Ok, Ok I admit it, so
the picture isn't a genuine 270 incher. but the headline is for real! The
pdp manufacturer has announced that it will be making around
10 screens in 2008 and 100 screens in 2009. The initial
offerings will be 142" and shortly after focus will shift to the 270".
These
vast entertainment devices are manufactured by the company started by
the man credited with inventing the pdp(plasma display panel) Tsuate
Shinoda. The panels will be capable of 720p HD, have contrast ratio of
10000:1 and brightness rating of 1000 cd/m2.
The
plasma giant will consume 1200w of electricty and will cost in excess
of £100,000 just for the screen which the TV manufactuter will then
have to turn into a working model.
The Tories where
toying with banning plasma screens and the fact that only a 100 or so
of these beasts will be made initially will probably please
them greatly. Also it is highly unlikely any of these screens will find
their way to the Uk living rooms. Even the posh living rooms of wealthy
x private school boys. So David, you will just have to make do with
your 18inch Goodmans portable a little longer.
Finally
it is not clear how many bottles of CleanSafe
would be used to keep it clean or how long it would take one person
with a Maxi
WOW cloth to clean it thoroughly. Anyway I suppose it is
unlikely to have many kids finger marks near the top.