Hitachi unveils 11 latest Wooo plasmas and LCDs: Greener, better looking & network connected

This year's edition of the Hitachi Wooo line of flat panels look a lot like their predecessors on the outside (120Hz IPS LCDs, 250GB HDD equipped models with iVDR slots for additional hard drives and Wooonet DLNA network support) but it's what's inside that counts. The four new XP plasma models range from 42- to 50-inches and promise even better contrast ratios, as high as 40,000:1, with better color reproduction and the promise of greater energy efficiency. The ultra-thin 35mm / 1.4-inch thick LCDs are back in four new models, with UWB wirelessly connected tuners, auto sensing/adjusting brightness and aforementioned "eco" power sipping improvements. The relatively fat XP line of LCDs consists of just three displays, but just like all the rest, buyers can still hook up to the 'net and pull down video on-demand or Yahoo! Japan's web TV portal -- features unlikely to make the jump when we see U.S. versions of these later this year. The XP plasmas and LCDs go on sale in Japan later this month or next, while the ultra-thins will be crash dieting until October.

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[(Unverified) Posted Apr 9th 2009 8:57AM]

Hi. I've switched ISPs and no longer use the same email address. Why is this relevant to this Hitachi product announcement? It isn't--but, since I've received no response from Engadget regarding my request to change the email address tied to my account, I thought I might try posting the request in every comment I find until I get some sort of response.

[superhobo Posted Apr 9th 2009 9:04AM]

Tried to do the same thing.

Enjoy your new account.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 9th 2009 9:10AM]

But you're not so good at this. There already is a new article and you haven't posted a comment there yet.

[gwells Posted Apr 9th 2009 11:19PM]

this is one more reason why using ISP provided email accounts isn't a very good idea. get a more permanent email account.

[Ignatius Posted Apr 9th 2009 10:16AM]

Here's a hint, get a Gmail.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 9th 2009 10:20AM]

Thanks for all the advice and encouragement. Got the gmail account already, btw. I'd had my previous email address long before Google.

[User Formerly Known as Dave Posted Apr 9th 2009 1:24PM]

Testing...

[RogueGenius Posted Apr 9th 2009 2:18PM]

Why don't you just have all mail traffic from the blogsmith servers (I forget what the e-mails are addressed as) forwarded to your new account. Granted, you'd have to keep the old account open, but it's a kludge. You'll still find out a/b all the e-mails you get from engadget, but you don't have to read ALL the traffic from the old address. Just my 2 cents. Good luck!

[Oflife Posted Apr 9th 2009 9:37AM]

Ah, so I can connect my Wee to my Wooo wirelessly using WeeFee? Weeekid!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 9th 2009 10:28AM]

http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/2/bubbrubb.gif

Approves.

[Guy Posted Apr 9th 2009 10:30AM]

What's in a name? A mediocre amount of enthusiasm.

[bdav Posted Apr 9th 2009 11:57AM]

I'm liking the move back to using FEB's - I think it makes wall mounts etc a lot neater- better than having all the tuning etc happening on the panel itself. Since we bought our plasma 7 years ago when all seemed to use a FEB there seem to have been almost none - I guess it makes them just that little bit more expensive in this cut-throat TV market.

[ebayaholic Posted Apr 9th 2009 1:25PM]

I thought plasma was dead...

[RogueGenius Posted Apr 9th 2009 2:18PM]

Wooo(t)

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 9th 2009 3:20PM]

Can't wait to connect my Wii to my Wooo