Panasonic Launches Plasma Television with Lower Power Consumption than Liquid Crystal TV

Although it is said to have advantages such as high contrast, high moving image display performance and long life compared with liquid crystal television, there is a sense that higher power consumption than the liquid crystal television was cutting consumer's willingness to purchasePlasma TVHowever, it became clear that the plasma TV which finally had lower power consumption than the liquid crystal TV appeared.

While Sony and Toshiba etc., which had been engaged in production at the time, integrated into LCD televisions, from last year to this yearHitachi withdrew from the panel production,Pioneer finished productionAs a result, manufacturers that are consistently manufactured by domestic manufacturers are Plasma TVs that have become Panasonic only, but can they survive by appealing low power consumption?

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Power consumption reduced by 40% Plasma TV, Panasonic to sale: Economic news: Money · Economy: YOMIURI ONLINE (Yomiuri Shimbun)

According to the Yomiuri Shimbun news report, it seems that Panasonic will release a plasma TV with about 40% less power consumption compared to the current model in the spring of 2010.

The newly launched plasma TV is supposed to operate the circuit even at low voltage, so it is said that the 42-inch model will be fewer than the incandescent bulb with the annual power consumption of 100 watts, and from the general LCD TV It is expected to save electricity. It is said that it will be about 2,700 yen which was about 1,800 yen less cheap than the current model although it is an annual electricity bill of concern.

Moreover, the core part is produced at the state-of-the-art "Amagasaki 3rd Plant" located in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, and the production cost is suppressed by 20%.

As of November 20th 13:00, official announcement from Panasonic is not done.

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