61-inch Wide Plasma Monitor

Mister.de writes "NEC Plasma Display Corporation today announced the launch of two 61-inch wide plasma monitors from the PlasmaSync(TM)61XM2+series (a grey bezel model, and a silver bezel model) that are equipped with "Enhanced Split Screen" ability - a high quality, high performance Double Picture function. Sales will commence on February 1st, 2004 to meet various uses mainly in multimedia presentation and public display applications with different release dates for each region. NEC Plasma Display Corporation is targeting 25% of the world commercial market share with its 11 model line up. See the source with picture or Read the Main Specifications." The 1365x768 resolution definitely means this is more TV than Monitor, but who wouldn't want it in their office?

Comments

Aw, MAN!

[Anonymous Coward]

And I just bought a new 57-inch plasma monitor!

Re:Aw, MAN!

[Walterk]

Actually, Samsung have released a 63" Plasma TV a while ago. Their frontpage displays their 80" Plasma TV with a resolution of 1920x1080. Yes. Eight Zero Inches.

Re:Aw, MAN!

[iainl]

"If my 20" LCD monitor can do 1600x1200 why is it that a 61" can't do 4 times the resolution?"

Because the difficulty with building a monitor, and number of duff ones they have to bin due to too many dead subpixels, goes up with the number of pixels rather than the size of the screen per se.

1600x1200x4x4 (assuming you want 3 times res in each direction, to give the same dpi as you're used to) is over 92 million subpixels. So you need an error rate of around 10^-9 just to get a fully working screen. 1600x1200 monitors are scarily expensive as it is; ones with 16 times as many would just be obscene.

Yeah, it's nice, but

[KillerHamster]

can you play Duck Hunt on it?

No price listed?

[badfrog]

Looks like if you have to ask, you can't afford it.

I want one of these ....

[Anonymous Coward]

... but everytime I mention it to my gf, she keeps telling me that "size isn't important", it's what you _do_ with what you got. She encouraged me to simply do more with what I have. Sigh.

Getting closer to what I'm looking for...

[bc90021]

...and what was featured in "Back to the Future" (II, I think)...

What I want is a big screen monitor covering the wall that can be divided up into quadrants and can be used to watch multiple channels all at once, with a few quadrants for terminals and some Gnome programs! This brings us one step closer... ;)

WHere do I put it?

[apoch2001]

A 61" screen is larger than my living room given that home builders think someone can actually survive in a 400sqft hole called 'upscale living condominiums'. Perhaps I can put it on the balcony and use it as a beacon

Re:WHere do I put it?

[doc_traig]

Perhaps I can put it on the balcony and use it as a beacon

Set fire to it and I'll come help defend your condo.

Where are the "True 1080P" HDTV screens?

[rigolo]

You hear all this buzz about HDTV screens, being Plasma or LCD etc etc. But when you look at the specifications they are never True 1080P ready. I want a widescreen display that can do 1920x1080 at 30". The closet thing is the samsung 240T (24" 1920x1200) but it is already a few years old. All the screens that came after always had a lower resolution. When you check the LCD screen manufacturers you will also not find screens that size, so .. where are they?

Re:Where are the "True 1080P" HDTV screens?

[gr8_phk]

"But when you look at the specifications they are never True 1080P"

Yea, and the sales people always say "oh yes, it displays all the HDTV resolutions". So then I point to the Samsung DLP set that says everything is converted to 720P (most don't even give a screen resolution) and it clicks for them that receiving and displaying are two different things. I asked a guy at best buy if they are trained to avoid that topic, and we were done talking soon. Deliberate deception?

Re:Where are the "True 1080P" HDTV screens?

[mattACK]

First read this. Then check out this puppy. Droolworthy.

Re:What is special?

[Anonymous Coward]

Ever had a chance to view some recent high quality projectors? I've got one in my basement. It's actually a couple of years old and it's absolutely amazing. And 61-inches is small. My screen is TEN feet measured diagonally.

Projector

[donnyspi]

It seems to me that at this size of over 5 feet, maybe a nice projector would be better.

Specifications

[earplug]

>> Current Rating A:6.7A(Max) G:8.0A(Max)

Am I reading this correctly? 6.7-8.0 amps? To protect the investment, is it possible to get a surge protector that can handle that kind of current for a decent price?

Furthermore, don't many houses run on 15-20 amp circuits? That just seems like a lot of power!

>> Speakers 9W+9W (6)

Where does the surround sound hook up at? Does it typically connect to the TV, or is it supposed to connect upstream somewhere like at the DSS dish, or DVD player?

Re:DLP is better...

[LurkerXXX]

No, DLP (Digital Light Processing) is used for BOTH rear and forward projection. The original poster is erroneously thinking it's for forward projection only, and you are mistaking it for rear projection only. The technology can be (and is) used for either.

Http://www.dlp.com

Re:What is special?

[the_consumer]

You're mixing English and Metric units. Don't try to watch this TV on Mars.