Matsushita steps up plasma HDTV drive
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.  (6752.T) said on Wednesday it will launch four new models of  high-definition plasma TVs, including the world's largest with  a 103-inch panel, challenging LCD TVs' lead in offering higher  resolution images.
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Several new HDTVs are due from the manufacturer, which saw significant growth during the past year.
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Looking to beef up interest in plasma, Hitachi makes a thin one.
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Panasonic brand products maker Matsushita  Electric Industrial unveiled five new DVD recorders on  Wednesday and said it was aiming to boost its share of the  domestic market to over 40 percent from around 35 percent.
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Company hopes increased storage will boost its format's fortunes.
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Larry Weber has been a leading force behind the big-screen TV tech. Now he's trying to tame its power consumption.Photos: A history of plasma panels
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New hard drive technology developed with Tohoku University could increase areal density to 1Tbit/sq inch and beyond.
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Wired.com's Jose Fermoso takes a look at Panasonic's record-setting 150-inch plasma TV set, in this short video from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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Dual-layer disc to smooth hi-def format adoption
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Hard-drive video recorders support HDTV, while Blu-ray and HD-DVD wait in the wings. Plus: pricey headphones and cheap megapixels.
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The Barracuda 7200.11 will sell for $399. Rival Hitachi released its version of the drive for the same price in April.
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Device features two optical drives and a 160GB hard drive for storing content.
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A new type of premium DVD player has emerged, converting a disc's images to greater resolution to take advantage of high-definition TV sets. A comparison of offerings from five makers.
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The electronics maker is poised to become the leader in high-definition following the demise of HD DVD.
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LAS VEGAS - Hewlett-Packard Co. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Panasonic) have agreed to support each other's favored rewritable DVD technologies in some of their respective products, they said Wednesday at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
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Q: I'm thinking of getting a plasma TV, but I've heard the image can "burn" into the screen. Is this something I need to be concerned about?
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This is fantastic news and could possibly make the HD-DVD format the winner over the competing Blu-Ray technology.... Two Japanese companies said Tuesday they have developed a DVD that can play on both existing