Pioneer has announced plans to leave the telly market.

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/02...ves_tv_market/

"Adrian" wrote in message
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/02...ves_tv_market/

Pioneer not a brand you see in shops often, I tend to think of then as a
high end price model.

Thought they might be related to Panasonic are they, or other brand(s)?


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David wrote:
"Adrian" wrote in message
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/02...ves_tv_market/

Pioneer not a brand you see in shops often, I tend to think of then
as a high end price model.

Thought they might be related to Panasonic are they, or other
brand(s)?

Pioneer is a manufacturer, not just a brand and has nothing to do with
Panasonic.
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Not that I'm aware of. They were big in the laserdisc days, and did a lot of
car stereo stuff. I have never owned a video product from them, but they had
a very good name for reliability in electronics generally.
Brian

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"Adrian" wrote in message
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/02...ves_tv_market/

Pioneer not a brand you see in shops often, I tend to think of then as a
high end price model.

Thought they might be related to Panasonic are they, or other brand(s)?


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David

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In message , Brian Gaff
writes
Not that I'm aware of. They were big in the laserdisc days, and did a lot of
car stereo stuff. I have never owned a video product from them, but they had
a very good name for reliability in electronics generally.
Brian

I use an excellent Pioneer AV receiver/decoder, and I would imagine
they'll stay in that market.
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Adrian wrote:
David wrote:
"Adrian" wrote in message
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/02...ves_tv_market/
Pioneer not a brand you see in shops often, I tend to think of then
as a high end price model.

Thought they might be related to Panasonic are they, or other
brand(s)?

Pioneer is a manufacturer, not just a brand and has nothing to do with
Panasonic.

Not true. Pioneer struck a deal with Panasonic for it to supply its
plasma panels last year, Pioneer still handling the Kuro electronics.
Looks like that's fallen by the wayside. My eyesight isn't brilliant,
but I could never see what the real difference was between something
like a Panasonic panel and a Pioneer, certainly not worth paying double
for, that's for sure.


Clem

Clem Dye wrote:
Adrian wrote:
David wrote:
"Adrian" wrote in message
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/02...ves_tv_market/
Pioneer not a brand you see in shops often, I tend to think of then
as a high end price model.

Thought they might be related to Panasonic are they, or other
brand(s)?

Pioneer is a manufacturer, not just a brand and has nothing to do
with Panasonic.

Not true. Pioneer struck a deal with Panasonic for it to supply its
plasma panels last year, Pioneer still handling the Kuro electronics.
Looks like that's fallen by the wayside. My eyesight isn't brilliant,
but I could never see what the real difference was between something
like a Panasonic panel and a Pioneer, certainly not worth paying
double for, that's for sure.


Clem

I was refering to ownership of the company, you'd probably be surprised at
the number of trades between companys.
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Adrian wrote:
Clem Dye wrote:
Adrian wrote:
David wrote:
"Adrian" wrote in message
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/02...ves_tv_market/
Pioneer not a brand you see in shops often, I tend to think of then
as a high end price model.

Thought they might be related to Panasonic are they, or other
brand(s)?
Pioneer is a manufacturer, not just a brand and has nothing to do
with Panasonic.
Not true. Pioneer struck a deal with Panasonic for it to supply its
plasma panels last year, Pioneer still handling the Kuro electronics.
Looks like that's fallen by the wayside. My eyesight isn't brilliant,
but I could never see what the real difference was between something
like a Panasonic panel and a Pioneer, certainly not worth paying
double for, that's for sure.


Clem

I was refering to ownership of the company, you'd probably be surprised at
the number of trades between companys.

Ah yes, sorry, I see what you mean.

Clem

On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:58:17 +0000, Ian
wrote:

In message , Brian Gaff
writes
Not that I'm aware of. They were big in the laserdisc days, and did a lot of
car stereo stuff. I have never owned a video product from them, but they had
a very good name for reliability in electronics generally.
Brian

I use an excellent Pioneer AV receiver/decoder, and I would imagine
they'll stay in that market.

I've had plenty of Pioneer stuff, all of very high quality. Best item
I had was a car stereo cassette player. Virtually zero wow & flutter,
nearly matched CD for sound quality & radio reception, when fed with a
good signal, was flawless. Still got my Pioneer CLD925 Laserdisc
player.

Marky P.

"Marky P" wrote in message
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Still got my Pioneer CLD925 Laserdisc
player.

Marky P.

And me! Was actually a replacement for my Pioneer 2950 model. Fantastic bits
of kit! My DVD player is a multi-region Pioneer 868, my previous 2 players
were Pioneers as well.