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摘要

In March of this year, Panasonic shipped its last plasma display panel, bringing an end to a 13-year run that found the company's plasma TVs earning accolades from reviewers and audiophiles even as market share shrank in later years. Panasonic produced its last plasma panel in December 2013 and made the announcement that the end was near even earlier, in a press release dated October 2013. The release read, in part: "Until now, due to the superiority of the picture, Panasonic's PDPs have received high appraisal and there has been firm demand from customers worldwide. However, due to rapid, drastic changes in the business environment and a declining demand for PDPs in the flat-panel display market, it was judged that continuing the business would be difficult and a decision was made to stop production."