The mammoth plasma set, made in partnership with , has a sizable 7680-by-4320-pixel resolution and (that is, it doesn't need a backlight). By comparison, current HDTVs typically max out at 1920-by-1080-pixel resolution. Panasonic's that its new TV is flicker-free, something difficult to achieve on a display of this size.
The "Super Hi-Vision" display, a technology also known as , is currently only a prototype, with 8k technology still several years away from being ready for consumers. The long wait for TV sets of this magnatude is proabably a good thing, as it will give you plenty of time to save for a bigger house--something you're no doubt going to need in order to accomodate larger televisions like this.
The huge 145-inch TV will be shown in action next month , and will then . If you're going, you may want to take a pair of shades.
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