Pioneer releases plasma TV with contrast ratio of 20000: 1

According to Pioneer's page for Europe, a surprisingly high-definition full high-vision plasma TV with a contrast ratio of 20000: 1 will be released in September. In addition, it is said that plasma TVs with a contrast ratio of 16000: 1 will be released in June from June.

By the way, in the case of LCD television,Sharp's latest modelBut it seems that the contrast ratio is 3000: 1, so you can see how ridiculous it is that 20000: 1.

Details are as follows.
The World's Best Flat Screen Television - Pioneer Europe

According to this page, the plasma TV to be newly released has become 80% improved model of black expression power than the previous model, the lineup corresponds to full HD (resolution 1920 × 1080) and contrast ratio 20000: 1, 60 inch and 50 inch models will be released in September.

Before that, we are planning to release models with contrast ratios of 16000: 1, 50 inch and 42 inch for XGA (1365 × 768 or 1024 × 768) in June.

Side (left side).


It is seen from the upper right.


Side (right side).


The remote control looks something like this.


I put it in the room.


According to the link below, Sharp has developed "Mega Contrast Liquid Crystal" with a contrast ratio of 1: 1: 1 in 2005, but this is assumed to be used in broadcast studio, broadcasting stations, film production sites, etc. It seems that there is no plan to be released for consumer use.

Sharp Develops Full HD Liquid Crystal with Contrast Ratio of 1: 1: 1