Comments on: PANASONIC PREMIERE TH-65VX100-THE NEW KING OF FLAT PANELS-Exclusive First Review

By: highefjunkies

highefjunkies — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:26:38 +0000

Excited to see the Premiere plasma’s later this year.

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By: Alejandro

Alejandro — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:55:45 +0000

I am moving very soon to live in Spain, and already have the Panasonic TH65PF11UK, let me tell you I love it like a son!! thus now its part of the family. I read in the specs that it is PAL compatible, if I just take a powerful 220-120v converter (2000 watt) will that be all I need to make it work in Europe??

By: gt350

gt350 — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:41:53 +0000

Does anyone have a opinion if the 65-11 is better or the 65-100 is better?

By: Michael Leader

Michael Leader — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 09:58:51 +0000

Obviously both the Panasonic and Pioneer panels make great pictures. I work in Digital Cinema and spend much of my life in Post production facilities. I almost NEVER see a Pioneer flat panel product in even a board room. Panasonic’s (claibrated) abound in technical areas where necessary, but none are considered a “Grade 1″ reference monitor..at any cost.

I have often noted that, all Panasonic professional series displays consume more juic out of the wall than Pioneers…and “others”. In tis case the Panasonic 60″ is 755 watts…and the Pioneer is 524 watts. Something definately IS going on deep inside these competing units. I do not want to hear that the Pioneer is “more efficient”. All makers have access to the same levels of technology and well understand power supply designs. My simple question….if Pioneer is so great, why do I never see them in exceptionaly hi-end post production facilities….and….across the broad range of Panasonic displays, why do they consume more power than the competition? Certainly one issue is the processing power and performance of Panasonic operating at 16 to 18 bits.

By the way…a premium Grade One Studio monitor is in the $ 30,000 price range….so, $ 9,000 for a great 65 incher in my book is a bargain! and, the Panasonic will display studio HD-SDI which i very much doubt Pioneer will do.

Cheers,

Michael Leader

By: Captain Pedro

Captain Pedro — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:05:39 +0000

Oh, well. Pioneer is OUT OF THERE now anyway…

By: maxnix

maxnix — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:59:35 +0000

Funny, but Panasonic manufactures the Kuro Plasma display, with Pioneer only adding on some proprietary electronics, right?

Who said Panasonic produces annual changes in their Professional models? They don’t. Technology and manufacturing processes drive their model changes, not the calendar.

By: AVforum.no - 60 - 65" tommers plasma Pioneer eller Panasonic

AVforum.no - 60 - 65" tommers plasma Pioneer eller Panasonic — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:37:22 +0000

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By: Panasonic TH-65VX100 & TH-50VX100 new Pro monitor Plasmas - AVForums.com

Panasonic TH-65VX100 & TH-50VX100 new Pro monitor Plasmas - AVForums.com — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:46:57 +0000

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By: plasmaman

plasmaman — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:23:44 +0000

There ar a number of things that make up good picture.

1. Black level. If black ain’t black it is gray.

2. Colour reproduction. Red should be red-Orange is orange and grass is green. So no orange Ferrari F! cars and no flourescent green/yellow sports fields.

3. Contrast ratio. As with black, white should not look gray.

4. Number of levels of gray achievable. The more you can resolve, the better the picture looks. In bright areas it is not so important but in dark areas of the picture it is vital.

It is clear that the Panasonic is not a KURO killer because as mentioned earlier the is a price difference and they are clearly the two best in class by some way.

As I read what the HD Guru wrote, I saw that on balance the Panasonic was “better overall”.

Finally to the person that said that TV/Movies should not be viewed in darkness or close to dark. Would you judge a HiFi when played next to working jackhammer?
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By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:44:20 +0000

Wow, seems there’s quite a few fanboys drinking the Pioneer coolaid. Interesting review, but does the new Panny accept and display 1080p/24 without flickering? I think that was the key difference between it and the Kuro in the last generation showdown. Might be an idea for Pioneer to provide a discount on sedatives for their rabid fan base.