Pioneer will limit Plasma sizes to 42", 50" & 61"

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"Pioneer will also raise efficiency by consolidating different panel sizes into three exclusive lines — one for 61-inch panels, one for 50-inch panels, and one for 42-inch panels, Ito said. At present, production is spread across six different lines."

Pioneer says plasma to turn profit in 05/06 (http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_29-3-2005_pg5_23)

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Other quotes from the article:

Ito said orders for panels from Kagoshima had started to pick up after an extremely weak October-December quarter. The company is in the process of shifting production at the factory to more advanced displays incorporating its own display technology.

“We will be introducing new Pioneer technology into Kagoshima, but panels using that technology won’t be available until this autumn,” Ito said. “So it’s not as if things will get better instantly. We expect things to improve from this fall.”

Any speculation on the new technology for this autumn?\


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