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Panasonic Planning Blu-ray DVRs, Eco Plasma, Super Flat TVs for US
Posted by Wilson Rothman at 10:10 AM on October 15, 2008
It's not official, but the word from our friend HD Guru Gary Merson is that Panasonic has a lot of cool hardware coming to America next year. The biggest news is that there will be Blu-ray decks that actually record HD video onto shareable BDs, something we hear about from Japan, but haven't seen in these parts (AU: Wow! we have something before the US). On the plasma front, Panny is working on NeoPDP 1080p plasma that would cut power demands by 50%, making them even more efficient than LCD. This efficient panel, says Merson, will be made in sizes all the way up to our beloved 103". And in another direction, Panasonic will be joining the coalition of the slimming, releasing plasmas under 2.5cm thick. And now... we wait. [HDGuru]
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Uncle Remus
Posted 11:56 AM 15/10/08
Well, I purchased a 58" sammy plasma a couple months ago. Power usage said 600W (yikes!). My old TV was 250W. I was expecting about a $10 boost to my power bill per month as it on fro 6-12 every day. But, as it turns out after 2 full months there has been no change. Either way a 50% reduction would be cool given the fact that the pannies are rated better for power consumption anyway.
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