The Z2000 Series resembles Panasonic's PX500 Viera Series from last year and the stand looks like something Sharp would use on their sets.
The Ethernet and telephone jack ports are very common in Japanese TV sets, it's part of the B-CAS card and CS110 tuner to access pay-per-view type programming and interactive live programs like NHK's news and others.
Although not mention here, the use of the B-CAS card as been compare to the CableCARD in the U.S. but is not exactly the same, it's more like an integrated 2-way {terrestrial} Satellite receiver.
The D4 inputs are the Japanese version of the component version. The meaning of "D4" is that accepts 480i, 480p, 720p and 1080i resolutions.
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The Z2000 Series resembles Panasonic's PX500 Viera Series from last year and the stand looks like something Sharp would use on their sets.
The Ethernet and telephone jack ports are very common in Japanese TV sets, it's part of the B-CAS card and CS110 tuner to access pay-per-view type programming and interactive live programs like NHK's news and others.
Although not mention here, the use of the B-CAS card as been compare to the CableCARD in the U.S. but is not exactly the same, it's more like an integrated 2-way {terrestrial} Satellite receiver.
The D4 inputs are the Japanese version of the component version. The meaning of "D4" is that accepts 480i, 480p, 720p and 1080i resolutions.