RIP Pioneer TVs

[mikej77]

When I was looking to purchase a flat screen, I looked a few plasmas (Pioneer, Panasonic) and a few LCDs (Sony, Samsung). After all of my searching, I ended up purchasing the Samsung 46A650 LCD. I will admit that in a dark room the Pioneer Kuro looked amazing and in in a lighter environment, the Sony looked great because of the matte finish. Overall, I just liked the Samsung. The screen on the Samsung was more shiny than the Sony but I couldn't justify the price difference from the Samsung to the Sony all the way up to the Pioneer. You can argue all day that one is better than the other but the technology becomes dated so quickly that eventually it gets replaced and you start all over. The Samsung with the bluray looks great to me and I didn't spend so much that it will piss me off when I have to replace it for an OLED.

 

[unpainted huffheinz]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

I agree. I like matte better under all circumstances. I just think most consumers are dumb and like shiny things.

The 'shiny thing' over the LCD is designed to give it better contrast and deeper blacks. In other words, to make it look more like a plasma.

 

[binge]

Originally Posted by Piobaire

I'd never say they were better than the Pio Elite, but 4k for both my Sonys vs. 10k for one Piobaire?

FIFY

Originally Posted by GQgeek

Ya... For something like a TV that will be placed in an area where you can control the light, I could understand that. But for something like a laptop, I just can't. The reflections on glossy screens are terrible.

I think it's actually the opposite in practice. I think (speculate) that when most buy a TV there is usually one or two places in their house they wish to put it, usually directly across from the couch. If there is some bad glare because of the window, they probably aren't going to re-arrange their furniture or buy some heavy drapes to obscure the window. They're probably more likely to go for a screen that minimizes the reflection problems.

For a laptop, however, it's much easier to simply rotate the laptop a few degrees until the reflections are not as annoying.

 

[Concordia]

Saw a quote today on some Pioneer Kuro 50" at around $2,700. Might have to bite.