ByD:sign's new low-cost XGA 42-inch plasma

If those 42 and 47-inch 1080p LCDs from ByD:sign we saw on Monday were just too much excitement for you, there's always this new PH-4201DFK to bring things back down to earth. The 42-inch plasma sports a mere 1,024 x 768 resolution, and while the 1,200 nit brightness and 10,000:1 contrast ratio actually sound fairly decent for the price (179,800 yen, $1,555 US), we're sure you'll manage to curb your enthusiasm somehow or other. The display can handle a 1080p signal over HDMI and includes optional stereo speakers along with a customary compliment of ports. You should be able to pick one up in Japan now.

[Via Impress]

[Bjarke Andersen @ Mar 7th 2007 7:22AM]

If picture match mentioned product, then 1024x768 on a widescreen? Most be some squeezed picture.

[Jeff @ Mar 7th 2007 7:33AM]

"If picture match mentioned product, then 1024x768 on a widescreen?"

You're new to the world of plasma screens, I guess...

1024x768 is the most common resolution in inexpensive plasma TV's. And no, the picture is not squeezed. Pixels don't have to be square, you know.

[Tony C @ Mar 7th 2007 9:09AM]

How can it handle 1080P when the resolution is nowhere near 1920x1080?? Is it somehow tricking the input device and downgrading the resolution internally?

Actually, the website says it supports the Japanese resolutions of 525i&p, 750p and 1125i&p as well as computer input at 1280x1024.

Boy, that's some trick with only a XGA native res...

[Frank @ Mar 7th 2007 12:55PM]

What's the point of posting this? This is not a low cost plasma. This blog sucks.