High-definition television: How much of it can you stand to see?

Reports Sharon of Roseville: "Today's topic is HDTV. How it all began: I was making a Sam's Club run and was mesmerized by the TV display at the store's entrance. There were Shrek and Donkey in full living color. I could see the moles on Shrek's neck and each and every hair on Donkey.
"It was one of those moments that could have gone either way within minutes — but I allowed common sense to take the place of instant gratification and decided to consult with my High-Tech son-in-law.
"Step Two: I told my son-in-law that I wanted one of those TVs, and he told me to research it. I did. Here's one TV I found: '50" HD Plasma TV incorporates advanced technology to reproduce beautiful, natural-looking images with exceptional, full 1080p HD resolution. With 2.07 million pixels, twice as many as standard HD models, the TH-50PF9UK features Real Black Creation technology for deep, rich blacks delivering a high contrast ratio of up to 5,000:1 and 16-bit processing for an outstanding 4,096 steps of color gradation.

Sony heading back into plasma TV market?

DigiTimes: Sony is considering returning to the plasma TV market and is in talks with Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma Display (FHP), according to market rumors. Taiwan Sony said it has not received any notice about such a plan and it is not very likely that Sony will support PDP TVs again since the eighth-generation (8G) TFT LCD plant from S-LCD, a joint venture between Sony and Samsung, will enter volume production by the end of 2007.
Rumors said executives from Sony have had discussions with FHP about related issues, but the company has yet to finalize any decision since executives within the company have not reached a consensus.
fhp fujitsu hitachi plasma Samsung Sony