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Panasonic begins selling 3-D TVs in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Customers view a display model of Panasonic Corp.'s VIERA VT20 50-inch, 3-D plasma television at a New York outlet of U.S. retailer Best Buy Co. on March 10, 2010. The Japanese home appliance maker began selling its first 3-D televisions in the United States a day after South Korean rival Samsung Electronics Co. announced its line of 3-D TVs.

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Panasonic develops world's slimmest 50-inch plasma display panel

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the world's slimmest 50-inch plasma television display panel that Panasonic Corp. has developed to reduce power consumption by two-thirds to levels of liquid crystal displays. The company said it will seek to commercialize the slimmer plasma display in a year or two.

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Hitachi to release 50-, 60-inch plasma TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. on Sept. 26 unveiled the 50- and 60-inch models in its Wooo series of plasma television sets for digital high-definition broadcasts, hoping to bring its TV business into the black. The 50-inch W50P-HR10000 and 60-inch W60P-XR1000, both equipped with built-in hard disk recorders, will be put on the market in mid-November and late December, respectively, Hitachi said.

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Matsushita devises world's largest plasma-panel TV

OSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said on Jan. 5 it has developed a 103-inch plasma-panel television set (L), the world's largest, with high-definition TV resolution. The prototype TV has a screen 2.3 meters wide and 1.3 meters high. The TV set on the right is a 50-inch television.

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IBM Japan to sell easy Internet terminal for handicapped, elderly

TOKYO, Japan - IBM Japan Ltd. said March 4 it has developed a large-screen computer terminal (in photo) offering easy Internet access for elderly people and the handicapped, including sight-impaired people. The Japan unit of U.S. computer giant International Business Machines Corp. installed its Internet-browser software onto a terminal with a 50-inch plasma TV display developed by Pioneer Corp. The terminal is expected to be put on the market by the end of June at the earliest with an estimated retail price of just over 5 million yen.

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Sony to release TVs with high-speed Internet access

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. said Aug. 4 it will release two digital high-definition plasma TV models with high-speed Internet access this fall. The 42-inch KDE-P42HZ1 (in photo) will be put on the market on Sept. 10 and the 50-inch KDE-P50HZ1 on Oct. 10 at suggested retail prices of 1.15 million yen and 1.4 million yen, respectively, the Sony Corp. group firm said.

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Sony to release TVs with high-speed Internet access

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. said Aug. 4 it will release two digital high-definition plasma TV models with high-speed Internet access this fall. The 42-inch KDE-P42HZ1 (in photo) will be put on the market on Sept. 10 and the 50-inch KDE-P50HZ1 on Oct. 10 at suggested retail prices of 1.15 million yen and 1.4 million yen, respectively, the Sony Corp. group firm said.

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Sharp eyes releasing giant screen LCD TV in 2004

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida tells a news conference in Osaka on Jan. 9 that his company plans to introduce a 43-45 inch liquid crystal display (LCD) television set in 2004 in view of the popularity of its Aquos LCD TV set series. The Aquos currently has the biggest LCD screen, at 37 inches. Machida said Sharp is even considering introducing a 50-inch Aquos mainly for U.S. consumers.

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Panasonic develops world's slimmest 50-inch plasma display panel

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the world's slimmest 50-inch plasma television display panel that Panasonic Corp. has developed to reduce power consumption by two-thirds to levels of liquid crystal displays. The company said it will seek to commercialize the slimmer plasma display in a year or two. (Kyodo)

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Hitachi to release 50-, 60-inch plasma TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. on Sept. 26 unveiled the 50- and 60-inch models in its Wooo series of plasma television sets for digital high-definition broadcasts, hoping to bring its TV business into the black. The 50-inch W50P-HR10000 and 60-inch W60P-XR1000, both equipped with built-in hard disk recorders, will be put on the market in mid-November and late December, respectively, Hitachi said. (Kyodo)

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Matsushita devises world's largest plasma-panel TV

OSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said on Jan. 5 it has developed a 103-inch plasma-panel television set (L), the world's largest, with high-definition TV resolution. The prototype TV has a screen 2.3 meters wide and 1.3 meters high. The TV set on the right is a 50-inch television. (Kyodo)

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Panasonic begins selling 3-D TVs in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Customers view a display model of Panasonic Corp.'s VIERA VT20 50-inch, 3-D plasma television at a New York outlet of U.S. retailer Best Buy Co. on March 10, 2010. The Japanese home appliance maker began selling its first 3-D televisions in the United States a day after South Korean rival Samsung Electronics Co. announced its line of 3-D TVs. (Kyodo)

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Sony to release TVs with high-speed Internet access

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. said Aug. 4 it will release two digital high-definition plasma TV models with high-speed Internet access this fall. The 42-inch KDE-P42HZ1 (in photo) will be put on the market on Sept. 10 and the 50-inch KDE-P50HZ1 on Oct. 10 at suggested retail prices of 1.15 million yen and 1.4 million yen, respectively, the Sony Corp. group firm said. (Kyodo)

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Sharp eyes releasing giant screen LCD TV in 2004

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida tells a news conference in Osaka on Jan. 9 that his company plans to introduce a 43-45 inch liquid crystal display (LCD) television set in 2004 in view of the popularity of its Aquos LCD TV set series. The Aquos currently has the biggest LCD screen, at 37 inches. Machida said Sharp is even considering introducing a 50-inch Aquos mainly for U.S. consumers. (Kyodo)

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Sanyo Electric unveils new plasma display panel TVs

OSAKA, Japan - Sanyo Electric Co. on Aug. 7 unveiled its new large-size plasma display panel (PDP) TV sets. The suggested retail prices are 740,000 yen for the 32-inch model, 990,000 yen for the 42-inch version and 1.28 million yen for the 50-inch size. The products will be put on the market from Sept. 11. (Kyodo)