set off a wave of gloomy predictions about the future of plasma, but we’ve never really bought into it — and it sounds like the product planners at LG, Samsung, and Panasonic haven’t either. HD Guru asked reps from each company for their thoughts on the state of the plasma market, and the responses were pretty similar across the board: plasma remains the connoisseur’s choice overall, and it still makes up just about half of 50-inch and bigger sales. Of course, that means that plasma’s niche is shrinking and moving higher-end while LCDs more or less take over the rest of HDTV market, but until something like OLED develops into a true competitor we think plasma’s around for a while. Check out the full company responses at the read link. Filed under: HDTV Plasma market getting smaller and higher-end, but it’s still alive originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 May 2009 14:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read ?|? Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments

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The plasma industry may be teetering on the edge of certain doom (okay, so maybe that’s exaggerating it… a little), but Samsung ’s still pushing the envelope. Over in South Korea, the company just outed its latest PDPs, the 850 PAVV lineup. Aside from being 40 percent more power efficient, 20 percent lighter and 120 percent more seductive than the prior generation, the new 50- and 58-inch sets also boast DLNA support, a USB 2.0 socket, DivX compatibility and a rather striking stand. The real kicker? The 29 millimeter depth, which equates to just over one inch thick for those who abhor the metric system. There’s no word on when these beauties will hit the streets, but we’re guessing Panasonic will be keenly interested in knowing. Filed under: Displays , HDTV , Home Entertainment Samsung’s 850 PAVV plasma teases the 1-inch thick mark originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 May 2009 08:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read ?|? Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments

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This year’s edition of the Hitachi Wooo line of flat panels look a lot like their predecessors on the outside (120Hz IPS LCDs, 250GB HDD equipped models with iVDR slots for additional hard drives and Wooonet DLNA network support) but it’s what’s inside that counts. The four new XP plasma models range from 42- to 50-inches and promise even better contrast ratios, as high as 40,000:1, with better color reproduction and the promise of greater energy efficiency. The ultra-thin 35mm / 1.4-inch thick LCDs are back in four new models, with UWB wirelessly connected tuners , auto sensing/adjusting brightness and aforementioned “eco” power sipping improvements. The relatively fat XP line of LCDs consists of just three displays, but just like all the rest, buyers can still hook up to the ‘net and pull down video on-demand or Yahoo! Japan’s web TV portal — features unlikely to make the jump when we see U.S. versions of these later this year. The XP plasmas and LCDs go on sale in Japan later this month or next, while the ultra-thins will be crash dieting until October. Read - Hitachi, recording double-35mm-thin LCD TV “Wooo UT800″ Read - Hitachi, 7 new plasma / LCD Filed under: Displays , HDTV Hitachi unveils 11 latest Wooo plasmas and LCDs: Greener, better looking & network connected originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments

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Plasma’s dying , huh? Go and tell that to Bang & Olufsen . Just in case the 50- and 65-inch versions of the BeoVision 4 HDTV weren’t expansive enough, the high-end home cinema outfitter has just pushed out news of an all new addition: the 103-inch BeoVision 4-103. If that number immediately rings a bell, here’s a cookie. The 103-inch Panasonic TH-103PF9 panel is indeed the exact one used here, but B&O has obviously spruced up the design, added an automatic rising stand and incorporated the BeoSystem 3 and the VisionClear technology that automatically adjusts colors and brightness. Oh, and it tossed in a B&O logo, which is darn near priceless. Speaking of stickers, the set should be available this July for around €100,000 ($136,220) pre-VAT. Check the demonstration vid after the break. [Thanks, John] Continue reading Bang & Olufsen’s 103-inch BeoVision 4-103 plasma is gorgeous, pricey Filed under: Displays , HDTV , Home Entertainment Bang & Olufsen’s 103-inch BeoVision 4-103 plasma is gorgeous, pricey originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read ?|? Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments

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