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Thanks for the note Steven. I was unaware that Matsushita (Panasonic)
is also the company behind JVC, so I'm passing along your note to the
MD mailing list in the hope that someone there can substantiate
it. -Rick
"oK ComPuTer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>I looked at the pictures that Tony Wang submitted regarding Panasonic's
>SJ-MJ75 and JVC's XM-PX5 minidisc portables. I was just wondering if anyone
>knew that Panasonic owns JVC (I don't think JVC owns Panasonic, cause
>Panasonic is an even bigger company than Sony)and that a lot of their models
>are almost identical in technology and in some cases in sheer model design.
>Their portable CD Players for instance, are identical in most cases, save
>for the SX-SL500 and SL-SX510 (I have yet to see a JVC model with
>similarities to these two models). I am almost 100% positive about this, as
>I inquired about this one day at a Radio Shack: I went to to buy an
>SL-SX500...i asked why some of the other JVC models and Panasonic models
>were so alike and well, the guy told me Panasonic owns JVC...in the end I
>guess this fuels some inside competition, allowing both companies to
>function independantly. The only difference I notice (at least here in
>Canada) is that Panasonic tends to sell their products at a cheaper price
>than JVC does. I just thought I would run this by you...thanks.
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