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By: Richard Del Cazzo
Web site: http://www.hdtv-hdtv.com
Pioneer Plasma Televisions: Two new, digital cable-ready
Pioneer plasma televisions from offer the purest image quality
possible in a flat panel display, bringing true high definition
television to discerning consumers. The 43” diagonal
PDP-4345HD and 50” diagonal PDP-5045HD widescreen plasma
televisions are the newest in Pioneer’s line of PureVision
HDTVs.
A world leader in the development and manufacturing of plasma
displays, Pioneer plasma televisions use numerous proprietary
technologies to create the purest image quality. Beginning
with these televisions, Pioneer also utilized its expertise
in the cable industry to create cable-ready televisions with
a unique on-screen user interface known as Passport™.
Anyone who
ever played the “telephone” game knows that the
more you pass information back and forth, the more likely it
is to distort that information. Pure Drive keeps television
signals as pure as possible by eliminating unnecessary conversions
between the analog and digital realm. Any analog television
signal (analog cable, VCR, etc.) is converted once to digital
and then remains in the digital domain. A digital signal (digital
cable, DVD, etc.) has no conversion at all. This maintains the
purity of the signal going into the Pioneer plasma television
display for the purest image quality on screen for the viewer.
The cable and consumer electronics industries recently
approved standards that make it possible for consumers to
get digital cable television in their home without the need
for a cable box. Instead, the cable technology, including
the QAM tuner, is included in the television itself. When
a consumer purchases a digital cable ready television, like
the newPioneer plasma televisions, they simply call their
cable company to request a cable card that will activate their
television and enable them to get their favorite cable channels.
In the case of Pioneer’s televisions, the consumer also
will have on-screen graphics that display television channel
information. These on-screen graphics are based on Pioneer’s
well-respected Passport on-screen electronic program guide.
Movie lovers will appreciate Pioneer’s Advanced PureCinema,
which makes television feel more like a movie theater. Pioneer
plasma televisions were the first to introduce advanced film
playback using 3:3 film-to-video-conversion by increasing
the refresh rate to 72Hz in a plasma display. Previously televisions
only offered 3:2 film-to-video-conversion at 60Hz resulting
in on screen artifacts, such as uneven motion.
This technology is a cornerstone of the Pioneer
plasma televisions enabling color and contrast that create
larger-than-life images. It also enables the Pioneer plasma
televisions to display more than one billion colors on screen
– 1,073,741,824 true colors to be exact. Grayscale is
also improved with ACE II, which distinguishes 1024 grayscale
steps for each of the pixel colors to help keep the blacks
truly black and provide finer gradations within the dark areas.
Compared to 256 grayscale steps found in many other televisions,
Pioneer offers a tremendous advantage in making dimly lit
scenes clear and watchable.
The High Definition Multimedia
Interface found on Pioneer plasma televisions not only provides
simple one-cable connectivity, but it helps future-proof the
investment in plasma with new, proven, technology. HDMI assures
that the best video signal is sent from the source (DVD player,
video game, etc.) to the television.
Pioneer's Home Entertainment Division is the leading manufacturer
of plasma televisions and monitors, DVD players and DVD recorders,
A/V receivers, CD players and CD recorders, speakers and other
audio and video accessories. Its focus is on the development
of new digital technologies including Digital Network Entertainment.
The company markets its products under the Pioneer plasma
televisions and Pioneer Elite brand names. When purchased
from an authorized dealer, consumers receive a limited warranty
for one year with Pioneer products and two years with Pioneer
Elite products.
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