TH-42PF11UK 42" Professional Series Full High Definition 1080p Plasma Display

The Panasonic Professional Display Company is pleased to announce the introduction of the first ever 1080p 42-in professional plasma display designed exclusively for the commercial market - our new 11-Series TH-42PF11UK Full HD Plasma. This model shares the Panasonic plasma essentials of our 10-Series 1080p lineup - superior image quality, felxible plug-in architecture, and world-class support - while adding some additional enhancements. For even deeper, richer blacks, our TH-42PF11UK 11-Series Full HD plasma is our first model ever to achieve a contrast ratio of an incredible 30,000:1. Also new to our 1080p models is improved video processing that provides crisp, clear motion images with the equivalent of 5120 shades of gradation. Our 11-Series 42-inch Full HD plasma is also equipped with the following series of feature enhancements focused on digtial signage:

P-I-P Overlay - Allows for text using PC input to be placed over video from a different input

Text Overlay - Allows for text to placed over video using an RS-232C interface

Adjustable Menu Position - Rotates the on-screenmenu 90 degrees for proper viewing when plasma is vertically mounted

New Screen Saver Features - Overlay Scrolling Bar (white bar scroll over video) and White Screen (full screen of white)

When it comes to durability, our panels can be counted on and our TH-42PF11UK is no exception - it has an incredily long expected service life of 100,000 hours and is backed by a full 2-year on-site parts and labor warranty. As always, our Plasma Concierge service provides a toll-free hotline and 24-hour priority scheduling of on-site service if the display is in need ofservice or repair.

42" 1080p High Definition Plasma Display for professional use.

Equipped with threeinterchangeable slots - provide flexible and powerful system solution by adding/exchanging wide variety of optional slot-in boards

Available with various unique professional features: Weekly Command Timer, Dual Pi

The new generation Blu-Ray DVD employs a blue light laser to illuminate the pits found in the DVD disc. It results in huge information storage in the same space, as blue light has a shorter wavelength and hence the pits can be spaced closer together. The HDTV - Blu-Ray HD players are designed to play such tightly packaged DVDs.

The summer of 2006 saw the market flooded with an amazing range of players from big players like Panasonic, Samsung and Pioneer. The initial cost of these players is around $1000 to $1800, but it surely will dip with competition. These players are compatible with the 1080p resolution HDTV sets which were launched at the same time.

The technical specifications of the player: 720, 1080 or 1920 x 1080 represent the number of horizontal lines of pixels, with the larger number corresponding to resolution. The printed letter 'p' or 'i' indicates progressive and interlaced, respectively. These specifications determine the quality of projected images.

The latest Blu-Ray players are designed for a 1080p signal output via the HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) jack. Although the current TV sets convert the 1080i resolution of HD-DVD models, the future holds promise for the 1080p native resolution HDTV sets very soon. There are various models and their most prominent features drives market interest.

The Samsung BD-P1000 model costs $1000 (twice the cost of Toshiba's HD-DVD player). This player is a slim, high quality unit from one of the leaders in the best DLP TVs manufacturers of HDTV. Although many HDTV sets come with a built-in memory card slot, this player has a 9-in-2 Multi Memory Card slot which enables digital photos to be displayed on the TV set. Samsung also promises to add an alarm utility in the player, which would alert the viewer to an upcoming show or event. This model is only a player and does not support recording as of now.

The Pioneer BDP-HD1 player offers some features like Home Media Gallery software that allows viewers to display digital photos, listen to music or watch movies all stored on the home computer, not found on the Samsung. The Pioneer manufacturers are known for their excellent quality consumer electronics goods like CD changer and reliable HDTV models. Hence the player looks promising but costs around $1,800 initially.

The Panasonic DMP-BD10 was launched in September 2006, along with the companys plasma-type 1080p HDTV. The initial market price is around $1,500. Panasonic is rated to be the most favorite in the field owing to the report of their excellent quality DVD player and HDTV sets. The unit has been launched along with the company's proprietary EZ-Sync HDAVI feature, which enables viewers to connect and control multiple HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) units with a single remote.

Sony is due to facilitate the HD player compatibility with its Playstation 3 model in November 2006. This model would cost around $600 and should be able play Blu-Ray discs along with downloading and playing games.

For more information on HDTV and Blu-Ray DVD visit the HDTV at http://www.hdtv-info-guide.com/

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