You know what makes television newsrooms more productive, more accurate and more engaging? A big-ass 103-inch plasma, that’s what. So we’re expecting something amazing from Channel 7 given that it has just installed three of them in its Sydney newsroom.
Channel 7 has recently renovated its Martin Place newsroom to include not just one, but three of Panasonic’s gigantosaurus plasma panels.The panels are there to provide a striking backdrop as the newsreaders deliver soul-crushing news several times a day.
“The Panasonic Plasma solution satisfied our requirements for an eye-catching set backdrop with excellent image quality and striking dimensions that was also flexible in terms of content,” David Lewis, Facilities Manager of Broadcast Operations at the Seven Network said.
“The challenge for us was to find a display solution that allowed our team to present a wide variety of content in any combination across all three screens simultaneously with exceptional picture quality, such as live backgrounds, live remote crosses as well as both still and moving graphics.”
I see this and all I can think is that Channel 7 should host gaming nights at its Martin Place newsroom, starting straight after the 6pm bulletin…
Random
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 3:40 PMWell said, but 3 gamers :( or we will have to take turns
Joshua
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 3:41 PMLAN party with Kochie!
Bumblebee tuna
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 3:47 PMJust Wait till someone hacks in and puts on a HD porno while live lol
Ozoneocean
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 3:47 PMIf it wasn’t already hot enough on set under those lights…
Jack
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 3:54 PMOooh, I hate Plasma TVs, especially Panasonic ones. I used to work at DJs in the AV department and about 7 plasma tvs had a burnt image in a space of 1-3 months. Some of those TVs included 3D ones too.
Ozoneocean
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 4:05 PMAgreed. They’re outclassed technology in so many ways, which is probably one of the reasons they’re being used here: they tend to be a lot cheaper than other sets at similar sizes these days. Maybe Panasonic gave them away at a vastly reduced cost for promo purposes- and because they’re out of date.
Greg
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 5:02 PMAmusing, since they still provide the best possible direct-view picture quality of any display technology that’s been invented.
Matthew
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 5:41 PMOLED derp…
Ozoneocean
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 5:48 PMExactly. And the LED backlit LCD screens that manufactures like Samsung have been producing have produced and easily comparable or superior quality (in my experience) image to any of these older type energy guzzling, volcanically hot, burning-in monsters.
Greg
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 9:25 PMSounds like you’re thinking of 10 yr old plasma technology mate, today’s plasma displays are pretty energy efficient, and don’t run “volcanically hot”.
For large size displays of >= 60″, plasma is simply the best (and only realistic) choice for PQ.
smith
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 5:49 PMWhen you can buy and demo an OLED set you might have a point. And no, the 11″ Sony ones don’t count. And what the hell does derp mean?
Matthew
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 6:07 PMThere are 55″ LG & Samsung this year mate. Keep up.
Matthew
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 6:08 PMOzone is right. I have never seen a good Plasma, the best image to me is always the LCD. Plasma always seems to be jerky image.
joedy Ssmith
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 6:34 PMPlasma have always been the choice for movies and sport. Whilst LCD is better for gaming. Plasma gives a glass effect and LCd gives the annoying back light.
PLasma is the best until OLED
smith
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 2:10 AMA. You can’t buy one yet, as I said. OLED has been coming Real Soon Now for about 5 years. B. If it does materialise, it’ll be expensive, making it a non-starter for the majority of people.
When you have actually seen one, let alone bought it, then you can make your point. Until then, you are comparing vapourware with an actual product.
BJB
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 5:48 AMThats right smith, and of course the “OLED” sets that have just been shown at CES are not OLED displays, they are OLED backlight. It is still an LCD panel, its just using an OLED backlight rather than a bunch of discreet LEDs.
monkeymind
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 4:10 PMSo, more bling, even less substance.
Timmahh
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 4:23 PMThere was substance before?
Foles
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 5:39 PMWhat sort of heat would those three babies put out? Add that to the already boiling heat from the lighting rig…ewwww sweaty!
M0les
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 6:57 PMI think Kochie got two of the previous screens for Sunrise. They’ve been feeling their way around doing crosses and face-to-face conversations with them since the new year. The hand-held cameras tend to collect a lot of lighting reflections though.
trk
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 7:47 PMHow amazingly awkward does Kochie look wielding his iPad and trying to demonstrate stuff on the big screen behind him?
I’m glad Channel 7 is having fun with the different camera angles and pans and zipping around the presenters as they stand there fumbling at their iPad and saying things like “oh this doesnt seem to be working but hey heres another graph that is working but isnt relevant to what I’m talking about”.
sarah millman
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 8:31 PMthey should give them to me
Jarofvegemite
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 12:38 AMSo what was the display solution? PVP?
Bloody hell!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 1:43 AM*Just* installed? They’ve been there for months!!!