Panasonic has announced that its web-enabled PZ850 series of VIERA Plasma HDTV’s will now be available from mid-June. VIERA CAST, previewed during International CES, provides access to Internet sites such as YouTube, Google’s Picasa Web Album and Bloomberg.The VIERA 1080p PZ850 series offers enhanced contrast ratio, deeper blacks, faster response time and outstanding picture quality in four screen sizes - the 46-inch class TH-46PZ850 (46.0” measured diagonally), the 50-inch class TH-50PZ850 (49.9” measured diagonally), the 58-inch class TH-58PZ850 (58.0” measured diagonally) and the 65-inch class TH-65PZ850 (64.8” measured diagonally).   

Like all Panasonic VIERA Plasma HDTV’s, the PZ850 series panels contain no lead or mercury and deliver increased luminous efficiency and 100,000 hours of viewing time to half brightness (40+ years at 6+ hours viewing per day).