The Irish Doggy Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 (edited) Interesting. For a long time they have been generally regarded as the top two plasma makers available to most consumers. You can't buy a bad model from either of them. Hopefully this will bring the Pioneers down in price a bit. CNET Pioneer picks Panasonic to make plasmasPosted by Erica Ogg | 1 comment Panasonic has been tapped to pinch-hit for Pioneer. The two television makers said Wednesday they had come to an agreement in which Panasonic will produce the panels for Pioneer's plasma televisions. The news comes a month after reports surfaced that Pioneer was pulling out of the plasma business. When Pioneer confirmed it would be finding someone who could make the panels more inexpensively than it could, there was a sense of dismay and disappointment among fans of its Kuro technology. Pioneer plasma TVs are generally regarded by experts--including CNET Reviews' David Katzmaier--as having the blackest black levels of any TV on the market. In a joint statement, the two companies said they will build a new type of panel that integrates Pioneer's Kuro technology and Panasonic's NeoPDP, which it currently uses in its Viera TVs. Panasonic will have the panels sporting the new, combined technology ready for Pioneer by the second half of 2009. Panasonic is the largest producer of plasma TVs, so the panels should be more affordable for Pioneer, which is trying to cut costs. Neither has said how much the panels will cost. ETA: Oh hell, someone correct Pioneer please. Edited April 25, 2008 by The Irish Doggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 ETA: Oh hell, someone correct Pioneer please. and "teaming". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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