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2005 HDTV Report, Part 8: Plasma Panels

By Rodolfo La Maestra on October 17, 2005

This is the next in a series of articles taken from the H/DTV Technology Review & CES 2005 Report by Rodolfo La Maestra, published in March 2005. If you are interested in downloading the full version of this report, it is currently available for purchase from our CES Report page.

Akay

TTM Feb 05, component, DVI/HDCP, monitors 42" PDP420QHD $2800, 1024x1024 50" PDP500QDH $4500, 1366x768

CES 2005
TTM Feb 05
42" EDTV $1200
50"

AKIRA

May 04
63" HPT-630A $TBA, 1000:1 CR, 1000 cd/m2 brightness, user selectable color temp from 3200 to 9300 degrees Kelvin, dual NTSC/ATSC tuner, DVI-I/HDCP, network Ethernet connection

Audiovox

Mar 04
First plasma panels under the Acoustic Research brand name for specialty retailers

42" AR4200 EDTV, TTM 2Q04, $4500, 8521x480, one NTSC tuner, DVI/HDCP, component
50" AR5000 HDTV, TTM 2Q04, $7600, 1366x768, dual NTSC tuners, DVI/HDCP, component

Crystal View

Dec 04
50" CVP-50 1100:1 CR

Dell

Oct 04
New models, dual NTSC tuners, PIP, 20-watt audio, DVI/HDCP
42" W4200HD $3500, TTM Nov 04, HDTV, ATSC tuner, 1024x768, 450 nits, 2700:1 CR
42" W4200ED $2300, TTM Nov 04, EDTV, 852x480, 420 nits, 2300:1 CR

Dwin

Sep 04 (CEDIA announcement)
PlasmaImage HD series
Two component design with TranScanner control box/processor/scaler, 12-bit color processing, DVI/HDCP connection to the panel, two DVI/HDCP inputs, two RGB, two component, screen saver for burn-in prevention
42" HD-142 $9000, 1024x768

Two larger models below with 1365x768, TTM current
50" HD-150 $11000
61" HD-161 $20000

CES 2005
Plasma image POR Series
DVI-D/HDCP, RGBHV, RGB/PC, up to 9000 feet
42" PRO-142 1024x768
50" PRO-150 1365x768
61" PRO-161 1365x768

New Video Processor
Duo Vision HD Dual-display system to supply DVI/HDCP digital connectivity to TransVision 3 720P DLP projector and PlasmaImage series plasma panels from one central location simultaneously from up to 100 feet away using Dwin DVI Cable Extender ($245). The Duo Vision is suited with two DVI/HDCP and two component inputs and packages are priced from $18000. It can only be used to Dwin displays designed for this interface.

Faroudja

CES 2005
42" FPP-42HD30 $N/A (special order 3-4 weeks), 1024x768
50" FPP-50HD30 $13000, TTM Jan 05, 1365x768
61" FPP-61HD30 $22000, TTM now, 1365x768

Video processors for panels above:
DVP1010 and DVD1510 (included in the DILA FPTVs and processors sections)

Fujitsu General

Apr 04
The company has cut the prices of five of their monitors
50" P50XHA30WS from $11,000 to $9,000
55" P55XHA30WS from $15,000 to $12,000

The other Plasmavision Slimscreen models remain unchanged, among which:
42" P42VHA30WS $5000
42" P42HHA30WS $7000
63" P63XHA30WS $25000

New 2004 models for Commercial market:
42" P42HCA30WH $7000
42" P42VCA30WH $5000
50" P50XCA30WH $11000

Sep 04
PlasmaVision monitors
AVM II processor, DVI-D/HDCP, RS-232, built-in stereo amp, TTM was TBA in fall, $ was TBA in fall, MSRP prices reflect recent reductions
42" P42VHA40US $4000, TTM now, 852x480 EDTV, 852x480
42" P42HHA40US $5500, TTM now, 1024x1024 HDTV, 1000:1 CR
50" P50XHA40US $7500, TTM now, 1366x768, 3000:1 CR
55" P55XHA40US $10000, TTM Jan 05,1366x768, 900:1 CR
63' P63XHA40US $18000, TTM 2Q05, 1366x768, 3000:1 CR, HDMI, 160 degrees viewing angle

Monitors
42" PDM-4210
55" PDM-5520
63"

Hitachi

June 2004 (company announcement of 2004/5 models)

Ultravision HDT51 Series Integrated
TTM 3Q04, CineForm cosmetics, dual HDMI, dual 1394, Quick Start Seamless ATSC/NTSC/QAM CableCARD tuners, Virtual HD 1080p processing, USB, inputs/outputs housed on Hitachi's AV Center connected via single wire to panel and controlled with IR from screen for hide away installations
42" 42HDT51 $6000, 1024x1024, AliS technology

55" 55HDT51 $10000, WXGA 1366x768

Ultravision HDX61 Director's Series Integrated
Same features as HDT51 line plus enhanced industrial design w/high gloss, black trim, high-contrast deep black shield, two year warranty, TTM 3Q04
42" 42HDX61 $7000
55" 55HDX61 $11000

Plasma EDTV Monitor
42" 42EDT41 $4300, Virtual HD 1080p processing, 480p, DVI/HDCP, NTSC tuner, DVI/HDCP, TTM 2Q04
Plasma Professional Panel
42" CMP420V $3500, DVI, 853x480, V1 black frame version, V2 silver frame

HP

Sep 04
Piano black, less 4 inches deep, VFS, DCDi, 3:2 and 2:2 pull-down conversion for film, dual integrated NTSC tuners, PIP, DVI-D/HDCP, component
42" PE4240N $3000, EDTV (852x480), optional wall bracket/attachable speakers/subwoofer
42" PL4245N $5000, 1024x768, 3000:1 CR

HUMAX

Mar 04
First plasma
42" $4500, 1024x1024, ATSC tuner

JVC

CES 2005
Two model new line
XGA resolution upconverted to 770p using DIST, ATSC/QAM Cable CARD tuners (within the included outboard media box), HDMI, dual IEEE1394, dual HD component
42"
50"

LG

Jul 04
71" MW-71PY10 $N/A, TTM fall 2004, monitor, see below confirmed availability at CES

On Sep 04 at CEDIA LG announced the availability by fall of a new line of panels with integrated QAM/ATSC w/Cable CARD tuners, 5th generation 8VSB for improved multipath performance, "Double Life" technology which extends to 60000 hours the life of their plasma displays, DVI/HDCP, HDMI, 1394, RS-232, PC connection, PIP/POP/split-zoom and twin picture, 1000cd/m2 brightness, 3000:1 CR, four exclusive image -sticking prevention options, XD engine, Gemstar TV Guide IPG.
42" DU-42PY10 $6000 (also announced as $5500)
50" DU-50PY10 $7000 (also announced as $6500)
60" DU-60PY10 $17000 (also announced as $15000)

CES 2005
Plasma Integrated panels
TTM Mar 04, integrated with ATSC/NTSC/QAM Cable CARD tuners, 160GB DVR, EPG, XG engine, four burn-in prevention processes, 1366x768, IEEE1394, HDMI/HDCP
50" 50PY2DR $9000
60" 60PY2DR $12000 (also reported as $16000)
60" 60PY2D TTM Apr 05

Other Integrated plasmas
ATSC/NTSC/QAM CableCARD tuners, 5000:1 CR
42" DU-42PX12X TTM Jan 05, 1024x768, DVI/HDCP

ATSC/NTSC/QAM CableCARD tuners, 5000:1 CR, HDMI/HDCP, IEEE1394, LG's XD Engine
42" 42PX4D TTM Mar 05, 1024x768
50" 50PX4D TTM Apr 05, 1366x768

42" 42PX5D TTM Apr 05, 1024x768
50" 50PX5D TTM Apr 05, 1366x768

Oversized Monitor
71" MW-71PY10 $75000, Feb/Mar 05, 1920x1080p, integrated ATSC/NTSC/QAM Cable CARD tuners, 800 cd/m2 brightness, 1200:1 CR, DCDi, HDMI, DVI, component, 3-months waiting list, 5000 units production, limited distribution to New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. A Gold package version with audio system available for the Korean market only, for $100000.

Apparently, the 76" introduced at CES 2004 one year ago was dropped from the plans of actual production.

Luce/Epoq

Apr 04
HDTV panels
TTM current, all integrated with ATSC/NTSC tuners
42" $6500
50" $11000
63" $23000

EDTVs
42" $6,000
50" $9,000

Oct 04
42" MU-42PZ90XC monitor

Sep 04 (CEDIA announcement)
Integrated HDTVs
With ATSC/NTSC tuners, DCDi, DVI/HDCP, component, VGA
42" STV-42A2 $4300, 1024x768, 3000:1 CR, 1000 cd/m2 brightness
50" HTV-50A2 $11000, 1365x768, 3000:1 CR, 1000 cd/m2 brightness
63" HTV-63A2 $23000, 1365x768, 850 cd/m2 brightness, 950:1 CR

Integrated EDTVs (NTSC tuners only)
42" STV-42A0 $4000, 853x480, 1500:1 CR, one tuner
42" STV-42A2 $4300, 853x480, 3000:1 CR, 1000 cd/m2 brightness, dual NTSC tuners

HDTV Monitors Renaissance Series
43" HVM-42A3 $6000, 1024x768
50" HVM-50S2 $9000, 1366x768

Marantz

Sep 04 (CEDIA announcement)
Black bezel, HDMI, monitor only, TTM Sep 04
42" PD 4230 $6000, EDTV
42" PD4250 $9000
50" PD5050 $11000

Maxx Products

TTM current, component, DVI, D-Sub
TruVision 42 $4500, 852x480, 3000:1 CR
TruVision 42HD $6500, 1366x768, 3000:1 CR
TruVision 50HD $7000, 1366x768, 3000:1 CR

Mitsubishi

April 2004 (company announcement of 2004/5 models)

Plasmas Medallion Series
TTM Oct 04
42" PD-4245 $5000, 480x852 EDTV, MonitorLink DVI, speakers, stand
50" PD-5050 $8500, 768x1365 HD monitor, HDMI

61" PD-6150 $18000, 768x1365 HD monitor, HDMI, improved brightness and contrast

Motorola

Feb 04
TTM middle 2004
42" PG-H42 $6000, 1024x768, 3000:1 CR
42" PD-S42 $3500, 852x480 EDTV, 1000:1 CR

Moxell

CES 2005
Proview line
Faroudja video processing, HDMI inputs, some w/integrated ATSC tuner
42" MH-422HU $3500, TTM Jan 05, HDTV, monitor only
42" MH-422SU $2200, TTM now, EDTV, monitor only
46" MH-462SU $3200, TTM now, EDTV, monitor only
46" MH-463SU $3500, Apr 05, EDTV 852x480
46" MH-463HU $4500, May 05, HDTV 1024x 768
50" GP-650D $6200 (also reported as $5200), Feb 05, 1366x768, monitor only

NEC

Sep 04 (CEDIA announcement)
Four plasma monitor panels are available now, DVI/HDCP, RGBHV, and HD component:
42" 42VR5 $3000, EDTV 853x480
42" 42XR3 $5800, HDTV 1024x768
50" 50XR4 $8000, 1365x768
61" 61XR3 $15000, 1365x768

Optoma

CES 2005
50" SVP5F $6000, TTM Jan 05, 1366x768, 400 Nits of brightness, 3000:1 CR, component, DVI/HDCP, 15-pin D-sub RGB

Panasonic

Sep 04
ONYX XVS series
Next generation plasma products
Two piece configuration w/Media Box outboard, ATSC/NTSC/QAM CableCARD tuners, two component video, HDMI/HDCP, PC input, 16-watt detachable speakers, PCMCIA flash memory cards.
42" TH-42XVS30V $7500, TTM Oct, 1024x768
50" TH-50XVX30V $9500, TTM Oct, 1366x768

65" TH-65XVSS30V $20000, TTM Nov 04, 1366x768

Panasonic has cut the prices of the following integrated plasmas as of Sep 04:
37" TH-37PX25U $4000
42" TH-42PX25U $5500
50" TH-50PX25U $7500

EDTVs
37" TH-37PD25U down to $2500
42" TH-42PD25U down to $3000

According to Panasonic's marketing information, the company has 23 % of plasma market in all channels (CEDIA Sep 04)

Oct 04
Viera
65" TH-65DX300A $23000 in Japan, 3000:1 CR, 1366x768, 60000 hrs life

CES 2005
Introduced six new plasma panels
ATSC/NTSC/QAM CableCARD tuners, EPG, PCMCIA and SD memory card slots, HDMI/HDCP, 3000:1 CR, 8.6 million colors, sub-pixel control increases horizontal resolution by 30% over previous models

PX500 Series
TTM Jun 05
42" TH-42PX500U

50" TH-50PX500U

PX50 Series
37" TH-37PX50U TTM Mar05
42" TH-42PX50U TTM Apr 05
50" TH-50PX50U TTM Apr 05

PD50 Series
42" TH-42PD50U TTM Mar 05

And an oversized 65" panel
65" TH-65PHD7UY $16000

Philips

Jun 04
Ambilight series
42" 42PF9976 $5500
42" 42PF9966 $6500, TTM Jul 04
50" 50PF9966 $8800, TTM Jul 04

Pioneer

Jun 04
Six new plasmas to be introduced, two are with digital cable ready (DCR), Pure Vision line, Pure Drive technology for converting analog sources to digital, QAM integrated tuner, Passport on-screen EPG, two HDMI/HDCP, two 1394, $ N/A, TTM Sep 04:
43" PDP-4345HD XGA 1024x768
50" PDP-5045HD 1280x768

Elite versions in the same sizes were announced but not introduced.

Sep 04
Pure Vision Elite
Integrated panels
XGA, TTM Nov 04, HDMI/HDCP, ATSC/dual NTSC, QAM CableCARD tuners, Pioneer's Passport Echo EPG
43" PRO-920HD $11500 (also announced as 10500)
50" PRO-1120HD $15500 (also announced as 13500)

Monitors
TTM Nov 04, two HDMI/HDCP
43" PRO-810HD $9000
50" PRO-1010HD $13000 (also announced as 12000)
61" PRO-1410HD $20560 in Japan, 1365x768, 135 pounds, Advanced Pure Cinema for film-based content that employs 3:3 film detection at 72 Hz, Pure Color Filter II to improve color performance

Oct 04
43" PDP-434CMX
50" PDP-504CMX
61" PDP-614CMX

CES 2005
50HD Series
Two piece design, ATSC/NTSC/QAM CableCARD tuners, HDMI
43" PDP-4350HD $7000, TTM May 05, 1024x768, 1100 cd/m2 brightness
50" PDP-5050HD $9000, TTM Jun 05, 1280x768, 1000 cd/m2 brightness

A5HD Series
One-piece chassis integration, ATSC/NTSC/QAM CableCARD tuners
43" PDP-43A5HD $TBA, TTM May 05, 1024x768, 1100 cd/m2 brightness
50" PDP-50A5HD $TBA, TTM May 05, 1280x768, 1000 cd/m2 brightness, HDMI

EDTV monitor
42" PDP-4200ED $2500, 853x480, DVI/HDCP

Planar

May 04
(Model included because it was missing on my 2004 report)
42" PDP42HD under $4000, 1024x768, 800:1 CR, 750 cd/m2 brightness, comp, DVI, RGB 15 pin, TTM now

Plastract

In Mar 04, the company introduced a new plasma panel that permits the viewing of 4:3 images using a retractable top to avoid the use of black bars when detecting the incoming signal, www.noblackbars.com
42" $TBA, TTM Apr 04, 1366x768 to 1366x1366

Polaroid

42" PLA-4260 $3300, TTM Jan 05, 1024x768, DVI/HDCP, component

Revox

32" E1032 $8000, TTM current, 1024x852, component BNC, DVI
42" E1042 $10000, TTM current, 1024x1024, component BNC, DVI
50" E1050 $14000, TTM current, 1280x768, component BNC, DVI

Runco

CES 2005
Cinema Wall Monitor panels
Vivix Processing
42" CW-42HD 1024x768, high alt to 9000 feet, DVI/HDCP, 1000:1 CR, RGB
42" CW-42i 853x480, high alt to 9000 feet, DVI/HDCP, 1000:1 CR, RGB
43" CW-43MC 1024x768, DVI/HDCP, RGB, 1000:1 CR, controller included
50" CW-50mc 1280x768, DVI/HDCP, controller, 1000:1 CR, RGB
50" CW-50xa 1365x768, DVI/HDCP, high alt to 9000 feet, RGB
61" CW-61 1366x768, DVI/HDCP, high alt to 9000 feet, 1000:1 CR, RGB

Samsung

Feb 04
42" SPP4231 $4300, TTM Apr 04, 852x480, 3000:1 CR
42" SPP4251 $5000, TTM Apr 04
42" HPN4259 $6500, TTM Apr 04, 1024x768
50" HPP5061 $9000, TTM summer 04

Oct 04
42" PPM42SQ3 $N/A
50" $9000, TTM fall 04, 802.11a wireless connection up to 30 feet to STB, NTSC tuner in the STB
63" PPM63WQ3 $N/A
80" Showed again as a prototype, introduced at CES 2004

Integrated panels (55" w/DTV tuners)
37" HPP3761 $4000, dual NTSC tuners, 1000:1 CR, 1000 cd/m2 brightness
42" HPP4261 $5500, dual NTSC tuners, 900:1 CR, 1366x768, 1000 cd/m2
55" HPP5581 $10000, QAM CableCARD and ATSC tuners, panel from Fujitsu/Hitachi factory, TTM Oct 04, 3000:1 CR, 1000 cd/m2 brightness, DVI/HDCP
63"

Samsung abandoned their efforts for ultra-wide band UWB technology and rather supported 802.11a to connect wirelessly plasma panels with STBs.

Dec 2004
Samsung announced their development of a 102" plasma display with 1920x1080 pixels of resolution, 1000 candelas of brightness, and 2000:1 CR. The company declared that they are planning to invest about 30 billion won on the initial production of panels of 80 and 102 inches, expected by 1H05.

CES 2005
The company showed their large plasma displays in the 80 and 102 inches range:

80" HPR8072 $39000 (also quoted informally as $50000 at the CES booth), TTM May 05, 1920x1080p, 68.7 billion color display capability, 12-bit video processing, integrated w/ATSC and QAM Cable CARD tuners, DNIe, 1500 cd/m2 brightness, 5000:1 CR, DNIe, Anynet chip for home networking.

102" Z-102 $80000/$90000 unofficial MSRP estimate, shown as the largest plasma in existence, available in about two years from CES 2005, 1920x1080p


Samsung 80" Plasma HPR8072	Samsung 102" Plasma Z102

And a 50" panel:
50" HPR5072 $7000, TTM Apr 05, 175 degree viewing

Sanyo

CES 2005
42" PDP-42H2A 1024x1024 monitor, viewing angle 175", DVI/HDCP, component, RGB VGA D-sub 15 pin

Sony

Jun 04 (company announcement of 2004/5 models)

Plasma XS Series Integrated
Digital Cable Ready, third-generation WEGA engine image processing, TTM Aug 04
37" KDE-37XS955 $5500, 1024x1024
42" KDE-42XS955 $7000, 1024x1024
50" KDE-50XS955 $9000, 1366x768, integrated with QAM Unidirectional CableCARD/ATSC/NTSC tuners, swivel stand included, 100Watt digital amp and 50W subwoofer

Flat Panel Monitor
42" KE-42M1 $5000, TTM Jun 04, 480p EDTV, LSI for contrast improvement

Thomson

May 04 (company announcement of 2004/5 models)

Plasma Flat Panels
Thomson discontinued the plasma line; their supplier (NEC) was acquired by Pioneer. Thomson will concentrate on DLP and LCD.

Toshiba

Jun 04 (company announcement of 2004/5 models)

Cinema series monitor
42" 42HPX84 $6000, TTM Sep 04, HDMI, 1024x768

TheaterWide series monitors
42" 42HP84 $5500, TTM Sep 04, 1024x768
50" 50HP84 $7500, TTM Oct 04, 1024x768

V, Inc

42" Vizio P2 $3000, TTM current, 480px852, DVI-D, RGB 15-pin, component
42" P42 $2000, TTM current, 480px852, DVI/HDCP, component, RGB
42" Vizio P42HD $2500, TTM current, 1024x768, DVI/HDCP, component, RGB
46" Vizio P4 $3800, TTM current, 480px852, DVI-D, RGB 15-pin, component
46" P46 $2500, TTM current, 480px852, DVI-D, component, RGB 15-pin

Vidrikon

Sep 04
Plasmaview monitors
42" VP-42 $4000, 853x480 EDTV, BNC, compon., DVI/HDCP, RGB 15-pin
42" VP-42HD $4000, 1024x768, RGB BNC & 15 pin, component, DVI/HDCP
50" VP-50 $10000, 1365x768, C BNC & 15 pin, component, DVI/HDCP
60" VP-60 originally $20000, 1365x768, 3:2 pull-down, anti-burn circuitry

Viewsonic

Jun 04 (InfoComm)
42" VPW4255 $5,500, 1024x1024, 1000:1 CR, 1100 nits, DVI/HDCP, TTM Jul 2004, 160 degrees of viewing angle, RGB, monitor

Sep 04 (CEDIA)
55" VPW5500 $10000, TTM Sep 04, 1366x768, 160 degrees viewing angle

Oct 04
42" VPW450HD AliS, NTSC tuner

CES 2005
42" VPW4200 $3000, TTM Jan 05, 852x480, DVI/HDCP, component, RGB VGA

Yamaha

Sep 04 (CEDIA)
55" PDM-5520 TTM Dec 04, 1366x768, 1000cd/m2 brightness, Fujitsu's e-AliS technology, 1000:1 CR

Be sure that you read the next article in the series: LCD TV Panels (Coming Soon)