HDTV News Poster
05-09-2008, 06:44 AM
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Pioneer and Matsushita (Panasonic) have finally hammered out the basics of a deal that will allow the latter to supply panels for future <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/KURO">Kuro</a> plasma displays, and plasma HDTV fans to breathe easy again. Pending a final agreement in May, dollars and cents remain undisclosed, but we can expect a fusion of Panasonic's current "Neo PDP" technology from its <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/viera">Viera</a> line when they begin production May 2009 in Amagasaki before hitting shelves in the fall. Kuro will still be maintained as a premium brand (with a premium price) with different image processing, while both companies plan to keep working together on reducing power consumption and the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/hands-on-with-pioneers-extreme-contrast-concept-plasma/">infinite black level</a> plasma. Pioneer still plans <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/03/07/pioneer-officially-ends-in-house-plasma-production-kuro-lcds-co/">future Kuro LCD</a> HDTVs based on <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/07/pioneer-european-kuro-lineup-sign-of-things-to-come/">panels from Sharp</a>,but it'll also apparently have access to IPS technology from Panasonic's <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/27/hitachi-and-canon-finalize-paperwork-on-lcd-partnership/">tie-up</a> with Canon and Hitachi. See? We told you it'd be okay.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20080424/piopana1.htm">AV Watch</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://pioneer.jp/press/release190.html>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/24/pioneer-panasonic-reach-basic-agreement-on-kuro-production-fir/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1176393/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/24/pioneer-panasonic-reach-basic-agreement-on-kuro-production-fir/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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Pioneer and Matsushita (Panasonic) have finally hammered out the basics of a deal that will allow the latter to supply panels for future <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/KURO">Kuro</a> plasma displays, and plasma HDTV fans to breathe easy again. Pending a final agreement in May, dollars and cents remain undisclosed, but we can expect a fusion of Panasonic's current "Neo PDP" technology from its <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/viera">Viera</a> line when they begin production May 2009 in Amagasaki before hitting shelves in the fall. Kuro will still be maintained as a premium brand (with a premium price) with different image processing, while both companies plan to keep working together on reducing power consumption and the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/hands-on-with-pioneers-extreme-contrast-concept-plasma/">infinite black level</a> plasma. Pioneer still plans <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/03/07/pioneer-officially-ends-in-house-plasma-production-kuro-lcds-co/">future Kuro LCD</a> HDTVs based on <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/07/pioneer-european-kuro-lineup-sign-of-things-to-come/">panels from Sharp</a>,but it'll also apparently have access to IPS technology from Panasonic's <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/27/hitachi-and-canon-finalize-paperwork-on-lcd-partnership/">tie-up</a> with Canon and Hitachi. See? We told you it'd be okay.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20080424/piopana1.htm">AV Watch</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://pioneer.jp/press/release190.html>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/24/pioneer-panasonic-reach-basic-agreement-on-kuro-production-fir/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1176393/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/24/pioneer-panasonic-reach-basic-agreement-on-kuro-production-fir/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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