Pioneer Stereo System - Manual (Page 2)

PUREVISION PLASMA DISPLAY PANELS
Elite Plasma Display Panels: Technological Highlights
for 2006/2007
1080p Home Theater From Pioneer
• 1080p Home Theater from Pioneer
Pioneer Innovations in Panel-Driving Technologies
• New PureDrive ™ II
• ACE IV (Advanced Continuous Emission Technology IV)
• Intelligent Color Management
• Intelligent Active DRE
Display Panel Technologies
• Deep Encased Cell Structure With Crystal Emissive
Layer and New Materials
• First Surface PRO Color Filter — A New Elite-Exclusive
Panel Technology
• TV Guide On Screen
™ System
Features for Higher-Level Entertainment
• Home Media Gallery
• ISF Certified Calibration Configuration (C
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• ATSC Digital Broadcast Compatibility
• DCR (Digital Cable Ready) Tuner
• HDMI Input
• SR+ Terminal (A/V Receiver Control)
Advanced Technologies for a Wide Array of Benefits
• Block Noise Reduction
• "PURE" Mode for AV Selection
• 10-bit 3D Digital Y/C Separation Circuit
• Natural Re-Size
• Digital Chroma Decoder
• Digital Noise Reduction Circuit/MPEG Noise Reduction
Circuit
• Dynamic HD Converter
• Natural Enhancer
• Digital CTI
• Color Management
• Selectable Screen Sizes
• Multi-Window Display
• Closed Caption Compatibility
• Surround Modes — SRS, TruBass, and FOCUS
• Subwoofer Output
• Speaker Systems
PRO-FHD1 — A 50-Inch 1080p Elite Plasma Display
Panel From Pioneer
Pioneer is now offering the PRO-FHD1, the world's first
50-inch Plasma Display Panel (PDP) to deliver up to 1080p
resolution with 2 073 600 (1920 x 1080) pixels.
Compared to conventional technologies, this resolution
requires a larger number of pixels and half-sized cells. However,
simply shrinking the cells creates several problems. Smaller cells
lower the light emission efficiency, which makes the overall
picture darker. Shrinking also causes gas discharge timing to be
delayed, and increases the possibility that individual cells will
misfire.
Pioneer's advanced technologies overcome these
problems, allowing the PRO-FHD1 to deliver sharp, bright,
accurate images at 1080p resolution. Light emission efficiency
has been improved by the Deep Encased Structure with the
Crystal Emissive Layer, plus new red and blue phosphors. These
also improve contrast and brightness while maintaining low
energy consumption. In addition, T-shaped electrodes prevent
cells from misfiring.
High Resolution With Real-Theater Quality
In addition to 1080p resolution, the Pioneer 1080p home
theater delivers movie content with the natural feel of films.
24fps — The Key Figure for Real-Film Quality
In movie theaters, most films show 24 serial images (frames) per
second. This 24fps rate is maintained through the entire movie-
making process, from shooting and filming to recording on
Blu-ray (or DVD) discs.
Converting 24fps to 60fps
Most players change 24fps movie sources to fit the NTSC
standard of 60fps, by alternating between repeating frames
twice and three times (2-3 pull down). Because some frames are
repeated more than others, movies lose their natural feel. Even
when the player uses 24fps signals, the display panel or TV
converts them to 60fps.
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True to their name, Pioneer Elite components are designed for a very select
group of users — those who settle for nothing less than the best in audio
and video. The state-of-the-art performance and specifications of the high-
end products are the results of uncompromising standards of engineering
and manufacturing, painstaking selection of parts and devices, and careful
testing of each and every component. Pioneer Elite is the single brand solu-
tion for the discriminating home theater enthusiasts.
This year, Pioneer has introduced a comprehensive range of com-
ponents for creating a 1080p home theater system — the first time in the
world that this has been done under a single brand. The latest lineup of
Elite plasma display panels (PDPs) includes the PRO-FHD1, a 50-inch PDP
with 1920 x 1080p resolution. The higher resolution and larger number of
pixels are due to Pioneer's superior panel driving and display panel tech-
nologies. These ensure higher light emission efficiency, higher contrast and
brightness, and a wider color space. These technologies are also applied to
the other latest PDPs. In addition, Pioneer has introduced its first Blu-ray
Disc player, the BDP-HD1. Blu-ray is a next-generation optical disc format
expected to replace DVD. Featuring a much larger capacity than DVD,
Blu-ray allows far higher picture and sound quality. Enjoy Blu-ray movies
displayed on the PRO-FHD1 with 1080p resolution — and all the smooth
touch of the original 24fps film. You can combine the PRO-FHD1 and
BDP-HD1 via one of the latest Elite A/V receivers. These can receive and
send 1080p signals via HDMI terminals, while delivering superb sound.
The new Elite components also feature an even closer link with
PCs. The PDPs and the Blu-ray Disc player come with Home Media Gallery,
which allows LAN connection with PCs for playing stored video, photo, and
music files while sitting in your living room.
In this Product Reference Guide to the Pioneer Elite Series, you'll
find details about these and other technologies incorporated in the Elite
products. We hope you will find this guide useful.
1280 x 768 1920 x 1080
Pixel Size Reduced by 53 Percent!
• Conventional Plasma Monitor • PRO-FHD1
2006/2007
ELITE AUDIO/VIDEO COMPONENTS
PRODUCT REFERENCE GUIDE
PureVision
Plasma Display Panels
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B l u - r a y D i s c P l a y e r 1 8
DVD Players 22
A/V Receivers 30
Power Amplifiers 46
File-Type CD Player 48
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1080p Home Theater from Pioneer