New High End Plasma Questions

go with the kuro and shut up

No need to be quite, but the Kuro series PDPs are currently the best flat panel displays available.

Kuro is the way to go.

Consider a high-end LCD panel instead. I say this because of your description of your room as "very bright." Plasmas are best suited for lower-to-dark ambient light conditions to reduce reflections off the glass and really make their advantages shine. There's also the risk of permanent image retention because you will feel pressure to turn your brightness and contrast settings to torchlight levels in order to achieve a bright enough picture in a very bright room.

An LCD panel with a matte screen will reduce glare/reflections to almost nothing, and you can even crank the brightness to torchlight levels w/o risking burn-in. And these days, there are several high-quality pictures on LCD available in the 50" category.

Kuro's are the best picture, plasma or LCD, but NOT for a "very bright" room, as you describe. HQ LCD is the way to go for your needs. Even if you weren't risking burn-in, you will still regret that highly-reflective glass panel of a plasma in your bright setting. You want the matte screen.

~ Crag

What do you currently have in this bright room?

The Pioneer 111FD would be a solid choice.

Chris

Personally I believe if you are planning to spend some money on a high-end display, spending some $ on some light control (blinds etc) is in your interest. Do you watch mostly in the evening, or during the day?

Excessive ambient light hurts critical viewing of any display. So there is a sense that placing a high-end display in a very bright environment is counter-intuitive. With that being said, the kuros have very good anti-reflective coating along with top-notch PQ in every category imaginable. Room lighting is no problem at all. Direct sunlight can still lower the percieved PQ.

I think it comes down to viewing habits. As long as you are planning to watch say more than 50 percent in the evening, the benefits of a kuro will be seen often enough to definitely make it worthwhile. If you are planning to watch during the day only, I would personally not spend very much on any display. In this case, window blinds or the purchase of a low-end display are the options that make sense, imo.

Of course you could just get the kuro and ignore all this. It will still look great, its just you will be missing out on some of what it has to offer if there is sunlight pouring in during all of your viewing.

Just how bright is this room going to be?

are we talking average ambient light or a Heavy amount of ambient light?

This could play a big part in which flat panel you will get the best picture out of.

Take a look at Cnet's list of the best HDTVs overall.........

http://reviews.cnet.com/best-high-definition-tvs/

Pioneer Kuro Elite Pro111 or Elite Signature Pro101. and just try and keep your mouth shut when you see the pic it delivers.

If it's truly a bright room, you should consider the Samsung 950 series LCD.

At least one Elite owner has expressed a preference for it in his bright room.

If the Kuro is too pricey, go with a Panny. I have a panny in a very bright room that let in lots of light and haven't had an issue at all. In fact the 60" Sony LCD that I use to have in the living room there got washed out very easily by light. The Panny LCD in my bedroom also gets washed out easier in the daytime. I went with plasma as my main gaming tv just because of this.

I would agree and there is a AVS dealer powerbuy on those right now here
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/vbcla...?do=ad&id=8235

+1!!!! And you better hurry up and get one while there are some still
available because that is a smoking hot deal on the best HDTV
that money can buy!!!!

Yea coming from Fujitsu Pioneer Elite is the way to go. It is dimmer than LCD's but most find it just perfect.

Bright smright!

Some people hate the direct sunlight, and love the shade. Coulors look better in the shade, oh and black cars look better in the shade...I heard somewhere.

So down with the over bright, overexposed look. Give your eyes the comfort they deserve.

Look at the Samsung 760 series, the Panasonic 800 series, and of course what everyone has mentioned, the Pioneer Kuro line. Any of those 3 will meet your needs and your choice will be based on your preference.

I'll tell you right now, with the ISFccc modes activated, the Pioneer 111FD is hands down the brightest plasma you can find even post calibration. My own Pro-111 is just to the right of 3 large windows which bring in a significant amount of ambient light during the day and the 55 or 56 fL Im currently getting out of my ISF Day A/V mode is more than enough to combat it.

Kuro is the best I've seen.