The 2008 second generation Kuro plasma HDTV (9G panel) is an amazingly beautiful sight to behold. It is an incremental improvement over the previous Kuro 8G series and here is a list of the changes:
improvements:
- 5x deeper blacks for improved contrast ratio
- black level luminance changed from 0.004 fL to 0.001 fL
- all models have a native 1920x1080p resolution
- panel is 1.2" thinner and 10 pounds lighter
- new redesigned remote control
- improved Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- clear-QAM tuner
- HDMI 1.3 now with Deep Color support
- three more aspect ratio settings (Auto & Wide modes)
- inputs labels can now have custom names
- automatic 3:2 pulldown @ 60Hz for PureCinema 72Hz mode
- non-Elite models have light sensor for optimum video mode
- non-Elite models have DLNA Home Media Gallery (HMG) via Ethernet and USB
- energy save modes
- energy star compliant (less than 1W standby)
- MSRP is $1000 less
features removed:
- one of the YCbCr component video inputs has been removed
- TV Guide On Screen Interactive v9 removed
- cableCARD slot removed
- video processing controls removed on the non-Elite models
- one of the analog NTSC tuners has been removed
- one the RF antenna inputs has been removed
Many of the new features are very nice and useful. The main disappointment is the removal on the non-Elite's of the video processing controls (gamma, noise reduction, DRE, black level, ACL, ...).
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