NEW PRODUCT INFORMATION

Preliminary

Plasma Displays

Superior Picture Quality, Advanced Functions and Improved Expandability

TH-50PHW6

50-inch (127 cm) High-Definition Plasma Display

TH-42PHW6

42-inch (106 cm) High-Definition Plasma Display

TH-42PW6

42-inch (106 cm) Wide Plasma Display
Main Features 1,024-Shades & 4000:1* Contrast Ratio 1

Superior Image Presence

Multi-Function Slots

Versatile Expandability

Flicker-less Picture

(* For the TH-42PW6)

Total Picture Quality
Panasonic plasma displays deliver brilliant, high-contrast images with rich gradation and remarkable depth. Behind this total picture quality is the powerful synergetic effect between the plasma display panel and a panel driver that is optimally suited to display devices.
Key Elements of Picture Quality

New Quasi 100Hz System

A quasi 100-Hz sub-field Conventional Quasi 100Hz System drive system detects when a PAL video signal is input and essentially doubles the number of fields displayed in a given time. This dramatically reduces the flicker that can occur when playing PAL sources.

Panasonic Solution:

Panel Driver Plasma Display Panel
Results: Superior Picture Quality
Dark-area Contrast Bright-area Contrast Gradation
New Real Black New Real Black Drive System Drive System Deep Black Deep Black Filter Filter Super Real Super Real Gamma System Gamma System Bounded Bounded Cell Structure Cell Structure (HD Panel) (HD Panel) Quasi 100 Hz Quasi 100 Hz System System Asymmetrical Asymmetrical Cell Structure Cell Structure

4000:1

(42PW6)

MACH Enhancer

The MACH Enhancer is an original Panasonic contouremphasis signal processing technology. Drawing on the Conventional MACH Enhancer Mach effect, this technology enhances an object's contours in a way that best suits the way the human eye perceives objects.
Industry's Highest Contrast

1024 shades 40% Brighter

Picture (42PHW6) Fliker-Free Picture High Colour Purity

Brightness

Deep Black Filter
The front protective glass of the plasma display panel incorporates a new Deep Black Filter that suppresses light transmittance and slashes the amount of external light reflected. This helps our display achieve the industry's highest level of contrast when viewed in bright surroundings.
Frame Flicker Colour Reproduction Sharpness
MACH Enhancer MACH Enhancer

Clear Details

Digital Cinema Reality
Using the regularity of the film-to-video conversion, the Panasonic plasma display detects whether or not the video source is film. For film, it uses still-image processing for each individual image, to achieve a more faithful movie reproduction.
HD MACH (Multi-facet Asymmetrical Configuration Hyperpixel) Panel (50PHW6/42PHW6)
The HD MACH panel features a bounded cell structure in which wall-like ribs are used to wrap each individual cell. By increasing Conventional HD Panel HD-MACH Panel the area in which the phosphor can be applied, this dramatically improves both light-emitting efficiency and intensity. As a result, brightness is boosted by 40% compared with a previous Panasonic model.*
* Comparing the new 42 model with a 42 HD model.
Plasma C.A.T.S. (Contrast Automatic Tracking System)

Plasma C.A.T.S. automatically senses the ambient light conditions and adjusts the brightness and gradation accordingly, to optimise contrast. This feature helps reduce eyestrain and provides the best possible picture quality for each operating environment.

Multi Window

Panasonic plasma displays let you view images from two different sources at the same time. Select either Picture-and-Picture mode (which shows the two images on separate halves of the screen), Picture-in-Picture mode, or Picture-out-Picture mode.

Super Real Gamma System

The Super Real Gamma System provides the optimal number of subfields for each scene. This allows Panasonic plasma displays to reproduce 1,024* shades of gradation for superior detail in dark scenes.

* In Normal/Cinema mode.

In addition to the fixed input interface, the Panasonic plasma display has three interchangeable slots that let you add different combinations of optional terminal boards.

Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3

New Real Black Drive System
By reducing the predischarge emission when reproducing black, the New Real Black Drive System provides deeper, richer Conventional New Real Black Drive System blacks and a stunning 4000:1* contrast. The result is dramatically enhanced image clarity and realism.

* For the TH-42PW6.

Optional Terminal Boards
RCA Component Video Terminal Board TY-42TM6Z (Insertable in slot 1, 2, or 3)

COMPONENT IN

RCA Composite Video Terminal Board TY-42TM6V (Insertable in slot 1 or 2)

R L CVBS

Tuner Connection Terminal Board TY-42TM6H (Insertable in slot 1)
SCART Terminal Board TY-42TM6T (Insertable in slot 1 or 2)

S-VIDEO

Optional Accessories Specifications
Screen Size Screen Aspect Number of Pixels Displayable Colours Contrast Ratio* Colour System Audio Output On-Screen Display RGB Input (PC/Component) Audio Input (for PC) Serial (RS232C) Power Supply Power Consumption Dimensions (W x H x D) Weight * In dark surroundings TH-50PHW6EX/BX TH-42PHW6EX TH-42PW6EX/BX 50" (127 cm) diagonal 42" (106 cm) diagonal 42" (106 cm) diagonal 16 : 9 Wide 16 : 9 Wide 16 : 9 Wide 1,049,088 (1,366 x 768) 786,432 (1,024 x 768) 408,960 (852 x 480) 1,070 million colours 1,070 million colours 1,070 million colours 3000 : : : 1 NTSC/PAL/SECAM/PAL 60Hz/M-NTSC 16 W (8 W x 2) 16 W (8 W x 2) 16 W (8 W x 2) US English/UK English/Spanish/French/German/Italian/Chinese Mini D-sub 15-pin x 1 Mini D-sub 15-pin x 1 Mini D-sub 15-pin x 1 M3 stereo plug M3 stereo plug M3 stereo plug D-Sub 9-pin D-Sub 9-pin D-Sub 9-pin AC 220 - 240 V, 50/60Hz AC 220 - 240 V, 50/60Hz AC 220 - 240 V, 50/60Hz tbc tbc 265 W 1210 x 724 x 98 mm 1020 x 610 x 89 mm 1020 x 610 x 89 mm tbc tbc 28.9 kg

Pedestal TY-ST42PA20

Wall-Hanging Bracket TY-WK42PR1 (angled) TY-WK42PV1
Detachable Stereo Speakers TY-SP50P6W-S (for TH-50PHW6) TY-SP42P6W-S (for TH-42PHW6/PW6)
Tuner TU-PT600E/B Note: The Multi Window function doesn't operate when connecting TU-PT600 and the plasma display.
Specifications are subject to change without notice. Printed in Japan