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* Black levels in the new display far exceed previous Pioneer plasmas, making dark scenes darker while maintaining clarity of detail. This is the result of reducing the minimum luminance level by 80 percent. The test equipment typically used to determine the variance between peak white and peak black does not have great enough range to measure Pioneer’s new display so a contrast ratio specification is not yet determined.
* Rich colors in dark scenes are a second benefit of the lower luminance levels and deeper blacks. The new display reproduces colors with greater richness and accuracy even in dark scenes.
* Performance in bright rooms is significantly improved with a newly engineered filter that minimizes the effect of ambient light so the display is able to maintain deep black levels regardless of lighting conditions. Pioneer will demonstrate the display in both bright and dark lighting conditions to simulate a retail environment and the typical American living room. In both cases, black levels remain deep and colors are intense.
There will be 3 types of displays.
1. 1080p Elite displays 50" (Pro FHD1) and 60"
These will contain the new black levels, the new pro colour(Canadian spelling) filter and the new asic processor.
2. 768p Elite displays 42”, 50” and 60”
These will contain the new black levels, the new pro colour filter and the new asic processor. As well as the ability to process 1080p signals. The current 7G plasmas can only process 1080p/24Hz signals, but these new Elite models may support 30 Hz and 60 Hz signals due to the new asic processor.
3. 768p Pure displays 42”, 50” and 60”
These will contain the new black levels, a new colour filter that may not be as good as the Elite filter and POTENTIALLY the new asic processor.
However due to the cost of the asic processor, it may not make it into the Pure line of displays. This could mean that we would finally have a significant difference in the PQ of Pure vs Elite displays.
As with the current generation of displays, the Pure line will be able to process 1080p/24Hz signals.
Finally, all the displays would be priced higher than the 7th generation of displays
Ciao
Alex