March 24, 2004

By: Kate Doyle
Website: http://www.1st-in-hdtv.com

First HDTV plasma displays with integrated HDTV tuners

The first high-definition plasma display panels (PDPs) with integrated HDTV tuners were announced today by Zenith Electronics Corporation at the 2003 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

The new 50- and 42-inch widescreen integrated HDTV PDPs headline the company’s broadened family of plasma displays for 2003 — thin, flat displays that also include all-new 60-, 50- and 42-inch widescreen PDP HDTV monitors. All told, Zenith’s 2003 PDP line comprises 10 models, representing an unprecedented array of choices in screen sizes and features.

The new widescreen integrated HDTV PDPs — the 50-inch model P50W38 and 42-inch model P42W38 — incorporate Zenith’s latest-generation ATSC receivers that receive and decode terrestrial HDTV broadcasts without an external set-top box, as well as a built-in NTSC tuner for reception of high-quality standard-definition analog programs.

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Author Notes:

Kate Doyle contributes and publishes news editorial to http://www.1st-in-hdtv.com.  Great information on high definition, plasma, projection, LCD TV's plus home theaters and more.