What about any Full HD plasma for around 7k with no burn in,black levels issues?

Wanted to get a flat panel for my parents place so 2 days ago I undertook a mission in search of the answer to the same exact question .
And now , I'm in the LCD wagon....lol .
As a kuro owner, I strongly believe Plasma is clearly superior ( in IMHO ) but just can't rely on the current Plasma manufacturers who're just killin the plasma reputation or what's left of it after Pioneer exited the business.

↲Thks for advice. ↲508 cost rm8999 new unit and not FHD, my viewing distance is 7 feets.↲55B7000 new cost rm11.7k, too bad the krp500a no more new unit and harvey pg sells display unit at rm13999.

Pioneer has stopped producing their Kuro plasmas?

I might get LCDs but 50" FHD + seems too expensive

panasonic is good already, but if you have more money, you can go for pioneer

Pana is supposedly having black levels issue right now

Else i sure terus buy their models

yes, they do . I was all set to go for the 2010 50" model till I got to know bout the floating black issue. Just check out the thread here for more info.

-kytz- : Pio had just announced their collaboration with Pana for plasma and started releasing LCDs in collaboration with Sharp back in 2008/09. They had to resort to such strategic bussiness collaboration in order to emerge out of the heavily unprofitable plasma division due to bad sales and market response . Not very long after that, came the bloody financial crisis to ruin it all....thus they announced their exit out of the display business altogether. The END of the legend and the cease of genuine TV technology innovation .

But all was not bad , when the news that Pana had bought over Pio plasma tech came lurking out, fans were relieved .
And the 2010 models did seem they were worthy replacement with excellent black levels but with the floating blacks issue, the so called Panasonic Kuro remains a myth .

Guys, time is money.... if you still keep on debating on this topic, don't think you'll even find 428XG anymore

Btw - what you're paying for the current price is just a mere fraction of the retail price if Pioneer had not exit the business

I have repeatedly mentioned that stocks are running low since a month ago and they were selling like hot cakes when dealers were clearing their stock.

I have seen this coming and bought the KRP-500A in Dec even though I was fully aware that it is no longer in production!

One forumer asked for my help to reserve a KRP-500A through my contacts. Next thing he 'Fong-Fei-Kei' hoping that the price will drop further. Too bad!

Even if you would like to pay extras now, availability remains in question.............

Better make you choice, it's now or never!

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Added on April 11, 2010, 11:25 pmQuite possible to see some KURO elements in the next few batches of Panasonic PDPs. Not surprised if the KURO brand is retained since it is highly regarded in the industry

To utilize KURO tech, Panasonic may have to build their PDP panels from the ground up, especially now the trend is moving to 3D. That's exactly what the Pioneer engineers did for every KURO generation. They'll probably need time to come up with a new processing chip as well.

If all goes well, perhaps 2011

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Added on April 11, 2010, 11:33 pmBtw, if you guys are serious about getting a KURO and would like to get some tips on where to get a unit, you might want to post your question here:

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1340204

There are also few guys asking around for the nearest shop that still offers the PDP. One prond owner just bought 2 KURO units (428XG & 500A) at the same time!

I bet you'll find some help here. If you don't ask (politely), you won't get an answer

All registered KURO Kakis in this thread!

This post has been edited by serendipity168: Apr 11 2010, 11:37 PM

I second serendipity strongly on this !

This post has been edited by kalido: Apr 12 2010, 09:25 AM

Wooh, earliest 2011 to see the re - emergence of Kuro? Good news for cheapskates like me lol!

That's a long shot, my friend. Don't quote me on this

Dudes! Code red!!! Finally found out that there are rave reviews (good reviews) for the Panasonic TH-P50S10K 50" full HD plasma TV. Problem is this TV is like the Dodo bird! Extinct!!!! Can anyone help me out here? I stay in Taiping so hard to find here. Someone quoted me the price of 5k exactly.........is that a good bargain or should I counter with another price? Help!!! Need info ASAP!