ABout the same price?

Hitachi is better in terms of what?

If for Plasmas, it's because of their ALIS technology and for LCDs, it's because of their Super IPS panel.

2 years ago ... only Hitachi can compete with Pioneer ... now I dunno loh 

Cheras is good, near my house.
Make sure you intro leng lui to me oh  

so Panasonic TV is lousy ... furthermore is latest generation 

anyone here bought PV8 or PV80 ... mind to share when your picture set to dynamic, colour at 0 ,brightness 0 and contrast Full ... what will you see on the screen

lol, i dont mind at all. Atleast, i still can get.
If i drop by, will be tomorrow night after dinner. Roadshow until what time?

I love to ... want to see how good is Panasonic PV8 series

I go report to your GF ... see she dump you not

Aiya, like that no chance to know leng lui loh
Saturday, i am leaving to Penang. Sunday night only come back.

Hi guys, today morning I went to TBM Cheras to test Panasonic PV8 ... Bro Adrian, I sms you before I go there but you did not reply me ... too bad ... opportunity gone 

TBM Cheras branch, Panasonic Canavan was there




TBM HQ and other branches


I went there around 11am, Panasonic Canavan not read yet. So I walked into TBM to look around AV equipment. No one serve me for about 15 minutes, then came one young and handsome guy asking me "anything I can help you". I told him I am looking for TV, any recommendation for me.

He then explained to me brand by brand (between LCD and Plasma). At the end, I told him I am interested in Pioneer and Panasonic. Since Panasonic Canavan was not ready. He showed me Pioneer EX 50" Full HD and KURO 42" HD. Both TVs connected to Sony Blu-ray player. I asked him to show me Picture Quality settings, and what so good about Pioneer KURO.

Pioneer KURO emphasis on black level (pure black), bringing cinematic experience to user (like watching cinema at home). It has 3 layers of black level. It has 6 pre-set (Optimum, Standard, Dynamic, Movie, Sport and Game) and 2 custom (User, Pro Adjust) Picture Quality modes.

Then I tested blu-ray movie on both Full HD and HD models. Full HD 1920x1080 has 2 million pixels and HD 1365x768 has 1 million pixels. In term of picture quality playing on blu-ray, Full HD colour is better and image is sharper than HD. But if playing on DVD, no different at all. BTW, playing DVD on Plasma, picture quality is bad. Another thing is watching Astro on Plasma, picture quality is better and shaper than LCD.

At last, Panasonic Canavan ready (waiting for than 1 hour). The setup still the same at Sunway Pyramid roadshow. TBM guy showed me Panasonic PV8H 42" HD. Again I asked him to show me Picture Quality settings, and what so good about Panasonic VIERA. In term of picture quality, it connected to Panasonic DVD player, so the picture quality is bad. Panasonic not so much emphasis on black level. It has single layer of black level. It has 3 pre-set (Dynamic, Standard, Cinema) Picture Quality modes.

BTW, the van is damn hot inside even with air-con on because parked under the sun. None of Panasonic people serve me even beauty promoters, totally different experience compare to Sunway Pyramid.

Now, let me summarize (my own opinion) between Panasonic VIERA PV8H vs Pioneer KURO 428XG.

1. Panasonic is locally assemble (either Malaysia or Singapore), therefore the price is cheap. Pioneer is fully imported from Japan, so the price is expensive.

2. Panasonic colour is toward natural colour. Pioneer colour is toward sharpness.

3. Panasonic has 3 pre-set picture quality modes. You only can adjust everything between them. Limited colour customization. Pioneer has 2 custom picture quality modes. You can manually adjust everything to your preference.

Conclusion, TBM guy was friendly and technical sound. He spent 2 hours explaining to me between Pioneer and Panasonic. He said in term of Plasma, either Pioneer or Panasonic, even though others like Sharp, LG, etc could not compete with them. If budget constraint, Panasonic is the choice. Otherwise Pioneer is the best among all.

Since no blu-ray to test on Panasonic PV8H, I just watched movie Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End on DVD. I realized the picture quality, colour is natural but a bit too light/soft compare to watching at Cinema. Did not give me the kind of movie feelings. I wanted to adjust the colour from 3 pre-set modes. It seem Panasonic people not so friendly, I better not giving trouble to TBM guy.

Anyway, I told TBM guy to help me connect Blu-ray player to PV8H if possible. Tomorrow I will bring my own blu-ray movies to test it. 

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Added on April 11, 2008, 3:17 pmone more thing, Pioneer so far the only one has Professional people to do colours calibration for you. of course you have to pay the fee. otherwise you can engage third-party to do it as well. 

now the deal has to go to who? 

BTW, I am quite happy with the TBM sales representative ... he didn't keep pushing me to buy one particular brand ... but one thing I don't like TBM Cheras is that not many AV equipment to survey ... it seem only Bangsar branch has what I want to look for ... 

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Added on April 11, 2008, 4:26 pmBro Adrian, you don't even know your senior ah ... Chin Yun Soon (not Chin Soon Chai) ... you mati loh 

the one with two speakers attached to it and connected to Sony Blu-ray player??? everyday I look at my 436 ... till I look at 508 also same size like mine ... 42" tv lagi teruk ... look very small to me ... should not get a big screen last time 

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Added on April 11, 2008, 5:25 pm
walauee ... Samsung F81 series ... when you going to send 52F81 to me 

Just received my Samsung 46F81 from him today! This is the ultimate 100hz tv!

He offered me a superb price, it was selling RM16k outside but he sold cheaper by ALOT (don't want mention price, ask him yourself ). Definitely a reliable, trustworthy and friendly person. At first I was also in doubt of him because buying through him involves a lot of cash (5 digit number  ), but after through some investigation and interviewing with him (sorry ya adrian ), he gained my trust. He took a lot of initiative on his customers, making sure they are updated and nothing to worry about.

Thanks Adrian!   

Back to watching tv, maybe get from you a blu-ray player in future.

walueee ... Bro x3oN[v3], you paid in Cash  ... I should follow bro Adrian and rob him  ... tonight he sure very happy ... no wonder tomorrow he can treat me without hesitate