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Panasonic’s 150-inch plasma perspective |
We thought this image does a pretty good job giving a general idea to the relative size of Panasonic’s 150-inch plasma that you have probably been hearing so much about at this years CES event. Pictured here, the ginormous TV is next to a real person and the huge Panasonic 103-inch plasma from CES last year.
Panasonic calls it the “Life Panel” and it has a resolution of 4 x 1080p (4k by 2k).
[Image Credit: Gizmodo.com]

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