Panasonic to Launch the World's First Ultra-Large Full HD 3D Professional Plasma Displays

Osaka, June 9, 2010 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic Corporation announced today it will start taking orders for its professional-use ultra-large Full HD 3D plasma display panels (PDPs) on July 1, 2010. The displays include the world's largest(2) 152-inch model, as well as 103- and 85-inch models. Shipments will start first in the Japanese and American markets in autumn this year(3) followed by other countries soon thereafter. The company will also put these new models on display at InfoComm 2010(4) in Las Vegas, Nevada, from June 9. Panasonic has a wealth of experience in large-size 2D professional plasma displays; it launched a 103-inch Full HD model in 2006 and an 85-inch Full HD model in 2009, both of which have been widely praised for meeting the needs of a wide range of professional customers in applications such as digital signage and business presentation monitors. This popularity allowed Panasonic to achieve No. 1 share(5) in the global professional flat-panel display market in the fiscal year ended March 2010.