Plasma TVs are on the final countdown

Sure you have heard the sad news regarding Pioneer dropping out the production of Plasma TVs (including top of the line Kuro TVs). Additionally to this, Vizio just announced a couple of days ago that will be concentrating all production efforts on LCDs only, exiting the Plasma business.

If we take into consideration that these two big players are on the same path, it seems inevitable that others could soon follow the same direction.

I know that it is too early to make this assumption but considering:

- Plasmas production and manufacturing costs (higher that LCDs counterpart)
- Popularity of LCD due to improvements in picture quality, and different prices for all audiences
- New LCD/LED technologies on par with Plasma image quality
- We now find LCDs on big sizes (over 46″) and in some cases, super affordable
- Only two big players still menufacturing Plasma TVs (Samsung and Panasonic)

All these looks like a premonition. But at the end, it’s on consumers hands to decide which way to go.

Read more information here:

Pioneer stopping TV production

Vizio drops Plasma TVs

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