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$5,000 Off Fujitsu 63-inch Plasma HDTV

Fujitsu is reducing the price of their Plasmavision P63XHA40US 63-inch HDTV monitor by $5,000 dollars effective immediately. This baby used to have a retail price of $17,999 but can now be had for a mere $12,999. LCD and plasma TV prices are continuing to plummet due to oversupply and lower manufacturing costs.

The Plasmavision P63XHA40US uses Fujitsu’s Advanced Video Movement-II (AVM-II) digital video processor and a 10-bit video processing system to produce more than 1.07 billion colors. The Plasmavision P63XHA40US has a resolution of 1366×768 and a wide 160-degree viewing angle.

Other features include an HDMI inputs and a sleek looking design. Just be careful hanging this sucker on the wall, it might just bring your house down.

Ian Bell
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