Hitachi @ CEDIA - 42-inch 1080p plasma
This Hitachi 42-inch 1080p plasma is nothing new but that doesn't take away from the amazing technology. Big plasmas are a lot easier to convert up to the larger resolutions but small ones like this 42 is in a league of its own. It takes a lot of engineering pixie dust to get the plasma cells small enough to jam pack twice as many of 'em in the a given area. Hitachi did it though - kind of. The model on display was only a technology demo but they are planning on a 2-half '07 launch that we hope they hold true to.
