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Panasonic plasma line
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S30
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VE Shoot-out links:
Information
about our 10/8/11 shoot-out
David Katzmaier's 2011CNET article
David Katzmaier's 2010 CNET article
Big Picture & Sound
HDTV Magazine
YouTube link VE HDTV Shoot-out
Blu-ray.com
Twice article,
Residential Systems article
TweakTV
High Def Forum, High Def Junkies
Home Theater Shack
2011 Shoot-out results |
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the
event
on
YouTube
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shoot-out |
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New Lower Prices and Promotional Offers on all 2011 Panasonic VIERA Connect HDTVs
For 2011 Panasonic has four VIERA
Full HD 3D Plasma lines, three 3D models
VT30,
GT30
ST30 one non-3D
S30 series and one 768p the X3 series.
Panasonic’s
Full
HD
3D
televisions
provide
full
1080p
resolution
to
both
the
right
&
left
eye,
thereby
delivering
the
definitive
3D
entertainment
experience.
VIERA VT30
series is available in 2 sizes, 65"
TC-P65VT30 and 55"
TC-P55VT30.
The
VT30 models are distinguished
by the one sheet glass design simply a beautiful sleek design. In addition to providing 3D viewing, the
VT30 VIERA series features:
VIERA Connect suite
of Internet apps includes,
Skype; MLB, Netflix, YouTube, Pandora, FOX & more
WiFi ready including LAN (through USB port)
3D VIERA
Image Viewer JPEG 2D & 3D and both 2D & 3D HD video recorded on an SD Memory
Card
VIERA Link; a PC input; three USB ports
and 4 HDMI inputs
THX
and Energy Star 4 certification
24p playback;
(1080 lines of motion resolution)
RS232C/ISF connection
The new Black Pro 2
Panel raises the luminous efficiency while
minimizing pre-discharge, yielding more subtle, detailed blacks,
in dark & bright environments beyond what last year’s panel provided
VIERA GT30
3D series 4
sizes,
65"
TC-P65GT30, 60"
TC-P60GT30, 55"
TC-P55GT30, 50"
TC-P50GT30
VIERA ST30
3D series 6 screen sizes,
from 42" to 65", Full HD 3D HDTVs
65"
TC-P65ST30 60"
TC-P60ST30 55"
TC-P55ST30 50"
TC-P50ST30 46"
TC-P46ST30
42"
TC-P42ST30
VIERA
S30
are non-3D and available in 42"
TC-P42S30, 46"
TC-P46S30, 50"
TC-P50S30 60"
TC-P60S30
VIERA X3
are non-3D and available in 42"
TC-P42X3, 46"
TC-P46X3, 50"
TC-P50X3
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our Scarsdale showroom
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Bill Schindler
presenting LED local dimming vs. plasma |
D-Nice teaching gamma |
Kevin Miller demonstrating motion resolution |
Kevin Miller reviewing screen uniformity |
We exposed for the first time the following
developments:
Joe Kane lent us his personally developed new
test disc that has some test patterns that expose flaws never
before seen. We had a way to diagnose errors in the color
decoding and bit rate limitations of the 8 bit panels as well as
incorrect processing to the 8 bit panel. These
anomalies limit the professional calibrator, they also limit the out
of box image quality.
Bill Schindler demonstrated how plasma technology
enjoys the benefit over LCD in 3D of being able to see an
additional dimension the consumer can view from any side and
enjoy a richer 3D experience, even while laying down.
One of Joel Silver's and Kevin
Miller's call to action was for higher bit rate panels.
Currently all panels are no more than 8 bit and some don't
process the full or proper 8 bit signal. Joel was Skyped in on
Panasonic 58" VT25 while Kevin and Joel reviewed the .pdf
presentation displayed on the other shoot-out panels. Joel
showed and explained that Sharp owns 75% and Sony holds the
remaining 25% stake in their LCD plant and then discussed
Panasonic's new glass manufacturing facilities. Literally almost
1/2 trillion dollars of financial investments in the future of
flat panels and great advancements in R&D and the manufacturing
processes.
DeWayne, aka D-Nice, Kevin Miller
and Ed Johnson reviewed and taught us what they look for in
various test patterns.
Robert Zohn called for a standards
to be established, likely by CEA or another standards
organization to establish a method of measuring contrast ratio
and have all manufacturer's publish only the approved contrast
ratio standard. This way consumers can relay on this statistic when
shopping. After all, this is the single most important
attribute to deliver the best picture quality. |
Here are the results of our 2010 shoot-out; pre is
out of the box in THX or movie mode/post is after ISF
calibration
1. Panasonic TC-P58VT25 3D plasma
pre/post
ISF calibration report
Don't select your next flat panel strictly based on who's in
2nd, 3rd and 4th place as they all almost tied for 2nd
Sony has a better
picture straight on, but quality goes down rapidly when you move
off-angle, some judges rated it #2, but the audiences voted in this
order
2. Samsung PN58C8000 3D plasma
pre/post
ISF calibration report
3. LG 55LX9500 3D LCD/LED Edge Lit
pre/post
ISF calibration report
4. Sony
KDL-55NX810 3D LCD/LED
pre/post
ISF calibration report
Don't count out the 5th and 6th place as they all almost
tied for 3rd and in a few ways had superior attributes
When the
audiences voted on the best picture quality Panasonic was the unanimous winner. Voting on LCD's split
the votes between Sony and LG
5. Samsung UN58C8000 3D LCD/LED Precision Edge Lit
pre/post
ISF calibration
6. Sharp LC-60LE925UN 3D LCD/LED
pre/post
ISF calibration report |
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Listed below are the
Shoot-out .pdf
reports pre and post calibration
