Pioneer Unveils KURO Flat Panel Technology Concepts for Extreme Contrast and Ultra Thin 9-mm Thick Display at 2008 CES — Community

#1 Jan 6, 2008 at 7:00 pm

Pioneer Corporation (TOKYO:6773)(ISIN:JP3780200006) (President and Representative Director: Tamihiko Sudo) today unveils concepts for future plasma display technologies under the code name "Project KURO" at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. After a year where it was proved that its award-winning plasma technologies are leagues above the rest of the HDTV industry in picture quality, Pioneer engineers preview future Project KURO concepts for extreme contrast and advanced design. The extreme contrast concept realizes the reproduction of absolute black, and the advanced design concept becomes the world's thinnest 50-inch display(1) at only nine millimeters (mm) thick.

The extreme contrast concept is the industry's first plasma that can achieve...

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#2 Jan 6, 2008 at 7:37 pm

I was sitting here at my Mac ready to order on-line a Pioneer 50" Kuro HDTV, and this suddenly appears in my e-mail Inbox. I can't keep pace with these advancements. Maybe I should wait until the CES is over. Lord only knows what other gems are about to unfold. :roll: