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Panasonic just returned to the US market with new OLED and Mini-LED TVs

<p>Panasonic TVs have been missing from the US market for over a decade, which is odd because, well, the company makes good stuff. In any event, our national nightmare is over. The Japanese electronics giant <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://na.panasonic.com/news/panasonic-announces-return-to-the-us-with-new-line-up-of-oled-and-mini-led-tvs-with-fire-tv-built-in">just released a bunch of new televisions[/url] for US customers.</p>
<p>The releases break down into two lines of OLED displays and another line of Mini-LED TVs. The televisions range in size from 55 to 85 inches and they’ve all been designed and developed in Japan. As expected, all of the TVs boast a 4K resolution, to showcase Panasonic’s “outstanding picture quality.”</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>Panasonic has also teamed up with Amazon for these displays. Each model <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="https://amazonfiretv.blog/panasonic-smart-tvs-now-come-with-fire-tv-built-in-c295f6f34c24">comes with Fire TV built in[/url]. This partnership likely gave Panasonic an easy way to add an America-friendly UI into the mix, being as how the company’s been missing from these shores for ten years.</p>
<figure><img src="https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2024-09/0562c770-6b9a-11ef-a377-dcce8b31f361" data-crop-orig-src="https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2024-09/0562c770-6b9a-11ef-a377-dcce8b31f361" style="height:1390px;width:2482px;" alt="A Panasonic TV showing Fire TV." data-uuid="d46220e5-958a-3818-a18b-81e65245cd36"><figcaption></figcaption><div class="photo-credit">Panasonic/Amazon</div></figure>
<p>Why come back now? The company says it was “driven to re-enter the US by a strong belief in the unmet demand for their televisions, particularly among consumers seeking the highest possible picture quality.” That’s just corporate mumbo jumbo, but the real reason is likely one word that rhymes with “shmoney.” The US is a huge market.</p>
<p>Though Panasonic’s TVs have been absent for ten years, the company has maintained an active presence in America. It sells a bunch of <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com/panasonic-has-revealed-the-followup-to-the-popular-lumix-gh6-vlogging-camera-210033083.html">well-regarded standalone cameras[/url] and is <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com/panasonic-building-world-largest-ev-battery-factory-kansas-232007601.html">building a giant EV battery plant in Kansas[/url].</p>
<p>The company’s new TVs <a data-i13n="elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Shop Panasonic USA;elmt:;cpos:5;pos:1" href="https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=5bf8cfe4-246f-424f-9cc7-2965fa7d3674&amp;siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;merchantName=Shop+Panasonic+USA&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3Nob3AucGFuYXNvbmljLmNvbS9wYWdlcy9wYW5hc29uaWMtc21hcnQtdHZzIiwiY29udGVudFV1aWQiOiJkNGY5NTgzZC0wNTMzLTQ2M2MtOGIzZS1mMjZjMjViM2Y1ZTkiLCJvcmlnaW5hbFVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vc2hvcC5wYW5hc29uaWMuY29tL3BhZ2VzL3BhbmFzb25pYy1zbWFydC10dnMifQ&amp;signature=AQAAARG-JzhBcduzNSDPDRbyBPN_yGcQ0dVC5qml3Ua2A1_5&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fshop.panasonic.com%2Fpages%2Fpanasonic-smart-tvs" class="rapid-with-clickid" data-original-link="https://shop.panasonic.com/pages/panasonic-smart-tvs">are available to order right now[/url], though it looks like shipments won’t go out until September 16. Prices range from $1,300 to $3,200, depending on the model and size.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/home/home-theater/panasonic-just-returned-to-the-us-market-with-new-oled-and-mini-led-tvs-152614684.html?src=rss

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