At past Consumer Electronics Shows, the Japanese TV makers had their fun competing with one another to build the biggest HDTV. This year, it’s the battle of the bulge, or lack thereof. 

Panasonic showed a working model of a plasma TV that is just 1/3-inch thick. With my point-and-shoot camera, I recorded a quick video to give you an idea of how skinny this baby is:

This so called “Neo-PDP” (Plasma TV display) is triple the brightness and yet uses one-third the energy of regular plasma TVs.  This is a future product so don’t expect it in stores tomorrow. Price? Ha! Companies don’t like to talk about such pertinent information until the product is already out.

More pics:

More CES 2009 coverage: 

• The best TV Toshiba has to offer
• Wireless TVs without the lag
• Powermat: Charging up without cables — or electricity!
• What we all need: A Minoru (3D webcam)
• How green can Fuji’s EnvironMax batteries be?
• Meade’s no muss, no fuss automated telescope
• CES gadgets: D-Link’s nifty photo router, USB monitor
• A smaller, cheaper CES: Will it be better?

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