Signature Elite 141 Owners Thread - Page 166

JWhip,

I think a lot of us are interested to see how these displays compare.

The other day when I was at BB checking out a display for a friend, I was a bit impressed how close many of these displays appeared. Granted, it wasn't the best environment or setup, but a couple of years ago they weren't that similar.

That has a strange ring to it.

I know for sure that the pdk-1015 will fit the 141 as that is what I am using. It looks just like the TS-01 with the "low profile" and you cannot see space between the stand and the TV

These go on ebay for between $49 and $100. Way less than the TS-01. With what you save you can get a calibration!

I'm going up to Robert's place for this, too

See you there!

That should be interesting. Would you or one of you that attend be kind enough give us a report of your findings/opinions and post them on the Kuro threads. Thanks.

There's full information at Robert's site.

It will be broadcast privately and the full results (and possibly the video) will be on his site at some time after the event.

Regarding comparison with the 141. The announcement says LCD only but that doesn't mean there won't some random plasma or PJ hanging about. I don't imagine it will be possible to do a head to head comparison though which effectively means no comparison.

Actually it says it includes plasma also

"A lucky 70* a/v enthusiasts and industry professionals will join us in our Scarsdale, NY store to witness the world's best and largest professional evaluation of every major manufacturer's premier flagship model in the LCD/LED and Plasma technologies for 2010."

Barry

Right, my bad. I skipped ahead when I saw that they were all 240Hz. Presumably that's not the case.

Sorry, I am new here. Which site is Robert's site? Thanks.

I'll send you a PM.

Got it. Thanks!

Kuro's are still KING!

Link, Please?

I'll say. Comparing the post-calibration reports from my D-Nice calibrated 500M and 600M and the top-finishing Panny isn't even a contest. Hell, I'm not even sure the new Panny beats my 5080.

Hey guys i am having real trouble getting the email function of the pro 141 to work. I have some pictures, The first and second picture are just showing the settings. In the third picture it shows my screen right after clicking the test mail button in the pioneer control, and you can see that an active email attempt is in the Free SMTP server program i have, but immediatelly after that the Free SMTP server program says disconnected. It happens everytime i cannot get a successful email to work. I called comcast they said that port 25 is open which i read is important. Any ideas? I have a linksys router.

The ip address in the Mail Server SMTP spot of the pioneer control is the ip address for the computer running the Free SMTP server.

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Since the mail seems to be getting in your free SMTP server, then I would say the Kuro's configuration is ok. Mine is similar, I only have my adress in the same fields as you, and my ISP's SMTP server's adress (it does not require a login). I would try getting help from someone experienced with the SMTP server software. Did you configure the login parameters of Comcast's SMTP server into your SMTP server?

Dan.

How do i configure the login parameters of comcast's smtp server into my smtp server? And are you saying i should have something different in my Pioneer's settings under Mail Server (SMTP) server address? I placed my computers IP address (which is running the SMTP server program) in that field which is 192.168.1.110.

any chance you could send me some screen shots of your Mail Server program's settings, as well as your kuro's settings? then i could try to configure mine the same as yours, as well as it would make it easier for me to ask questions when i can directly compare yours to mine.

I don't know comcast's details, and I don't know the free smtp server program either. That's why I recommended that you "try getting help from someone experienced with the SMTP server software".


No, I said "the Kuro's configuration is ok".


And that seems to be good, since you said that your SMTP server is receiving the mail.


I don't have my own mail server. In the "Mail Server (SMTP)" field, I have entered the adress of the SMTP server of my ISP. I'm guessing you're trying to set-up your own SMTP server because Comcast's SMTP server requires a connection not supported by the Kuro software (SSL?).


My Kuro's settings are very similar to yours. I may not know Comcast or your SMTP server software, but I know a good deal about computers and network, and your Kuro settings seem fine. The same fields are filled in, but with different values of course, since we're not using the same computers or e-mail adresses. And again, if the mail is getting in the free SMTP server and the server does not forward it to Comcast, then it is the free SMTP server config you need to get help with.

Hope this helps!

Dan.

Have any of you noticed any rising of black level as your kuros age? Is this something that will happen with the 141? How often do you all have your kuros checked by calibrator?

No


No


Every few weeks

Ha, classic.

I will be doing the same once my new toy arrives today...

Yeah weekly calibrations would be very nice for a calibrator indeed- all joking aside isn't it true that as plasmas age and the picture becomes more dull that they are designed to compensate for this and as a result the blacks become lighter? If Kuros are immune to this, then can you explain what makes them different than say the Panasonics that everyone has been complaining about? Is it just that the Kuro has low enough black levels from the start that it is less noticeable to kuro owners?

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How many of you 141 owner's keep the display in standby when not in use? Since my kids have become older the power on/off is being used 4-5 times per day . If I keep the display powered on 24/7 and use standby will it will extend the power supply life a significant amount?