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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.
Dec 13, 2021 · Panasonic has decided to switch off television production. Cutting back the TV business is part of the Japanese group’s plan to transform itself into a more streamlined tech company.
Sep 4, 2024 · It came as a shock to many, including me, when Panasonic announced in 2016 that it was no longer going to be selling its widely acclaimed TVs in a territory as significant as the U.S. It seems,...
Nov 6, 2013 · Panasonic recently announced it would no longer manufacture plasma televisions. For many experts in the industry who care deeply about TV picture quality, that came as major news.
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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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After a few decades in the US TV market, Panasonic announced its exit from it in 2016. This was a surprise for many, as the brand had established itself as a major manufacturer of high-quality television sets in the country.
Mar 20, 2021 · When Panasonic announced that it would no longer make plasma screens, everybody knew that the end was near. LG and Samsung followed suit shortly after. And just like that, the light went out on...
