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Matsushita unveils 150-inch plasma TV

Japanese electronics conglomerate Matsushita Electric Industrial on Monday introduced a 150-inch plasma television, which it says is the world's biggest.
Image: Sakamoto, president of Panasonic AVC Networks introduces what the company calls the world's largest flat panel television at his keynote address at the CES in Las Vegas
Toshihiro Sakamoto, of Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, introduces what the company calls the world's largest television — a 150-inch plasma — at his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 7, 2008. Rick Wilking / Reuters
/ Source: Reuters

Japanese electronics conglomerate Matsushita Electric Industrial on Monday introduced a 150-inch plasma television, which it says is the world's biggest.

The new TV boasts four times better resolution than full high-definition 1080p picture quality and offers a screen the size of nine 50-inch plasma televisions. It was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas by Toshihiro Sakamoto, president of Panasonic AVC Networks.

Matsushita's new screen, at 12-1/2 feet when measured diagonally, tops the Panasonic brand maker's 103-inch plasma TV released last year. The 103-inch television has sold 3,000 units over the last year, Matsushita said.

It will become available in 2009 at an undisclosed price, mainly for use as billboards.

Matsushita, the world's largest consumer electronics maker, also partnered with U.S. cable provider Comcast to develop a new set-top box that detaches from its docking station to work as a portable video player to show recorded TV programs.

The portable DVR/DVD player, which comes with a 60-gigabyte of recording storage and a docking station, will be available starting in early 2009.