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The VT60 is a powerhouse performer with the functionality and features to appeal to more than just picture purists. If you’re a picture quality enthusiast, chances are you're a fan of plasma tech. Though less popular than LCDs, plasma TVs often produce more accurate colors and deeper black levels—two massively important aspects of HDTV picture quality. In case you hadn't noticed, our current Top 5 TVs (out of hundreds) are all plasmas.

Long-time Japanese rivals Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp. are working together to develop next-generation TV panels called OLEDs in a reversal of decades of rivalry as they try to catch up with South Korea's Samsung Electronics.

Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp forecast an annual net loss of 420 billion yen ($5.5 billion), its biggest in a decade, as restructuring costs ballooned, and a soaring yen and weak demand in the United States and Europe eroded income.