Kuro 60" or XBR8 55" ?

[Porfie]

I can't decide which to get the plasma Pioneer pro151fd or the lcd Sony XBR8 Which one is better?

[brett_day]

depends on if you like plasma or lcd better...both have pros and cons and are suited to different enviroments

[Porfie]

Originally Posted by brett_day

depends on if you like plasma or lcd better...both have pros and cons and are suited to different enviroments

Whats your take on each?

[T-Town Oil]

ive got a 60 inch kuro...hands down one of the best tv sets available

[sokrman14]

This is a fortunate problem for you to have. I would go for the Pioneer 60" for the overall best picture. If you have any issue with glare, I would opt for the XBR8.

[Twitch9]

I would go plasma, way better blacks. But depending on your room conditions LCD might be a better choice. If i were looking at LCD i would stay away from sony and look at Samsung, they get the best reviews for LCD

I think LCD has come along way but still has a long way to catch up to plasma's picture.

[T-Town Oil]

just looked at your gallery twitch, very nice. im debating on going with paradigm myself

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

I think I better buy a 60" Pioneer soon before stores go out of stock due to the sputtering economy.

[Porfie]

thanks guys i think the kuro just has better reviews and people like the picture better

[bageleaterkkjji]

Originally Posted by Twitch9

I would go plasma, way better blacks. But depending on your room conditions LCD might be a better choice. If i were looking at LCD i would stay away from sony and look at Samsung, they get the best reviews for LCD

I think LCD has come along way but still has a long way to catch up to plasma's picture.

did you just quote a website? how does it have way better blacks

[Sonny]

Get the Pioneer before there gone. There the best HDTV's. There is a guy in my city who has a 151 for $3,200 NITB swivel wall mount & 4 year war. That unbeatable.

[Twitch9]

Originally Posted by bageleaterkkjji

did you just quote a website? how does it have way better blacks

I don't need to quote a web site i deal with this question everyday. LCD can not reproduce place like plasma, it is just not possible, plasma has a ink like black where LCD looks flat, also has to do with the matt screen that LCD uses over the glossy screen that plasma uses. LCD will never have a deep black like plasma and that is why plasma will always have a better picture with more accurate detail and better color.

[Twitch9]

Originally Posted by Twitch9

I don't need to quote a web site i deal with this question everyday. LCD can not reproduce place like plasma, it is just not possible, plasma has a ink like black where LCD looks flat, also has to do with the matt screen that LCD uses over the glossy screen that plasma uses. LCD will never have a deep black like plasma and that is why plasma will always have a better picture with more accurate detail and better color.

I just found this also a quote from Cnet David Katzmaier, just to help back my point.

A general rule of thumb is that plasmas deliver better home theatre performance than LCDs. Our video guru, David Katzmaier, says the difference is due mostly to the fact that backlighting-based LCD TVs typically can't display black as well as plasmas; it ends up closer to dark grey. That shortcoming decreases the amount of detail you can see in the shadows and ultimately leaves the picture looking -- as videophiles would say -- less three-dimensional.

[jsteinhauer]

The LED backlit displays by Sony and Samsung are nearly as good as Pioneer plasmas when it comes to blacks. You will sacrifice shadow detail, unless you have a way to correct near black gamma. I have a 55XBR8 and do not regret the purchase, but my BD player has gamma correction. Without it, blacks are crushed, and you lose detail.

If you do a lot of viewing in a bright, daylit room, seriously consider the LCD's. If movies in the dark are your only concern, then plasma is probably the way to go.

[bageleaterkkjji]

we are talking about the xbr8 it is not the average lcd

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

Well sh*t. I'm gonna win the lotto and buy a Pioneer before its too difficult to find and/or before the prices skyrocket

[William H Pratt]

Remember the off axis viewing weakness of LCDs. BUY the Kuro, you can't go wrong with one!

[Santeria]

Originally Posted by bageleaterkkjji

we are talking about the xbr8 it is not the average lcd

still blacks on a plasma >>>> blacks on an lcd.

[onehothemi]

XBR8 over the pio anyday

[Sonny]

The XBR8 is still flawed as are all LCD's. Get the Pioneer & get the best.