Panasonic 2008 Viera TVs Released in India

Panasonic has announced the launch and availability of its 2008 Viera range of plasma and LCD televisions in India. Made in Japan, these panels claim to be easy to use, environmentally friendly and mainly, gorgeous to look at. The plasmas have a contrast ratio of 1000,000:1 and come with a special new technology called V-real 3 and V-real PRO 3 Technology.

V-real is the collective name for Panasonic's black-box imaging technologies, which have now evolved into the V-real 3 and V-real PRO 3 of the 2008 Viera models. In the process, Panasonic has redesigned every V-real device. The advanced V-real technologies owes its origins to the combination of fast action relay HD camcorder technology and moviemaking technologies developed in Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory (PHL).

Currently, Panasonic provides plasma screens ranging from 42-inches to 103-inches in the Indian market. This year, Panasonic has introduced 3 new plasma variants, namely, TH-50PV80 (50 inch HDready), TH-42PV80 (42 inch HD ready), TH-42PV8 (42 inch HD ready). In addition Panasonic will also be introducing, 2 full high definition models, namely, TH-50PY850 (50 inches) and TH-65PY850 (65 inches) this year. All the 2008 models contain the TUF (Tough Under Force) glass panel that covers the front glass of the plasma TV screen providing protection against impacts (up to 4 joules). These models also feature over 900 moving line picture resolution, dynamic contrast of 1,000,000:1; and an extended  panel life of up to 100,000 hours.

On the other hand, the 4 new Viera LCD variants are TX-32LX800 (800 series, 32 inch),  TX-37LX80 (80 series, 37 inch), TX-32LX80 (80 series, 32 inch); and TX-32LE8 (8 series, 32 inch). The Viera LCD panels incorporate IPS Alpha technology with 178º wide viewing angle, contrast ratio of 10,000:1, energy-saving backlight, and Viera link for simple networking.

Two more new models are expected to be launched shortly in the 37-inch (full HD) and the 26-inch category.

Panasonic Plasma TH-42PV80 (42 inch HD ready) and TH-42PV8 (42 inch HD ready) are available at an MRP of Rs.74,990 and Rs. 69,990 respectively.

The Panasonic Viera LCD TX-32LX800, TX-37LX80, TX-32LX80 and TX-32LE8 are available at MRPs of Rs. 54,900, Rs. 59,900, Rs. 46,900 and Rs. 44,900 respectively through authorized Panasonic channel partners in India.