Shinoda Plasma prepping 142-inch 720p "PTA" display for next year
By Paul Miller 
posted Oct 29th 2007 10:10AM
posted Oct 29th 2007 10:10AM
It's never easy keeping track of the largest HDTV out there, and then there's all that display technology bickering to be done -- do outdoor LED displays count, or how about rear projection? Today's "largest" flavor of the week is this new 142-inch Plasma Tube Array from Shinoda Plasma. The good news is that this plasma-based bad boy boasts a 720p resolution, 1,000 nits of brightness and a contrast ratio of 10,000:1. The bad news is that the asking price is "several tens of million yen" (a few hundred thousand dollars), and the 3 x 2 meter display is composed of 1 x 1 meter squares that are slapped together on site. That cuts down shipping costs, but means you're not going to get a seamless picture -- which is fine for most commercial applications that this thing is primarily built for, but does nothing for our Super Bowl plans. The display will start shipping in small quantities in 2008, with about 200 total planned for production.
I'm not looking for a jumbotron but it would be great if companies started making something between the 70" and 100+" jumbotrons that only Bill Gates could afford. Yes, I could get a projector for 80" however that requires a certain amount of space, wiring and inherent noise. How about an 80" plasma, LCD, SXRD/LCOS, DLP or any other good technology for those who want a little bigger but don't want to pay $100,000 for a big TV. I'm sure a DLP or LCOS 80" unit could be sold for about 6-7K and it could be using the XR5 sony SXRD or a current DLP solution.
hey it's big ugly.
I hope they don't have a meeting about it.
Nobody ever goes to those PTA things.
I think there's a typo up there, I think this is actually "PITA" technology.
Only if you don't let the media industry put you on their leash.
Can you imagine it? A screen that /only works/ with Microsoft Windows or a certified HD disc player over HDMI?
How long 'till they start doing that do you suppose?
Of course, if you piss off enough Free POSIX users and devs, your product is going to get its encrypted butt /owned/.
09F9 and 45F5 cases in point.
PITA....as in Pain in the a$$? hahaha
Umm.. I think most people have a problem getting a 60" TV home, much less through a doorway. 142" I think you'd have to start tearing down walls to get it into your living room.
A 142" diagonal screen in 16:9 ratio would be 70" high (roughly).
The average door height is about 80", so enough to bring it in (on a low trolley).
But these guys plan to assemble on the spot, so no worries.
thats gonna be a big tv...