Panasonic, the market and technology leader in Plasma TV, is giving shoppers at the country's largest shopping mall this holiday weekend, a crystal clear view of what will be atop many holiday gift lists this season - big screen Panasonic Plasma HDTVs.

Panasonic's Plasma Tour will stop at the Mall of America beginning Black Friday to give consumers a look at the 103" world's largest Plasma HDTV. The 103" Plasma will highlight a display of Panasonic's entire range of best-selling Plasma HDTVs (from 37"-65") that have been significantly more accessible this holiday season.

"What better place to show people the undeniable power and beauty of a Panasonic Plasma TV than at the country's biggest mall on the biggest shopping weekend of the year?" said Andrew Nelkin, Panasonic's Display Group Vice President. "Black Friday signals the start of the most important selling season on our calendar. It is a time when people are inundated with information from a wide range of sources on what is best to buy. We feel that consumers can make the most educated purchasing decisions by actually seeing first hand how a Panasonic Plasma delivers the best high definition viewing experience for sports, movies and video games and talking to one of our flat panel HDTV experts face-to-face."

According to the Consumer Electronics Association, sales of flat-panel TVs are expected to top $7.3 billion this year, up 85 percent from a year ago. Half of consumers surveyed said their next TV set will be a flat panel. A recent Opinion Research Corporation study of more than 1,000 adults found that nearly 75% of respondents feel buying a Plasma HDTV is more affordable/feasible than one year ago.

By Panasonic