Property Market

[jirskyr]

My parents have had their 42" Vierra Plasma for around 15 years and it still looks good. They’re probably still a solid brand.

Well I can vouch for my current one, purchased new last year.

Also interesting tidbit - Panasonic have withdrawn from the US market, so you can't get a Panasonic in the states any more, only Asia Pac and EU.

Any idea why? Is that a bad thing? US is pretty big..

Ah something about difficulty competing in the US market, which is apparently heavily focused on low-cost sales rather than premium models. I don't think Panasonic can compete there as a brand compared to some cheaper Korean and low-cost Chinese offerings.

Also, Panasonic were all-in on plasmas, which they've now d/c, and I don't think they built a huge brand for their LCDs in the States.

Generally speaking I think Panasonic have struggled in some device ranges, because the market has changed so much in the last 10 years, e.g. decreasing importance of a bluray device vs built into consoles, soundbars vs home theatre, media streaming devices and personal assistants etc. Unlike Sony they don't have a Playstation market to prop up sales across the business. I believe quite a few Japanese-based electronics companies have struggled recently.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

My parents have had their 42" Vierra Plasma for around 15 years and it still looks good. They’re probably still a solid brand.

Well I can vouch for my current one, purchased new last year.

Also interesting tidbit - Panasonic have withdrawn from the US market, so you can't get a Panasonic in the states any more, only Asia Pac and EU.

Any idea why? Is that a bad thing? US is pretty big..

Ah something about difficulty competing in the US market, which is apparently heavily focused on low-cost sales rather than premium models. I don't think Panasonic can compete there as a brand compared to some cheaper Korean and low-cost Chinese offerings.

Also, Panasonic were all-in on plasmas, which they've now d/c, and I don't think they built a huge brand for their LCDs in the States.

Generally speaking I think Panasonic have struggled in some device ranges, because the market has changed so much in the last 10 years, e.g. decreasing importance of a bluray device vs built into consoles, soundbars vs home theatre, media streaming devices and personal assistants etc. Unlike Sony they don't have a Playstation market to prop up sales across the business. I believe quite a few Japanese-based electronics companies have struggled recently.

Panasonic recently bought an international commercial refrigeration conglomerate citing that they wanted to get away from low margin electronics. They have a commercial showcase supply contract with Coles and Woolworths in Australia lmao... They must be making nothing on TV's and the like.

 

[Geo]

My parents have had their 42" Vierra Plasma for around 15 years and it still looks good. They’re probably still a solid brand.

Well I can vouch for my current one, purchased new last year.

Also interesting tidbit - Panasonic have withdrawn from the US market, so you can't get a Panasonic in the states any more, only Asia Pac and EU.

Any idea why? Is that a bad thing? US is pretty big..

Ah something about difficulty competing in the US market, which is apparently heavily focused on low-cost sales rather than premium models. I don't think Panasonic can compete there as a brand compared to some cheaper Korean and low-cost Chinese offerings.

Also, Panasonic were all-in on plasmas, which they've now d/c, and I don't think they built a huge brand for their LCDs in the States.

Generally speaking I think Panasonic have struggled in some device ranges, because the market has changed so much in the last 10 years, e.g. decreasing importance of a bluray device vs built into consoles, soundbars vs home theatre, media streaming devices and personal assistants etc. Unlike Sony they don't have a Playstation market to prop up sales across the business. I believe quite a few Japanese-based electronics companies have struggled recently.

Panasonic recently bought an international commercial refrigeration conglomerate citing that they wanted to get away from low margin electronics. They have a commercial showcase supply contract with Coles and Woolworths in Australia lmao... They must be making nothing on TV's and the like.

https://weststigersforum.com/topic/30527/tv-s

 

[Sco77y]

My parents have had their 42" Vierra Plasma for around 15 years and it still looks good. They’re probably still a solid brand.

Well I can vouch for my current one, purchased new last year.

Also interesting tidbit - Panasonic have withdrawn from the US market, so you can't get a Panasonic in the states any more, only Asia Pac and EU.

Any idea why? Is that a bad thing? US is pretty big..

Ah something about difficulty competing in the US market, which is apparently heavily focused on low-cost sales rather than premium models. I don't think Panasonic can compete there as a brand compared to some cheaper Korean and low-cost Chinese offerings.

Also, Panasonic were all-in on plasmas, which they've now d/c, and I don't think they built a huge brand for their LCDs in the States.

Generally speaking I think Panasonic have struggled in some device ranges, because the market has changed so much in the last 10 years, e.g. decreasing importance of a bluray device vs built into consoles, soundbars vs home theatre, media streaming devices and personal assistants etc. Unlike Sony they don't have a Playstation market to prop up sales across the business. I believe quite a few Japanese-based electronics companies have struggled recently.

Yeah makes sense. Backing the wrong horse on plasma technology definitely wouldn't have helped.