Pioneer puts new PDP factory on hold

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Link to story, Pioneer Plasma displays are selling poorly. Some other companies are also having problems selling Plasma displays since LCD’s are general lower price. Pioneer currently makes the cheapest 1080P Plasma's. Runco wants $20,000 for their 1080P Plasma.

http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/...C-TB2007-01-31



Pioneer makes very good quality consumer electronics. In general most models are reliable and last a long time. I still have a Laserdisc and DVD player that is working perfectly. The Laserdisc player is over 10 years old and plays every single Laserdisc with no compatibility problems. Also the DVD player plays every single DVD I own and rent where other brands once in a while would have problems on some titles. During the Christmas season of 2006 the Pioneer PRO-FHD1 50 inch Plasma screen was the best quality Plasma screen every made. It was the world’s first 1080P Plasma monitor that also supported 1080P/24 input with a 72HZ refresh rate.
Plasma displays like the PRO-FHD1 have beautiful colors with excellent 10:000:1 contrast ratios. For watching movies Plasma’s run circles around the best LCD’s. It is a shame that Plasma sales are hurting. One wonders if one day LCD screens will replace Plasma displays. Until the LCD screen technology improves to the quality of Plasma displays the high end market will still want to purchase Plasma screens.
I was strongly considering purchasing the Pioneer Plasma and may still purchase one some day. The only problem with Plasma displays is that you can not play video games or leave CNN or FOX TV channel on the screen all day long or you risk burn in problems of network logos. The burn in issue is also noted in the manual of the Pioneer display. For someone that watches BLU-RAY movies 90% of the time this is the perfect super thin wall mountable display to own with a outstanding picture quality.

The Pioneer PRO-FHD1 sales for $8,000. For only around $5,200 as a final delivered price one can purchase this awesome Plasma over the Internet.

http://www.calibex.com/Pioneer-PRO-F...b2/prices-html


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