Panasonic證實ZT60為最後一代、最頂級的電漿電視
By Tyler Lee
04/11/2013
Back in March, we reported that according to rumors, Panasonic could be pulling out of the plasma TV market and it seems that has been confirmed by the company’s vice president, Kiyoshi Okamoto.
Okamoto revealed that the company’s latest plasma TV,
the ZT60, will be the last and best plasma panel that will be coming out of the company’s R&D department.
However
he did state that what this meant was that while R&D of plasma panels would be ceased, production of the devices are expected to continue well into 2014, claiming that they have a responsibility to their customers, and naturally so.
The Verge asked Okamoto if there were plans to bring R&D for plasma back into action one day, but Okamoto denied those plans, claiming that some of their plasma engineers have already been shifted to the OLED department which Panasonic plans to eventually replace its plasma lineup. Plasma TVs were definitely popular back in the day, so in a way it is a bit sad to see an era come to an end, especially since reports have indicated that shipments of plasma have dropped by 23% year-over-year in 2012, compared to the 1% drop for LCD (via NPD).
新聞出處：
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/04 ... eir-last-plasma-tv/
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Panasonic粉碎電漿電視死期的謠言
By Jon Fingas
Apr 12th, 2013 at 2:56 PM
A certain demographic of home theater connoisseurs has fretted for a few weeks over talk that Panasonic might end plasma TV production and research -- would viewers have to resort to anything so vulgar as... an LCD? No, Panasonic says. Despite earlier claims of frozen development, the company's merchandising VP Henry Hauser is emphatic that there remains "room for further improvement" in the plasma realm, and that Panasonic fully intends to develop upgrades. The Viera ZT series we saw at CES will be a launchpad for future work, according to the executive. Hauser's full statement awaits after the break if there are any lingering doubts; for now, it appears that Panasonic values plasma's distinct qualities as much as the next basement movie maven.
"Reports that Panasonic will no longer develop and manufacture Plasma HDTVs are not correct.
"This week in New York City, Panasonic demonstrated the latest development of our gapless Plasma panel technology in our 2013 Smart VIERA ZT Series Plasma HDTV. The technology incorporated into our ZT Series Studio Master Panel will be the basis for continued plasma display panel development and production.
While the Smart VIERA ZT Series introduces a new level of Plasma picture quality, we believe there is still room for further improvement and intend to continue to research ways to take our Plasma technology to even higher levels where it also has the potential to be applied in our other Plasma series in the future.
"VIERA Plasma HDTVs continue to set the standard for picture quality and black level excellence and the ZT Series is another example of the continued ability of Plasma to evolve and continue to deliver a best-in-class HDTV."
新聞出處：
http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/ ... of-plasma-tv-death/
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國內電視市場，洋貨大進擊
2013-04-13 02:22
工商時報／記者沈美幸／台北報導
日本松下集團（PANASONIC）宣示，決不退出全球電漿及液晶電視市場，持續向台灣的群創及友達兩家面板廠採購外，搶在勁敵日本SONY及韓國LG之前，昨日在台發表32吋至55吋全系列SMART-TV，以及65吋電漿電視應戰。
另外，飛利浦也擬捲土重來，9月將再度推出大尺寸電視，使得國內電視市場大戰一觸即發。
據指出，日本松下集團因電視事業及併購三洋電機而出現巨額虧損，原預估2012年會計年度虧損金額高達7,700億日圓，但去年底開始日圓兌美元匯率貶值，松下第4季也因而轉虧為盈。
市場一度盛傳松下有意退出電漿電視市場，不過來台參加2013年PANASONIC視聽新商品發表會的日本松下電視事業部長岩城裕之、台灣松下電器集團日籍總經理中谷明弘在昨（12）日明確表示，
日本松下已於3月28日正式對外宣示，將在3年內斥資6,000億日圓持續開發電漿及液晶電視新產品，並無外傳結束電漿電視事業的情事，電視事業預計2015年開始獲利。
為與韓國LG、三星、日本SONY及夏普等勁敵推出SMART-TV產品區隔，松下昨日在台發表32吋至55吋液晶全系列SMART-TV、65吋電漿電視，結合智慧聲控及人臉辨識功能。中谷明弘指出，PANASONIC未來電視事業的方向是加速變革而成為雲端的螢幕終端，在B2C家庭娛樂領域將持續推出大畫面、高畫質及先進機能的電視，同時可以將電視當作HERM(家庭能源管理系統)或家庭安全監控系統的營運終端使用，今年液晶電視及電視銷售要從去年近13萬台提高至15萬台，
中谷明弘指出，台灣松下集團2012年會計年度(2013年3月底)營收新台幣312億元，2013預期要比2012年成長10％。
新聞出處：
http://news.chinatimes.com/tech/171706/122013041300339.html
