Panasonic video boards

As standard the Panasonic D8 series of High Definition (and standard definition) plasma panels come with a 15 pin D-sub VGA style of input to allow connection with PCs or other devices that can output RGBHV component video.

A special feature of the Panasonic D8 series, however, is the use of Multi-function slots. These allow you to use a variety of Panasonic video terminal boards, available as options, which means that you can customise the unit to meet your specific needs.

The 42", 50" and 65" Panasonic D8 displays have 3 video slots; the 37" standard definition D8 has 2. For a guide to fitting video boards into earlier Panasonic D6 (commercial "system route" plasma) and W6 (consumer plasma) click for a PDF here.(100Kb)

Dual DVI video board - TY-FB9DD

This Dual DVI-D video board allows you to input 1080p digital sources into the Panasonic FullHD screens, such as the TH-42PF11, TH-50PF10 and the TH65-PF9.

This is the standard video board in the Full HD screens. To connect HDMI sources use an HDMI to DVI adaptor. NB. You will lose the audio using this method.

HDMI video board - TY-FB8HM & TY-FB10HMD

HDMI has become the connection of choice for High Definition TV. Panasonic have two alternative HDMI video boards depending on your screen. The TY-FB8HM provides a single HDMI input, up to 720p resolution, for screens in series 8 and 9. The TY-FB10HMD board gives you two HDMI connections of up to 1080p resolution for screens in series 10 and 11.

Equipment with DVI output can be connected to HDMI, by the use of an adaptor, because they use the same encoding.

NB: The TY-FB8HM board is NOT suitable for the D7 series plasma display.

Component/Composite video board - TY-42TM6YB

This board, which occupies slots 2 and 3, allows you to connect a wide range of input sources from composite video, S-Video and component video to RGB on BNC (not SCART). The component and composite connections are BNC and require BNC plug to phono socket adaptors if your AV interconnect is RCA phono. The Component video connections can be selected as either Y,Pb,Pr on three BNC or RGBHV on five BNC, via the set-up menu.

Stereo audio input is on phono connections. This board also has a composite video out connection for a second monitor.

Composite Video board - TY-42TM6BB

This lets you connect S-video and composite video equipment such as a VCR or video camera, directly to the plasma screen. The component and composite connections are BNC and require BNC plug to phono socket. adaptors if your AV interconnect is RCA phono. This board also supports left and right audio input (suitable if you have directly connected speakers).

Component video board - TY-42TM6AB

This lets you connect component video equipment such as a VCR or SkyHD box, directly to the plasma screen. The component connections are BNC and require BNC plug to phono socket. adaptors if your AV interconnect is RCA phono. This board also supports left and right audio input (suitable if you have directly connected speakers).

Video Balun receiver board (Twisted pair cable receiver) - KE0101CRBW

This video balun receiver board works together with its video balun transmitter (Twisted pair cable transmitter - Part number - KE0202CT2W) to allow you to use standard Category 5e cable, as used for home networking, to transmit video, audio and the plasma control signal.

This system can handle RGB, component or composite video from a DVD player or PC into the transmitter. NB: for composite video you will need the Composite Video board TY-42M6YB or TY-42TM6BB also fitted into a multi-funtion slot.

Alternative video balun systems, not using the TY-FB7WPU video board, but allowing you to transmit VGA or S-Video or Composite Video over Cat5e cable are also available. For details click here.

IR through board - TY-42TM6BB

By using the included IR emitters this board allows you to point the remote control for your source equipment at your Panasonic screen and have the IR relayed through the screen's IR receiver and out to tnree individual items of equipment.

Other terminal boards

There are a number of other specialist video boards eg RGB active through terminal board for multi-screen displays, broadcast quality Serial Digital Interface (SDI) and High Definition SDI (HDSDI) video boards, and composite and component video boards with BNC connections.

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