A 42-inch-diagonal HDTV plasma display

An HDTV plasma display with a large flat screen and high picture quality has been developed. The panel specifications, performance and the system configuration are described. The display uses a newly developed 42-inch diagonal DC-type PDP (plasma display panel) with 1920/spl times/1035 display cells. To reduce dynamic false contours, the most serious impairment for picture quality of PDP displays, a new panel driving method and signal processing have been developed. As a result, high picture quality is obtained not only for still images but also for moving images. Implementation as a practical HDTV receiver is described. The display paves the way for a commercial wall-mounted 1125/60 HDTV receiver.