Panasonic Launches World's First Free Angle HDMI Cable: Financial News

Panasonic Launches World's First Free Angle HDMI Cable
Wednesday September 3, 2008 5:00 pm ET

DENVER, CO--(MARKET WIRE)--Sep 3, 2008 -- Panasonic today announced the launch of the world's first free angle HDMI Cable, compliant with Version 1.3a specification, which assures 1080p high data transfer speed of up to 10.2Gbps. The new HDMI cables provide an easy solution for flat display panel installation and will be available in two lengths: 1.5m and 3m.

The HDMI Cable has been adopted by a wide range of digital devices, including flat panel display DVD/Blu-ray recorder, digital still cameras, video cameras, home theatre system and others. With the market trend for extremely flat panel displays, there is a growing need for cables with a free angle plug.

As television displays are getting thinner and lighter the trend is moving towards hanging them on the wall. However with the current HDMI cables, 3.5 inches of space may be needed between the panel and the wall to connect the HDMI cable, causing limitations for easy installation. The new Panasonic Free Angle HDMI Cable has flexibility of 180 degrees and thanks to the unique construction the required space for the connection can be minimized to 1.2 inches away from the wall.

With the release of the new free angle HDMI Cable, Panasonic remains committed to playing a leading role in the development of both HDMI enabled devices and HDMI Cables. The new cables will be available in October 2008 with suggested retail prices of $59.99 for 1.5m and $79.99 for 3m.

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Specifications
Model Number              RP-CDHF15       RP-CDHF30
Color                       Black           Black
Length                      1.5m            3.0m
Cable Diameter                  Approx. 5mm
Plug size           [straight] W 20.5 × H 11.4 × L 42.4 mm
                      [bent] W 20.5 × H 24.3 × L 29.6 mm
Plug Type    HDMI (Type A),19 pins for digital audio/video/control
                                   signal
Data transfer
Speed              Up to 10.2Gbps (Complied with Ver.1.3a)

About Panasonic

Based in Secaucus, NJ, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company, a market and technology leader in high definition entertainment, is a Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (MC - News) and the hub of Panasonic's U.S. marketing, sales, service and R&D operations. Additional company information for journalists is available at www.panasonic.com/pressroom.