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This should fit into my upgrade plans nicely. My 3rd gen Pioneer plasma has served me very well the past five years, but now blu-ray is here and I need a 1080P screen."One of the biggest flat-panel stories was Pioneer’s demonstration of a ground-up redesign
for its plasma TVs that dramatically improves performance. I’m not talking about incremental improvements
here—in side-by-side comparisons with Pioneer’s current models as well as plasmas and LCDs from other manufacturers,
the differences were striking. And this from a company that already has a reputation
for producing some of the finest plasma TVs around (see “2006 Product of the Year Awards,” Issue 74).
A great picture involves several factors, including deep blacks, bright whites, wide contrast (the difference between black and white), vivid colors, and sharp detail. The new Pioneer plasma panels demonstrate remarkable
improvements in all these areas—for instance, blacks so deep and contrast so wide that Pioneer claims they can’t be measured accurately. I don’t know about that, but I can say the background
blacks and shadow detail in the demo footage I saw were extremely realistic.
And when the panels were idling with no picture, the screen was dead black, instead of the dark gray you often see.
The new panels also literally shine in terms of image brightness, which means watching TV in a day-lit room won’t be a problem. Combine this with the panels’ ability to render inky blacks, and you wind up with very wide contrast; in fact, a Pioneer rep claimed that the new panels pegged the contrast meter at 20,000:1, meaning
that the actual contrast ratio was greater than that. The higher the contrast ratio, the more the picture “pops,” producing
a greater sense of “looking through a window” realism.
Pioneer has yet to announce specific models, but TVs employing its new plasma design are expected to reach stores this summer. I can’t wait to get one into Grayscale Studio and put it through its..."
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-------------"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
I'd make sure it had the latest incarnation of HDMI 1.3.From your post, it looks like you plan to upgrade every five years, and though HDMI 1.3 may not mean something now, it probably will before the next upgrade cycle.
I'll try to hold out a couple more years, but the draw of true 1080P and a screen with much better black levels, half life, contrast and other measurements may prove too strong to resist.No, I don't plan on upgrading every five years. I'm still happy with the SCD-1 and Nautilus gear I got more than five years ago. But NTSC is a 60 yr old technology that should have long since been obselescent. The PS3 and blu-ray have really opened my eyes to what HDTV is and what I can do to fully capitalize on it.
I agree with you re: HDMI. If it looks like the new Pioneers haven't resolved the 1.X compatibility issues, I'll wait.
-------------"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
Yes but there is no 1080P High Def available yet from cable providers yet right? It is a long way off isn't it in reality.
At least that is what my HD receiver reads when it decodes the signal coming in from my roof antenna.
-------------"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
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