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

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: 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.

By: Chad

Chad — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:13:37 +0000

Kamm,
Your post is the most misinformed post I have read in a long time.
You do realize that the Pioneer Kuro outperforms any TV on the market don’t you??
If you think I am wrong take a trip over to CNET or ask any respectable ISF calibrator and they will tell you that the Kuro performs better in the most KEY areas than any display ever made. thats not an opinion, thats a fact.

And contrary to your uninformed statement that “pioneer sold its plasma buisness to panasonic”, Pioneer is using Panasonic as a contract manufacturer to Build the PDP module (glass) of thier 10th generation Kuro TO PIONEER SPECIFICATIONS!!!!
This means pioneer will still be pioneer designed.
Only the glass will be manufactured by panasonic and the rest of the panel (electronics, processing, driving technology, etc.) will still be made by Pioneer.
Maybe you should read up some more before posting such ill informed non-sense.

By: kamm

kamm — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:46:03 +0000

KURO was always a joke, an overpriced, marketing-based trick and it didn’t even work, Pio lost a fortune in the past couple of years, thanks to the enormous costs – it’s a failed attempt and they knew it hence they sold their panel business to Panasonic.
Now Panasonic is raping Pioneer’s @ss and everybody knows it (sans the usual clueless fanboys and -girls who apparently after all this public embarrassment of Pio still think Kuro is some magical, exclusive panel technology LOL.)

By: DavidLee

DavidLee — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:20:03 +0000

Why would anyone spend that kind of money when you can get an excellent 52″ Vizio for 1/5 of the price?! You get a whole lot more bang for your buck and you aren’t bankrupt at the end of the day!