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Oct 22, 2021 · Panasonic will no longer produce TVs in-house at its factory in the Czech Republic according to a report from FlatpanelsHD. The company will continue to develop and release new TV models under the Panasonic name in 2022, but production will be outsourced to an as yet un-named external partner. Panasonic already uses outside manufacturers for ...
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By Nick Pino
published 22 October 2021
However, ‘R&D in Japan as well as in Europe will continue’
(Image credit: Panasonic)
Your next Panasonic TV won’t be produced by Panasonic itself. Well, not entirely at least.
We won’t know how much the move to an external manufacturer will affect the quality of its TVs until next year’s lineup is unveiled, but the decision isn’t worth losing sleep over.
In fact, a number of other companies already source panels from other makers - Sony and Samsung buy OLED panels from LG Display, for example - and they still manage to put their own touches to make the TVs look and feel different from one another.
That said, Panasonic has been responsible for making some of the best OLED TVs consistently year-after-year, and the shutting down of that factory could have ramifications on the performance of those TVs in the future, even if there’s no immediate difference.
Thankfully, Panasonic’s promise to keep its R&D divisions operational means that we’ll continue to see innovation out of the brand - and if those innovations now come at a lower price thanks to panel outsourcing, well, that’s a win-win for everyone.
For folks in the US, though, none of this will make much of a difference as the brand still has yet to return to the country after its departure in 2016.
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Nov 7, 2021 · On a parallel track, Panasonic has decreased TV production in Japan, China, and Vietnam. Now comes word that it is discontinuing TV production in Europe. Panasonic has stated that going forward, all of its TV manufacturing will be outsourced. This type of arrangement is not new as Funai now manufactures Philips-branded TVs for distribution in ...
