Pioneer done making tv's

[Duds]

This is awful, just awful news. I'm glad i got my 5020 when i did.

[Ajani]

Here's a link:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/15908...perations.html

[JSE]

That sucks. I hate the see any company close up shop partially or completely. I wonder if this includes their receivers as well? I have always been impressed by their AV units. Lot of bang for the buck. I just bought a Pioener 1018 for my father this last Christmas.

*** BTW, I predict a "Pix Rant" soon along the lines of: See I told you Plasma was dead and Pioneer got what they deserved for backing a dead technology.

[Duds]

Yeah i know, pix can go ***** himself too. Hopefully it wont be long before Sh*tzio folds.


I'm glad I got probably the 3rd best TV ever when i did, only behind the Pioneer Elites.

That sucks. I hate the see any company close up shop partially or completely. I wonder if this includes their receivers as well? I have always been impressed by their AV units. Lot of bang for the buck. I just bought a Pioener 1018 for my father this last Christmas.

*** BTW, I predict a "Pix Rant" soon along the lines of: See I told you Plasma was dead and Pioneer got what they deserved for backing a dead technology.

[pixelthis]

Yeah i know, pix can go ***** himself too. Hopefully it wont be long before Sh*tzio folds.

Your plasma will do it for YOU
And Vizio will outlast your P.O.S by a wide margin


I'm glad I got probably the 3rd best TV ever when i did, only behind the Pioneer Elites.[/QUOTE]


We're no. 3! We're no 3?
Catchy.

[Duds]

You're obviously too stupid to figure out what I meant.

Pioneer owns the top 3 spots when it comes to tv rankings....and that includes plasmas AND lcds.

your hunk of sh*t Vizio most likely doesnt even make the top 50

Your plasma will do it for YOU
And Vizio will outlast your P.O.S by a wide margin


I'm glad I got probably the 3rd best TV ever when i did, only behind the Pioneer Elites.

We're no. 3! We're no 3?
Catchy.[/QUOTE]

[Woochifer]

Ouch! Brutal time to be in the CE biz -- Panasonic, Toshiba, Hitachi, and Sony all announced projections for losses in the billions this year.

It's not even a plasma/LCD issue given that Pioneer already had plans to introduce LCD sets this year (wonder how Sharp feels about taking an ownership stake in Pioneer now). Now, they are exiting the TV and DVD player business altogether. It a sad day for consumers because Pioneer was one of the performance leaders in both categories.

The economic downturn has decimated the upper end of many markets, and Pioneer never competed on price. Anyone who wants the top performing TVs on the market now needs to get their hands on one of the Pioneers before they disappear.

[pixelthis]

Pioneer is DEAD.
And it wasnt a factor, but backing the wrong tech didnt help.
PANASONIC is gonna buy the carcass, it will hang around awhile,
then the historic will happen, this vernerable company that has been around forever,
whose receivers helped popularize audio in the seventies, will be gone.
And they wont be the last.
Main problem, they cheaped out their main line of receivers, and in an attempt to
get some "street cred" back, came out with the elite line of products,
which were too high line for most.
And the people who could afford Elite, WHY?
FOR THOSE PRICES YOU COULD GET TRULY high end gear.
In the ensuing storm thats coming, get ready to see the passing of some names that
have been a part of your life foever, only the strong will surrive.
Pioneer is just the first.

[audio amateur]

My best friend's dad bought a Samsung plazma in 2002. Still going strong

[Rich-n-Texas]

A co-worker bought his Pioneer plasma in 2001. It's still going strong as well.

Anybody can predict a change in technology 5 years down the road. Not only is that NBD, but it doesn't mean the technology won't be on the shelf 5 years after that change. Like I said pix...