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Pioneer's 2008 Kuro Line: Thinner Blacker Plasmas and an LCOS Projector But No LCDs

Today Pioneer is revealing its official 2008 Kuro TV lineup for the US. As we expected from European announcements, it includes second-generation Kuro plasmas—thinner, with five-times-deeper black levels than the first critically acclaimed Kuro plasma—and a Kuro-branded LCOS projector originally developed by JVC. What's missing here are the smaller-sized Kuro LCDs that Pioneer is offering European flat-panel shoppers. Here's the full product rundown, plus the reason for the missing LCD piece of the puzzle: More »

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9:00 AM on Wed May 7 2008
By Wilson Rothman
9,904 views, 22 comments

Latest by OMG! Ponies!: Yay televisions! Perfect timing for launching them too, what with this recession. more »

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Pricing and Details of Pioneer's New Plasmas


To recap the news that leaked out of Europe yesterday, Pioneer is rolling out its 8th-generation plasmas, TVs whose black levels are 80% deeper than Pioneer's previous TVs. The end result is a 20,000:1 contrast ratio, and three times as many gradient steps. That means, in dark movie scenes, you'll see be able to see the action but also appreciate the depth of the shadows. Best of all, Pioneer says that because of the way the technology works, there's no sacrifice in panel brightness. More »

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9:00 AM on Wed May 9 2007
By Wilson Rothman
42,175 views, 18 comments

Latest by n/a: I honestly don't think you'll see a massive drop in the 5070's that are out in the wild when the new ones hit in a few days. They've already been discounting them to the hilt, don't you think? more »