Tag archive: Kuro

Consumer electronics maker Pioneer used to lead the pack in flat-screen plasma television with its high-end Elite Kuro line, which—to the chagrin of home theater fans—got discontinued back in 2008. Earlier this year, Sharp announced it had reached an agreement to license the Elite brand from Pioneer and launch a series of high-end LCD televisions. Today, the company took the first step in that direction, announcing its first two Elite LED LCD… Read More

Pioneer broke its near-perfect silence since CES on Wednesday to announce its new line of home theater components for 2008. Of all the updates announced, the legendary Kuro line received among the most interesting updates, including boosted black levels in the displays and a new 1080p Kuro Elite projector. The company will introduce four new Kuro displays for June: 50- and 60-inch models in both standard and Elite configurations. All… Read More

Electronics maker Pioneer has unveiled its latest high-end plasma HD displays, with 42- and 50-inch sets in the Kuro and Kuro Elite Kuro lines. Pioneer says that it's gone with plasma display technology for its high-end televisions because plasma offers the deepest blacks; with deeper blacks, the displays have a wider color range to use in displaying content. With the new Kuro and Elite Kuro sets (“kuro” means… Read More