Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-111FD

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2011-03-25T11:08:00.000-07:00

Panasonic TX-P50VT20 review

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PC Advisor (blog)

And when Pioneer, creator of the class-leading Kuro range of screens (built around plasma), decided to call time on its own foray into televisions, ...

Plasma TV: the comeback

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TechRadar UK - Jamie Carter

When Pioneer announced two years ago that it was to stop making its Kuro plasma TVs, many thought it would bring the curtain down on plasma ...

TechRadar UK

Saving Time and Money Motivates Avid RVer to Customize Rather Than ...

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Benzinga

In the living area, a custom stainless steel fluted face frame surrounded the Pioneer Elite plasmaHDTV that lowers from over the front cab. ...

Pioneer health researcher Peter Wood, 81, dies

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Palo Alto Online - Sarah Trauben

Their discovery of a correlation between exercise and HDL was inspired by Wood's habit of testing his own plasma to develop cholesterol measurement methods, ...

HDTV Expert - Product Review: Samsung PN50C8000 3D Plasma TV

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HDTV Magazine - Pete Putman

It's an old trick – Pioneer KURO plasma TVs also used it – but it reduces the vertical viewing angle. You can verify this by walking right up to the TV and ...

Panasonic Viera VT30
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CNET UK - Ian Morris
The rumours are that Panasonic is slowly integrating -- a little too slowly for some -- Pioneer's oldplasma technology into its screens. ...

CNET UK

Panasonic Proclaims Higher Picture Quality and Kuro Like Blacks ...

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HD Guru

To date, the Pioneer Kuro plasmas (discontinued in 2009) hold the record for the deepest blacks of aplasma display. Backing up the statement from the

2011-03-01T22:58:00.000-08:00

Will any 2011 TV best the 2008 Pioneer Kuro?

CNET (blog) - David Katzmaier - 22 февр. 2011

... about the TV industry is this: in more than two and a half years, no TV has delivered better picture quality than the Pioneer Kuro line of plasma TVs. ...

Hands On: Samsung 8000 LED 3D TV

CE Pro Magazine (blog) - Robert Archer - 18 февр. 2011

Samsung's 8000 Series LED 3D TV meets all the requirements of a consumer who ... Hasn't the CE community learned its lesson from Pioneer's Kuro plasma line? ...

Panasonic introduce their 3D enabled VT30 Plasma TVs

HDTV Org - 15 февр. 2011

The extent to which Pioneer's legendary Kuro technology has been applied to Panasonic TVs ... you might like to take a look at our 3D TV, Cinema & Gaming Guide.

Pioneer PDP 5020FD

2011-01-09T15:19:00.000-08:00

Pioneer PDP 5020FD - 50"

Prepare yourself for the next generation of Pioneer KURO with the high-definition 1080p PDP-5020FD. Open your eyes to a world where black levels are beyond what was thought possible and are so deep, they disappear into an infinite abyss. Where breathtaking detail, added dimension and vibrant color will change the way you see, hear and feel the world forever.Discover for yourself what happens when sight and sound come together in the most extraordinary, beautiful and amazing way of ways in the Pioneer KURO PDP-5020FD.With an optimum Mode, the KURO lets you enjoy entertainment as it was meant to be. No need to toggle through or change settings for each type of programming. Built-in intelligence seamlessly monitors content and room light, and then automatically adjusts both audio and video settings for an immaculate picture and pristine sound. Together they become something remarkable and unlike any other experience. Sports come alive, news casts are crisp and clear and movies take on a life all their own.The KURO features a totally redesigned GUI (graphical user interface) for ease of navigation. A universe of advanced picture-in-picture settings and game control preferences ensures your experience is unique and tailored to your specific tastes. Improved video processing for both standard and high-definition content surpasses Pioneer's highest standards and provides you with the best viewing experience possible today. But there's more to this world than meets the eye. It…

User Reviews

Perhaps The Best Plasma Ever!! What a TV!!

Pros: Outstanding Picture, Great Sound, Best Black Level of any...

Cons: Nothing at all.

"Just received this TV recently and all I can say is OMG, where you have been my whole life? I realize anyone who is reading these...

5.0 out of 5bmueller44 · 5/3/2009

reviews.cnet.com

Grab it while you can...

Pros: Spectacular picture quality, particularly good performance...

Cons: Cost. Pioneer is leaving the market, remote could be...

If you value picture quality over all else, grab one of these while you still can get one. The picture is just amazing! I researched...

5.0 out of 5teamw23 · 3/12/2009

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Second best display in the world

Pros: Outstanding contrast ratio, deep blacks, no IR, excellent...

Cons: Limited user controls

I absolutely love this TV, in my opinion this has to be the second best display (note not TVs only) on the market bested only by their...

5.0 out of 5staticsurge · 9/21/2008

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Blows the Panasonic and others away

Pros: Best picture quality, period. No noise in the picture (like...

Cons: price, you get what you pay for.

Don't believe that you are getting more for your money with another brand (you're probably looking at the panasonic). With the others...

5.0 out of 5robp4p · 10/19/2008

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Easily the new benchmark!

Pros: Astounding overall picture quality, surprisingly decent...

Cons: None, at this point at least

This review is coming from somebody who has owned every top-of-the line plasma/lcd HD TV in the past 6 years, including the LED backlit...

4.5 out of 5haragr · 7/7/2008

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Really poor color reproduction

Pros: Blacks, Sound, viewing angle

Cons: Color, Sharpness, User Controls, Whites,

(Disclaimer: I do color for a living) I got this plasma and I'm really disappointed. The color is just off on everything. All the...

2.0 out of 5aypues · 8/12/2008

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"plasma tech is #1 for HD flat panel PQ"

Pros: Terrific build quality, it looks fabulous in the piano...

Cons: The 9g series KURO (5020) does not have the extended pic...

Paid $1950 from Invision Displays dot com in ...

5.0 out of 5almnine · 4/18/2009

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"Phenomenal TV! Still nothing compares."

Pros: TV produces the best black levels of its kind. Picture...

Cons: They stopped making them.

I've looked over many of TV's before I came a...

4.5 out of 5kalidd81 · 2/3/2010

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"Excellent. Excellent picture; very good features"

Pros: Picture first-rate. Accurate colors easy to adjust. Just...

Cons: Ethernet utility less than expected when connected to a Mac.

If you can get this on sale, as I did, it is ...

4.5 out of 5stkowel · 2/28/2009

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BY FAR THE BEST IN ITS CLASS

WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW - need I say more? Every review I have ever read of any of the other brands in this class end by saying that the Kuro still has the best picture. When the price finally came down in January I...

5.0 out of 5BigMamou · 2/3/2009

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"I give it a perfect score"

Pros: By far the best HDTV I know for color and sound quality....

Cons: I just can't think of one.

I am an electronic sales and I give it a perf...

5.0 out of 5johnnydk · 3/25/2009

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"Incredible Picture"

Pros: Picture (& Sound) Quality. Blacks are very deep. Casing...

Cons: If you're looking to spend this much for a TV, then I have...

I NEVER write reviews. However, I felt oblig...

4.5 out of 5teheller · 7/6/2008

reviews.cnet.com

"PLEASE CORRECT THE FACTS IN YOUR REVIEW"

Pros: One of the best PQ for a 50" display

Cons: Removal of Service Menue level adjustments. But not a major...

First of all, you (David Katzmaier, Matthew M...

4.0 out of 5cnet2cnet · 7/20/2008

reviews.cnet.com

"Best plasma for the price!"

Pros: Deep blacks, vibrant colors, decent sound

Cons: Few user controls, no swivel stand, pricey

I have owned this TV for about two weeks now....

4.5 out of 5panditsh · 7/27/2008

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"slight overall improvement over last years model"

Pros: slimmer design, sides of tv now black as opposed to grey,...

Cons: inner border of frame is also shinny so it reflects white...

I've had my PDP6020FD for a month now and I a...

4.5 out of 5jblanco.ucla · 8/11/2008

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"The rating should be revised with recent price drop"

Pros: I own the 6020 Kuro and since Pioneer dropped the price on...

Cons: we haven't found anything to complain about this HDTV as of...

Watching this large screen plasma is unlike a...

5.0 out of 5mstrj9 · 2/5/2009

reviews.cnet.com

"Katzmaier way too brutal!"

Pros: Black levels, stock speakers,sleekness,sexyness

Cons: No Panasonic Viera Link!

I must admit Samsung and Panasonic certainly ...

4.5 out of 5ILUVMYMD · 8/3/2008

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"Cnet review is way off!!!"

Pros: Picture and colors are amazing

Cons: Slight buzz

Pioneer TVs will give you the most beautiful ...

4.5 out of 5gb9876 · 8/10/2008

reviews.cnet.com

Amazing TV

Pros: Excellent picture quality

Cons: wish i got the 60'

I shopped around, researched, looked at avsforums.com, watched a movie at a friends house on one, also tried a sammy pn50b650 and panny...

5.0 out of 5marc930 · 8/3/2009

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"Cnet's review is horrible! this TV beats panasonic 800u"

Pros: Blacks are deep as a black hole, color depth, 72hz...

Cons: lack of picture controls

Don't go by the review when deciding between ...

4.5 out of 5chadmak09 · 7/17/2008

2010-12-04T07:32:00.000-08:00

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Stopwatch News - ‎Nov 27, 2010‎

Cyber Monday is the best day for any consumer who is trying to find a discount, to get. For many people the insanity of Cyber Monday is just all too ...

Black Friday sales Pioneer PRO 141FD - 59.6" Elite KURO plasma panel ...

TGIFriday - ‎Nov 26, 2010‎

Thanksgiving Day bargains are in and right now is the opportune day to receive a whale of a deal on the season's most talked about Telvisions. ...

Black Friday sales Pioneer PDP-6020FD 60-Inch Class KURO Plasma HDTV

TGIFriday - ‎Nov 26, 2010‎

Thanksgiving Day ads are in and right now is the greatest moment to receive a huge deal on the year's most popular HDTVs. You can get monster bargains on ...

Thanksgiving Day deals Pioneer PDP-5020FD 50-Inch 1080p KURO Plasma HDTV

TGIFriday - ‎Nov 26, 2010‎

Thanksgiving Day deals are in and now is the opportune day to receive a massive sale on the season's most popular LCD TVs. There are huge bargains on TVs ...

2010-03-24T18:42:00.000-07:00

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2010-03-24T18:36:00.000-07:00

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Pioneer Elite KURO PRO-111FD

2009-07-04T04:58:00.000-07:00

Following technological trends and reduce production costs in the implementation of LCD panels, many companies including efforts orientated to the liquid crystal TVs. All this comes at the expense of the apparent advantages of plasma technology. But there is one company that didn't give in to the market of LCD invasion. Taking toward perfection, continued to develop plasma standards and setting new records in the parameters. Pioneer may not have any LCD TV in its range but has a whole dozen plasma panels, for each of which must be said "best in the world" in a specific category.

Discover a flat panel so revolutionary, so pure, so powerful, TV will never look the same. Experience seeing and listening like never earlier with the new Pioneer Elite® KUROTM PRO-111FD. Experience high-definition in the most accomplished, elaborate form available nowadays, on this impressive 1080p Elite Flat Panel Television. The next generation in flat-panel televisions has arrived. Constructed with the highest resolution (1920 x 1080p), the new Elite KURO PRO-111FD provides an entertainment experience of unequaled measure. Having even more powerful, industry superior black levels than its predecessor, the new KURO exceeds anything previously thought achievable with a five times improvement in black degree performance. The modern Elite Kuro PRO-111FD provides added depth and dimension, deeper colors and more pure detail to everything you see, hear and feel. Masterminded for the highest experience in sight and audio, this revolutionist new flat panel harnesses technology planned to achieve flawlessness. Our destination, to provide an matchless HD experience that exceeds the criteria of perfection no matter what you watch. With the brains of an all-new Optimum Mode setting, this incredibly intelligent television can seamlessly monitor content and room light conditions, including color temperature, all the while analyzing and finely adjusting both audio and video settings for an incomparable experience. Suddenly, sports, movies and news appear different, more real, more authentic, just as they were intended and in the most faithful and pure way, never earlier seen and right in the comfort your own home. The Elite Kuro PRO-111FD is a dreaming come true. For our most apprehensive entertainment connoisseurs, the Elite Kuro PRO-111FD is equipped to go beyond the basic set of audio and video settings. Additional flexibility and distinct user settings can be delicately tuned and set using the ISFcccTM calibration feature for both day and night watching.

The good:
* The Pioneer PRO-111FD has a superb anti-reflective screen, which is not affected by temperature change.
* The TV has extensive picture control options, and delivers excellent out-of-the-box image.
* It has the best deep black levels than its previous model, and maintains good light output which produces outstanding contrast.
* The recent model of Pioneer PRO-111FD offers better image processing technology providing immaculate HD and SD images.
* The TV offers settings to reduce film judder in 1080p/24 Blu-ray content, in which the setting could be set to ‘advance’ 72fps, providing natural movement. On the other hand when this is set to ’smooth’, it provides video-like motion.
* The TV has extensive picture controls and superb connectivity, and includes 4 HDMI and one PC input.

The bad:
* Not cheap

The bottom line: The Pioneer Elite PRO-111FD represents the pinnacle of flat-panel HDTV picture quality.

You can make a Best Buy here Pioneer Elite PRO-11FD

‘KURO’ means black in Japanese.

But not just any black. Perfect black.
And in the television world, black is everything. Black encompasses the entire spectrum of colour. The deepest black levels produce the purest colours and the sharpest details.
Achieving the blackest blacks imaginable and building a screen that produces the absolute best picture quality in the world was the inspiration and driving force behind our newest flat screen TV.
KURO lets you see literally every shade between black and white; the most vivid and flawless colours.

KURO is simply a television that will let you see and hear like never before.

Conclusion:
From Pioneer would never afford to put on the market worse than "outstanding." Especially when they are sole rulers of the territory in the high segment. PRO-111FD is unique both in parameters and possibilities, as at any time and viewing position the picture remains sharp and brilliant. Viewing it from a proper distance the viewer falls in the abyss of deep black KURO.

Specifications:

* Product type: 50” plasma TV
* Combined with: Built-in network media player
* Dimensions with stand and speakers: 56.7” x 3.7” x 28.5”
* Weight: 88 lbs
* Display size diagonal: 50” widescreen
* Technology: Plasma PDP
* Resolution: 1920×1080
* Display format: 1080p Full HD
* Image aspect ratio: 16:9
* Progressive scanning (line doubling)
* Widescreen modes: Full, Wide, Zoom, Cinema, Conventional 4:3
* Display menu languages: English, Spanish, French
* Comb filter: 3D digital
* Color temperature control: Yes (High/Mid-High/Mid/Mid-Low/Low)
* Picture adjustment: Optimum / Dynamic / Standard / PURE / Movie / Game / User / ISF-Day / ISF-Night
* Additional features: V-Chip , Channel labeling , Parental control , Anti-glare filter , Video noise reduction , Anti-reflective filter , Room light sensor (RLS) , 3:2 pull down compensation , 3:3 pull down compensation , Color Transient Improvement (CTI) , Digital MPEG Noise Reduction Circuit
* Multi channel preview: Picture-in-picture (PIP) , Picture-side-picture (PSP)
* Digital TV tuner: ATSC
* HDTV ready, Parental channel lock
* Input video formats: 480i , 480p , 720p , 1080i , 1080p
* Backlit remote control
* Sound output mode: Stereo
* Sound effects: SRS WOW , TruBass , SRS Focus
* Audio controls: Balance , Bass , Treble
* Two speakers included
* Multimedia functionality: Digital audio playback , Digital photo playback , Digital video playback
* Supported audio formats: AAC , AC3 , MP3 , PCM , WAV , WMA
* Supported video formats: WMV , MPEG-1 , MPEG-2
* Supported picture formats: BMP , GIF , JPG , PNG , TIFF
* Connections: 4 x HDMI input, 2 x Component video input, 3 x Composite video/audio input, 1 x S-Video input, 1 x USB, 1 x VGA input, 1 x Network, 1 x Digital audio output, 1 x Headphones, 1 x Subwoofer output, 1 x Audio line-out, 1 x Audio line-out