LG Xcanvas Bobos 50PQ60D & 42PQ60D Plasma HDTVs [1,000,000,000:1 Contrast Ratio]

LG (specifically LG Korea) have curiously waited till after CES to announce its latest plasma HDTV units, namely the 50” LG Xcanvas Bobos 50PQ60D HDTV and the 42” Xcanvas Bobos 42PQ60D HDTV, both of which sport ultra slim designs – though not quite on par with Samsung’s latest HDTVs – and integrated USB ports, allowing both units to offer audio, image and video playback (including WMV and DivX encoded video) directly from USB flash drives or external media hard disks.

Both set for release in Korea next month, both of LG’s new Xcanvas Bobos plasma HDTVs offer a purported, and frankly phenomenal, contrast ratio of 1,000,000,000:1 (yes, you read that right) as well as 600 frames per second fluidity paired with integrated ambient light sensors that act to dynamically adjust backlight brightness according to ambient lighting conditions to both ensure optimum viewing experience as well as increase energy efficiency; to the point where LG claim that both new units can save up to 60% through reduced energy consumption when compared with other similarly specified HDTVs.

Both the LG Xcanvas Bobos 50PQ60D and the 42PQ60D HDTVs come with integrated speakers – no specific word concerning output – and measure in at just 76.8mm – which place them way out of the ball park of the aforementioned Samsung LED HDTVs which come in at just 6.5mm.

The 50” LG Xcanvas Bobos 50PQ60D is set to retail in Korea for the equivalent of $1,460 whilst the 42” LG Xcanvas Bobos 42PQ60D will come in at the equivalent of $1,022.

LG are yet to confirm whether either or both of these new plasma HDTVs will see a release outside of Korea in the future.