Pioneer Stereo System - Manual (Page 3)

3. Elimination of False Contours
It is a Pioneer-exclusive benefit that eliminates sharp edges
where there should be smooth gradation.
Intelligent Color Management
(PRO-1540HD/PRO-1140HD/PRO-940HD)
The new Pioneer Elite PDPs come with Intelligent Color
Management. This analyzes the color information of pictures,
and automatically optimizes four color elements — red, green,
blue, and skin — without losing the natural color balance of the
whole picture. Gardens will have more vibrant greens, people
will have more natural skin color, and much more.
Intelligent Active DRE
(PRO-1540HD/PRO-1140HD/PRO-940HD)
The New PureDrive ™ II also provides Active DRE (Dynamic
Range Expander). This offers wider picture control options
than the previous version (which only offers High, Mid, Low,
and Off).
The latest Pioneer Elite PDPs come with an even more
advanced version of Active DRE — Intelligent Active DRE.
This technology constantly detects variations in picture
information, including low-brightness signals, and scattered
peak and bottom luminance levels (like a lawn reflecting
sunlight). The Intelligent Active DRE automatically optimizes
the parameter settings for the displayed picture. For example,
when a scene has a large shaded area, the gamma setting is
automatically adjusted for finer gradations.
PDP Technology
The PDP screen is actually two panels of glass with nearly a
million pixels sandwiched between them. The pixels consist of
tiny cells that hold gas, with electrodes on the top and bottom.
Electrical discharges cause the gas to emit ultraviolet light that
excites red, green and blue phosphors, which in turn radiate
visible light to produce bold, color images.
Black Stripe Coating for Vivid Images
The additional black stripes help reduce the amount of external
light reflected off the screen surface, which greatly improves
contrast. Viewers can enjoy sharp, vivid pictures, even under bright
ambient lighting, with no washed-out colors or poor contrast.
Conventional Plasma Display Panel
Pioneer Elite Plasma Display's New PureDrive ™ II
Analog Signal
Digital Signal
Terrestrial
Broadcast
Video
Component
A/D
A/D
Y/C D/A Chroma
Decoder
RGB
Decoder A/D Digital Video
Processing PDP
Terrestrial
Broadcast
Digital TV
Broadcast
Video
Component
HDMI
PDP
A/D
Digital
Selector
A/D 3D Y/C Chroma Decoder
A/D
Digital Video
Processing
Conceptual Diagram of Video Signal Processing
New PureDrive ™ II
24fps x 3 = 72fps: Pioneer's Advanced Solution
The PRO-FHD1 does not change 24fps to 60fps, thanks to
Pioneer-exclusive Advanced PureCinema with 3-3 Pull Down.
This function creates three full copies of each frame, for 72
progressive frames per second. This balance between frames lets
you enjoy real-theater quality while sitting in your living room!
Create a 1080p Home Theater System with Pioneer
Elite Components
For the first time in the world, a comprehensive range of
components for creating a 1080p home theater system is now
available — thanks to Pioneer.
Use HDMI connection to combine the PRO-FDH1
with the BDP-HD1 Elite Blu-ray Disc Player and Elite A/V
receiver. The Pioneer Elite A/V receiver transmits lossless, all-
digital audio and video signals from Blu-ray Discs. You get
high-quality multi-channel audio, plus enhanced images that
feature vivid colors, blacker black, finer details, and superb
contrast.
New PureDrive ™ II — Fully-Digitalized Video Signal
Processing for Even Higher Picture Quality
With conventional plasma display panels (PDP), input signals are
converted back and forth between analog and digital before being
sent to the display panels. This tends to cause noise, degrading
the quality of displayed pictures. As a leading manufacturer of
PDPs, Pioneer developed PureDrive
™ technology, featuring all-
digital video signal processing. The latest Elite PDPs come with
its latest version — New PureDrive
™ II.
The New PureDrive ™ II features custom chipsets which
ensure a wide range of picture-quality benefits, including lower
noise, finer gradation, and more natural color reproduction.
(See the figure below.)
ACE IV
ACE IV (Advanced Continuous Emission Technology IV) —
newly built into the latest Elite PDPs — is one of the biggest
benefits of The New PureDrive
™ II. This technology delivers
the following advantages:
1. Smoother Gradation
The new technology allows even smoother gradation — with
more steps than the previous version — letting you reproduce
even more colors.
2. Finer Details in Low Brightness Ranges
ACE IV automatically analyzes the overall picture to optimize
gradation and brightness levels. When a scene has only dark
areas, such as night views and low-lit rooms, ACE IV detects
this and concentrates on gradation in the low-brightness ranges,
to reproduce details much finer than usual for dark colors.
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Much Smoother
Gradation than
Previous Models
Much Finer Details for Dark Colors
Previous Models
Elite PDPs
When a scene has only dark areas,
ACE IV concentrates on gradation in the
low-brightness ranges.
ACE IV
Film PureCinema Advanced
PureCinema
Frame arrangement perfectly synchronized with the original film
Pioneer Innovations in
Panel-Driving Technologies
Display Panel Technologies Conventional Plasma Display Panel
False contours lower the picture quality
Noiseless Pictures without False Contours
Pioneer's Elite Plasma Display Panel
Smooth, natural image without false
contours
OFF
Intelligent Active DRE
ON
Higher contrast and finer gradations
Brightness
Level
Input Level
Brightness
Level
Input Level
Further accuracy of
gradation reproduction
in the low
brightness range
Parameter Function
Dynamic Contrast Emphasizes the contrast between dark and bright images,
so that (for example) sunlight falling through trees looks
brighter and edges of human faces become more distinct.
Black Level Emphasizes dark areas for greater distinction from
bright areas.
Automatic Contrast Limiter Automatically compensates to create the optimum
contrast characteristics.
Gamma Control Controls gradation characteristics.
Intelligent Active Dynamic Range Expander
ON
More natural skin color
Intelligent Color Management
OFF