Pioneer Kuro Email

[werewuf]

Text from an email I received from Pioneer:


A Decade of Flat-Panel Televisions.
A History of Revolution.

10 years. 1 goal.

To create emotions through the world of entertainment with the best picture possible.

For well over a decade now, our impassioned Pioneer engineers have dedicated themselves to our never ending quest of that solitary goal.

After 20 years of research, development, and constantly pushing the boundaries of conventional flat screen televisions, our engineers have come to be regarded as true experts in a class all their own.

Year after year we invented and reinvented. Created and recreated – each time succeeding ourselves in pursuit of perfection.


This continued pursuit has cultivated a myriad of ground-breaking display technologies. Since our debut of the world’s first high-definition 50” plasma television in 1997, we’ve made giant strides towards creating the best picture possible from a television.

Pioneer Televisions Then & NowBy developing unprecedented technologies like our Deep Encased Cell Structure (2001) to improve panel brightness, and creating our First Surface Pure Color Filter (2004) to both eliminate the need for a second layer of glass and reduce ambient reflections, we’ve made it a habit to raise the bar on what a great television should be.
In 2006, we introduced the first 50" 1080p plasma display and doubled the amount of pixels to over 2 million of the worlds smallest pixels. The result was a stunning picture with unmatched detail.

Pioneer celebrated its 10th year of flat-panel displays with the debut of the phenomenal KURO™ television. A completely redesigned flat-panel display, every aspect was rethought-- from the panel, processing and filters to new advanced features - once again exceeding industry standards by reproducing the deepest black levels ever seen.

Last year KURO succeeded in ushering in a new era of televisions. This year, the new line of KURO displays will continue this legacy.

After the quantum leaps Pioneer has introduced in flat-panel technology only a glimmer of time remains to see what the new KURO will hold -- be prepared.

seeing and hearing like never before

http://pioneer-usa.rsys1.net/servlet...vMwsHltH-TW-TB

[Marcusarilius]

Originally Posted by werewuf

Text from an email I received from Pioneer:


A Decade of Flat-Panel Televisions.
A History of Revolution.

10 years. 1 goal.

To create emotions through the world of entertainment with the best picture possible.

For well over a decade now, our impassioned Pioneer engineers have dedicated themselves to our never ending quest of that solitary goal.

Link:
http://pioneer-usa.rsys1.net/servlet...vMwsHltH-TW-TB

Link:
http://pioneer-usa.rsys1.net/servlet...vMwsHltH-TW-TB

After 20 years of research, development, and constantly pushing the boundaries of conventional flat screen televisions, our engineers have come to be regarded as true experts in a class all their own.

Year after year we invented and reinvented. Created and recreated – each time succeeding ourselves in pursuit of perfection.


This continued pursuit has cultivated a myriad of ground-breaking display technologies. Since our debut of the world’s first high-definition 50” plasma television in 1997, we’ve made giant strides towards creating the best picture possible from a television.

Pioneer Televisions Then & NowBy developing unprecedented technologies like our Deep Encased Cell Structure (2001) to improve panel brightness, and creating our First Surface Pure Color Filter (2004) to both eliminate the need for a second layer of glass and reduce ambient reflections, we’ve made it a habit to raise the bar on what a great television should be.
In 2006, we introduced the first 50" 1080p plasma display and doubled the amount of pixels to over 2 million of the worlds smallest pixels. The result was a stunning picture with unmatched detail.

Pioneer celebrated its 10th year of flat-panel displays with the debut of the phenomenal KURO™ television. A completely redesigned flat-panel display, every aspect was rethought-- from the panel, processing and filters to new advanced features - once again exceeding industry standards by reproducing the deepest black levels ever seen.

Last year KURO succeeded in ushering in a new era of televisions. This year, the new line of KURO displays will continue this legacy.

After the quantum leaps Pioneer has introduced in flat-panel technology only a glimmer of time remains to see what the new KURO will hold -- be prepared.

seeing and hearing like never before

[werewuf]

Originally Posted by Marcusarilius

Scary ain't it?

[Marcusarilius]

Originally Posted by werewuf

Scary ain't it?

That was one Hell of a build up for a TV! You would think Transformers was coming out on blu-ray or something the way they were talking!

[werewuf]

And someone here said they were getting out of the Plasma business!

[Marcusarilius]

Originally Posted by werewuf

And someone here said they were getting out of the Plasma business!

Yes, and He was pissed off or bummed about it! Can't remember which.

[maseo503]

Last year KURO succeeded in ushering in a new era of televisions. This year,(with the assistance and blessings of Matsushita) the new line of KURO displays will continue this legacy.

[maseo503]

Originally Posted by werewuf

And someone here said they were getting out of the Plasma business!

only thing they are getting out of is the glass panel production...

[werewuf]

Originally Posted by maseo503

Last year KURO succeeded in ushering in a new era of televisions. This year,(with the assistance and blessings of Matsushita) the new line of KURO displays will continue this legacy.

Actually that's not 'til 2009, this year it's still in-house...

[ManUtd]

Originally Posted by werewuf

And someone here said they were getting out of the Plasma business!

While these folks' interpretation of the Pioneer announcement was wrong, I could sense that some of them were actually happy to see Pioneer getting out of plasma business as if it was a good thing for HDTV.

[werewuf]

Originally Posted by Art Vandelay

While these folks' interpretation of the Pioneer announcement was wrong, I could sense that some of them were actually happy to see Pioneer getting out of plasma business as if it was a good thing for HDTV.

Not me, I'm all about sharin' Kuro love!

[ManUtd]

Originally Posted by werewuf

Not me, I'm all about sharin' Kuro love!

Same here. I'm helping folks here see the black, I mean the light.

[maseo503]

Originally Posted by werewuf

Actually that's not 'til 2009, this year it's still in-house...

you're correct, werewuf... but when does Pio's model year ends/begins?

nice siggys here... i hope to graduate from a panny pz to kuro once the dedicated, light-controlled room is complete...

[werewuf]

Originally Posted by maseo503

you're correct, werewuf... but when does Pio's model year ends/begins?

nice siggys here... i hope to graduate from a panny pz to kuro once the dedicated, light-controlled room is complete...

I believe their models come out in June....

[DUCKY!Ent]

I believe this is the news article most people have been talking about, for those who want to read it.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23464096/

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by DUCKY!Ent

I believe this is the news article most people have been talking about, for those who want to read it.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23464096/

Yet according to Panasonic there are no such plans in the works to be working with Pioneer or assisting Pioneer in their plasma process.

http://www.hometheatermag.com/news/308panline/

Finally, with Pioneer's recent withdrawal from plasma production inducing a swirl of rumors including suggestions that Panasonic would supply panels to Pioneer, and more significantly, that it was considering buying Pioneer's PDP intellectual property and might incorporate KURO technology into Panasonic's next-gen panels, the press event seemed like an opportune moment to attempt to clear up the rumors.

Is Panasonic going to supply panels to Pioneer? "NO!" Is Panasonic going to buy and incorporate KURO technology into its next-gen panels? "NO!" At least "NO!" for now.

From where did these rumors emanate? "Ask Pioneer" I was told by tight lipped Panasonic executives. So, as they say, "stay tuned."

[dialog_gvf]

After the quantum leaps Pioneer has introduced in flat-panel technology only a glimmer of time remains to see what the new KURO will hold -- be prepared.

I'm sure that last sentence was supposed to mean "coming soon", but it has a depressing alternate interpretation, in light of the Pioneer panel decision.

Gary

[dobyblue]

Aren't the 9G panels as much Pioneer as the 8G panels?

I thought it was after this next series of KURO panels that Pioneer is changing its plasma line-up/manufacturing/etc.

[richteer]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

Aren't the 9G panels as much Pioneer as the 8G panels?

I thought it was after this next series of KURO panels that Pioneer is changing its plasma line-up/manufacturing/etc.

Yeah, that's my understanding of the situation.

[Psiweaver]

its not till next year that pioneer is changing over to matushita panasonic is merely a division of mastushita so it won't be a panasonic but a matushita. Yes they are supposed to continue Kuro there.