Panasonic: Hello 4K, Goodbye Plasma?
By Phillip Swann
TVPredictions.com
http://www.tvpredictions.com/panasonic041113.htm
Washington, D.C. (April 11, 2013) -- Panasonic, which has hinted it may
soon exit the Plasma TV business, is now saying that all company
products made by 2014 will be 4K, The Hollywood Reporter writes.
"We are developing a 4K system - a whole set of products - to allow for
affordable 4K production," Panasonic imaging division president Kunihko
Miyagi said at the National Association of Broadcasters convention this
week, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
In addition to televisions, Miyagi said planned 4K products will include
handheld camcorders, broadcast cameras and production switchers.
While some CE rivals, such as Sony, have been ramping up their 4K
production line for more than a year, Panasonic appears ready now to
jump with both feet into the new technology that purports to offer a
resolution four times greater than today's 1080p HDTVs.
The Hollywood Reporter writes that Panasonic even had a 4K tablet on
exhibit on the NAB show floor.
In related news, Panasonic has confirmed to Verge.com that it has
developed its last Plasma panel. However, the company said it will
continue selling Plasma TVs at least until 2014, saying it has a
"responsibility" to consumers to do so. The company said it also plans
to shift some Plasma engineers to OLED production.
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