Reports: Pioneer to stop making plasma panels?
AV Zombie is reporting that Pioneer are poised to stop making plasma screens. We previously posted the Asahi newspapers’ speculation about this, but a Pioneer statement put the matter to bed for a while:
"On February 28, 2008 the Asahi newspaper carried an article regarding Pioneer’s plasma display business.
"This article was not based on a Pioneer announcement or interviews
from the Asahi, but just on the basis of the journalist’s speculation."At the third quarter financial announcement on January 31,
2008, President Sudo announced that Pioneer is reviewing our display
business and preparing the mid-term business plan aiming to generate a
stable revenue for the business. The review is now underway, and no
details have been decided as yet. We will announce the details as soon
as they have been confirmed." (source: What HiFi)
The results of that review are due to be announced on Friday, but leaks are already circulating round the web that Pioneer plan to pull the plug on their Kuro screens, and buy plasma panels in from Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, the makers of Panasonic televisions. Other sources are indicating that Pioneer will also start selling LCD televisions with panels sourced from Sharp.
It looks like we’ll have to wait until tomorrow for the full details, but if you want a Kuro (and they are good), you may need to get one sooner rather than later.
Tags: pioneer, plasma, Televisions
Blog posted on Thursday, March 6th, 2008 at 10:44 am under Televisions. Leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.
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