Pioneer KRP-600A Kuro Plasma Television
October 31, 2008
“All work and no play…” Oops!!! “All work and no entertainment…” will make anybody dull. And none can deny that watching movies or playing games on a high definition, widescreen TV can be a great source of entertainment. Pioneer KRP-600A Kuro Plasma Television with all its advanced picture and sound enhancing technologies seems to be a great entertainer.
The Ultra Black Panel of this plasma TV, produces rich deep black levels, making anyone who sets his eye on the screen, watch in awe. The True Matrix Imaging feature, with Deep Waffle-shaped Rib Structure increases overall brightness, making images look bright and brimming with pure colours. The i-CLEAR Drive in combination with the multi-bit panel, produces many gradations of colours, showing subtle colour differences as well. The Dynamic HD converter, converts interlaced PAL signals to progressive signals, thus creating smooth, sharp and clear images. Also, the PureCinema feature enables theatre quality pictures to be displayed on screen. Additional features like colour temperature adjustment, noise reduction routines and flicker reduction techniques enhance picture quality too. Intelligent light sensors adjust brightness of the screen in accordance with room lighting as well.
This 60” plasma TV features Full HD resolution of 1920×1080 pixels, ensuring pictures filled with great details. It measures 1465(W) x 876(H) x 64(D) mm and weighs 49.9 kg. This TV is also equipped with 4 HDMI inputs, 1 component video input, 1 RCA AV input, 3 Scarts, 1 digital audio output, 1 RCA audio output, 1 PC input, 1 USB 2.0 port, a headphone output, 1 Subwoofer output, 2 Common Interface slots, 1 SR Control, 1 Satellite Terminal antenna and 1 Terrestrial Terminal antenna. Easy operations of devices compatible with the TV is achieved too, with the Kuro Link feature that enables control of these devices with a single remote control. Powerful surround acoustics are created by the sound system which employs audio enhancement technologies like SRS WOW, TruBass and FOCUS. PiP, PaP, TeleText and EPG are other additional features offered.
Pioneer KRP-600A Kuro Full HD Plasma Television, true to its name “Kuro”, meaning black in Japanese, does produce great black levels. This fine looking black bezel plasma TV can surely add beauty to your living room. Also, being equipped with technologies and features that enhance performance, one can definitely expect great entertainment with this TV.
LG 50PG6000 Plasma TV
October 29, 2008
Plasma TV is the new age of television viewing and has levelled with that of the
expectations of the people all over. It must be confessed that this unit offers outstanding clarity and effective audio which contributes to the overall viewing. LG 50PG6000 Plasma TV falls in the above category and reflects all the features and functions of a plasma TV or exceeds the standards of one. The unit has measurements of (H) 79.3 x (W) 123.5 x (D) 7.96 and it has a weight of 36 kg.
Spectacular Visuals
This LG plasma TV supports a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels that adds to the clarity and picture quality of the unit. The images are well nourished with 1,500cd/m2 brightness and 30,000:1contrast ratio. LG 50PG6000 Flat Screen Plasma TV that has a screen size of 50” is equipped with 100Hz Picture Processor that makes the work much more effective. Dual XD Engine is an added benefit that plays a vital role in displaying images with utmost clarity. Life like and colourful pictures are ensured with 16 bit colour support. Effective filtration is offered with vivid filters integrated in the unit.
Sharp audio
Along with the high quality pictures stunning audio is also ensured in the unit. Power packed performance is made possible with 10W + 10W sound output from the integrated stereo speakers. SRS Tru Surround XT adds to the sound effects. Balanced audio performance is guaranteed with 4 speakers that works both the ways. Moreover they are invisible to the eyes taking away the huge looks of the TV. These factors make sound sweet and clear like never before.
Easy management
With enhanced features and functions the unit caters to all your audio and visual needs. One can handle the unit effortlessly and effectively. With the provided AV mode one can turn the unit in to Game, Sport, and Movie. Improved interface is made possible with CU:V. The unit can be stored compactly with the swivel stand and it promotes simple link. On top of that the unit supports 100,000 hours panel life.
Unhindered connectivity
Al the provided connectors’ offers uninterrupted connectivity. They include 4 HDMI, 2 SCART (1Full), USB 2.0 (JPEG / MP3 Playback), Component(Y, Pb, Pr) + Audio, RS-232C, AV In, Digital Audio Out (Optical), S-Video, PC Input and Composite.
Broadcasting
Analogue broadcasting systems are PAL?/I’, PAL/SECAM BG/DK, Secam L/L’, NTSC M (AV ONLY). Digital broadcasting and data broadcasting that are available include MPEG2, ATSC, DCR, Satellite, DVB-T, (CI Type), DVB-S, DVB-C and MHP, MHEG
(UK Only).
DCDi, Black Stretcher, Enhanced Line Doubler, Enhanced Noise Reduction, (3D Noise Reduction), Digital Comb Filter, (3D Comb Filter), DLTI (Digital Luminance Transient Improver) and DCTI (Digital Colour Transient Improver are the video features supported by the unit.
Colour temperatures supported are Cool, Medium, Warm and User and each can be set according to the preferences. Despite of all the enhanced features it is compatible with HDMI of 1080i / 1080p and HD is set ready. Digital and analogue booster are included that can be set on or off. The security factor is well taken care and the unit is provided with Parental Control, Child Lock, Closed Caption and Key Lock.
You are entitled to other features that include mute levels, Watch & Record one touch, manual or series, Pause & Rewind, Slow Motion, EPG(SI), AV Input Navigation, Quick View, Picture Still / Freeze and many more are in the list. Teletext of 100 pages is offered. OSD languages includes English, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Portugal, Hungary, Poland, Rumania, Croatia, Slovenia, Czech, Serbia, Bulgaria, Russia and Turkey.
You are provided with digital and analogue DVR. In order for the unit to function it requires a voltage of 100~240V / 50/60Hz and 420W power during the operation and 0.8W on stand by mode. Rediscover life and colour in your TV viewing with LG 50PG6000 50” Plasma TV.
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Brand | LG |
| Model | 50PG6000 |
| Weight | 36 kg |
| Dimensions | (H) 79.3 x (W) 123.5 x (D) 7.96 cm |
| Screen Size | 50” |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Number of speakers | 2 |
| Speaker Power | 10W + 10W |
| Sound type | SRS Tru Surround XT |
| Brightness | 1,500cd/m2 |
| Power consumption for operation | 420W |
| Power consumption for standby | 0.8W |
| Features | |
| Remote control | Yes |
| Built-in speakers | Yes |
| Sleep timer | Yes |
| Child lock | Yes |
| Language menu | English, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Portugal, Hungary, Poland, Rumania, Croatia, Slovenia, Czech, Serbia, Bulgaria, Russia, Turkey |
| Digital video noise reduction | Yes |
| S-Video | Yes |
| Component video connection | Yes |
LG 42PG3000 Plasma Television
October 25, 2008
Capture the true cinematic experience with LG 42PG3000 Plasma Television. Advanced technologies combined with great style, certainly seem to make this plasma TV the ‘pie on the tart’ of your home theatre system.
Good clarity of pictures, brimming with details, is achieved by the HD Ready technology, incorporated in this plasma TV. Fine tune the picture quality to suit your tastes, using the Expert Mode with ISFccc feature, which gives you the option of adjusting almost 25 different controls. A screen contrast ratio of 20,000:1, in unison with a rich colour gamut and low reflection panel, effectuates comfortable and enjoyable viewing. Also playing an important role in enhancing picture quality, are the dual XD Engines that comes housed in the TV. The 100Hz processing technology employed in this TV, makes motion pictures look smooth and clear. Accompanying this plasma TV, is an E-Con remote control, which has a Quick Menu hot key to allow easy control of features. The interface is intuitive and user friendly as well, with a grid type home menu and easily recognisable icons.
This widescreen TV with a built-in digital Freeview tuner also features a line up of connections, which include, 3 ver 1.3 deep colour HDMI inputs, 2 Scart inputs, an RS-232C control, a component signal input, an RF input, a digital audio output, a D-Sub PC input, a PC audio input, an AV input, an S-Video input and a USB 2.0 port. Being HDMI-CEC (Simplink feature) capable, this plasma TV allows controlling the AV devices connected to it using a single remote control. The screen presents a resolution of 1024×768 pixels and a brightness of 1500 cd/m2. Enhanced line doubler, enhanced noise reduction, Digital Luminance Transient Improver, Digital Colour Transient Improver, Colour temperature control, Cinema 3:2/2:2 pull down, modes like AV mode, picture mode are present too, to make picture viewing, a great experience. Other features included are parental lock, clock, on/off timers, sleep timers, Teletext, 8 day EPG in 22 different languages and auto programming. This 42” TV comes in a black glossy cabinet with a swivel stand. It measures 1040.0 (W) x 674.0 (H) x 84.0 (D) mm and weighs about 25.5kg.
Deep and rich sound is produced by this TV with its invisible speakers that remain concealed in its frame. These speakers have been tuned by Mark Levinson, a renowned audio expert. The in-built Clear voice technology, recognises and amplifies human voice, so that the background noise is diminished and clear voices are heard. Dolby digital decoder and SRS TruSurround XT system are also employed to enhance the sound quality.
Thus, LG 42PG3000 HD Ready Plasma TV, housing LG’s native advanced features and technologies, definitely promises to give great audio and visual performances. With a great life span, this plasma TV surely will entertain you for a long time.
Brief Comparison Of Popular 42 Inches Plasma Televisions
October 4, 2008
Walking past a TV store, one’s attention will certainly be captured by the Plasma TVs on display in the window. What a great treat to the eye that would be, to see the TVs, standing elegantly, basking in the admiration of the on-lookers. With the big giants of the plasma market, like LG, Samsung, Pioneer, Philips, Panasonic and Toshiba, constantly striving to bring out the best plasma models, laden with the latest technologies, consumers will always find themselves in great dilemma while making a choice.
A brief comparison of 6 most popular plasma TVs is made below, hoping to help consumers in their decision making process. Our contenders are - Pioneer PDP-428XD plasma TV, Samsung PS42A457 plasma TV, Panasonic TH-42PX80B plasma TV, Philips 42HF7444T plasma TV, LG 42PG3000 plasma TV and Toshiba 42WP46P plasma TV.
| Physical Features Attribute/Name | Pioneer PDP-428XD | Samsung PS42A457 | Panasonic TH-42PX80B | Philips 42HF7444T | LG 42PG3000 | Toshiba 42WP46P |
| Screen diagonal measure (inches) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| Dimensions W x H x D (mm) | 1040×679x115 | 1055×667x 96.2 | 1020×727x327 | 1240×680x104 | 1040×674x84 | 1273×710x137 |
| Image Aspect Ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 | 16:9 | Not provided | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Weight (kg) | 30 | 26.8 | 28 | 42 | 25.5 | 25 |
| Display
Attribute/Name |
Pioneer PDP-428XD | Samsung PS42A457 | Panasonic TH-42PX80B | Philips 42HF7444T | LG 42PG3000 | Toshiba 42WP46P |
| Resolution (pixels) | 1024 x 768 | 1024 x 768 | 1024 x 768 | 1024 x 768 | 1024 x 768 | 852 x 480 |
| Screen brightness (cd/?) | Not provided | 1500 | Not provided | 1200 | 1500 | 1000 |
| Image contrast ratio | 16,000:1 | 30,000:1 | 15,000:1 | 10,000:1 | 20,000:1 | 3000:1 |
| Display Formats | 720p | 720p | 720p | 720p | 720p | 480p |
| Connections
Attribute/Name |
Pioneer PDP-428XD | Samsung PS42A457 | Panasonic TH-42PX80B | Philips 42HF7444T | LG 42PG3000 | Toshiba 42WP46P |
| HDMI | 3 (ver 1.3) | 3 (ver 1.2) | 3 | 2 | 3 (ver 1.3) inputs. 1 Port PC Mode - SIMPLINK 1/2 Port | Nil |
| SCART | 3 RGB | 2 | 2 RGB | Nil | 2 (1-Full and 1–Half) | 3 (2-RGB and 1–S-Video) |
| VGA/PC | 1 | 1 D-Sub PC input | 1 | 1 | 1 RGB input and 1 audio | 1 |
| Headphone | Nil | 1 | Nil | 1 | Nil | 1 |
| Composite | 1 | 1 audio + video | 1 | 2 (1–audio + video, 1– video) | Nil | 1 |
| S-Video | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Component | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| RF | Nil | 1 | Nil | Nil | 1 | 1 |
| Audio output | Nil | 1 optical | Nil | Nil | 1 optical | 1 audio line-out |
| Others | 1 USB port, 1 CI slot, RCS audio output | 1 RJ-45 input, 1 RJ-12 input, 1 SmartCard Xpress | 1 RS-232C, CI Slot, USB 2.0 port | 1 Subwoofer output, 2 audio line-in |
Audio
| Pioneer PDP-428XD | Samsung PS42A457 | Panasonic TH-42PX80B | Philips 42HF7444T | LG 42PG3000 | Toshiba 42WP46P |
| 2 stereo SRS; SRS Focus; TruBass with sub woofer | 2 Down-firing SRS TruSurround XT speakers | 2 stereo speakers | 2 Virtual Dolby Surround stereo speakers | 2 SRS TruSurround XT/Clear Voice Speakers, with Dolby Digital Decoder Invisible speakers | 2 integrated NICAM stereo speakers with BBE High Fidelity Sound and Bass Boost |
Colour (Appearance)
| Pioneer PDP-428XD | Samsung PS42A457 | Panasonic TH-42PX80B | Philips 42HF7444T | LG 42PG3000 | Toshiba 42WP46P |
| Black, simple yet stylish | Black with a silver tinge at the bottom | Piano black | Silver frost, Black deco | Black glossy | Black and silver titan |
What’s special about these plasma TVs?
Pioneer PDP-428XD Kuro plasma TV - “Kuro” means “black” in Japanese, and this TV, true to its name, gives rich black levels. Pioneer has implemented the “true matrix imaging with deep waffle rib structure” technology, which plays an important role in producing bright and crisp images, while reducing any blur. The i-CLEAR drive, employed in the plasma TV, enables reproduction of the most subtle colour differences. The in-built Intelligent Brightness Control, automatically adjusts the screen brightness in accordance with room lighting and on-screen lighting. The TV features a Movie Mode as well, that does a good job in displaying lifelike movie images. Also noteworthy, is the menu system of the TV, which is well designed and easy to use. The Kuro Link HDMI CEC feature enables controlling the AV devices connected to the TV with a single remote control. The HD plasma TV also includes Colour Temperature Control, Picture-in-Picture, TeleText, integrated Freeview and Analogue Tuners, a user-friendly Electronic Program Guide and noise and flicker reduction routines.
Samsung PS42A457 plasma TV – This plasma TV incorporates the DNIe+ technology, which enables portray clear pictures with fine details. The Colour and Motion optimizers employed in the TV, produce images that look true to life. Also doing a great job are the Contrast and Detail Enhancers, which create great colour depths. The Filterbright technology implemented in the plasma TV, removes unwanted reflections by absorbing external light that approaches the screen and transmitting its internal light, thus achieving rich contrast levels. There are 3 modes offered, for cinema, sport and games respectively, to make picture quality suitable to the viewing content. Clear, fluid motion pictures are achieved with the 100Hz picture processing technique, that has been employed in the plasma TV. The HDMI CEC functionality called Anynet+ by Samsung, allows easy control of the AV devices connected to the TV, with a single remote control. A wide viewing angle of 175° is presented by the screen. The HD plasma TV also includes a 3D comb filter, digital noise reduction techniques, a clock, sleep timer and anti burn-in technology, all performing their jobs with great fidelity.
Panasonic TH-42PX80B plasma TV – This plasma TV employs techniques like Real Black Drive system, 24p Playback and x.v. Colour standard to achieve great picture quality with brilliant colours. The Real Black Drive system enhances contrast, 24p Playback allows film-like reproduction of pictures and the x.v Colour provides a large palette of colours. A rare feature that this TV provides, is the power on/off button, which could turn out to be a good power saving option. Another rare feature is the SD card slot, for displaying pictures from your digital camera. Like the plasma TVs discussed above, this one too supports HDMI CEC functionality, thus avoiding confusion while handling multiple AV gadgets. The HD plasma TV promises great black levels and very low noise levels. If you are a games freak, then this TV would surely impress you with its judder-free graphics quality. This plasma TV comes with integrated Freeview Tuner and Colour Temperature Control as well.
Philips 42HF7444T plasma TV – Philips too, is no way behind in the race. Philips 42HF7444T plasma TV also incorporates a basket full of features for delivering great picture quality and performance. The Pixel Plus feature focuses on enhancing analogue broadcast signals. Cinema like images are produced by the Digital Crystal Clear technology. Other features like Smart Picture Control, Luminance Transient Improvement, Colour Transient Improvement, Contrast Enhancer and Video Noise reduction techniques contribute to displaying clear images, with good black levels and natural looking colours. This HD plasma TV supports both PAL (2:2 pulldown compensation) as well as NTSC (3:2 pulldown compensation) encoding systems. A 3D comb filter is employed for filtering out the brightness and colour details in the incoming video signals.
LG 42PG3000 plasma TV – Here is a tough contender in the plasma arena. Throwing a glance at the lengthy features list of this plasma TV, we have the 100Hz processing technique, Dual XD Engine, Vivid filter, Colour Temperature Control, TeleText, Clock, Sleep Timer, built-in digital Freeview tuner, 3:2 as well as 2:2 pull down compensations, 3D Noise Reduction techniques and modes like Picture mode, AV mode and Expert mode. Phew!!! The 16 bit panel of the TV enables displaying pictures with large gradation of colours. The HDMI CEC functionality - Simplink, makes way for ease of control of AV devices connected to the TV. An eight day Electronic Program Guide, which is user friendly and well laid out, is also available. The HD plasma TV is also equipped with an integrated Freeview tuner and a 3D comb filter.
Toshiba 42WP46P plasma TV – Toshiba has kept things simple, yet efficient here. This EDTV comes equipped with a digital comb filter, Colour Temperature Control, Video noise reduction methods, Colour Detail Enhancer and built-in digital and analogue tuners. There is a simple to use on-screen menu with options to control various picture quality attributes. Picture-in-Picture, Auto Power off and Teletext are some of the other features that come along with this HD plasma TV. The black levels of the TV are accurate and deep and the picture performance is also good. While Toshiba 42WP46P would prove to be light on your pockets, it definitely does not compromise on performance and quality.
The plasma world will always have tough competitions, with the big brands always striving to reach the top. Pioneer PDP-428XD plasma TV, Samsung PS42A457 plasma TV, Panasonic TH-42PX80B plasma TV, Philips 42HF7444T plasma TV, LG 42PG3000 plasma TV and Toshiba 42WP46P plasma TV are some of the strong players, which are here to stay, perhaps for a long time.
Fujitsu P42HTA51 HD Ready Plasma Television
September 21, 2008
Fujitsu P42HTA51 Widescreen plasma TV is a 42-inch plasma TV with PC connectivity and detachable speakers. It is one of Fujitsu’s numerous attempts to make a more domestic or home focused plasma TV rather than a business oriented one. Relatively cheaper than most Fujitsu plasmas, this TV comes equipped with the normal in-built TV connections.
This slender, silver coloured plasma TV with curved edges can be mounted on the wall or on its desktop stand. There are 2 detachable speakers that can be fitted to the screen or mounted separately on the wall. Other sound systems can also be used instead of these speakers.
The plasma TV has a standard analogue tuner. There are two Scarts that can handle premium-quality RGB signals as well. An HDMI jack is also available for high-definition input. A component video input with progressive scanning is present too. The TV is Sky-box as well as HDCP compatible. The most note-worthy of all the connections is a PC socket to connect to your computer.
This 1022(W) x 610(H) x 96(D) mm sized plasma TV weighs about 27 kilograms. It has an image aspect ratio of 16:9. The resolution of this screen is 1024 x 1024 pixels and it is compatible with the key, 720p and 1080i HD formats. The image contrast ratio is an average 3000:1 while the screen brightness is a high 1400 cd/m2. With a total audio output power of 30W, the sound effects are pretty good. The television also features a colour temperature control option. The other accessories that come along with the TV are a power cable, an infrared remote control, batteries and an instruction manual.
The Fujitsu’s native Alternate Lighting of Surfaces (AliS) technology used, gives a visual effect of 1024 horizontal lines though only about half the lines are present. The AVMII image processor is used by the set, which takes care of MPEG blocking noise, buzzing noises, jagged and ghosted edges. A light sensor is present that can adjust the picture with respect to the amount of light in your room. A White wash feature is also present that floods the screen with white to handle screenburn problems and individual ’signal’ and ‘drive’ contrast settings.
However, there have been complaints referring to the poor picture standards and unnatural looking colours of this television. Also, the absence of an integrated Freeview tuner and a digital tuner are seen as drawbacks. S-Video inputs and composite video inputs are unavailable too. Also, the features that can be set through the menus are not as interesting as one would expect. The thumbs-up aspects of the Fujitsu P42HTA51 42” flatscreen plasma TV like space saving design, good sound effects, low noise, smooth colour blends and fine details on the screen are masked by its poor coloured images and lack of certain advanced connections. Thus giving a poor competition to its rivals.
