Pioneer heeft zijn 3 nieuwe LCD's op de markt gebracht.
Naast jarenlang alleen maar plasmas te hebben gevoerd zijn ze toch overstag gegaan en hebben ze de eerst LCD's geintroduceerd.
De 42" plasma van Pioneer gaat er spoedig uit, de 50" en 60" blijven dan over. Dus wil je na het lezen van deze post toch nog een 42" Pioneer Plasma, haast u!

Deze LCD schermen gebruiken Sharp panelen en zijn vooral baanbrekend vanwege de diepe zwarten (dankzij onderandere het paneel) maar ook dankzij de extra nabewerking van de interne electronica.
Het resultaat: een baanbrekend scherm.
De 3 schermen zijn op de maat na nagenoeg indentiek in prestatie en functie.
Pioneer KRL-32V - In de winkels bij Pioneer Vision+ dealers op dit moment en de rest op 1 september
Pioneer KRL-37V - In de winkels bij Pioneer Vision+ dealers op dit moment en de rest op 1 september
Pioneer KRL-46V - In de winkels bij Pioneer Vision+ dealers op 1 September en bij de rest op 1 Oktober.
De 32" gaat voor 1599,-
en de 37" gaat voor 1899,-
Dit zijn de "scherpe" prijzen, de echte prijzen (advies) liggen 100 a 200 euro hoger.
Wat er overblijft na oktober is het volgende:
32" LCD - 37" LCD - 46" LCD - 50" PDP - 60" PDP
De plasmas zijn er in verschillende modellen. LCD's komen tot nu toe nog maar in 1 soort.
Pioneer website:
Pioneer KRL-32V
Pioneer KRL-37V
Een korte review door mij geschreven (in het engels zodat iedereen er van mee kan genieten, deze mag je doorpubliceren zolang hij maar naar hier of naar astute.nl linkt)
Today (13th of August) I had a chance to play around with the 37" and 32" all day and I hooked up several DVD players and blu-ray players and did some color space comparisons with the Plasmas of Pioneer and LCDs of Sony. (I work in a high end store so I have the time and possibilities to do this)
To start off, this screen is one of the best LCD screens I have seen. They are as sharp as the latest Sony screens (which are very impressive) but are much more black.
Even though the LCD is MORE BLACK then the Plasma (insane I know), next to the 42" top of the line Plasma of Pioneer it is not in the same league, (even when turned off, the LCD is more black then the plasma, but note, it also has a glare of blue)
If a picture has bright spots (overlight) (such as in foreheads of dark skinned people) a lot of detail gets lost (as in all LCD screens) where in the plasma there is still a lot of detail present.
But when you crank down the contrast, power up the back light and turn off all the overdrive features it actually reveals a very good screen, where maybe with a bit less black, you get an enormous amount of details and it actually is almost on par with the plasma.
Of course LCD specific quirks are still present. The screen is much more sharp so its also less quiet to look at (more artifacts on non-hd sources/less forgiving) even though it spots 100Hz and the 24 frames cine mode. Considering colors it gets pretty darn close to the plasma but still can't bring the warmth a plasma can.
Also motion blurring is present, this also has been noted in several reviews and forums threads. When watching a panning shot, there is more detail to be seen in the plasma then in the LCD shot. Still, it is a lot better then in your average LCD screen thanks to the 100Hz processing.
For build quality it feels and looks a lot better then the plasmas. The Plasma screens feature a cheap looking plastic frame (shiny and bobbly) but the LCD is sharp and neat looking like brushed steel. It's also more heavy then a similiar sized LCD screen and at 220 watts it consumes more power then most other LCD screens (Samsung 37" grosses around 185 watts and a Sharp around 160watts, Panasonic 37" LCD around 200watts)
Overall its probably the best LCD screen I have seen after some tweaking in picture quality. The build quality is very good overall and this is truly beautiful work by Pioneer.
The panel is made by Sharp (which doesn't even uses this panel in their own TV's in the west) and the ultra black looks very good. Some people say it's more reflecting then the plasmas, this is NOT true, it's more black then the plasmas, so it looks like its more shiny. When viewing they are very much the same.
Best you can buy for a very respectable price fitting in the Plasma range.
If you are a movie lover, go for the 42" plasma, if you also love to play some Xbox, PS3 or connect a PC to it (affraid of burn ins) or are a Blu-Ray lover (read, you get a hard-on from watching 1080p instead of 720p) go for the LCD. It rocks.
Naast jarenlang alleen maar plasmas te hebben gevoerd zijn ze toch overstag gegaan en hebben ze de eerst LCD's geintroduceerd.
De 42" plasma van Pioneer gaat er spoedig uit, de 50" en 60" blijven dan over. Dus wil je na het lezen van deze post toch nog een 42" Pioneer Plasma, haast u!

Deze LCD schermen gebruiken Sharp panelen en zijn vooral baanbrekend vanwege de diepe zwarten (dankzij onderandere het paneel) maar ook dankzij de extra nabewerking van de interne electronica.
Het resultaat: een baanbrekend scherm.
De 3 schermen zijn op de maat na nagenoeg indentiek in prestatie en functie.
Pioneer KRL-32V - In de winkels bij Pioneer Vision+ dealers op dit moment en de rest op 1 september
Pioneer KRL-37V - In de winkels bij Pioneer Vision+ dealers op dit moment en de rest op 1 september
Pioneer KRL-46V - In de winkels bij Pioneer Vision+ dealers op 1 September en bij de rest op 1 Oktober.
De 32" gaat voor 1599,-
en de 37" gaat voor 1899,-
Dit zijn de "scherpe" prijzen, de echte prijzen (advies) liggen 100 a 200 euro hoger.
Wat er overblijft na oktober is het volgende:
32" LCD - 37" LCD - 46" LCD - 50" PDP - 60" PDP
De plasmas zijn er in verschillende modellen. LCD's komen tot nu toe nog maar in 1 soort.
Pioneer website:
Pioneer KRL-32V
Pioneer KRL-37V
Een korte review door mij geschreven (in het engels zodat iedereen er van mee kan genieten, deze mag je doorpubliceren zolang hij maar naar hier of naar astute.nl linkt)
Today (13th of August) I had a chance to play around with the 37" and 32" all day and I hooked up several DVD players and blu-ray players and did some color space comparisons with the Plasmas of Pioneer and LCDs of Sony. (I work in a high end store so I have the time and possibilities to do this)
To start off, this screen is one of the best LCD screens I have seen. They are as sharp as the latest Sony screens (which are very impressive) but are much more black.
Even though the LCD is MORE BLACK then the Plasma (insane I know), next to the 42" top of the line Plasma of Pioneer it is not in the same league, (even when turned off, the LCD is more black then the plasma, but note, it also has a glare of blue)
If a picture has bright spots (overlight) (such as in foreheads of dark skinned people) a lot of detail gets lost (as in all LCD screens) where in the plasma there is still a lot of detail present.
But when you crank down the contrast, power up the back light and turn off all the overdrive features it actually reveals a very good screen, where maybe with a bit less black, you get an enormous amount of details and it actually is almost on par with the plasma.
Of course LCD specific quirks are still present. The screen is much more sharp so its also less quiet to look at (more artifacts on non-hd sources/less forgiving) even though it spots 100Hz and the 24 frames cine mode. Considering colors it gets pretty darn close to the plasma but still can't bring the warmth a plasma can.
Also motion blurring is present, this also has been noted in several reviews and forums threads. When watching a panning shot, there is more detail to be seen in the plasma then in the LCD shot. Still, it is a lot better then in your average LCD screen thanks to the 100Hz processing.
For build quality it feels and looks a lot better then the plasmas. The Plasma screens feature a cheap looking plastic frame (shiny and bobbly) but the LCD is sharp and neat looking like brushed steel. It's also more heavy then a similiar sized LCD screen and at 220 watts it consumes more power then most other LCD screens (Samsung 37" grosses around 185 watts and a Sharp around 160watts, Panasonic 37" LCD around 200watts)
Overall its probably the best LCD screen I have seen after some tweaking in picture quality. The build quality is very good overall and this is truly beautiful work by Pioneer.
The panel is made by Sharp (which doesn't even uses this panel in their own TV's in the west) and the ultra black looks very good. Some people say it's more reflecting then the plasmas, this is NOT true, it's more black then the plasmas, so it looks like its more shiny. When viewing they are very much the same.
Best you can buy for a very respectable price fitting in the Plasma range.
If you are a movie lover, go for the 42" plasma, if you also love to play some Xbox, PS3 or connect a PC to it (affraid of burn ins) or are a Blu-Ray lover (read, you get a hard-on from watching 1080p instead of 720p) go for the LCD. It rocks.
[ Voor 9% gewijzigd door astute op 16-08-2008 14:38 . Reden: spelfoutjes enzo ]
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