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    Image of kylenalepa kylenalepa
    07/26/09

    In reply to Panasonic TC-P54V10 Reviewed: Worthy Successor to Pioneer Kuro
    I'm starting my look for a new TV to replace my aging 42", 1024x768 Samsung plasma. Might have to give this one a look.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    07/26/09

    In reply to Panasonic TC-P54V10 Reviewed: Worthy Successor to Pioneer Kuro
    Hmm. Think I'll have a TV for the new place then.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    07/26/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: you can't get rid of the beast. what does that say about Ponies! if you get rid of the tried and true just cause you're moving to san fran.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    07/26/09

    @Nick: DeusExMach needs a star: Sorry, but moving a 200 lb., 5 year-old TV, 5000 miles isn't worth it.
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    Image of weinerschnitzelboy weinerschnitzelboy
    07/26/09

    In reply to Panasonic TC-P54V10 Reviewed: Worthy Successor to Pioneer Kuro
    Is it plasma or LCD? I am duessing plasma.
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    Image of DoomDoomDoom DoomDoomDoom
    07/26/09

    @weinerschnitzelboy: Plasma.
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    Image of TVGenius TVGenius
    04/07/09

    In reply to Spotted: The Last of the Endangered Kuro Elite Plasmas?
    Good to see those guys can read THIS SIDE UP.
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    Image of aec007 aec007
    04/07/09

    @TVGenius: My though exactly!!!.
    First thing I though was you NEVER put on of these on the side, they are not engineered to handle 120+ Lbs on the plastic side of it. The Frikking base is at the BASE....
    So I though maybe it's OK and the box does not say...
    NOPE. Sure enough the arrow is on the upper left of the box.


    I bet when they stack them, they lay them flat to save space. (another NO-NO).


    Idiots, just plain idiots....

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    Image of ScottRose ScottRose
    04/07/09

    @aec007: Yeah, laying 'em flat is probably the worst of the ways to lay 'em, especially when shipping. Vibration and bumps will cause the glass to bow.


    Probably not too bad on the side; sure it's 120+ lbs., but the plastic is nicely ensconced in foam, so the lbs./in.^2 won't be too bad. Shipping them that way probably gets bad though.

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    Image of ScottRose ScottRose
    04/07/09

    In reply to Spotted: The Last of the Endangered Kuro Elite Plasmas?
    ..and how did you not get one of those into the back of a taxi? The hand truck is right there. They're making it so easy that it's practically not stealing!
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    Image of krazykipa krazykipa
    04/07/09

    In reply to Spotted: The Last of the Endangered Kuro Elite Plasmas?
    One must ask: why did they exit the business if their Tvs were so fan-fricken-tastic?
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    Image of Balance_In_Life Balance_In_Life
    04/07/09

    Nice try but no... Pioneer smoked anything and everything for color quality and black levels ohhh and speed. (Every Plasma is 480HZ) Plus none of that weird movie speed up and lag that 120Hz sets give out. Pioneer was the best and even now that they are out of the game they are still the best.
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    Image of ThisCharmingMan ThisCharmingMan
    03/24/09

    In reply to Pioneer's Kuro Plasma, the World's Greatest TV, Dies in May
    Sigh, I'm going to be sad the day my Pioneer dies. I'm super paranoid about having it on a lot because of the sheer instability of plasmas. I hate the idea of having to replace it with another brand...lets hope those OLED's hit the market sooner, rather than later...
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    Image of Sora57 is OK Sora57 is OK
    03/24/09

    @ThisCharmingMan: I've had plasmas running 12 hours/day for 6 years atn work and they are fine. Don't know what instability you are referring to, but in my experience they have been solid.
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    Image of ThisCharmingMan ThisCharmingMan
    03/24/09

    @Sora57: From what I've researched, they generally do not last as long as LCD or rear projection televisions. I hope you're right, but the projected life span of a plasma set is usually between 30,000 and 40,000 hours, warranting the reading I did was true....
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    Image of Traveshamockery Traveshamockery
    03/25/09

    @ThisCharmingMan: No, modern sets generally claimed 60,000 hours, and that's only a half-life number, when the television reaches half brightness. 60,000 is comparable to the estimated CCFL backlight life in LCDs.


    Enjoy your TV, don't waste your enjoyment worrying that you're ticking off those precious hours.

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    Image of ThisCharmingMan ThisCharmingMan
    03/25/09

    @Billy Gillispie Halftime Interview: I actually wouldn't mind a half bright version of my Kuro. Deeper black levels :)
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    Image of Ron-Mexico Ron-Mexico
    03/24/09

    In reply to Pioneer's Kuro Plasma, the World's Greatest TV, Dies in May
    Saw some at Costco a few days ago and was so sorely tempted. $600 less than I'd seen at other big box stores. Still, quite happy with my Panny plasma though so I can't complain really.
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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    03/24/09

    @Ron-Mexico: I like my Panny too. Hopefully Panny will be allowed to use the Kuro tech in their own models.
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    Image of ulaq27 ulaq27
    03/24/09

    @Ron-Mexico: I love my Panisonic too. The difference is night and day between a LCD. My hope is the technology will live on.
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    Image of ceilingFANBOY ceilingFANBOY
    03/24/09

    @Xeno: They have gotten some tech from Pioneer, and I think they are even getting some of the engineers from Pioneer. I don't know how inclusive their deals with Pioneer are, though.
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    Image of ceilingFANBOY ceilingFANBOY
    03/24/09

    @ulaq27: Even though the Panasonic we have was a Black Friday special, it almost makes the 3 series Samsung I have in my room unwatchable.
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    Image of dry-roasted-peanuts dry-roasted-peanuts
    03/24/09

    In reply to Pioneer's Kuro Plasma, the World's Greatest TV, Dies in May
    Well, does the quality of the TV really matter when you are watching compressed streaming HD and upconverted DVD?
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    03/24/09

    @dry-roasted-peanuts: Don't you want greater separation of blacks and other colors?


    Wait, that didn't turn out right...

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    Image of ceilingFANBOY ceilingFANBOY
    03/24/09

    @dry-roasted-peanuts: I guess not, but I'm watching blu-ray, as most people who are willing to drop the extra bills on a Pioneer are most likely doing.
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    Image of Terabiter Terabiter
    03/24/09

    In reply to Pioneer's Kuro Plasma, the World's Greatest TV, Dies in May
    Goodbye old blackest of the blacks. We'll miss you and your incredible picture.
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    Image of ceilingFANBOY ceilingFANBOY
    03/24/09

    @Terabiter: Hopefully, Panasonic will use the tech they got from Pioneer in good form and possibly even bring Pioneer quality at a lower price.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    02/06/09

    In reply to Pioneer Exits TV Business, No More Sweet Plasmas
    Daaammn. It doesn't matter if you're the best or not, it's always all about the money.
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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    02/06/09

    In reply to Pioneer Exits TV Business, No More Sweet Plasmas
    Wow. That sucks.


    Long live Vizio, Westinghouse and LG, I guess.

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    Image of Assassin_Kensei Assassin_Kensei
    02/06/09

    @Lizard_King: um no, i tink yo mean Sony Sharp and LG
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    02/06/09

    @Assassin_Kensei: You mean Samsung, Samsung and Samsung?
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    IN THE FACE! was starred IN THE FACE! was unstarred
    Image of imTheKing imTheKing
    02/06/09

    @bpapa9013: you mean Sony and Samsung....
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    imTheKing was starred imTheKing was unstarred
    Image of ceilingFANBOY ceilingFANBOY
    02/06/09

    @imTheKing: Sony, Samsung, and Panasonic.
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    Image of Diskoboy Diskoboy
    02/06/09

    @ceilingFANBOY: More like Sharp, Samsung, and Sony.


    Aquos, ToC, and XBR, all the way, baby!

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    Image of ceilingFANBOY ceilingFANBOY
    02/06/09

    @Diskoboy: Sharp may be in the top 3 for LCD, but they get bumped out of the top 3 for flat panels in general.
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    Image of kyle4 kyle4
    02/06/09

    In reply to Pioneer Exits TV Business, No More Sweet Plasmas
    I kept trying to get my dad (who hasn't decided on a new tv now for three years) to get a Pioneer. He can't decide between Panasonic Plasma and a Sony Bravia. He can and only will get a discount on both so those are his choices. If Pioneer is gone, that means Panasonic the next best thing. Just that I associate their name with dollar store batteries and a terrible product from back then.
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    Image of ceilingFANBOY ceilingFANBOY
    02/06/09

    @kylo4iskyle4: Panasonics are the best TVs you can get that are within a normal person's price range.
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    Image of Raspberyl's Lover Raspberyl's Lover
    02/06/09

    In reply to Pioneer Exits TV Business, No More Sweet Plasmas
    1. Damn.

    2. Another 1 sentence article? Now for some reason I'm scared.
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    Image of G-Ram G-Ram
    02/06/09

    @drownedphoniex: I counted 5 sentences. E for effort on your part though.
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    Image of G-Ram G-Ram
    02/06/09

    @G-Ram: Ah... Wilson keeps editing. Cause now there are 6.


    Stop fucking with us Wilson! My brain can take no more.

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    Image of ceilingFANBOY ceilingFANBOY
    02/06/09

    @G-Ram: It seems like he just wanted to get this up as quickly as possible. It's kind of big news.
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    ceilingFANBOY was starred ceilingFANBOY was unstarred
    Image of B1663R B1663R
    11/13/08

    In reply to Review: The World's Thinnest LCD HDTVs
    tempted for sure to buy... unfortunately anything pushing 1080p is worthless to me because my cable provider caps out at 720p and i don't have a blu-ray player yet so it's kinda useless for me...
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