Display Quality, What Am I Missing?

Posted by Vic D on March 29, 2008 at 08:21:56

I've been reading and asking around for suggestion on a quality display. The response has been overwhelming in favor of the Panasonic or Pioneer plasmas. With my wife in tow we sat in amazement at a Magnolia ( a Best Buy owned specialty store ) auditioning the Pioneer KURO. Next to the KURO was a SONY XBR. After hearing our comments regarding how much brighter, sharper, and how more realistic the color looked on the LCD, he adjusted both sets to their standard settings.

Still the LCD retained the same strengths. The salesman said both sets have been calibrated but he was a bit vague as to exactly what standard of calibration. The plasma did have blacker bands when the media didn't fill the screen but the darkest portions of the film had more definition on the LCD. We really didn't notice any glaring difference in motion, the plasma having a very slight edge.

Are these differences still a result of showroom technics, should I be asking some other specific question or carry a test disk? I feel like I'm listening to stereo receivers and one has the loudness button on and the other doesn't.

Vic

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Topic - Display Quality, What Am I Missing? - Vic D 08:21:56 03/29/08 (24)

RE: Display Quality, What Am I Missing? - Cosmic Closet 10:06:11 04/11/08 (0)

The 1080p Kuros are the best displays I've seen but the,,, - Harmonia 22:09:46 04/01/08 (5)

RE: The 1080p Kuros are the best displays I've seen but the,,, - Spinner 14:57:27 04/04/08 (4)

that's not correct - Joe Murphy Jr 15:37:04 04/04/08 (3)

RE: that's not correct - Spinner 20:03:50 04/04/08 (2)

that's what the employees do - Joe Murphy Jr 22:08:56 04/07/08 (0)

Confusing isn't it ? - unclestu52 18:04:56 04/06/08 (0)

RE: Display Quality, What Am I Missing? - Russell 17:39:00 03/29/08 (0)

RE: Display Quality, What Am I Missing? - Tom Brennan 12:38:54 03/29/08 (0)

RE: Display Quality, What Am I Missing? - usafwso 12:37:29 03/29/08 (1)

That may be, but.. - Vic D 14:51:53 03/29/08 (0)

RE: Display Quality, What Am I Missing? - unclestu52 10:06:21 03/29/08 (5)

RE: Display Quality, What Am I Missing? - Vic D 11:01:58 03/29/08 (4)

RE: Display Quality, What Am I Missing? - Hornlover 08:52:04 03/31/08 (2)

RE: Display Quality, What Am I Missing? - Vic D 15:32:05 03/31/08 (1)

RE: Display Quality, What Am I Missing? - Hornlover 08:03:25 04/01/08 (0)

Yikes! - unclestu52 14:17:12 03/29/08 (0)

RE: Display Quality, What Am I Missing? - DavidLD 09:46:20 03/29/08 (6)

RE: Display Quality, What Am I Missing? - Vic D 11:22:39 03/29/08 (5)

RE: Display Quality, What Am I Missing? - Hornlover 08:43:03 03/31/08 (0)

RE: Display Quality, What Am I Missing? - Sondek 12:06:21 03/29/08 (3)

RE: Display Quality, What Am I Missing? - Vic D 14:42:21 03/29/08 (2)

RE: Display Quality, What Am I Missing? - Sondek 16:08:03 03/29/08 (0)

RE: Display Quality, What Am I Missing? - Sondek 15:55:07 03/29/08 (0)

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