I was sold on the Panny 50" 7 series but realizing the challenges created by lots of natural sunlight in my viewing room has encouraged me to pose this question to our esteemed peer group. 
I have quite a bit of sunlight coming into my apartment living room from a windown opposite the plasma will be mounted on. I have long white blinds currently which blocks some light but still allow the room to brighten up significantly on sunny days. The blinds also cast lines over the opposite wall where the plasma will be mounted, which is a concern. Because it's an apartment ideally I can avoid purchasing a heavy curtain or some other expensive tool to completely block light out. Plus, I actually do like having some light come in during the daytime even though it diminishes PQ.
While I expect the bulk of my tv watching will be done during the evenings and will be movies, I do expect to watch some daytime tv (sporting events and the occassional show or movie). This started to make me nervous in the last couple days in contemplating a new Pioneer vs. the 7 series Panny. I've read a lot of threads where many people say if you've got daylight in your room then the obvious choice is Pioneer. But I've also read rharknesses reports on the new Pioneers and their continued black level problems. I tend to like movies that have a lot of black in them: trilogies like LOR, Matrix, Star Wars, etc., comic book adaptations, etc.
Can anyone comment on whether the daytime viewing benefit of one of the new Pioneer Elites trumps the better black picture quality and *far* superior value of the Panny? In other words, can someone imagine a scenario where when value is a major criteria but you had a lot of daylight filtering into your apartment that you regretted going with a Panny 7 series instead of a Pioneer?
Thanks.
I have quite a bit of sunlight coming into my apartment living room from a windown opposite the plasma will be mounted on. I have long white blinds currently which blocks some light but still allow the room to brighten up significantly on sunny days. The blinds also cast lines over the opposite wall where the plasma will be mounted, which is a concern. Because it's an apartment ideally I can avoid purchasing a heavy curtain or some other expensive tool to completely block light out. Plus, I actually do like having some light come in during the daytime even though it diminishes PQ.
While I expect the bulk of my tv watching will be done during the evenings and will be movies, I do expect to watch some daytime tv (sporting events and the occassional show or movie). This started to make me nervous in the last couple days in contemplating a new Pioneer vs. the 7 series Panny. I've read a lot of threads where many people say if you've got daylight in your room then the obvious choice is Pioneer. But I've also read rharknesses reports on the new Pioneers and their continued black level problems. I tend to like movies that have a lot of black in them: trilogies like LOR, Matrix, Star Wars, etc., comic book adaptations, etc.
Can anyone comment on whether the daytime viewing benefit of one of the new Pioneer Elites trumps the better black picture quality and *far* superior value of the Panny? In other words, can someone imagine a scenario where when value is a major criteria but you had a lot of daylight filtering into your apartment that you regretted going with a Panny 7 series instead of a Pioneer?
Thanks.