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 electronics that Panasonic has produced are TVs. However, Panasonic TVs are mostly no longer sold in U.S. markets. It is still possible to come across them occasionally, especially refurbished ones, but Panasonic TVs are not nearly as prominent in the U.S. TV industry as they once were. This is due to a combination of increased competition and declining sales that, ultimately, lead Panasonic to focus its efforts on other home electronics.
Panasonic TVs are large, rectangular displays. They are relatively thin and commonly black in color. They have the Panasonic logo somewhere on the device, usually on the front center, just below the screen itself. Panasonic TVs are designed to sit on a TV stand or entertainment center or attach to a wall mount.