First Vizio, then Pioneer, now LG?  LG (short for Life’s Good, but us old-timers remember them as Lucky Goldstar) is considering ceasing production of plasma televisions.  They have cited the global economic downturn as the reason.  That would leave only two companies, Panasonic and Hitachi, now manufacturing plasma glass.

I have said it many times, that plasma televisions just look better than their LCD counterparts.  However, if nobody is buying them, companies will stop manufacturing them.  Better latency and much better black levels among other things.  Don’t take my word for it, go out there and look!  I’m not in the business anymore, nor am I a salesman.  I am a technician first and foremost, so when it comes down to brass tacks I don’t really care what you end up purchasing.  I hope the world doesn’t end up with LCD as the only option.