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07:14 PMIyaz Akhtar said:
Panasonic Neo PDP panel on display now. That is very thin. Less than 1/3 inch thick. That’s it for now.
06:41 PMIyaz Akhtar said:
Panasonic Neo PDP panel on display now. That is very thin. Less than 1/3 inch thick. That’s it for now.
06:40 PMIyaz Akhtar said:
We’re back to 3D HD talk. Bob Perry is emphasizing the importance of standards in order for this 3D HD thing to work. 3D should not cause a reduction in quality. Panasonic does not want to split the resolution. They will deliver full 1080p. Next Gen Display Tech: Neo PDP eco: Triple brightness or 1/3 power consumption. 1/3 inch Ultra Thin. World’s highest moving picture resolution of 180 lines. 3D Full-HD plasma. Neo LCD Eco: Power consumption reduced by half and moving picture resolution of 1000 lines.
06:37 PMIyaz Akhtar said:
Standar def camera—70x optical zoom on H-80. Runs on SD cards. Panasonic Lumix cameras are the “Official Digital Still Camera of the Vancouver Olympics.”
06:36 PMIyaz Akhtar said:
Bill Carr, VP, Digital Media, Amazon is up. Amazon VOD will be on Panasonic Vieras. Shop Amazon videos via one click on your TV. Once you buy the vid, you can watch on your TV, PC, or Mac. Bob Perry is up again. 3 new Blu-ray players. BD60—world’s thinnest BD player. BD80, analog 7.1. BD70V. Also the first portable Blu-ray player. This device can also be used at home. You can connect it to an ehernet connection for Viera Cast. It works with Youtube, Picassa and more. New Panasonic HDC-TM300 HD Camcorder. 9,150,000 pixels. Three full-HD MOS senors.
06:31 PMIyaz Akhtar said:
Viera Link: goes beyond HDMI CEC standard. It allows you DVD recorder, home theater, Blu-ray player or HD camcorder to work together. Example: Place a Blu-ray disc in the player, the TV will switch inputs on its own. New models of HTIBs. SC-BT300 and SC-BT200. Viera Cast feature is built in. Viera Cast is getting web entertainment on your TV. Doesn’t just put you on the web. Panasonic has a server. The Viera cast TVs connect to Panasonic’s servers to get the content to their TVs.
06:28 PMIyaz Akhtar said:
Mark Hess, Comcast. Talking about tru2way. Now announcing more on HDMI CEC technology. The idea is to control devices via HDMI. Comcast will be putting together a UI to control everything.
06:27 PMIyaz Akhtar said:
Panasonic Z1, uses NEO PDP panel, it is 1 inch thick. The set top box is wireless. The STB sends the images to the Z1 with no image loss in full 1080p.
06:25 PMIyaz Akhtar said:
“Tuf Display” allows Panasonic devices to withstand getting hit. “Viera for all” strategy
HDTVs in sizes 19” to 65”, 42 models.
Viera “Lifestyle Solutions” connect products together
06:24 PMIyaz Akhtar said:
The Viera is a subbrand to push TVs. “Viera” means “Visual Era” —interesting. Now the push on “Full motion 1080p” which is only on Plasmas. For LCDs, you get about 1000 lines (not quite 1080p) with motion.
06:20 PMIyaz Akhtar said:
Bob Perry, Exec. VP, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Co. is now at the stage and is talking up Neo PDP technology. This should create images twice as bright as last year’s models for the same amount of energy.
06:19 PMIyaz Akhtar said:
Panasonic is saying the same things that Sharp did. With the recession, established brand names will still sell (like Panasonic).
06:18 PMIyaz Akhtar said:
Panasonic is expanding its recycling program. The plan is 800 sites by end of 2011, this will be operated by MRM. Next is Shiro Kitajima, President, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company. Panasonic has joined with Fox and Disney to come up with ads.
06:13 PMIyaz Akhtar said:
“Avatar” will be released in Dec. 18th, 2010. Next up, Joseph Taylor, COO, Panasonic Corp. of North America will talk about the “eco ideas” philosophy.
06:11 PMIyaz Akhtar said:
2010 - the first 3DHD Blu-ray will be out. Panasonic is collaborating with James Cameron, who is shown via video. He is talking about “Avatar,” the first 3DHD movie.
06:07 PMRobert Nelson said:
Take the lead in proposing a 3D full HD standard this year,
06:07 PMIyaz Akhtar said:
Going over last year’s 150 inch Plasma display and Panasonic’s Digital Hearth concept. This year, Panasonic is talking about Full 1080p HD 3D video for the home. Panasonic’s tag line is “You’ve steeped up to HD, now step into 3D!”
06:04 PMIyaz Akhtar said:
Chairman & CEO Yoshi Yamada is up. 2009 is the 50th Anniversary of Panasonic in North America. One guy cheered.
06:00 PMIyaz Akhtar said:
We’re at the Panasonic conference waiting for it to start.
05:57 PMIyaz Akhtar said:
We’re at the Panasonic conference waiting for it to start.