Panasonic Reprices PDP Lines
By Greg Tarr -- TWICE, 8/31/2005
Indianapolis — Panasonic announced just prior to CEDIA Expo new pricing on select PX50, PX500 and ONYX-family plasma TV sets.
At the 2005 CEDIA Expo, Panasonic will showcase five HD plasma panels with new pricing, including the TH-42PX500 and TH-50PX500, and from the ONYX Series: the 65W-inch TH-65XVS30U, the 50W-inch TH-50XVS30U and the 42W-inch TH-42-XVS30U.
All models feature Panasonic’s “Digital Access Pack” (DAP), which includes NTSC, ATSC1 and QAM tuners, a built-in CableCARD slot, HDMI-HDCP input, and a Photo Viewer with SD Memory Card and PCMCIA Card slots.
Pricing on the entry 42W-inch EDTV plasma set, model PD-42PD50 was reduced $500 to a $1,999 suggested retail.
In the PX50 Series the 37W-inch PD-37PX50 was reduced $500 to a $2,499.95 suggested retail, the 42W-inch PD-42PX50 was reduced $500 to $2,999.95, and the 50W-inch PD-50PX50 was reduced $1,000 to a $3,999.95 suggested retail. All are high definition models.
In the step-up PX500 Series, the 50W-inch TH-50PX500U now carries a $4,499.95 suggested retail price, and the 42W-inch TH-42PX500U is now $3,499.95.
In the custom-installation-focused ONYX Series, the 65W- TH-65XVS30U was reduced $1,000, to an $18,999.95 suggested retail; the 50W-inch TH-50XVS30U was reduced $1,000 to a $7,999.95 suggested retail; and the 42W-inch TH-42XVS30U is now $5,499.95. ONYX models adding tuning and CableCARD slots through an outboard media box.
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