Pioneer and Matsushita (Panasonic) have finally hammered out the basics of a deal that will allow the latter to supply panels for future
Kuro plasma displays, and plasma HDTV fans to breathe easy again. Pending a final agreement in May, dollars and cents remain undisclosed, but we can expect a fusion of Panasonic's current "Neo PDP" technology from its
Viera line when they begin production May 2009 in Amagasaki before hitting shelves in the fall. Kuro will still be maintained as a premium brand (with a premium price) with different image processing, while both companies plan to keep working together on reducing power consumption and the
infinite black level plasma. Pioneer still plans
future Kuro LCD HDTVs based on
panels from Sharp,but it'll also apparently have access to IPS technology from Panasonic's
tie-up with Canon and Hitachi. See? We told you it'd be okay.
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posted April 24th 2008 9:27AM
Hahahaha I'm first and you all are losers!!!!
At first i thought "this has to be obscure sarcasm".
But I clicked his name to see previous comments, and it seems to be a distasteful habit. And when he's not prancing around yelling 'First!' his posts offer nothing helpful, and sometimes directly insult other readers.
I won't miss you if you disappear from engadget one day.
Ehh, I'd rather just have Pioneer making Pioneer plasma's using Pioneer parts, but what can you do... Just give me the infinite contrast Kuro and I'll be happy.
At least it'll be using Panasonic and Canon IPS. Sharp's viewing angle is bloody terrible. Their colour quality is kack of late also, seem to be getting worse with every generation.
Hopefully Pioneer can bring them to the same quality as the current XBR and A650 lines.
Well the thing with the A650 lines is they use the "super clear panel" which is nothing more than a shiny finish....which makes the LCD have the same negative side as plasma - ungodly glare. The XBR4 and 5 have the best panels period. I don't believe Pioneer can have the same elite status with the Panasonic panel. It's just not in the cards
deemur34 you still belive lcd is better? pioneer is the best for the affortable PQ period you are either uneducated or are being ignorant
why are you guys talking about the lcd edition of pioneer? hopfully im wrong but its only sharp brand, lcd is a dead technology for the movie buffs it just doesnt compare to plasma
i don't like the fact that pioneer is saying that the image processing is going to be diffrent, im getting another kuro before the piosonic lol
deemur34 you still belive lcd is better? pioneer is the best for theaffortable PQ period you are either uneducated or are being ignorant why are you guys talking about the lcd edition of pioneer? hopfullyim wrong but its only sharp brand, lcd is a dead technology for themovie buffs it just doesnt compare to plasma i don't like the fact that pioneer is saying that the imageprocessing is going to be diffrent, im getting another kuro beforethe piosonic lol
deemur34 you still belive lcd is better? pioneer is the best for theaffortable PQ period you are either uneducated or are being ignorant why are you guys talking about the lcd edition of pioneer? hopfullyim wrong but its only sharp brand, lcd is a dead technology for themovie buffs it just doesnt compare to plasma i don't like the fact that pioneer is saying that the imageprocessing is going to be diffrent, im getting another kuro beforethe piosonic lol
BRING BACK THE AVIAMO!!! PLEASE!!!