Panasonic In Court Over Nintendo Wii Plasma Offer The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has slammed a Panasonic promotion offering a bonus Nintendo Wii with its Viera range of plasma TVs.
Panasonic Gives Away Nintendo Wii Panasonic announced that it will once again be giving away Nintendo Wii consoles as part of its Viera Bonus HD promotion.
Panasonic Rolls Out Thin And Internet-Ready Plasmas Panasonic is set to launch five new plasma TVs which include a 1-inch wireless plasma screen, two 2-inch thin models, as well as two Internet-ready screens.
New 85 inch Panasonic Plasma Display Set To Impress A new 85-inch Full High-Definition (HD) Plasma display has been rolled out by Panasonic. Designed initially for the commercial market the screen was shown for the first time at the recent Bledisloe Cup Rugby game between Australia and New Zealand.
Record Growth For Plasma TVs Panasonic, Samsung and LG are reaping the benefits of staying with Plasma TV technology with researchers reporting a 31% jump in global sales. Q1 2009 sales value was up 35% over 2008 according to Quixel Research.
Panasonic To Launch 85inch Plasma Panasonic has introduced an 85" Plasma TV that is 70% lighter than their big 103 inch monster. The depth of the screen is only 99mm.
New Plasma Offerings Make LCD Look Old Hat Australians are more plasma savvy when compared to other markets claims a senior Panasonic executive. He says that contributing to this was the release last year of the controversial Plasma Vs LCD TV commercial that had several vendors including Sony and Samsung threatening to sue the Japanese vendor for saying that plasma technology was better than LCD TV technology.
Samsung Fuels 600Hz Plasma TV War Four days after plasma market leader, Panasonic announced a new 600Hz plasma TV range and that they had new plasma TV stock for the channel, Samsung has rolled out seven new HD TV panels including a new slim 600Hz 8 series TV which the vendor claims uses 50% less power than previous models.
TV Shortages Fixed Panasonic will be delivering its new plasma television to stores this week to tackle the high demand for flat panel televisions.
InFocus Rejects New Offer Shareholders To Sue Leading US projector company, InFocus has said it is sticking with an acquisition offer made by Image Holdings and had recently turned down a subsequent, unsolicited proposal from another company. The move has upset some shareholders who have now filed a class action against the company.
Will Plasma Grab Back The Top End Of The TV Market As LED TV technology starts to rear its head, questions are being asked about the future of plasma and what big brands like LG, Samsung and Panasonic will do going forward? Some say plasma is set to grab back the lion’s share of the premium TV market as new supply rolls into retail stores.
Plasma Takes A Battering Despite Premium Display Status A new report from the DisplaySearch has revealed that Plasma panel shipments declined 22 percent in the first quarter of 2009 and 28% from the previous period due in part to the exit from the plasma market of several key players like Pioneer and in the USA Vizio.
Super Thin Panasonic LCD Unveiled Panasonic has today launched a 37-inch 1080p LCD TV that is only 2-inch thin. The company has also released eight new Viera models, including a new 42-inch and a 19-inch model.
$799 HD Telefunken Plasma Blitzes Big Brand TVs Forget about Samsung LG or Panasonic the #1 plasma TV brand in Australia last week was a 42” HD Telefunken TV that sold for $799 in K Mart according to the latest GFK sales data.
A Goliath Of A Screen From Bang and Olufsen Bang and Olufsen has launched a 103-inch screen that comes with a stand that can lift the TV and tilt it to the optimal viewing position at the touch of a button.
Plasma Sales To Slow But Not For Panasonic Plasma sales have started to fall in 2009 according to research group iSuppli. However they are forecasting 6.7% growth compared to 19.7% in 2008 especially in the larger sized markets of 50 and 60" panels.
Pioneer To Honour Plasma Warranties Pioneer Australia has moved to assure its customers that it will honour all warranties on its kuro television products after announcing late last week it will be out of the plasma market by 2010.
Pioneer Officially Out Of Plasma Pioneer Electronics has confirmed that they are exiting the plasma TV market as tipped by ChannelNews. The confirmation came as the Company reported a net loss of $2.2 billion dollars. This is the fifth straight year that the Company has reported losses.
Retailers Hope Pioneer Stay In Oz If Pioneer’s rumoured pull out of the plasma market does go ahead, then the Australian CE sector will be the poorer for it, according to retailers.
New Pioneer Plasmas Offer Even Deeper Blacks Pioneer has launched two new Kuro plasma models which claim to perform better than its previous generation models. The new line-up includes a 50-inch LX model as well as a 50-inch C-series model positioned as an entry-level flat panel solution.
How To Turn A Plasma TV Into A Giant Touch Screen Days after Sharp rolled out a $160,000 108" LCD TV comes news of a new addition that turns the low cost $60,000 103" Panasonic plasma display into a touch screen.
Melbourne Cup Punters In For Big Experience Melbourne’s Olympic Hotel has installed a giant 103-inch Full HD plasma TV, offering sports fans an amazing viewing experience of the Melbourne Cup.
Plasma TV Sales Booming Panasonic Cleans Up Plasma TV’s that are still considered the best large screen flat panel TV’s in the market today are booming with sales up 37% according to DisplaySearch.
Pioneer Slam Dunks Samsung Over Theft Of Plasma IP Pioneer Electronics has scored a major plasma IP victory in the US courts against arch rival Samsung after a jury in the United States District Court awarded the Japanese Electronics Company damages totaling US$59.3 million.
The World's Best TV Now With Remote Diagnostics A 60” $11,000 Pioneer Kuro plasma TV that can be calibrated and reset up remotely by an installer along with a $4,000 Blu ray player and an $11,000 home theatre receiver and amplifier are all part of a new strategy by Pioneer Electronics to establish themselves as the premium gear vendor in the consumer electronics market.
LG Assume The Worse As They Launch 50" PVR Plasma LG is assuming the worst-case scenario with the global economic downturn and is set to cut TV panel production immediatly said Kwon Young-soo, the CEO of the world's No.2 LCD TV maker. In Australia LG will next week launch a new 50" plasma TV with built in PVR and storage along with a new Blu ray player.
NEC Release New Full HD And HD Plasmas In an attempt to keep up with the big boys in the television marketplace, NEC has released a 50-inch Full HD plasma as well as two HD plasmas that are 42-inch and 50-inch respectively.
Why Are Plasma Sales Booming At The Expense Of LCD? Plasma sales are booming while LCD TV sales are being to slow according to David Hsieh, Vice President, of DisplaySearch in China. In a report issed late yesterday he said that plasma sales were hitting historical highs.
A Closer Look At Panasonic’s150-inch Plasma Gizmodo USA has managed to steal a look at the Panasonic 150-inch plasma TV prototype. Probably costing the GDP of a small African nation, the mammoth unit uses more energy than a washer or dryer, which is saying something, because dryers especially suck more energy than almost any other appliance in the house.
Panasonic To Unleash 3D HD Monster Home Theatre Panasonic has unleashed the world’s first 3D full HD plasma home theatre system, which includes a massive 103-inch television and a Blu-ray disc player.
New Pioneer Plasma TV Made To Impress Pioneer Electronics has released the KRP-600M, a new Kuro Full-HD monitor tailored specifically for custom installers with a unique set of features designed for high-end installations.
Panasonic Says Its TVs Will Outlast Their Owners In an age of throwaway consumables and electronics products with a limited shelf life, its good to see one company has its eyes firmly on the future.
Samsung Releases 100Hz 3D Plasma TV The Samsung 450 Series Plasma is designed to bring 3-D television and gaming into Australian lounge rooms. The 450 Series Plasma not only supports existing 3-D content but is also able to create 3-D viewing when playing back ordinary 2-D DVDs.
Sanyo Launches 2 New HD Plasma TVs Sanyo has launched two new plasma televisions with built in HD digital tuners. The stylish new plasma televisions are designed for those who want to be able to view the free-to-air HD channels with a high quality picture.
Global PDP Shipments On The Increase According to Displaybank, worldwide Plasma Display Panels (PDP) module shipments reached 1.39 million units in May, rising some 10 per cent compared to April.
TV Market Gets Tough For Pioneer Pioneer has pulled the plug on its free delivery and installation service of its 50 and 60 inch plasma TVs, saying the toughening market and economic conditions were behind the move.
New $14,000 Plasma Eliminates Aging Struggling luxury consumer electronic brand B&O has announced a new A$14,000 plasma TV which is almost quadruple the price of the best on offer from the likes of Sony, Samsung and Panasonic. The asking price is justified they say because the TV will last longer because of a built in self calibrating system.
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Panasonic Revamps Plasma Range Panasonic has unveiled nine new plasma screen that are equipped with a new plasma panel with ‘black box’ processor and driver technologies developed in Japan for a ‘magnificent picture.’
Pioneer Offers Huge Price Drops To Increase Sales According to a statement from Pioneer, following strong unit sales of the HD KURO plasma screens over the past few months, Pioneer Electronics says it has completely sold out of its PDP-508XDA 50 inch HD plasma screens in Australia, with only limited unit stock of the 42 inch HD model available.
Philips Quit Plasma TVs As Going Gets Tough Philips who are struggling to survive in the brutal flat panel TV market have now said that they are set to quit the plasma TV market altogether. It was only a few weeks ago that Philips cut a deal to quit the US TV market.
3D TV Goes Live In Oz Samsung hopes to bring movie viewing and gaming to another dimension with the launch of its Series 4 Plasma TVs. This new TV range (450 Series) is the world’s first 3D-ready HD TV, allowing viewers to take 3D into their living rooms.
LG Reveals Seamless Plasma TV LG is rolling out a bezel-less plasma TV in an effort to address the ‘need’ of consumers for a large screen with an eye-catching design.
Pioneer Quits Plasma TV Models Pioneer Electronics which is reeling from poor plasma sales has decided to stop producing 42" plasma screens. Instead it will buy panels from arch competitor Panasonic, and Hitachi which last month pulled out of the Australian market.
Panasonic Enter Wii Gaming Market Panasonic is set to snare a share of the game console market by bringing out a Wii proof plasma TV for use with a Nintendo Wii games console.
Plasma Screens Public Enemy No.1 The Australian lounge-room packed with DVD players, plasma screens and other carbon-emitting electronic gear could become an environmentalist's worst nightmare, according to a Deloitte executive.
New Plasma Strategy By Hitachi Hitachi Ltd who recently quit the Australian market after reporting losses of over $900 million during the past 12 months is now trying to flog their manufacturing capability to anyone who will buy it.
Panasonic Plasma Power Halved By 2009 Matsushita Electric Industries in Japan has announced that it will release a new plasma TV incorporating a technology to reduce the power consumption by half, due in the second quarter of 2008.
