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Panasonic To Stop Making LCD Panels For TVs (nhk.or.jp)

Posted by BeauHD on from the end-of-an-era dept.

AmiMoJo quotes a report from NHK WORLD: Japanese electronics maker Panasonic says it will stop making LCD panels for televisions, giving way to fierce price competition. The pullout from TV LCD manufacturing follows the company's withdrawal from plasma TV production 3 years ago. They say they will continue to manufacture LCD panels at the plant for products other than televisions, such as medical equipment and cars. They say the company will keep making Panasonic-brand televisions, using panels supplied by other manufacturers. After Panasonic pulls out, Sharp and its Taiwanese parent firm Hon Hai will be the only producer in Japan.

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  1. Re:Oh, how the mighty have fallen by c · · Score: 3, Informative

    Of course it is easier to advance and experience the future when you don't have a military to support

    You might want to catch up on current (i.e. within the last 60 years) events...

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  2. Re: Great, the Sharp and Hon Hai ones are garbage by slew · · Score: 4, Informative

    Sharp has always tried do be 3/4 of the price and 1/2 the quality of Sony. I used to hate having to sell Sharp when I worked retail. So often I'd lose a customer for good.

    AFAIK, Sony didn't make LCDs for their TVs, most of the panels are made by Sharp or Samsung (depending on the models). For the smaller Sony branded TVs, sony went with even cheaper taiwanese panel makers (e.g, CPT, AUO, CMO). Sony did augment their TVs with their own digital signal processing logic and LED back-lighting scheme, but I'm pretty sure panel was pretty much the same one in Sharp...

  3. Re:Oh, how the mighty have fallen by tsotha · · Score: 3, Informative

    So yes, technically, Japan does have a military. They just don't spend much on it as it's sole purpose is to defend against invasion and for internal security. In short, their military is the equivalent to the US's National Guard.

    Japan has a big advantage in that it's an island nation, so it doesn't need to spend much on ground forces. Even with China's growing strength, Japan still has the most powerful navy in the Far East and enough air power to defend the home islands. Japan lacks logistics capability, so it can't project power like the US or Russia. But that's okay; the Japanese people don't seem to have much interest in rebuilding the empire.