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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2:23 PM on 02.15.2008
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I'm getting a C in physics so if I'm wrong, correct me (and help me with my homework, bastard).
So not necessarily because you're a "fu*king idiot."
Who cares about apples or science. Thats Stupid.
JUTS STRAP IT ON!!!
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.
I love my plasma.
4 Jewels worth.
More like, "If that's too hard for you, maybe you should look into shooting yourself in the face."
Because I disagree on that math of one Jewel equal to the force of one Apple.
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.
lol, I almost spit my soda all over my monitor when I read that.
Also, rerun reminds me of WiiSucks. Just throwing that out there.