If 50+ inches are too big, try KURO LCD November 21, 2008
Posted by Pioneer Blog Team in : HD LCD , 3 commentsWe’ve noticed that there is demand on the blog for sub 50-inch HDTVs. So just in case you missed it we wanted to mention that Pioneer have launched a range of KURO LCDs.
The KRL-32V, KRL-37V and KRL-46V are 32-inch, 37-inch and 46-inch KURO LCD HDTVs respectively. All three offer the full 1080p HD experience and 100Hz processing. Take a look at how they compare here.
As the new TVs hit the market we’ve seen some reviews starting to surface, and we’re really pleased with the response. Notably the KRL-37V has been awarded 4 Stars from What Hi-Fi who said “natural, detailed picture with standard and high-definition material”. Then CNET UK reviewed the KRL-32V and concluded it was “Excellent” awarding it 8.6 out of 10. And last but certainly not least, we had our first consumer review kindly provided by Tania who said “the picture quality is excellent” and the TV is a high quality addition to her lounge.
If you own one, why not submit a review and be featured on our KURO Website. We always appreciate your feedback.
The Pioneer Blog Team
The Pioneer HD Blog is back up November 14, 2008
Posted by Pioneer Blog Team in : Uncategorized, Questions for Pioneer Customers , 10 commentsYou might have noticed that the blog has been offline for a few days. This was caused by mis-communication between our selves and our hosts, but we are pleased to let you know that we are back online.
It’s good to be back, and we feel it’s a chance to post more about Pioneer and listen to the fantastic comments you give us.
We do read all the comments you take the time to write, and whilst we are not able to reply to each individually, recurring topics are circulated within Pioneer UK. Just so you know, if you would like to speak to Customer Services regarding a specific query you can telephone +44 (0)330 123 1240.
The Pioneer Blog Team
Pioneer and Matsushita reach basic agreement on PDP business April 25, 2008
Posted by Pioneer Blog Team in : Uncategorized, HD Plasma , 9 commentsJust to update you on the Business as usual for Pioneer blog post on March 7 - Pioneer Corporation and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, Ltd, best known for its Panasonic products, have reached a basic agreement on a comprehensive PDP business alliance to further progress and reinforce the PDP businesses.
The agreement mainly covers R & D as well as strategic production and supply of PDP and modules. The two companies will discuss further detail and conclude a formal agreement on the PDP business alliance around May 2008.
Pioneer and Matsushita have been serving the market with high-performance, high-quality plasma TVs under their respective brands “KURO” and “VIERA”, exploiting the advantages of the PDP devices as self-emitting displays and their own video technologies. They have won high praise from consumers and audiovisual specialists.
The two companies believe the comprehensive alliance will bring about significant synergy effects by the integration of Pioneer’s KURO technologies, renowned for high luminance efficiency, high contrast and super-slim design, with NeoPDP, Matsushita’s own technologies for high efficiency that has been developed as evolutionary technologies of the next-generation “VIERA” plasma displays. By developing PDPs and modules that are eco-friendly and excel in performance and picture-quality, Pioneer and Matsushita will contribute to further growth of plasma TVs in the flat-panel TV market.
The Pioneer Blog Team
Blogpology! March 12, 2008
Posted by Pioneer Blog Team in : Uncategorized, Questions for Pioneer Customers , 5 commentsUnfortunately we have just uncovered a problem with our blog. This means we may not have responded or posted some of your comments. Please accept our sincere apologies and please continue to send us your posts. Please do also let us know if you have an outstanding query and you have not received a response from us.
Thanks,
The Pioneer Blog Team.
Business as usual for Pioneer March 7, 2008
Posted by Pioneer Blog Team in : Uncategorized, HD Plasma, Entertainment, Automotive, Audio , 22 commentsToday we announced our restructuring plans for our Display business and measures to enhance our Corporate value.
Please be reassured that KURO plasmas remain a key technology for us. We will continue to supply premium models with the high picture and sound quality you all expect.
In addition to our KURO Plasma business, we also look forward to growing and developing our Car Electronics, Speaker and Home Electronics business, as set out in the news release that was published earlier today.
Therefore it remains very much business as usual at Pioneer.
What was your favourite film in World Cinema? November 14, 2007
Posted by Pioneer Blog Team in : World Cinema , 8 commentsDear members of the blog
Pioneer is once again to sponsor the BBC Four World Cinema Award 2008. The event will take place next January, and the nominated films will be announced in the very near future. BBC FOUR recognises the very best in foreign language filmmaking with the annual World Cinema Award.
It has been a truly wonderful year for international cinema, with foreign language films achieving critical acclaim and success at the box office, including Clint Eastwood’s Letters from Iwo Jima, Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, Olivier Dahan’s La Vie En Rose, Christian Petzold’s Yella, Michel Gondry’s The Science of Sleep, Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto and Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s The Lives of Others, to name but a few.
We want to know what your personal favourite World Cinema film was from the past 12 months, and why?
We look forward to hearing from you.
The Pioneer Blog Team
Tell us what you think about our KURO Nights October 31, 2007
Posted by Pioneer Blog Team in : HD Plasma , 2 commentsHello fellow bloggers,
Over the past couple of months some of our retailers across the UK have been staging special presentation evenings for our range of KURO flat screen televisions. A selection of egistered Pioneer website members were invited along to these events to have a personal viewing of the screens. If you are a registered member and have not received an invite so far it is because there has not been one in your local area, keep checking your inbox as there could be a KURO night near you.
If you did attend one of these evenings we would like to know what you thought about the night itself, and the KURO televisions on display. Your feedback is very valuable to us.
Many Thanks,
The Pioneer Blog Team
Pioneer Update 30th October October 30, 2007
Posted by Pioneer Blog Team in : HD Plasma , 14 commentsDear blog members,
We have received many comments from you regarding Pioneer releasing a 42″ 1080p KURO. We are publishing this post to address these very valid questions.
Of course Pioneer made the worlds first 50″ native 1920 x 1080P Plasma display, so it would seem natural for us to follow this with a smaller screen size although we have no immediate plans. Consumers though should consider the following:
1) There is a lot of confusion and possibly too much emphasis on static display resolution figures like 1920 x 1080 etc. When we just had CRT TV sets, they all basically worked in the same way and resolved the same amount of horizontal Interlaced lines to make up the picture being displayed, (they were all the same resolution). Yet the differences between these TV’s ability to display good television pictures were vast and the market and quality between TV’s equally so. That’s because there is a lot more to a good picture than simply resolution. Pioneer believe that the key elements that make a good flat panel television display are: Brightness, Contrast, Gradation, Accurate colour reproduction, Motion picture resolution, and Good signal to noise ratio versus resolution.
The higher static resolution number is deemed meaningless if the TV’s video processing is not good enough to maintain this resolution when the pictures are moving, and its amazing how many struggle to do this well. What is important is how good the picture looks from your typical viewing distance and in similar conditions to how you watch TV at home. That should encompass details like ambient lighting; turned-up as well as down for that full home theatre experience. A lot of TV’s can look very good in bright show rooms, but this is not necessarily how it will look when you get it home.
2) The human eye and the brain’s ability to distinguish between an XGA resolution and a 1920 x 1080 resolution screen at an average of three meters viewing distance is limited and this is further reduced when you move further away or reduce the total screen size and respective pixels size.
3) What are you watching? The best Progressive HD broadcast available today is 720P (1280 x 720 Progressive) or alternatively 1920 x 1080i (one field of 1440 or 1920 x 540 odd lines Interlaces with 1440 or 1920 x 540 even lines = 1080i). Flat panel displays are inherently Progressive and this results in Interlaced to Progressive conversion either within the broadcast receiver or Set-Top-Box or processed within the Flat Panel TV. Interlaced to Progressive conversion is hard, if not impossible to do accurately and without a number of potential picture quality issues. The only Formats that currently offer a native 1920 x 1080P picture are the Blu-ray and competing HD-DVD formats.
4) The PDP-4280 / 428XD Kuro TV’s have won critical acclaim around the world and in most instances been tested directly against our competitors TV’s, many of which are the higher 1920 x 1080 static resolution. Yet the results simply speak for themselves. There is a lot more to a good TV picture than simply resolution.
We hope this information is helpful, and please feel free to keep the questions coming.
The Pioneer Blog Team
Our HD Ready 1080p KURO TVs are now online September 18, 2007
Posted by Pioneer Blog Team in : HD Plasma , 21 commentsDear All,
We have just updated our KURO website with full product specifications of our 1080p KURO flat screen televisions. The range consists of two 50 inch models, and two 60 inch. All of these models will be available to buy from October.
Thanks,
The Pioneer Blog Team
KURO in the press August 21, 2007
Posted by Pioneer Blog Team in : Uncategorized , 1 comment so farDear All
The online team has been updating the new KURO microsite with reviews of our new flat screen televisions from leading journalists and magazine publications. We are delighted with the positive reviews for the KURO televisions, and would like to share them with you.
We will continue to add more reviews as they become available.
Thanks a lot
The Pioneer Blog Team