8. i'd never ever buy a plasma, if you have like a still image on the screen after only a few hours it will burn the image into the screen. for example many tv stations have there channel logo in the top left that can easily be burnt into the screen
7. Riv, don't you think you should perhaps have mentioned that not only did Pioneer make Plasma TVs exclusively until a few months ago, but it also has a massive internal investment in producing its own plasma panels?
This guy provided some catchy quotes, sure, but he's clearly biased: 4ms isn't fast enough? A 4ms response time is equivalent to 250 frames a second - if your Pioneer person can spot the difference between 200 and 250 frames a second or indeed 150 and 250 frames a second, I'd be very surprised indeed.
Sure, I agree that plasma is superior, but this chap goes beyond hyperbole and it almost reads like he's frothing at the mouth.
Ultimately, I think it's very telling that Pioneer is dumping plasma for LCD - in another 12 months, the two will be indistinguishable apart from cost.
6. I understand from a recent industry press release that Pioneer are halting the production of Plasma moving instead to the LCD technology now the established organic LC is upon us. Consequence of which has seen the Kuro drop dramatically in price... 60" anyone?
5. I agree, why bother spending money on a flatscreen that will be superceded within months when most TV isn't high-def yet anyway? And Blu-ray has yet to take over either.
4. Now that Pioneer has teamed up with Panasonic to make super Kuro-Viera TVs, you'd hope that we'll get the best of both worlds... awesome Kuro quality with Panasonic prices...
2. Panasonic plasma's are almost as good as Kuro's but 40/50% less in cost. I know what id'd buy if a had the room and it would not be a overpriced Kuro
1. Or you could just stick with your good old fashioned CRT TV. As by the time HD transmissions are the default standard for broadcasters flat panel technology will no doubt have moved on by leaps and bounds yet again.
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rjnicko
July 5th
8. i'd never ever buy a plasma, if you have like a still image on the screen after only a few hours it will burn the image into the screen. for example many tv stations have there channel logo in the top left that can easily be burnt into the screen
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hudzilla
July 1st
7. Riv, don't you think you should perhaps have mentioned that not only did Pioneer make Plasma TVs exclusively until a few months ago, but it also has a massive internal investment in producing its own plasma panels?
This guy provided some catchy quotes, sure, but he's clearly biased: 4ms isn't fast enough? A 4ms response time is equivalent to 250 frames a second - if your Pioneer person can spot the difference between 200 and 250 frames a second or indeed 150 and 250 frames a second, I'd be very surprised indeed.
Sure, I agree that plasma is superior, but this chap goes beyond hyperbole and it almost reads like he's frothing at the mouth.
Ultimately, I think it's very telling that Pioneer is dumping plasma for LCD - in another 12 months, the two will be indistinguishable apart from cost.
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tinbucket
May 20th
6. I understand from a recent industry press release that Pioneer are halting the production of Plasma moving instead to the LCD technology now the established organic LC is upon us. Consequence of which has seen the Kuro drop dramatically in price... 60" anyone?
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shonette
April 24th
5. I agree, why bother spending money on a flatscreen that will be superceded within months when most TV isn't high-def yet anyway? And Blu-ray has yet to take over either.
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james
April 24th
4. Now that Pioneer has teamed up with Panasonic to make super Kuro-Viera TVs, you'd hope that we'll get the best of both worlds... awesome Kuro quality with Panasonic prices...
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spepworth
April 23rd
3. What about reliability? This article makes no mention. In my experience LCD is the more reliable of the two technologies.
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ginga_nut
April 22nd
2. Panasonic plasma's are almost as good as Kuro's but 40/50% less in cost. I know what id'd buy if a had the room and it would not be a overpriced Kuro
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reload
April 22nd
1. Or you could just stick with your good old fashioned CRT TV. As by the time HD transmissions are the default standard for broadcasters flat panel technology will no doubt have moved on by leaps and bounds yet again.
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