OK, first off, thanks to Roman@Invision for his friendly and fast service.
In the door for ~75%MSRP ain't too shabby either!
An unabashed black-level fan, I have been frustrated since replacing my first HDTV, a 2001 Sony XBR CRT. Many plasmas, LCD's, DLP's,and projectors later, I have landed one of these 8G's, mostly on the strength of this forum and it's like- minded (hello Mr.Harkness) folk. Was a bit skeptical of all the hype from trade shows and such,but hopeful none the less.
Anyway, I've had it (4280)running 4 hrs. now,both in filtered daylight conditions and now some night-time viewing and it does not dissapoint. I have it side by side with a 9G Panny 58 running the same source and having been self-calibrated with AVIA.
Naturally,the PIO is just out of the box, using standard setting for now.
Where to begin?
Universal HD-DVDs open with a starry space-like sky with planet earth in foreground-I have been known to count the stars in it to measure "blackness of space". I tried to take a picture of it, but was far too blurry to publish.
Suffice it to say though, the PIO is a new high, very near to CRT level black, as I remember it.
The one picture attatched is a night scene from the opening of SAT NITE LIVE.
Hopefully, it shows relative black level to the Panny , which may be the best plasma I have had . I know taking pictures like this is a crap-shoot but someone will ask for them anyway. I tried to keep the variables to a minimum.
I can take more if requested but please be patient as I test my new toy.
As far as the sidebars approaching the blackness of the frame, this guy comes pretty close -not quite a total blending, but closer than anything since CRT.
I expect to have an HD-DVD calibration disc by tomorrow, and will try to be better dialed in soon.
First impressions:
Very smooth, almost no dithering, unlike the Panny.
Pure whites,no grey whites here.
Plenty sharp and detailed , better than the 5070 I had.
Natural motion(120hz?) beats the heck out of any LCD I have owned.
Screen a bit more reflective than I thought, Elite will probably be better.
And of course, blacks to beat all ('cept maybe the 'ole CRT)
For the entry price , I think it's a winner.
Roman: Please reserve my 6010 in the fall!
Steve Longo
An unabashed black-level fan, I have been frustrated since replacing my first HDTV, a 2001 Sony XBR CRT. Many plasmas, LCD's, DLP's,and projectors later, I have landed one of these 8G's, mostly on the strength of this forum and it's like- minded (hello Mr.Harkness) folk. Was a bit skeptical of all the hype from trade shows and such,but hopeful none the less.
Anyway, I've had it (4280)running 4 hrs. now,both in filtered daylight conditions and now some night-time viewing and it does not dissapoint. I have it side by side with a 9G Panny 58 running the same source and having been self-calibrated with AVIA.
Naturally,the PIO is just out of the box, using standard setting for now.
Where to begin?
Universal HD-DVDs open with a starry space-like sky with planet earth in foreground-I have been known to count the stars in it to measure "blackness of space". I tried to take a picture of it, but was far too blurry to publish.
Suffice it to say though, the PIO is a new high, very near to CRT level black, as I remember it.
The one picture attatched is a night scene from the opening of SAT NITE LIVE.
Hopefully, it shows relative black level to the Panny , which may be the best plasma I have had . I know taking pictures like this is a crap-shoot but someone will ask for them anyway. I tried to keep the variables to a minimum.
I can take more if requested but please be patient as I test my new toy.
As far as the sidebars approaching the blackness of the frame, this guy comes pretty close -not quite a total blending, but closer than anything since CRT.
I expect to have an HD-DVD calibration disc by tomorrow, and will try to be better dialed in soon.
First impressions:
Very smooth, almost no dithering, unlike the Panny.
Pure whites,no grey whites here.
Plenty sharp and detailed , better than the 5070 I had.
Natural motion(120hz?) beats the heck out of any LCD I have owned.
Screen a bit more reflective than I thought, Elite will probably be better.
And of course, blacks to beat all ('cept maybe the 'ole CRT)
For the entry price , I think it's a winner.
Roman: Please reserve my 6010 in the fall!
Steve Longo