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Pioneer exiting the TV market

article published on 12 February, 2009

Pioneer has confirmed rumors that have flared this week and will be dropping out of the TV business altogether. The move follows the $1.44 billion USD loss the company has taken in the past year on its LCD and Plasma operations. Two factories will be shut down immediately and the company will completely phase out TVs by the Q1 2010. Additionally, the company said it will cut costs ... [ read the full article ]

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DXR88
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_ 		12. February 2009 @ 21:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thats a damn shame too. id take Pioneer over Sony Anyday.
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kubapolak
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_ 		12. February 2009 @ 23:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I do agree with that statement!
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borhan9
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_ 		13. February 2009 @ 05:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sad to see them go. I hope they see this as a positive sign and make their existing products even stronger.
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SuckRaven
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_ 		13. February 2009 @ 12:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
This news is old. I read something about this back in May 2008.

http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13995.cfm

It would be nice if Pioneer could sell or license the tech behind their KURO Elite displays to some other manufacturer, so we can still have awesomeness. Sadly though, the quality that Pioneer is known for will probably not be there though.
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puterman
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_ 		17. February 2009 @ 10:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
First DVD players now TVs. Won't be long and Pioneer will be another company of the past. Its a shame too. I would much rather have the quality for my money.
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