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05-05-2009, 06:20 AM
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The plasma <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/02/11/vizio-kicks-plasma-to-the-curb-will-focus-on-lcd-tvs/">industry</a> may be <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/03/24/pioneer-outlines-kuro-plasma-exit-insinuates-that-you-should-bu/">teetering</a> on the edge of <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/19/philips-looking-to-exit-plasma-biz-in-2009/">certain doom</a> (okay, so maybe that's exaggerating it... a little), but <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Samsung/">Samsung</a>'s still pushing the envelope. Over in South Korea, the company just outed its latest PDPs, the 850 PAVV lineup. Aside from being 40 percent more power efficient, 20 percent lighter and 120 percent more seductive than the prior generation, the new 50- and 58-inch sets also boast DLNA support, a USB 2.0 socket, DivX compatibility and a rather striking stand. The real kicker? The 29 millimeter depth, which equates to just over one inch thick for those who abhor the metric system. There's no word on when these beauties will hit the streets, but we're <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/01/08/panasonic-officially-premieres-z1-wireless-hdtv/">guessing</a> Panasonic will be <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/01/07/panasonic-introduces-wireless-1-inch-thick-tc-p54z1-viera-plasm/">keenly interested</a> in knowing.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/" rel="tag">Home Entertainment</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/samsungs-850-pavv-plasma-teases-the-1-inch-think-mark/">Samsung's 850 PAVV plasma teases the 1-inch thick mark</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 04 May 2009 08:07:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_details.php?id=18043>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/samsungs-850-pavv-plasma-teases-the-1-inch-think-mark/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1535313/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/samsungs-850-pavv-plasma-teases-the-1-inch-think-mark/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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The plasma <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/02/11/vizio-kicks-plasma-to-the-curb-will-focus-on-lcd-tvs/">industry</a> may be <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/03/24/pioneer-outlines-kuro-plasma-exit-insinuates-that-you-should-bu/">teetering</a> on the edge of <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/19/philips-looking-to-exit-plasma-biz-in-2009/">certain doom</a> (okay, so maybe that's exaggerating it... a little), but <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Samsung/">Samsung</a>'s still pushing the envelope. Over in South Korea, the company just outed its latest PDPs, the 850 PAVV lineup. Aside from being 40 percent more power efficient, 20 percent lighter and 120 percent more seductive than the prior generation, the new 50- and 58-inch sets also boast DLNA support, a USB 2.0 socket, DivX compatibility and a rather striking stand. The real kicker? The 29 millimeter depth, which equates to just over one inch thick for those who abhor the metric system. There's no word on when these beauties will hit the streets, but we're <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/01/08/panasonic-officially-premieres-z1-wireless-hdtv/">guessing</a> Panasonic will be <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/01/07/panasonic-introduces-wireless-1-inch-thick-tc-p54z1-viera-plasm/">keenly interested</a> in knowing.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/" rel="tag">Home Entertainment</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/samsungs-850-pavv-plasma-teases-the-1-inch-think-mark/">Samsung's 850 PAVV plasma teases the 1-inch thick mark</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 04 May 2009 08:07:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_details.php?id=18043>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/samsungs-850-pavv-plasma-teases-the-1-inch-think-mark/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1535313/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/samsungs-850-pavv-plasma-teases-the-1-inch-think-mark/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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