Power Board
Background and Identification
Panasonic, formerly called Matsushita Electric, originated in 1918 as a company that specialized in selling duplex lamp sockets. The company continued to produce other electrical components through World War II, including bicycle lamps, motors, electric irons, vacuum tubes, and light fixtures. The company has come a long way since the 1940s. Today, Panasonic is headquartered in Japan and offers a range of electronic devices worldwide. These devices include air conditioning, SD memory cards, video intercoms, projectors, scanners, phones, tablets, etc. Panasonic offers a range of services as well, including fire alarm systems, business communication systems, security systems, and more.
Among the home electronics that Panasonic sells are DVD and Blu-ray players. Panasonic DVD players, or media players, allow the user to insert physical DVDs into the player and watch them on a TV display. Panasonic media players come at a range of price points. As of 2020, their most basic DVD player (the DVD-S700) sells for just $50. On the other hand, Panasonic also offers a premium media player (the DP-UB9000) that costs $1000.
Panasonic DVD players are rectangular boxes. They are commonly black or silver in color and designed to sit next to a TV on a TV stand or entertainment center.