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Panasonic Expands Plasma Line
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 05, 2007
To my eyes, no one makes better plasmas than Panasonic (though Pioneer is a peer). And certainly no company flies the plasma banner more zestily. At a press event in New York last week, Panasonic added three new sizes in 1080p to its plasma line: 42, 50, and 58 inches. The 42-inch TH-42PZ700, shipping in June for $2499, will be the first 1080p plasma of that size.
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Audio Video News
Panasonic May Buy Sanyo
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 05, 2008
Panasonic is making a bid to purchase Sanyo. The move would not only make one of Japan's leading consumer electronics giants even bigger--it might also lead to a dominant position in batteries, a fast growing segment of the industry.
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Audio Video News
Panasonic Nails Avatar 3D BD
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 07, 2010
The 3D Blu-ray release of Avatar will launch with help from Panasonic (and vice versa). Only consumers who buy a Panasonic 3D plasma will get their hands on the desirable title, at least for a while.
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Audio Video News
Panasonic on the Road Again
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 05, 2011
Panasonic is strutting its 2011 lineup in 15 cities starting this week. On display during the Experience Amazing Tour will be Viera 3DTVs, apps, Blu-ray players, HTiBs, Lumix cameras, and camcorders.

The tour began this week at New York's Grand Central Terminal and will finish up in Miami on May 15. Stops in between will include Long Island, Chicago, LA, Boston, Detroit, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, San Francisco, DC, Dallas, Seattle, Atlanta, and Houston. See schedule.

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Audio Video News
Panasonic Picks Netgear for Routers
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 13, 2010
Panasonic has chosen Netgear as the official provider of broadband routers to its Viera networked TVs.
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Audio Video News
Panasonic Plasma Sets New Record
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 19, 2010
One of the visible highlights of this year's Consumer Electronics Show was this massive plasma shown by Panasonic. It measures an incredible 152 inches.
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Ears On
Panasonic Plasmas Tour U.S.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 08, 2006
Commuters in New York's Grand Central Terminal got an eyeful of huge TVs and the people who love them last week—see full-sized shot in the Galleries. It was the first stop in a Panasonic plasma tour that will also reach Chicago, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington DC, and possible additional places. Says here: "The Panasonic Plasma Tour will be staffed by Panasonic Plasma Concierge experts who will be able to answer consumers' questions and give advice... Featured in the display will be Panasonic's full line of industry-leading Plasma TVs including the 37-inch, 42-inch, 50-inch, 58-inch, the recently debuted 1080p 65-inch, and the 103-inch model, the world's largest Plasma TV.... We know that consumers are looking for bigger screens and, when it comes to large screens, there is no better option than high definition plasma." All righty then. Did you know all Panasonic plasmas are covered by the Concierge program? And that you can call a toll-free number (888-972-6276) so a trained specialist can help you "get on with the experience of enjoying HDTV's benefits"? Well, I should hope so, since Darryl told you last June. Check out the Plasma Concierge website too.
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Ears On
Panasonic Proposes Center Solution
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 23, 2006
"Where am I supposed to put the center speaker" is a question increasingly asked by new owners of flat-panel sets like say, oh, Panasonic plasmas. Above the screen? Below the screen? No, to the sides, insists Panasonic, but the company proposes going beyond the usual "phantom center" surround-processing solution. The idea is to keep the center as a discrete channel but move the drivers into the left and right speakers. Each tower has a separate enclosure to hold the center-channel drivers, as you can see on the righthand side of this speaker, which I denuded before anyone could stop me. See more pictures and details from yesterday's Panasonic press event in the Gallery.
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Projector Reviews
Panasonic PT-L300U LCD Projector
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 10, 2003  |  Published: Nov 01, 2003
The PT-L300U is the little projector that could.

Some of the most affordable front projectors are coming from the pro divisions of well-known companies. Want to pay around $2,000 for an LCD projector? Consider the Panasonic PT-L300U. It hails from the Presentation Systems Group of the Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Company, but don't let that deter you. This projector is fully home-theater-worthy. Judging from the happy-android family pictured on the cover of the instruction manual (as opposed to happy-android executives), that must be intentional.

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CES 2011
Panasonic Reports Healthy TV Sales
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 05, 2011
Recession? What recession? Panasonic's TV sales were up 30 percent in December 2010 over the previous year, the company reported at today's press event -- and sales of Viera sets were up 45 percent. So the little logo projected above the doorway in the picture above is one potent little symbol. The biggest sellers were 54-, 58-, and 65-inch sets. Areas of future growth include 3DTV, projected to rise to 32 percent of the worldwide market by 2014, and IPTV, expected to hit 42 percent the same year.

Perhaps the biggest news for 3DTV fans is that Panasonic will push for a standard for active-shutter glasses. For consumers, this would be a big improvement over the current balkanized situation, with each manufacturer having its own type. Panasonic says eyewear interoperability would drive growth. We're guessing it would also help the company defend its investment in active-shutter 3DTV technology at a time when passive 3DTV is starting to arrive from Vizio and LG. Panasonic is also opening a 3D Innovation Center to foster production technology in Hollywood. A new committee of the International 3D Society will do the same in Japan. Panasonic also seeded the student filmmaking community with 3D camcorders, with results to be chronicled on the website of the Campus Movie Fest.

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