Panasonic and Pioneer

[brps3]

Okay I saw a Panasonic and a Pioneer LCD tv on sale at a Best Buy. The Pioneer was $1,000 and the Panasonic was $1,300. Both 1080p.

Question is, how good are these tv's and are they really made by these companies? Or are they just tv's that the companies paid to have their names put on them?

[donutman925]

I didn't see those in the ad when I just looked at it a couple minutes ago. Those companies make plasma tvs above 42" not LCD's.

[SDBlu]

Those a very reputable brands for plasma tvs. Many of the members on here can vouch for their great PQ and deep blacks. It would also help if you had gotten the model numbers...

[brps3]

This was yesterday (saturday). Maybe they were plasma's. I didnt get the model #'s. One was an out of box item and they were just wanting to get rid of it. I think it was the Pioneer. Dont know what the deal with the other was.

One employee made the comment, "we might as well have sold that to them for free."

Just curious if they actually made the tv's or were they Sony's with Pioneer and Panasonic on them instead.

[franklinpross]

Sony is in lots of trouble now.

Maybe look at a SONY XBR and really deal with the salesman.

Sony is a very good product still, but at a very low price . . you'd make a killing . . . .imo

[Blu-Dog]

Originally Posted by franklinpross

Sony is in lots of trouble now.

Maybe look at a SONY XBR and really deal with the salesman.

Sony is a very good product still, but at a very low price . . you'd make a killing . . . .imo

You're right, but it's hard to turn an ocean liner... Sony is so tightly price-controlled, I'm wondering how long it will take them to loosen up and start dealing. I like Sony, and have two of them, but others may start dealing sooner.

[HDTV1080P]

Originally Posted by brps3

Okay I saw a Panasonic and a Pioneer LCD tv on sale at a Best Buy. The Pioneer was $1,000 and the Panasonic was $1,300. Both 1080p.

Question is, how good are these tv's and are they really made by these companies? Or are they just tv's that the companies paid to have their names put on them?

Pioneer does not make LCD flat panels yet. They make only Plasma flat panels and the cheapest price is under $2,000 for a 50 inch PDP-5020FD.
http://www.nextag.com/pioneer-pdp-5020fd/compare-html

[ControlCAL]

Pioneer does have 32", 37" and 46" LCD's (from their partnership with Sharp) outside NA (though there are some in NA).. It is my understanding that these have only been marketed outside NA.

KRL-46V, KRL-37V, KRL-32V

http://www.pioneer.eu/eur/products/6...46V/index.html

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by brps3

Question is, how good are these tv's and are they really made by these companies?

They are made by Panasonic and Pioneer and they are the best TV's you can buy at those prices right now.

In MO where you are, you were looking at plasma's. Panasonic's largest LCD in North America is a 37", 42" and up are plasma's. Pioneer only releases plasma in North America and they make, hand's down, the best TV you can possibly buy.

So if you want to know that you have the best display on the market, pick up a Pioneer plasma.