The End is Nigh?
Spotted this article today:
http://japandailypress.com/panasonic-considering-an-end-to-plasma-tv-pro...
I really hope not. With affordable OLED some way off, it could be a few years before there's a TV worth buying again.
After auditioning ST50 and GT50 plasmas, I'd decided to wait and see what CES brings. Perhaps I should be grabbing a 2012 model while they're still available. Or maybe this is Panasonic's way of stimulating demand for 2012 models in light of further financial woes.
That would leave only Samsung and LG producing plasmas, neither with black levels as good as Panasonic's. If I could afford it (which I most certainly can't) I'd be getting a Panasonic TX-P65ST50 .....
When I saw the title, I thought you were talking about this! 
Ignore the typo in the heading (I'm sure the "e" was there when I clicked on post).
On the top left of your post are a couple of tabs and click on the edit one. Then you can correct your spelling mistake!
When I saw the title, I thought you were talking about this!
Ignore the typo in the heading (I'm sure the "e" was there when I clicked on post).
On the top left of your post are a couple of tabs and click on the edit one. Then you can correct your spelling mistake!
Or you could just do this. 
When I saw the title, I thought you were talking about this!
True, I find the possibility of Panasonic ceasing plasma production in the very near future far more alarming.
Cno, without a link to the donkey cheese thread, other posters are missing key information...
Ignore the typo in the heading (I'm sure the "e" was there when I clicked on post).
On the top left of your post are a couple of tabs and click on the edit one. Then you can correct your spelling mistake!
Or you could just do this.
If there's a more complicated way, I'll usually find it!
Cno, without a link to the donkey cheese thread, other posters are missing key information...
"Key" might be putting it a little strongly....though I did find it mildly amusing, in a bizarre sort of way. 
Slightly old news, as most of the plasma capacity has already been turned over to other technologies, such as solar panels
Slightly old news, as most of the plasma capacity has already been turned over to other technologies, such as solar panels
Perhaps, but I hadn't read anything suggesting the end of Panasonic plasma televisions might be quite so imminent. Maybe I'm not up to speed...
When I saw the title, I thought you were talking about this!
I thought the same for a moment, then noticed it was posted in "TVs and Projectors" section.
Agreed, this seems to be one of the better-sourced rumours (well, sort of...), but suggestions that the company may be considering pulling the plugs on plasma, or indeed quitting the TV business altogether, have been flying around for a good while.
Seems sad that less than two years ago Panasonic ran a European press trip to show off its TV technology and shiny new factories, and now appears to be in this beleaguered state
Spotted this article today:
http://japandailypress.com/panasonic-considering-an-end-to-plasma-tv-pro...
I really hope not. With affordable OLED some way off, it could be a few years before there's a TV worth buying again.
After auditioning ST50 and GT50 plasmas, I'd decided to wait and see what CES brings. Perhaps I should be grabbing a 2012 model while they're still available. Or maybe this is Panasonic's way of stimulating demand for 2012 models in light of further financial woes.
My advice is to buy now! I am not sure people know how good the GT50 is. I can't believe I only paid £1200 for it! It has to be the best TV I have seen! Every time I watch it I have a smile on my face. I look at the other TVs and I don't even think they come close! 
And some of them cost a lot more! Don't miss out on this TV. Perhaps someone else with it or WHF can tell you how good it is?
I was toying with the idea of replacing my current 2009 panny V10 with one of their newer models, does anyone think I would see a vast leap forward in picture quality ? I'd ideally be looking for a screen size of about 46"
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Ignore the typo in the heading (I'm sure the "e" was there when I clicked on post).