plasma tv manufacturers

From the Glossary:

LCD or Liquid Crystal Displays
Technology with high quality images and slim designs mostly used in digital watches and laptop monitors.

Plasma
Gas used to light the many bulbs in plasma screens. This gas is made up of equal numbers of free electrons and positive ions in approximate equal numbers.

Resolution
The size of the images seen on computer displays and other TV screens. The higher the resolution, the better the picture quality and clarity of the images.

Widescreen
Displays which let you view at a ratio similar to that in the cinema, 16:9, whereas standard TVs only offer a 4:3. view.

From the FAQ:

What is the difference between LCD and Plasma screens? Are they the same thing?

LCD (Liquid crystal displays) and Plasma screens use completely different technology, and have some of the following differences:

LCD displays are used for things such as microwaves, digital watches, laptops etc.
LCD displays are also thinner, have smaller screens than Plasma, and have a better viewing angle.
LCD TV's don’t suffer from “Burn In”.

What is a “Burn In”?

A “Burn in” is what occurs when an image displayed on a plasma screen is in the same place for too long a time . This usually involves images such as logos of certain channels which remain on the screen.

Plasma TV Manufacturers

Most major electronics brands / manufacturers now produce an array of plasma TV products. To get a better idea of the different manufacturers and the varying components in their plasma television models, have a look at our list below or visit their websites.

Fujitsu
Hitachi
JVC
LG
NEC
Panasonic

Philips
Pioneer
Samsung
Sanyo
Sony
Toshiba

Fujitsu
http://www.fujitsu.com
http://www.fujitsu-general.co.uk
Origin: Japan / Established: 1936

Unique Selling factor: AVM – Advanced Video Movement

AVM is a powerful chip exclusive to Fujitsu plasma displays, providing a superior quality image, and no missed frames as with some conventional plasma screens.

Hitachi
http://www.hitachi.com
http://www.hitachidigitalmedia.com
Origin: Japan / Established: 1910

Unique Selling factors: AliS: Alternate Lighting of Surfaces “Brightview system”.

This system can provide sup to 32% more picture area as well as superb levels of clarity and image resolution.

JVC
http://www.jvc.com
Origin: Japan / Established: 1927

Products: professional and consumer electronics, media products, research and development of computer products.

LG
Origin: Korea / Established: 1958

Unique Selling factors: DCDi – Directional Correlation De-interlacing

Its purpose is to eliminate jagged edges (jaggies) along diagonal lines caused by DCDi, and enhances the definition quality, designed for video based material like fast-paced sporting events.

NEC
http://www.nec.com
Origin: Japan / Established: 1999

Unique Selling factors:

A motion-compensated 3D scan converter “delivers smooth, lifelike display of video sources and an improved 3-2 pull down converter provides excellent display of video content originally recorded in 24 frame/second film.”

Capsulated Colour Filter technology “Provides extremely realistic and saturated colours as well as enhanced contrast.”

Advanced AccuBlend “scan conversion provides precise display of computer-based information from non-native resolutions.”

Source: http://www.plasmatvs.com/

Panasonic
http://www.panasonic.com
Origin: Japan / Established: 1918

Unique Selling factors:

New Real Black Drive System - enhances image clarity and realism helping select plasma displays reach their stunning 4000:1 contrast ratio.

Mach Band Effect Enhancer - enhances the brightness of objects on the screen, helping improve sharpness and a vivid picture.

Philips
http://www.philips.com
Origin: Netherlands / Established: 1891

Unique Selling factors:

Digital Natural Motion™
" You want to enjoy smooth and realistic onscreen movements from any source. DNM is a unique digital signal processing technique that eliminates motion judder resulting in smooth motion.“
Digital Crystal Clear™
" Enjoy the most natural, crystal clear images, “live” on your screen. DCC is an intelligent combination of precise picture settings which automatically delivers optimal contrast, colour enhancement and sharpness.”
3D Digital Combfilter
" Considered the best type of comb filter available, it separates colours and eliminates distortion to give you a razor sharp picture with breathtaking clarity.“
RealFlat™ Picture Tube
" RealFlat™ provides undistorted picture quality from any angle.”

Source: http://www.plasmatvs.com/

Pioneer
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com
Origin: Japan / Established: 1938

Unique Selling factors:

“Pioneer’s exclusive Pure Drive™ keeps video signals entirely in a lossless digital domain, for greater signal control and far higher video quality.

With Pioneer’s new Advanced PureCinema with 3-3 pulldown, film-based material on DVD, videotape, and even regular TV will match the smooth, natural reproduction you’d see in a theatre.

ACE II (Advanced Continuous Emission II) uses 10-bit processing to produce 1,024 gradation steps for each cell—creating a palette of over 1.07 billion colours and delivering reproduction accuracy up to 16 times greater than competitors’ panels.

Deep Encased Cell Structure: Each individual lamp is encased in its own “cell”, with walls on all sides so that light doesn’t bleed into neighbouring cells. This energy-efficient design allows each lamp to deliver a more concentrated beam of light, for truer colours and brighter images.”

Samsung
http://www.samsung.com
Origin: Korea / Established: 1938

Unique Selling factors:

DNIe™ - Digital Natural Image engine
Apart from having the largest available plasma display (a meagre 63”) they have a revolutionary engine called DNIe™.

The DNIe™ engine consists of four parts:

Motion Optimizer – Which Eliminates Noise

Contrast Enhancer – Which boosts light and shade

Detail Enhancer – Which sharpens the edges

Colour Optimizer – Which shows natural hues.

Samsung’s dream was to meet that demand (for a higher quality picture) by creating a Digital Natural Image engine that could take a signal from any kind of source – conventional, high-definition digital, DVD, PC, Game – and turn it into a stunning picture on any kind of screen.

Sanyo
http://www.sanyo.com/
Origin: Japan / Established: 1947

Unique Selling factors:

Plasma Dynamic AI (Automatic Image) Control
Newly developed control performs real-time corrections of light and dark colour gradations. Checks incoming signals to reduce flat areas, improve low contrast and increase definition.

Motion Adaptive Digital Progression Conversion
Interpolation process eliminates the annoying flicker and blurring from action shots. Special circuits guarantee high definition images for more beauty and clarity.

Screen Saver Function protects the display from image burn-in extending the service life of the display panel.

Sony
http://www.sony.com
Origin: Japan / Established: 1950

Unique Selling factors: Multi Image Driver™ X (MID-X)

Sony’s Proprietary WEGA™ Engine System consists of three key digital technologies engineered and designed by Sony. This all-digital processing engine has a unique digital imaging core for the best possible image quality. Multi Image Driver is one of these key technologies. MID-X is utilized in two ways. Its primary job is to scale all incoming signals, Standard Definition or High Definition, to the configuration of the panel without degradation of signal quality. It also provides unique picture and picture features such as Flexible Twin View™ Picture and Picture with the ability to view SD and HD on the same screen. These windows are scalable so you can zoom in and out making them larger and smaller.

Source: http://www.sonystyle.com/

Toshiba
http://www.toshiba.co.jp
Origin: Japan / Established: 1875

Unique Selling factors:

HD Dynamic Contrast
This feature increases Contrast and Colour Saturation to create deep, rich images. The intelligent circuitry analyzes both the dark and bright areas of the picture, and separately optimizes the dynamic range in each area of the picture (Last year only dark areas were optimized). Picture enhancements include Luminance transient improvement, Green Enhancement, and Blue Stretch. This circuit is only active in Sports Mode, and is now available with all video signals, including 1080i.

Source: http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/