I’m surprised they lasted as long as they did. They stuck with plasma when everyone focused on LCD.
One of the most difficult, disorganized and obtuse customers I ever dealt with.
One of the most difficult, disorganized and obtuse customers I ever dealt with.
Picture was good, but there was huge investing in LCD and it really improved so costs came down, reliability went up and ultimately it prevailed.
Panasonic stopped making Plasma in 2013. That's not an immediate cause of today's news. Whatever happened today. P-sonic has not sold TVs in the USA since 2016.
Panasonic has been going out of business for years. It used to be a big place so it is taking a long time to fall down.
My 11 year old Panasonic plasma large-screen TV is running great. All that plasma makes the electric meter jump with every jump-cut in the video, but who cares. The audio reminds me of a $13 boom-box, but TV audio has always sucked. The picture is good, better than most cable programming.
It would be sad for P-sonic to shrink to a battery company.
It would be sad for P-sonic to shrink to a battery company.
Panasonic are into a lot more than that, but they are trying to move into more lucrative lines, sometimes failing.
As for TVs, Philips sold out long back, basically it has become a generic business, as has LED lighting.
In India, most of the big brands don't sell TV smaller than 32" , the mass market has moved to 43 and 55, and panels which fail are replaces with salvaged panels from scrapped TVs, not available new for smaller sizes.
And cell phone companies are selling TVs now...
Same thing in LED, the production does not involve glass melting (needed in fluorescent and incandescent lamps), so the investment is less. And plenty of parts suppliers, so starting your own brand is easy.
As for TVs, Philips sold out long back, basically it has become a generic business, as has LED lighting.
In India, most of the big brands don't sell TV smaller than 32" , the mass market has moved to 43 and 55, and panels which fail are replaces with salvaged panels from scrapped TVs, not available new for smaller sizes.
And cell phone companies are selling TVs now...
Same thing in LED, the production does not involve glass melting (needed in fluorescent and incandescent lamps), so the investment is less. And plenty of parts suppliers, so starting your own brand is easy.
Can't see much money in Blu-Ray players, but HEAT-PUMPS are the one of the new buzzwords in the "Fight Global Warming" business. 😀
Sony sold their stake in the joint venture to make panels to their partners Samsung.
Philips too sold their share to partners LG in the LCD panel business..
Sharp is a big player in cell phone displays.
It is simply a bean counter decision, the biggest changes in Philips have been under a CEO who is apparently a CPA.
Bayer used to dominate Polycarbonate, along with GE...
Now GE sold their plastic business to Sabic of Saudi Arabia, and Bayer has divested its stake to a spin off called Covestro.
And the market for that material here is dominated by Samsung, Mitsubishi, LG Chemical, Lotte (?) and others.
The big corporations have very high expectations of mark ups, and if the business becomes competitive, they prefer to walk away.
But LG and Samsung have not done that, there is a lesson about management in these instances.
Philips too sold their share to partners LG in the LCD panel business..
Sharp is a big player in cell phone displays.
It is simply a bean counter decision, the biggest changes in Philips have been under a CEO who is apparently a CPA.
Bayer used to dominate Polycarbonate, along with GE...
Now GE sold their plastic business to Sabic of Saudi Arabia, and Bayer has divested its stake to a spin off called Covestro.
And the market for that material here is dominated by Samsung, Mitsubishi, LG Chemical, Lotte (?) and others.
The big corporations have very high expectations of mark ups, and if the business becomes competitive, they prefer to walk away.
But LG and Samsung have not done that, there is a lesson about management in these instances.
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Reduce global warming by refrigerating the outside of your house in the winter 😀
They work really *great* when the coil freezes up.
