Don’t you hate it when people don’t give you the straight goods? I’ve read so many home theater or HDTV reviews that say something like: “Not quite as good as top-of-the line products from competing manufacturers…” or “this product is just as good as products twice the price”. The question always pops into my mind: what products? What products are the top fo the line ones? Which ones are the best? Which ones are overpriced? But no, reviewers never tell you that.

Well, I’m going to go out on a limb and tell you what the top of the line products are. If you want a plasma, it’s Panasonic or Pioneer. Simple as that. (Well, according to everything I’ve read! )

And now in June Panasonic will release two 58″ plasma display panels with a native resolution of 1366 x 768 and you just know they’re going to be a good. (Though with a weird resolution, again.) Both of the models can display nearly 29 billion colours and have a contrast ratio of 10,000:1.

“The new 58-inch plasma is the perfect complement to and rounds out Panasonic’s existing line by providing a screen size that fits nicely between our 50-inch and our soon to be delivered 65-inch 1080p plasma,” said Andrew Nelkin, Vice President of Panasonic’s Display Group.

Oooh. Nice reminder of the upcoming 1080p plasma, there.

The TH-58PX60U will go for $5499.99 and will have 2 HDMI inputs with HAVI, and NTSC/ATSC/QAM tuners. The TH-58PX600U will retail for $5999.95, and will additionally include a CableCARD slot, PC Input, and TV-Guide EPG.

Panasonic - Launches World’s Most Advanced 58-Inch HD Plasma TV