Um, Pioneer and Panasonic may have some partnerships for manufacturing but in no way are the plasmas at all related. The Pioneer Kuro technology is entirely different then Panasonic’s plasmas. The 75 and 700 definitely use different PDP’s then the Kuro’s. As stated Pioneer’s processing is significantly better as well and allow for true 24P 3:3. If you have ever seen the two together you can tell right away the Kuro has way better contrast. I’ve herd that the lower contrast Panasonic is geared more towards longevity as they are rated to about 100K hours I believe. Both are great value for the money and represent the best PDP’s on the market. As LCD eats into plasma’s domain, these two companies may work more closely together to lower manufacturing and development costs. I wouldn’t rule out larger LCDs from both Pioneer and Panasonic, the markets too big to ignore.
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