Panasonic TH-37PWD7UY Professional Series 37-Inch HD-Ready Flat-Panel Plasma Display

by Panasonic

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 67 pounds
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B00065XUR4
• Item model number: TH37PWD7UY
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #291,910 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

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Designed specifically for high-performance corporate and multimedia installations, Panasonic's TH-37PWD7UY--a member of the company's seventh-generation Professional Series plasma displays--delivers high quality alongside flexible and expandable input options. The 37-inch widescreen monitor also offers horizontal/vertical image orientation and multi-screen options so you can create images as large as 74 inches in diameter (using 4 separate TH-37PWD7UY displays).

The monitor features super-high contrast (up to an amazing 4,000:1) and a native pixel count of 852 x 480 and can accept image inputs with resolutions of 1080p (24p/24sf), 1080i (50/60), 720p (50/60), 480p/i, and 576 p/i. It supports a range of PC input signals, including resolutions of VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA, and UXGA.

The TH-37PWD7UY is a display only, not a television per se, which means you'll need a DTV or cable set-top box fro any television programming you wish to view. It's also as basic as possible, beyond its many core display technologies, so you can tailor it to your application(s) without paying for features (like speakers) which you may well have no use for. The detailed user's manual provides an exhaustive list of optional accessories and their model numbers, from additional terminal (input) boards to assorted wall mounts.

The panel's multi-function slots let you swap out either or both of the existing terminal boards to accommodate variety of optional IT networking or audio/video input boards. Further, the display boasts significant improvements over previous Professional Series models in the areas of peak brightness (more then 10 percent higher than earlier generations), displayable colors, and service life.

Onboard picture-improving technologies include Panasonic's Real Black Drive System, a Deep Black filter, a Super Real Gamma System, Adaptive Automatic Gain Control (AGC), Motion Picture Disturbance (MPD) noise reduction, 3D color management, and active I/P (interlace/progressive) conversion.

The newly improved Super Real Gamma System reproduces gradations in brightness steps equivalent to 2,048 shades, with up to 8.58 billion colors to produce astonishing image depth and ultra-subtle nuances in dark scenes. A new Multi-facet Asymmetrical Configuration Hyper-pixel (MACH) panel features a bounded cell structure and new phosphor material that dramatically improves the panel's service life to 60,000 hours while boosting peak brightness and increasing the display's resistance to static-image burn-in to the level of CRT displays. (Panasonic defines service life as the period during which the display's light output is 50 percent or more of its original light output.)

Adaptive Automatic Gain Control (AGC) increases contrast while maintaining a high signal-to-noise ratio; Motion Picture Disturbance detects motion patterns that generate noise and adjusts the image to maximum quality without diminishing the quality of stationary background objects; a 3D Color Management system provides finer independent control and corrects hue, saturation, and brightness; and Active I/P (interlace/progressive) Conversion reduces interlace-to-progressive conversion noise.

The Dual Picture feature combines any 2 audio/video signals and displays them in 3 different modes (2 picture-in-picture and 1 picture-out-picture modes); digital zoom enlarges a portion of an image up to 4 times normal size for full-screen display.

This ultra-thin (3.5-inch) display offers a wide viewing angle of more than 160 degrees, so it's easy to read even if viewers are sitting or standing well off-axis from a front-on view.

The panel is equipped with a host of energy-saving functions, and its Contrast Automatic Tracking System (C.A.T.S.) senses ambient light and adjusts brightness and gradation accordingly. The addition of "menu" and "enter" buttons to the front panel gives you control of onscreen display functions without recourse to using the supplied remote control.

What's in the Box
TV, remote control, remote batteries (2 AA), 2 ferrite cores (small, large), 2 fixing bands, a warranty card, a user's manual, and an AC power cord.

From the Manufacturer

With a contrast ration of up to 4,000:1 plus the New Real Black Drive System, the Panasonic TH-37PWD7UY provides deeper, richer blacks and enhances image clarity and realism.

Features:

• 2,048 shades of gradation - New Super Real Gamma System provides superior performance at brightness levels where the human eye sees best
• 3.62 billion displayable colors
• 10% brighter images - New Multi-Facet Asymmetrical Configuration Hyper-Pixel (MACH) Panel features bounded cell structure to improved light-emitting efficiency and intensity
• 60,000-hour panel life - New MACH Panel boasts a long service life of 60,000 hours
• 852 x 480 resolution
• 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio
• Over 160 degree viewing angle
• Flexible A/V and IT system configurations - composite, component, RCA, BNC, PC, RGB, SDI, HD-SDI, HDMI, DVI-D w/HDCP, Twisted-Pair Cable, and IEEE 802.11b terminal boards available
• Adaptive Gain Control - raises contrast while suppressing noise by detecting and boosting only the image edges, resulting in high contrast and high signal/noise ratio
• Motion Picture Noise Disturbance Reduction - detects motion patterns that tend to generate noise and makes adjustments to maximize image quality without diminishing the quality of stationary background objects
• 3D Color Management System - reproduces vibrant colors and natural skin tones
• Active Interlace/Progressive Conversion System - reduces interlace to progressive conversion noise that often occurs when reproducing tiny movements, resulting in better vertical resolution.
• Dual Picture Mode - simultaneously display images from two different sources in Picture And Picture, Picture Out Picture, and Picture In Picture modes
• 4x Digital Zoom - divide the screen into zones and enlarge images up to 400%
• Built-In Video Wall Processor - set up 2x2, 3x3, or even 4x4 multi-screen plasma walls
• Enhanced Screen Saver Functions - White Bar Scroll, Screen Reversal, Side Panel Adjustment, Wobbling, Peak Limit Mode
• Newly developed phosphor boosts resistance to static-image burning to the same level as CRT displays
• Energy-Saving Functions - Display Power Management Signaling, Auto Power Off, Power Save Mode, Standby Power Save Mode
• Front Button Control
• Fanless Quiet Operation
• Host of stands and mounting options available
• Networked MPEG-2 player available

What's in the Box
Panasonic TH-37PWD7UY panel, power cable, user guide and setup information, warranty information

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Know What your Problem Is !!, January 3, 2006

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J. Oglesbee - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic TH-37PWD7UY Professional Series 37-Inch HD-Ready Flat-Panel Plasma Display (Electronics)

The 37 PWD as well as the 42 PWD Panasonic are wonderful panels. If your resolution is horrible, your source must be horrible. It is universially agreed in videophile circles and forums that these panels are the best buys available and are capable of remarkable picture quality. I have 2 of them and could not be happier. If you want confirmation take a look at the AVS forum and do some reading.

0 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible resolution, November 27, 2005

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Jeff Baker "jefbak" (Northampton, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic TH-37PWD7UY Professional Series 37-Inch HD-Ready Flat-Panel Plasma Display (Electronics)

Resolution is very low, awful really for a monitor labled "Pro" in the titel. New years resolution should be to offer 1080p (1920x1080) on All their monitors instead of tying to trick people into thinking that anything less is state of the art.