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Pioneer Giving Kuro Brand to LCD TVs and LCOS Projectors [Kuro]

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2008-04-08 14:21:00 by matt buchanan in Gizmodo
...Kuro distinction ( equivalent to a "best TV on earth" badge ) as is the already released KRF-9000FD LCOS projector. The 1080p LCD sets are on the smaller side (leaving big boy TVs to plasma) in 32, 37 and 46-inch sizes, with a 100hz frame mode and a "specially tuned" picture quality. But do they live up to Kuro ? UPDATE: Apparently not, since...
 
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Pioneer's 2008 Kuro Line: Thinner Blacker Plasmas and an LCOS Projector But No LCDs [Home Entertainment]

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2008-05-07 09:00:00 by Wilson Rothman in Gizmodo
...Kuro TV lineup for the US. As we expected from European announcements , it includes second-generation Kuro plasmasthinner, with five-times-deeper black levels than the first critically acclaimed Kuro plasmaand a Kuro-branded LCOS projector originally developed by JVC. What's missing here are the smaller-sized Kuro LCDs that Pioneer is...
 
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Panasonic 65VX100U Premiere Plasma Is a Kuro Killer? [CEDIA 2008]

2008-09-04 20:52:13 by Wilson Rothman in Gizmodo
 
...Kuro. That means 60,000:1 contrast ratio with 7,160 shades of gradation for visible detail in the darker shadows. At 65 inches, you will pay $10,000 a panel, but not to worry: Panasonic will roll out a 50 incher soon, which is sure to be (a teeny tiny tad) cheaper. We sat in a dark room and got to compare the VX100 with its predecessor, the...
 
Tags: panasonic, tv, tv ass, vx100 monitor, panel production lines, monitor, panel, tv technology, hdtv color gamut
 
 
 
 
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Pioneers Project KURO

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2008-01-15 13:02:35 by Editor in The Gadgets Weblog
...KURO. There was a whole crowd gathered around a 50 inch display that was only 9 millimeters thick. The Pioneer booth had a whole theater dedicated to a show about this Project KURO. The biggest selling point is that the black color on the screen is absolutely black, without any measurable light emitting from the television at all. The only...
 
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Pioneer's Project KURO

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2008-01-15 13:02:35 by Editor in The Gadgets Weblog
...KURO. There was a whole crowd gathered around a 50 inch display that was only 9 millimeters thick. The Pioneer booth had a whole theater dedicated to a show about this Project KURO. The biggest selling point is that the black color on the screen is absolutely black, without any measurable light emitting from the television at all. The only...
 
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Pioneer's 2nd Gen Kuro Plasma HDTVs Revealed... in Europe [Pioneer]

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2008-04-08 14:13:48 by Wilson Rothman in Gizmodo
...Kuro plasmas as early as June, yep TVs stated by the company to be five times better than the "best TV ever," the current Kuro plasmas. Pioneer US says that it will be announcing plasmas soon, but that its lineup will be "different" than the Euro plasma lineup seen here, understandable since these have DVB and other Eurotech not found in US...
 
Tags: current kuro plasmas, kuro plasmas, pioneer, kuro plasma tvs, tvs, plasmas, pioneer europe, euro plasma lineup, lineup
 
 
 
 
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How Pioneer Is Keeping World's Best TV Secret Sauce (Mostly) Secret [Kuro]

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2008-03-07 15:55:23 by matt buchanan in Gizmodo
...Kuro plasma sets are the best TVs on the market , right now, bar none. So it was a little disconcerting to hear that they're officially quitting plasma panel production and outsourcing it. We just talked with Russ Johnston, Pioneer's Executive VP of Marketing and Product Planning for Home Entertainment about the future of Pioneer's plasma...
 
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How Pioneer Is Keeping Worlds Best TV Secret Sauce (Mostly) Secret [Kuro]

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2008-03-07 20:55:23 by posted by Pantha in
...Kuro plasma sets are the best TVs on the market , right now, bar none. So it was a little disconcerting to hear that they're officially quitting plasma panel production and outsourcing it. We just talked with Russ Johnston, Pioneer's Executive VP of Marketing and Product Planning for Home Entertainment about the future of Pioneer's plasma...
 
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Pioneer Elite KURO Signature Series

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2008-05-08 03:52:45 by posted by Pantha in
...KURO monitors which will target high-end installations, featuring industry leading black levels accountable for added contrast, deeper colors and the supreme picture quality the KURO name has become synonymous with. In addition to the Signature Series, there will be two more Elite KURO HDTVs which are meant for the man on the street at a much...
 
Tags: kuro, elite kuro hdtvs, signature series, elite kuro monitors, kuro hdtv, supreme picture quality, black levels accountable, target high-end installations, deeper colors