LG Xcanvas Bobos 50PQ60D & 42PQ60D Plasma HDTVs 1,000,000,000:1 Contrast Ratio

LG (specifically LG Korea) have curiously waited till after CES to
announce its latest plasma HDTV units, namely the 50' LG Xcanvas Bobos
50PQ60D HDTV and the 42' Xcanvas Bobos 42PQ60D HDTV, both of which sport
ultra slim designs - though not quite on par with Samsung's latest HDTVs
- and integrated USB ports, allowing both units to offer audio, image
and video playback (including WMV and DivX encoded video) directly from
USB flash drives or external media hard disks.

Both set for release in Korea next month, both of LG's new Xcanvas Bobos
plasma HDTVs offer a purported, and frankly phenomenal, contrast ratio
of 1,000,000,000:1 (yes, you read that right) as well as 600 frames per
second fluidity paired with integrated ambient light sensors that act to
dynamically adjust backlight brightness according to ambient lighting
conditions to both ensure optimum viewing experience as well as increase
energy efficiency; to the point where LG claim that both new units can
save up to 60% through reduced energy consumption when compared with
other similarly specified HDTVs.

Both the LG Xcanvas Bobos 50PQ60D and the 42PQ60D HDTVs come with
integrated speakers - no specific word concerning output - and measure
in at just 76.8mm - which place them way out of the ball park of the
aforementioned Samsung LED HDTVs which come in at just 6.5mm.

The 50' LG Xcanvas Bobos 50PQ60D is set to retail in Korea for the
equivalent of $1,460 whilst the 42' LG Xcanvas Bobos 42PQ60D will come
in at the equivalent of $1,022.

LG are yet to confirm whether either or both of these new plasma HDTVs
will see a release outside of Korea in the future.