Pioneer getting out of flat tv business.... - Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

transplant99 · 02-12-2009, 09:53 AM

probably the best plasma manufacturer is calling it quits.

Sign of the times....

http://www.reuters.com/article/busin...51B1IX20090212

Bobblehead · 02-12-2009, 09:57 AM

From what I had read, they were always recommended as having the best picture.

I think LCD, with its LED backlit screens, and newer OLED screens were starting to look almost as good and with the potential to be made much cheaper, Pioneer is getting out before they lose even more money.

Hack&Lube · 02-12-2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Bobblehead

From what I had read, they were always recommended as having the best picture.

I think LCD, with its LED backlit screens, and newer OLED screens were starting to look almost as good and with the potential to be made much cheaper, Pioneer is getting out before they lose even more money.

Pioneer is quitting the entire business (not even selling LCDs or Panasonic/Matsua branded Plasmas as previously stated) and closing down a factory and laying off workers because of huge losses from the recession hitting Japan hard.

This is really sad, Pioneer was always one of my favorite brands for anything home theatre related.

LED backlit screens still have terrible black levels and backlight bleed. OLED is where it's at but nobody is mass producing large size screens because nobody has or wants to spend the extra cash to retool all their plants from LCD production which is saturated. Why spend cash on making better technology when you can sell the same old, same old to consumers who keep buying LCDs...sigh.

transplant99 · 02-12-2009, 10:16 AM

On a personal note...this will basically put me out of a job as well.

Been comin for a while though...so no shocker.

Gozer · 02-12-2009, 10:18 AM

Fearmongerer.

HelloHockeyFans · 02-12-2009, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by transplant99

On a personal note...this will basically put me out of a job as well.

Been comin for a while though...so no shocker.

Sorry to hear that Darren.

mykalberta · 02-12-2009, 10:49 AM

You will still see Pioneer TVs, they are just getting out of the manu buisness. Panasonic I believe will be manufacturing them as per a vew tech websites.

EDIT: Sorry to hear that Transplant.