The Death of Plasma

Jose Fermoso at the New York Times writes that Pioneer's killing-off of Kuro, its next-generation Plasma TV line, rings the technology's death knell.

It was a dramatic fall for a company that just one year ago had CES abuzz with its newest plasma TV, the so-called “Ultimate Black” Kuro. ... The Kuro’s tech was impressive because it reduced light emissions from black areas of the screen to such a degree that at its maximum brightness, the contrast ratio was “almost infinite.” The result was a plasma display with the most vibrant, colorful images yet.

But even at the hype’s peak, problems in the plasma industry were apparent.

If you bet on LCD surpassing Plasma hard and fast, you won.

Pioneer’s Kuro Killing: A Tipping Point in the Plasma Era