Matsushita’s Panasonic sits on the hill surveying its domain. Yup, life is good at the top. Panasonic is the number one plasma maker in the world. But plodding up that hill with a determined stride, Korea’s LG Electronics is opening another plasma display panel plant. Once online and producing well, LG Electronics will be making 350,000 panels per month by the end of the year. This would put LG on top, toppling Panasonic off its perch.

Personally I find numbers like this hard to believe. Just one manufacturer making 350,000 panels a month. That’s a lot of panels. Who buys these things? I don’t know anyone with a plasma. The only one I see regularly is in my foyer at work.

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