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Does that mean Matsushita will be making the equivalent of a Pioneer Kuro panel?

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Does that mean Matsushita will be making the equivalent of a Pioneer Kuro panel?

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The number-one goal is to make sure we can maintain our differentiation, and specifically our Kuro difference in the marketplace. We understand that the module [plasma panel], the processor, and the filter are the key components. Our performance isn’t solely built around the glass or the module. We’re still making the entire video circuit and processing, and also the color filter strategy and technology is coming from Pioneer. Those are the key elements that we can maintain exclusive to Pioneer. We will have some specification requirements for our module, and I’m sure that they will learn a few of our trade secrets, but none of those decisions have been made. We’re far enough into the discussion with Matsushita that we’re confident we will have them as a third-party supplier for modules in 2009. A lot of people regard the Kuro as the best TV ever made. Can we expect to see the Kuro in Pioneer’s line a year or two from now? Oh, yeah, that’s our main focus, it’s our primary passion. We w

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