In order to show smooth 24-fps images, like those in film-based movies, the same images must be repeatedly alternated two or three times. However, because this sequence differs from natural vision, it was previously impossible to achieve complete smoothness. This is enhanced by the 24p Smooth Film function, which predicts movements and creates new frames between the original frames to achieve smoother 2D image reproduction. The technology is also applied to 3D images. New frames are created between the original frames for both left and right eyes, to produce exceptional three-dimensional depth.

A high native contrast of 5,000,000:1* clearly distinguishes light areas from dark areas in the image. Even the tiniest stars in a night sky are strikingly rendered, in images with stunning detail. Textures are meticulously reproduced, right down to fine nuances in brightness and color.

* The dark-room contrast ratio of the panel unit that can be displayed simultaneously on the same screen. Measured in "Dynamic" picture mode using a white signal in a 4% window.

The extremely high performance that makes it possible to display FULL HD 3D images also translates to a remarkably high level of performance when displaying 2D images. The color expression that is achieved by 8,192 equivalent steps of gradation, and the smoothness with which it renders intermediate colors, combine to create tonal nuances that have never before been possible.

By shortening the display time (called the hold time) for each frame, these displays achieve a high, 1,080 lines of moving-picture resolution.* This clearly shows detailed motion even in fast-action scenes, and lends greater beauty to the high-resolution images that are unique to full-HD displays. Moving-picture resolution is also constant for images that include both slow and fast motion, to produce uniform, finely detailed images.

*According to the method for measuring moving-picture resolution to indicate motion-image display performance that was developed by the Advanced PDP Development Center Corporation (APDC). For 3D images, the left and right images are each measured.

The Picture Profile lets you save custom settings that you have made for colors and other image preferences. You can retrieve the settings at any time, to enjoy images just the way you want them. You can make up to 16 original settings, and customize your display by locking the memory and editing the titles.

With this advanced function, you can process images exactly the way you want them. It lets you convert the image with an external scaler instead of using the display&s built-in scaler.

A Blue-Only Mode, which is essential for monitor adjustment, is included. It allows the red and green signals to be cut, and displays only the blue signal as a monochrome image. This mode is used mainly for adjusting the color density (chroma) and color phase. By monitoring VTR noise, the signal level of each color can be accurately set.

This network function lets you operate displays by remote control and monitor their status through a LAN connection. Since it supports the "PJLink™* Class 1" industry standard, existing infrastructure can be used for effective plasma display operation. You can also control the display from a web browser, making it even easier to use.
The network function also uses the same protocol as Panasonic projectors, so other video devices can be combined to upgrade the system.

* Unified standards for a telecommunications protocol for operating and managing multiple projectors.
• When using the network function, be sure to set "Control I/F Select" in "Network Setup" to "LAN."
• Applications for the PJLink trademark have been filed in Japan, the United States, and other countries and regions.

Greater display convenience and system flexibility are gained with standard HDMI*, DVI and HD-SDI terminals. Or, you can transmit RS-232C commands with a LAN connection. A PJLink™*-compliant network function is also included. Available slots can be fitted with a terminal board to match your theater system needs.

* Unified standards for a telecommunications protocol for operating and managing multiple projectors.

The Panasonic plasma display panel offers a long life of approximately 100,000 hours*, under normal operating conditions — providing gorgeous HD images for many years.

* Guideline operating hours before the panel brightness is reduced to half when the panel is used to display motion pictures in the Standard mode. Afterimages (burned-in images) and malfunctions are not taken into consideration.