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Hitachi Perfects the World's First 37V Broadcast Satellite Digital High-Definition Plasma Television |
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Tokyo, Japan, August 30, 2001 -- Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501)
today announced that will launch the world's first 37V (Visual size)*
broadcast satellite digital high-definition plasma television, the
W37-PDH2100 on September 20, 2001. It will also bring to market a
42V broadcast satellite digital high-definition plasma television,
the W42-PDH2100, and an additional 37V plasma television, the W37-PD2100,
on September 20 and October 22, 2001, respectively. Furthermore, in an effort to expand the global market for plasma televisions, Hitachi will be introducing plasma televisions using 32V high-definition PDPs in Europe in autumn 2001. With the European markets as a starting point, Hitachi will also implement aggressive marketing initiatives to expand the world of Hitachi plasma televisions into the North American and Asian markets outside Japan, as well as eventually have all living room television sets converted to plasma models. |
WRITTEN BY Corporate Communications Division |