Pioneer, the mighty leaders in the display domain, evinced that they are second to none with this soaring high position of the best display of the year 2008. Pioneer’s most prized yield so far, Pioneer KURO Elite Pro-111FD, is the most powerful flat panel display available today, that can take you away into the most complete and detailed world of 1080p digital entertainment experience. The much vaunted feature of Pioneer KURO was the blacker blacks, and now with the entry of KURO Elite series even more powerful blacks with added depth and dimension are rendered. This next generation flat display panels are engineered for the unparalleled sight and sound experience, that made it the latest benchmark for Plasma HDTV displays. Although it is leviathan display laden with features, the insanely expensive price tag may burn your fingers.

Pioneer KURO is a display series that need no introduction for the contemporary Britons. A much appreciated, stylish, expensive and sophisticated device; this may be the perfect definition for Pioneer KURO plasma TV’s. KURO which means ‘perfect Black’ in Japanese is true to its name with the blacker blacks and good picture quality. This Full HD TV, with the highest possible display resolution of 1920 X 1080 pixels, will stir your senses with its life-like images and excellent audio system. The astute image enhancement features of Pioneer KURO PDP LX508D Plasma TV, makes it the one of the best screens in the world. Pioneer LX508D, the 50” widescreen display is far ahead in most of the aspects like contrast, black levels, video processing, motion handling, audio system and even much more than most of the same sized screens available in the display market presently. This intelligent, slender beauty comes with a behemoth price tag which may drain your earnings irrationally.

3)Panasonic VIERA TH-46PZ85 Plasma TV

When Panasonic launched the much awaited VIERA series, the predicted competitor for the most priced stud of Pioneer, the KURO series,tech-freaks had a tough time dissecting the features of both displays. The talks of the telly-market were drooling around these two beauties, and Panasonic VIERA TH-46PZ85 Plasma TV turned out to be almost equally good as Pioneer KURO. As soon as this screen was in limelight, it gained mass popularity with its wonderful performance and affordable price tags. KURO’s stunning performance is overshadowed by the overprice and VIERA was launched in the right time when market was craving for a good plasma like KURO for a better bargain. The Full HD plasma screen has good picture quality, adept motion handling and deep,rich images complimented much well by the good audio setup. Panasonic VIERA TH-46PZ85 Plasma TV has many advanced features like V-Real Pro3 image enhancement engine, adaptive motion handling techniques etc.

4)Pioneer PDP 508XD Plasma TV

Pioneer PDP 508XD Plasma TV, much sought, slender, black humdinger with precise pictures and finer audio settings was a sure entry in the hot ten plasmas of 2008 right when it was unveiled. Pioneer displays’ much vaunted feature is the robust black and this display is not an exception. This screen has many revolutionary technologies like Direct Colour Filter 2, Pure Black Panel 2, etc. This HDReady TV has a display resolution of 1365 X 768 pixels and allows the user to view HD signals without losing any excitement. Good contrast ratio and optimal brightness along with room light sensors give vivid pictures which are razor sharp. Although it is expensive than most of the same sized screens, performance drives most of the tech-freaks into this TV.

5)Samsung PN50A650 Plasma TV

Samsung, the display maker constantly marshaling to come up with revolutionary products, have made their mark in almost all major domains in day to day life from electronics to petrochemicals, skyscrapers and so on. Samsung Electronics has launched a 50” 1080p plasma TV with good black levels, accurate colour range, optimum brightness and anti-burn techniques which won hearts of many within a short duration. Samsung PN50A650 Plasma TV has excellent connectivity and offers adept motion handling and special video processing techniques too. This is a good Plasma with a reasonable price.

6)Pioneer PDP-436SXE Plasma TV

Pioneer PDP-436SXE Plasma TV is a 43” widescreen display with integrated digital tuner. It is a glossy black slim plasma with silver lining along with curvy edges,and gives elegant touch to any chamber. The best part about this screen is that the sound and picture quality is equally good as the designer looks. Wicked blacks,the strong point of all Pioneer Plasma TVs are delivered adeptly with the help of Pure Black Crystal Emissive Layer. The display resolution of 1024 X 768 Pixels renders images of good quality with many astute enhancement features. This HDReady TV is excellent with Blu-Ray discs and even with standard DVDs. Good performance, great looks and reasonable price are the major factors that made this TV a massive hit in display industry.

7)Panasonic TH-50PZ800U Plasma TV

Panasonic, one of the most renown display makers for high quality displays has released much smarter and intelligent VIERA series displays. Panasonic VIERA TH-50PZ800U Plasma TV is a 50” widescreen 1080p display that reproduces the Full HD signals without any lose of excitement or details. Moreover THX display certification reveals the quality of deep blacks, colour accuracy along with the colour uniformity and outstanding connectivity with four HDMI inputs and lots more. Although the contrast is high, black levels are not as deep as that of many other high end plasma TVs. Another hindering factor is the heavy price. However, this is one of the high performance HDTVs with 1080p transmission.

8)Samsung PS50A557 Plasma TV

Samsung PS50A557 Plasma TV is a 50” widescreen display with above average performance and reasonable price. The highest possible picture resolution of 1920 X 1080 Pixels are offered by this screen along with multitude of features like 24p playback, freeview, DVB-T Tuner, etc. Although the pictures are not as crisp or clear as that in Pioneer KURO series, we can compromise for the good picture quality for half the price of a KURO. In Samsung PS50A557 Plasma TV, edges are reasonably good with good black levels and has decent connectivity, fairly good audio setup and adept motion handling.

9)Hitachi P50XR01 Plasma TV

Hitachi P50XR01 Plasma TV is the first TV/HDD recorder combination from a renown display brand. It has 1080p signal compatibility coupled with 250GB hard disk recorder which makes it preferable than many other plasma displays. The unusually neat, crisp and vivid images are the major advantage of this TV. The excellent connectivity along with the three HDMI inputs helps the user hook other devices to this screen. Moreover, it allows the telly to play the role of a monitor or gaming console. The good movie FRC system incorporated in this TV is added advantage of this display. In a nutshell, this is a good display with fairly high performance and rational price.

10)LG60PG60 Plasma TV

LG, the esteemed Korean display manufacturer always comes with better displays than their predecessors. LG 60PG60 Plasma TV is one such display from LG Display family and has 1080p signal compatibility along with excellent LG Simplink connectivity and mammoth contrast ratio. The high contrast ratio of 30,000:1, ensures deeper blacks and gleaming whites, which inturn gives vivid and vibrant images. This TV features many enhancement techniques like Clear voice technology, Dual XD Engine, fluid motion technique for adept motion handling and is a THX certified display. The invisible speakers is a distinct feature for LG’s tellies engineered by Mr. Mark Levingston, the most renown acoustic designer. This state-of-art comes with an affordable price tag too.