Digital Home Thoughts: The Endless Stream Of New TVs Continue

"Last week it was Sony, and today it was Hitachi announcing [JP] a flood of new flat-screen TVs for the Japanese market. Hitachi does sell TVs outside this country, too, so chances are the four plasmas and seven LCDs find their way into other markets as well."

New TVs are nothing unusual. I am sure that within the next year or two, you will see a huge influx of 3D capable TVs, meaning those that you buy now will probably find their way to the second room in short order. However, unlike other TV announcements, what I find interesting is Hitachi is hanging on to the Plasma TV market. When Pioneer announced their exit from the market, some people were screaming that the sky was falling. Fortunately, companies like Panasonic and Hitachi are not listening. It is reassuring to know that there is still enough interest in Plasma TVs that they are still being worked on with new models being released.