50, 60 High-Definition PureVision Plasma Television [PIONEER KRP-500A/ KRP-600A]

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Outline: Full HD plasma TVs, with the media receiver separate from the display. (50 in. and 60 in. models) These sets produce the ultimate in visual beauty. Full HD images at an impressive resolution of 1920x1080p are displayed in deep blacks (at a stunning contrast ratio of 100000:1) and vivid colors. The display is now 64 mm thin, for easier wall mounting. Although the media receiver was designed to be expandable in a variety of ways, connection with the display is straightforward, and the area around the equipment stays neat.
Producer: TOSHISHIGE YOSHINO, Display Planning Department, Business Planning Division, HBG, PIONEER CORPORATION
Director: SHOGO UENO, Studio 3, Product Design Division, PIONEER DESIGN CORPORATION
Designer: TATSUFUMI FUNAYAMA, TOSHIYUKI SONODA, KEISUKE ITO, HIDEYA NAGASAWA, Studio 3, Product Design Division, PIONEER DESIGN CORPORATION
More information: http://pioneer.jp/pdp/
Market release pending: 2008/10/1

Evaluation

Among the many models that are trying to keep pace with Samsung's 3D surface, piano-black models of HD TV, which dominate the North American market, daring to use a cut frame and striving for minimalist expression is a refreshing approach. Technological features such as deep blacks yielding a 100,000:1 contrast ratio and ultra-thin design based on separation of the display and media receiver match the design extremely well. Pioneer's machining technology undergirds the fine quality of the minimalist expression.