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Infocomm exhibition saw the launch of the new Sony model offering a new brighter screen.

Fujitsu and hitachi join forces to create a new company dedicated to the development and manufacture of plasma.

Sony has launched its new plasma screen featuring a slot-in PC option, opening up a whole variety of new applications.

Pioneer recently unveiled their 2nd generation screens, featuring the world's first true 16:9 aspect ratio plasma panel, and a re-engineered 50" flagship panel.

Pioneer's revolutionary Plasma Screen technology means no more flipcharts, no more temperamental overheads or projectors in your corporate presentations.

The new PDP42WE1 42-inch is according to Sanyo, the thinnest on the market, being only 3 inches deep.

Philips has released its second flat TV. Available in both home cinema and professional presentation versions.

Features of NEC's latest 42" screen include Phosphor Projection, programmable timer and on-baord audio functions.

Plasma panels provide alternatives to projectors for presentation display solutions and are making a dramatic impact.

Plasma panels provide a 21st century solution to the problem of cumbersome tv units.

The award winning NEC Plasma Sync range is the preferred display solution for the Millenium Dome.

Hitachi is a major player in the Plasma TV market in Japan and now the manufacturer looks to be repeating that success in the UK.

Thousands expected to attend major event in the Heart of Manchester this weekend.

Toshiba has appointed GB International as a key UK distributor for a major launch of its new projectors and plasma displays. GBI will work in close partnership with Toshiba to bring to market several new ranges of Toshiba products ranging from low-end projectors for use in education right through to high-end projectors and plasma screens for the corporate market.

Exhibitors and visitors very satisfied, Double-digit upturn in volume of orders, "Digital" is the word on everyone's lips, Media event with a resounding response

Hitachi, Ltd. has announced that it will launch the world's first 37V (Visual size) * broadcast satellite digital high-definition plasma television, the W37-PDH2100 on September 20th, 2001. It will also bring to market a 42V broadcast satellite digital high-definition plasma television, the W42-PDH2100, and an additional 37V plasma television, the W37-PD2100, on September 20th and October 22nd, 2001, respectively.

World leaders and many other manufacturers have launched a wide range of Plasma TV at Europe's largest consumer electronics show in Berlin this week from August 25th to September 2nd.

The world's largest display company, LG.Philips Displays, a joint venture between LG Electronics and Royal Philips Electronics, has officially begun.

Hitachi to launch world's best selling plasma TV in Europe at the 2001 trade and consumer show in Berlin at the end of August.

The world's largest plasma display screen in commercial production is announced by NEC (UK) Limited. The 61 inch (155cm) diagonal screen size, a significant increase on the 50 inch panels available to date and first deliveries are expected to arrive in the UK by the Autumn.

What does one of the leading manufacturers in plasma screen technology have to say about the rapidly growing plasma market? EXCLUSIVE report as RICHARD BASS, Product Marketing Manager, HITACHI, speaks to PLASMATVINFO's Director, STUART HOPWOOD.

A stylish new plasma display that features a larger than usual 50 inch screen with full XGA resolution and super-slim Italian styling had just been added to GB International's growing line up of plasma displays.

Plasma has taken its place as the focal point of the new Tiny Takami digital home entertainment system, in the form of NEC's new Plasma-Sync 42MP2 plasma monitor.

Rapid growth in the commercial sector and wider acceptability with consumers are only two of many reasons why prices are tumbling. As predicted, the prices of plasma are now falling at a rate greater than 30 percent per annum as popularity kicks-in within the world's major markets. The 42" Fujitsu PDS4203 Display Panel is now down to US$5,499 (equal to 3,700 GBP including tax) and the 42" Sony PFM42B1S plasmaTV is down to US$6,290 (equal to 4,200 GBP including tax).

Hitachi has announced that it will enter the PDP market with a 32-inch plasma TV, the W32-PD2100, scheduled for Autumn 2001 release.

One look at the PT-42PD2-P widescreen multimedia plasma display from Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company (PCEC) is enough to appreciate how this new digital technology has been elevated to an art form.

Large plasma displays are set to become even more popular as GB International, the leading presentation distributor, announces new lower prices following an exclusive deal with Daewoo, one of the world's leading electronics manufacturers.

Several US manufacturers of plasma display panels recently announced price cuts aimed at making their flat-screen monitors a little more affordable.

Thomson Multimedia, the French consumer electronics group, is forming a joint venture with NEC of Japan to develop plasma display technology.

More Choices Than Ever Offered In Digital TV

Three state-of-the-art Plasmavision screens are launched at the National Gallery in London, all providing high levels of contrast and brightness.

CHIBA, Japan - Eastman Kodak Company and Sanyo Electric Co. have unveiled a prototype fifteen-inch flat-panel display, the next generation of full-colour displays based on Kodak's patented organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology.

Tripath Technology Inc., creators of Digital Power Processing (DPP(R)), announced on 17 Dec 02 that its Class-T(TM) advanced 1-bit digital audio amplifiers will power Hitachi's new plasma and LCD (liquid crystal display) television products.

Launched in November 2002 the 32PD3000 has swept away the competition for the highly sort-after "Plasma TV of the Year" award.

Genesis Microchip Inc. (Nasdaq:GNSS), a world leader in the development of display technologies for consumer and PC-display products, today announced that Fujitsu General Ltd., a worldwide leader in the development and commercialization of plasma display monitors, selected the Genesis FLI2200 digital video deinterlacer for use in its new 42-inch Plasmavision SlimScreen(TM) display, the P42HHS10WS.

www.plasmaTVinfo.com will be reporting back with all the latest news about 'Flat Panel' TV. In the meantime...

This report just in from Pennsylvania continues to echo the other news coming from the USA, Europe and other parts of the world - plasma and LCD TV sales are rapidly growing.

Tripath Technology Inc., creators of Digital Power Processing (DPP(R)), announced on 20th November 2002 that its Class-T(TM) advanced 1-bit digital audio amplifiers have been chosen by Sanyo for their latest plasma display TV series, Vizon.

AUTON Motorised Systems previewed yet another AUTON Innovation, the Flip-Down Plasma Unit, at the recent Electronic House Expo in Long Beach, California.

Sales executives from the Sunrise, Florida company recently showed both Luce and the first U.S. Helios products at CEDIA Expo here.

CE Entertainment Furniture Flexes Its Muscle as Flexibility plays an increasingly dominant role in design of home entertainment furniture — tied to a broadening range of product engineered for direct-view or projection sets and new-wave plasma display units.

The large increase in plasma ownership is becoming more so due the expanded awareness that you do not require a special room or re-enforced wall to have a plasma TV ideally placed in the home.

Sears has announced it is revamping its consumer electronics departments to add LCD and plasma TV sections to more than 650 stores nation-wide.

A report from the States has stated that retail sales hit a snag in July as CE specialists and general merchants alike reported disappointing revenue.

Showing the very latest in audio and vision, the Hi-fi Show & AV Expo 2002 will be open to the public during the weekend of 14-15 September at the Renaissance and Le Meridien Hotels, conveniently placed on the perimeter of London's Heathrow Airport.

Sanyo’s new sleek, silver 32" Plasma not only looks stylish, but will bring images alive in high brightness and amazing picture definition.

Sony increased its commitment to plasma and rear-projection LCD technologies with the introduction of its first two XBR-series plasma TVs and first two XBR rear-projection LCD TVs, all with HD widescreen displays.

LG Electronics has confirmed it will be attending Stuff Live 2002. The Korean electronics giant has secured its exhibition space for the Earl’s Court consumer show running from 3rd to 6th October.

Home Entertainment Show 2002 12th October (09.30 - 18.00) - 13th October (10.00 - 17.00)

A recent report from California has highlighted that Sampo America recently began shipping a $4,999 suggested retail 42W-inch plasma display panel focused on home theatre enthusiasts.

As the World Cup gets nearer more and more people will be turning to big-screen home entertainment and plasma displays in particular so they can enjoy the games at home on the big screen.

HITACHI is to reduce the cost of its 32”, 37” and 42” Plasma TVs with immediate effect and is to further promote its product range with a new advertising campaign.

World leaders in plasma technology and manufacturing, Fujitsu, LG, Samsung, Sanyo, Sony, Akai and Toshiba were all under the same roof in Hall 1 at the NEC to support their UK dealer networks. This important annual trade event is the only one in the UK for retailers to have the opportunity to directly compare and evaluate the latest plasma screen products in preparation to assist and sell with confidence to the consumer, their customers.

World leaders in plasma technology and manufacturing, Fujitsu, LG, Samsung, Sanyo, Sony, Akai and Toshiba were all under the same roof in Hall 1 at the NEC to support their UK dealer networks. This important annual trade event is the only one in the UK for retailers to have the opportunity to directly compare and evaluate the latest plasma screen products in preparation to assist and sell with confidence to the consumer, their customers.

At a recent convention Mitsubishi announced to US dealers that it has dropped analogue NTSC-only television sets from its 2002 line, and would again distribute a plasma display panel and a pair of HDTV monitors with screens configured for the 4:3 aspect ratio.

Visitors to the ER Show from the 21 - 23 April will have the opportunity to see many new and exciting plasma sets from several major exhibitors including Fujitsu, LG, Loewe, Sony, etc., etc.

This is the headline from an article in April's edition of AV - Communications for Business magazine, the monthly 'bible' for the AV industry. Their report now confirms the rapid popularity and explosive growth of plasma TV sales just released by InterConnection Consulting Group.

Designed from the outset to be true convergence devices the new displays boast ultra compact dimensions, together with a level of resolution and performance that makes them ideal for both video and PC-based applications.

The Volvo 'Round the World' Ocean Race organisers chose state-of-the-art Daewoo plasma displays from GBI to provide an impressive state-of-the-art graphics display that shows the latest race information including up to the minute boat positions, live video from the crews, computer graphics and race reports etc.

GBI's latest 50 page 2002 Presentation Solutions catalogue is even more comprehensive than ever.

The latest 42 and 50 inch Toshiba Plasma Displays from GBI set new standards for professional and home cinema use not just for their visual appeal but also for their superb big-screen performance.

The CES 2002 International Consumer Electronics Show opens on 8th January in Las Vegas. Many manufacturers have announced next-generation plasma and digital TV products.

First public viewing of the Fujitsu 50" plasma screen plus demonstrations of the Award winning 32" plasma from Philips plus other models from Panasonic, Pioneer, Marantz and Lenbrook's 42" 'Dream Vision'.

What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision today announced that the date for the 2004 Awards will be Monday October 4th at the Ballroom of the Park Lane Hotel, on London’s Piccadilly.

Haymarket Publishing announced today that Clare Newsome is to be appointed editor of its flagship home cinema and hi-fi title, What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision, with effect from 1 February 2004.

Providential Holdings, Inc. announced at the end of December 2003 that its wholly owned subsidiary, PHI Digital, had booked and shipped several large TV and other consumer electronics orders worth a total of $1.6 million in its first month of operation.

All eyes will be clearly focused this coming January as New Flat Screen Technology will be amongst the many exciting products to have their debut at the World's largest annual tradeshow in Las Vegas. Attending worldwide Government tech leaders raise International CES 2004 to a new level providing true Global flair.

The entertainment and electronics giant, giving details of a three-year, $3.1 billion (1.83 billion pounds) restructuring plan announced earlier in 2003, aims to restore profitability at its mainstay electronics business and win over investors.

Flat Panel technology dominated the world's largest Consumer Electronics Exhibition. Samsung showed the world's first 70" plasma and 54" LCD TV, LG demonstrated a larger 71" plasma whilst Fujitsu, Pioneer, Panasonic and others concentrated on their quality improvements.

Fujitsu also to support partners by providing further training and resources for its range of PlasmavisionTM-W screens.

Friday 17th October (12.00 - 18.00)
Saturday & Sunday 18th & 19th October (10.00 - 17.00)

At the recent INFOCOMM 2003, Panasonic Broadcast introduced new 42" high definition and 42" standard definition plasma display panels offering the industry's highest contrast images and exceptional gradation and colorimetry. The 42" HD model provides 45% brightness Improvement whilst the 42" SD panel offers an amazing 4000:1 contrast ratio.

Providential Holdings, Inc. (PVRH) of California, USA announced on 30th October that it has signed a distributorship agreement with Xoceco, a public company in Xiamen, China with 6,000 employees, annual sales over $460,000,000. According to the agreement, PRVH will set up a new subsidiary to sell Xoceco's advanced digital TV, LCD TV as well as super flat TV products worldwide. It is anticipated to generate $15,000,000 to $20,000,000 revenues per year immediately.

The UK's publisher HAYMARKET hits a high note with changes at WHAT HI-FI? SOUND AND VISION. Best selling magazine What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision is ringing in the changes with the appointment of Steve Fowler as the magazine's new editor, replacing Andy Clough.

"Plasma TVs - are they worth the price", asks WHICH? After many readers have written to the UK's Consumer Association's magazine asking whether plasma TVs are worth buying, the respected technical teams of WHICH? are planning their first tests on them later this year.

The Annual Show where new Flat Panel products will debut. Sponsored, produced and managed by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) the January 2004 International CES in Las Vegas surpasses 1.1 million square feet of space. In the words of the organisers - Explosion of New Technology Creates Show that Truly Defines Technology's Future.

The article continues, "the prices of flat-panel LCD and plasma TVs are dropping so sharply that they're becoming less the stuff of fantasy and more the must-have screens of the moment."

For use in plasma and LCD televisions ALPS Electric have developed two new tuners. The TEQ Series is a compact analogue tuner that is 50% smaller than ALPS' previous products. The TMQ Series is 60% smaller, and integrates in a single unit an analogue tuner with an IF (intermediate frequency) unit compatible with MPX (sound multiplex broadcasting). The first commercial samples of both series will be shipped from September 2003.

The focus will be on digital products and applications that will be more exciting than ever before. The IFA 2003 will demonstrate that, with a range of new functions derived, for example, from computers and online applications, consumer electronics equipment will provide more enjoyment than ever.

Tripath Technology Inc., creators of Class T advanced 1-bit Digital Audio Amplifiers, announced today that its TA1101B, TA2024 and TA2020 digital audio amplifiers have been selected to power Samsung's three types of flat panel TV products, LCD, PDP, and DLP.

Aurora Systems, Inc. an international leader in the design and manufacturing of high performance digital video image processors and MicroLCD display chipsets, have announced this month the formation of a new strategic partnership with Samsung Video-Display Group, Korea.

These models are introduced to underline Thomson's serious approach to the increasing demand for plasma screens in both business and home.

Genesis Microchip Inc., a world leader in the development of display technologies, has this month announced that Nexgen Mediatech Inc., a world-leading TV display designer and supplier whose products are sold to leading consumer electronics manufacturers, selected Genesis Microchip Inc. as a strategic supplier providing digital display solutions for use in its Plasma TV, LCD TV and DLP projector solutions.

In the Platinum Series of products, Mitsubishi have now introduced the PD-4220 EDTV-Upgradeable and PD-5020 HDTV-Upgradeable plasma displays. In the Diamond Series, the company announced the PD-4230, PD-5030 and PD-6130 HDTV-Upgradeable plasma displays.

Held between Sunday 6th and Tuesday 8th April at the NEC in Birmingham, the Show, which was formerly known as the Electrical Retailing Show, featured new exhibitors, new products and a whole host of world firsts.

The plasma TV's were accompanied by LCD TVs that were making their first public appearance in the UK.

Cambridge Display Technology (CDT) today announced the first sales order for Light Emitting Polymer (LEP) display products from its Godmanchester, U.K. manufacturing technology development centre.

According to market researcher, DisplaySearch, Samsung sold US$3.086 billion worth of TFT-LCDs in 2002 to capture 17.6% of the world market - the top share in terms of sales revenue.

DDD Group plc in conjunction with CAChe Group, a division of Fujitsu America, have recently announced the debut of DDD's TriDef(TM) Visualise at the American Chemical Society National Meeting in New Orleans at the Morial Convention Centre, March 24th - 26th.

Eastman Kodak Company has won this year's 'Chip Award' for Innovation for its organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display technology.

Under this agreement, Kodak has granted SNMD [Samsung NEC Mobile Display Co., Ltd.] a non-exclusive right to use Kodak display patents, which include OLED manufacturing processes and device structures. SNMD plans to manufacture and sell passive-matrix OLED displays for applications that include mobile phones.

Trade visitors crowded around the tiny monitor as it showed off its vivid colours and startling clarity with a demo DVD, reported the UK's only trade weekly magazine ERT - many bemoaning the fact that a consumer product won't be available until next year.

In a presentation before the 2003 Display Industry Investment Conference in New York City, Donald B. McNaughton, vice president of Corning's Display business, told investors that the business growth drivers include a dramatic increase in the market penetration of liquid crystal display (LCD) desktop monitors, continuing growth of notebook computers and the emergence of LCD television.

The UK's best selling home entertainment monthly magazine, Home Cinema Choice, held it's Annual Awards for the eighth year running, presenting accolades to the most deserving. Amongst the many cordially invited VIP guests from the consumer electronics industry, PlasmaTVinfo.com were in attendance to witness the Awards and celebrate their acceptances.

Reporting for ERM, Features Editor, Daniel J Sait, has gathered some predictions from the major manufacturers concerning this year's highly interesting TV technology.

Samsung Electronics, a global leader in flat-panel displays, introduced its new plasma TV lineup for 2003 at the Consumer Electronics Show back in January.

The popular 'Gadget' magazine T3 has a great report in this month's issue comparing several plasma TVs and advising the reader, 'WHAT YOU GET FOR YOUR MONEY'.

Already having a strong product portfolio at BBG, the new addition of the Dutch product line Vogel's with their range of Universal Plasma and LCD mounts, will be of great advantage to both retailers and their customers with the increasing sales of plasma and LCD TV.



Claimed to be number 1 in the world for TV brackets, Vogel's and BBG have just launched their range at a recent trade and consumer exhibition in Bristol, UK - The What Hi-fi Sound & Vision Show.

Fujitsu, the leader in plasma display technology, announced it is offering its exclusive three-year limited warranty for the company's newly released 42-inch P42VHA20 Plasmavision SlimScreen® plasma monitor.

Fujitsu, a world leader in plasma technology, has recently launched four new stylish consumer plasma display screens, as part of its Emmy® award winning Plasmavision™-W range.

Fujitsu have recently launched three new plasma display screens for the commercial sector as part of its Emmy® award winning Plasmavision™- W range.

One of the US leaders in the design and manufacturing of high-end, high performance consumer and professional video projectors, DWIN Electronics, announced the introduction of their new 50" High-Definition PlasmaImage™ (HD-50TS) System at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show [CES], Las Vegas.

"No losers in Las Vegas at this year's Show." That was the happy chant from exhibitors and visitors at January's International CES 2003 where flat screen technology - plasma, LCD and other interesting developments - was clearly dominating exhibitor's display stands and booths.