Black level detail of a kuro vs Panasonic V10, and a test for owners

[stobbart]

Ok from what it seems the Kuro is still the king (for videophiles) of the HDTV world. Because from the sound of it the average consumer who does not have a trained eye would not really be able to tell a difference. I do have a trained eye and want the best but then I got to thinking, the black level detail is not really discussed about this tv. Sure everyone knows it has the inky blacks that no other display can touch. But there is a difference between having just a completly black black with not detail and having damn good black that most people would not be able to tell a difference on and have excellent black level detail.

Im talking about the detail in the deepest dark black areas of the kuro. I have done work with 16mm b/w film and I can say that never will you get an area so black that you cannot see detail in it unless you have unexposed film. Even if you were on a lake at night the human eye would still be able to detect ripples of waves and the everychanging contours of the surface. I read a recent review of the V10, cant remember where as I have read so many, that said the V10 handles black level detail better then the kuro since the kuro is just interested in producing the deepest black possible it does not have the ability to create black level detail where as the V10 does. It was refering to the interrogation in a cave in quantum of solace if anyone has read that one.

So to owners, is this true? Is detail washed out in the black of a kuro? IF you want to know pop in Bram Stokers Dracula. Its is inteneded to be a really dark (lighting) film and would be a great test for both the kuro and V10 to see which one handles the detail in the blackest areas the best. (I pick this because I saw this in theatres after seeing it on a home theatre and the theatre had significantly improved black level detail and this is how movies are supposed to be. With inky blacks, yet with detail still there.