It seems that electronics company Panasonic has taken notice of the high number of idiots that can't keep ahold of their Wii Remotes. They could just continue making and selling regular televisions, citing their locked down warranty policies when people call for repair. But they're doing the right thing, and now they're showing off a new plasma that can take a pummeling.
This set has a specially-treated glass front panel can withstand an attack measuring around 4 joules of energy. I have no idea what a joule is, but Crave tells us that 1 joule of energy would be enough to lift one small apple. There you have it: this new set can take up to four apple liftings-worth of energy to the screen.
They debuted this TV at a 2008 product showcase in Valencia, where Crave says that they hit this and a standard LCD set with 4 joules of energy. It looks like the plasma was fine, while the LCD sustained some damage from the mini wrecking ball.
I'd say save your cash and you'll be fine. Don't play drunk, use your Wii strap and condoms, and don't flail your $40-a-piece controllers around like a fu*king idiot. If that's too hard for you, maybe you should look into this new display.
[Thanks, JR]
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That means that these televisions will be able to stand 1.33 Smurfs' worth of impact.
I don't know that 4 apple liftings will be enough.
not enought apples...
yeah they need at least a truck of them. Talk about powered idiots :P
I don't like them apples.
A joule is what unit work is measured in. I know this only because I'm currently taking physics in school. They should mention how much force it can take.
The impact rating should really be measured in Force/Newtons. Wouldn't Joules apply more to someone actively pushing against it.
I'm getting a C in physics so if I'm wrong, correct me (and help me with my homework, bastard).
the wii sucks like all your bitches moms did for me lastnight
Or, you know, you could get it if you have kids. As anyone who does can attest, anything in a kid's line of sight needs to be insured.
So not necessarily because you're a "fu*king idiot."
in my homeland we measure in pears. why cant they be more culturally sensitive. now i have no idea how hard i can kick my tv when i get killed by some cheap gay noob in call of duty 4.
NERDS!!!
Who cares about apples or science. Thats Stupid.
JUTS STRAP IT ON!!!
@sour You do measure force in newtons.
I would measure the type of impact it could take in newton/meters. Joules has to do with electricity/energy, so I guess you could measure it like that, but probably not the most practical. I would measure it in newton/meters. It's been a good 10 years since I was in physics, so I could be hella wrong.
Also, don't throw your remote at the fucking TV already. This is absoludicrous.
This isn't just about the Wii. It's about making plasma screens accessible to people with children and large pets. Prices are coming down, but fragility is still an issue for people who have to worry about a child's toy or a large, happy dog tail doing bad things to their screens, making them much less likely to get on board.
I need a HDTV..
cheeburga nice picture what are they doing ... having a fuck fest
if you all need something to lick i have an asshole
rerun please keep it clean. lol... I don't need these visuals running through my head.
holyetheline SORRY. J/K ABUOT THE ASSHOLE THING
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A Wii alone is not a good reason to get an HDTV in the first place.
horatio Caine totally right because the wii's graphics suck ass
@Cryocide, not to mention the whole image retention issue. I have a plasma and it retains things for a bit after a health bar has been in the same place for a few hours or so, but never permanent. The beautiful thing about plasma is the blacks are way more black and the colors are so much more true.
I love my plasma.
bhive01 what brand do you have I have a samsung
That's so incredibly powerful. How powerful?
4 Jewels worth.
"I'd say save your cash and you'll be fine. Don't play drunk, use your Wii strap and condoms, and don't flail your $40-a-piece controllers around like a fu*king idiot. If that's too hard for you, maybe you should look into this new display."
More like, "If that's too hard for you, maybe you should look into shooting yourself in the face."
Wait, so are we dealing with energy in Jewels or Apples?
Because I disagree on that math of one Jewel equal to the force of one Apple.
wha feels better head or doggie style
Jewels beat Apples any day.
Pretty good. Making TVs more sturdy is great all around. The Wii is not the only threat to an expensive flat screen.
Last year I visited a Panasonic factory, where most of the plasma screens are made.
At one point of the visit, a freaky japanese guy grabbed a rubber hammer and hurled onto a plasma TV. Nothing happened.
After that, they explained all the screen resistence features of plasma TVs.
Actually, according to them, all Vieras since 2007 are capable of whitstand frontal impacts that usually could destroy a LCD TV.
I tried myself to slam the plasma screen, and It managed to absorb it very well.
Later on, I saw that plasmas displays are very solid glass sandwiches, with no space between the electrode layers and plasma cells. That's why they´re so resistant.
BTW, there's no burning (D)effect in the newest Panasonic and Pioneer plasmas. And even standard resolution signals (as the Wii) are very well handled by them, opposite to the craporama that LCDs show.
i would shit bricks if that happened to my tv
You need more fiber in your diet... :-)
Someone needs to punch Rerun in the head for being an annoying little prick. And four joules seems like very little energy.
Goddammit, people. Just don't be fucking morons.
@blakbuzzrd: or 1.33 Hello Kittys XD
"There you have it: this new set can take up to four apple liftings-worth of energy to the screen."
lol, I almost spit my soda all over my monitor when I read that.
They're wasting their money.
Also, rerun reminds me of WiiSucks. Just throwing that out there.
4 joules is absolute shit. I think old school tube tv's can probably take more than that. 4 joules is the equivalent of throwing 1lb of bacon at your tv 10 miles an hour. So for the wii remote (I'm guessing it weighs about about 1/4 lb), that means it can take an impact of 19 mph. That's pretty fucking pathetic if you ask me.
Joules is better used to decribe energy rather than motion if you think of it as 1kg moving 2m/s, check up on youtube theres a guy firing a arrow at this tv and it bouncing off.
rerun is such a fagity asshole who agrees
can anyone on this fucking web site tell me where the fuck the bathroom is
wii sucks and who would play their wii on a hdtv the graphics wont look any better then on a sdtv
What amazes me the most is that plasma screens are already glass fronted. Breaking this stuff must take some force - not even I put that much force into stuff - and I suffer from tennis elbow because of the Wii
Poor tv!