As the 2013 International CES approached a year ago, it was clear that a showdown between OLED and 4K — or UltraHD — was brewing in the TV display market. A year later, that showdown is fully under way, but with a notable twist. Specifically, Panasonic’s announcement in late October that it would exit the plasma display panel market in the coming months took many by surprise. Plasma’s market share had been steadily falling in recent years, and worldwide plasma TV shipments fell by 19 percent in the second quarter of the year.
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Plasma's Fade to Black
Posted by: Peter Suciu December 20, 2013 05:00 AMAs the 2013 International CES approached a year ago, it was clear that a showdown between OLED and 4K — or UltraHD — was brewing in the TV display market. A year later, that showdown is fully under way, but with a notable twist. Specifically, Panasonic’s announcement in late October that it would exit the plasma display panel market in the coming months took many by surprise. Plasma’s market share had been steadily falling in recent years, and worldwide plasma TV shipments fell by 19 percent in the second quarter of the year.