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"THE LEGEND KILLER" that beat the KURO?

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i wanted to ask claire if she could spill the beans on what she thought was on par with the kuro (was not the panasonic) black levels not as good sorry max

so claire which set was this? i heard you mentioning this

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Re: "THE LEGEND KILLER" that beat the KURO?

Where were you listening?

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Re: "THE LEGEND KILLER" that beat the KURO?

it was a long thread claire did`nt give much a way so i was wondering if she might

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Re: "THE LEGEND KILLER" that beat the KURO?

Could it be the Sony HX903?

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Re: "THE LEGEND KILLER" that beat the KURO?

Ah, right - what she actually said was

Clare Newsome:
Kuro still brilliant for blacks, but now
surpassed in some other areas by current crop of flagship sets (eg
Panasonic's VT20 plasma for motion-handling and detail, as covered in
our review in new issue).

The term 'legend killer' wasn't used.

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Re: "THE LEGEND KILLER" that beat the KURO?

no dont think so that only comes in 46inch ?

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Re: "THE LEGEND KILLER" that beat the KURO?

by the way andy your review also states its black levels arent as good as the pioneer.

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Re: "THE LEGEND KILLER" that beat the KURO?
tvspecv:
no dont think so that only comes in 46inch ?


You can get it in 52", but WHF haven't reviewed it yet.


I'm think I'll treat myself to the latest issue today...

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tvspecv:
no dont think so that only comes in 46inch ?

Don't understand your first point, given that the Pioneer's came in both 42in and 50in versions

tvspecv:
by the way andy your review also states its black levels arent as good as the pioneer.

and on the second point, speccy, that's just what Clare said.
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Re: "THE LEGEND KILLER" that beat the KURO?

THE LEGEND (is basically the kuro which has been king for a while) the killer is the one that has taken its crown now do you get it andy?

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tvspecv:
THE LEGEND (is basically the kuro which has been king for a while) the killer is the one that has taken its crown now do you get it andy?

Nope, not a clue, as is quite often the case with your melodramatic posts, I fear...

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Re: "THE LEGEND KILLER" that beat the KURO?

I am also totally baffled by this thread Hmm

As my quote above suggests (thanks, Andrew, for digging that out), there are things the Panasonic - and the Sony - do better than the Kuro.

If I had a Kuro, would I sell it and buy one of these new sets? Not yet, no - there's nothing we've seen to date that's completely overtaken every element of its performance. It remains an amazing TV.

 

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Re: "THE LEGEND KILLER" that beat the KURO?

what do they do better?

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tvspecv:

i wanted to ask claire if she could spill the beans on what she thought was on par with the kuro (was not the panasonic) black levels not as good sorry max


so claire which set was this? i heard you mentioning this

er , no problem ?? was that ARI ?...

the best tv is like the best woman , its all in the eye of the beholder , anyway im too old to be worrying about such things , im nearly 41 and a half Wink

 

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your not old max

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Re: "THE LEGEND KILLER" that beat the KURO?

It was probably Chuck Norris.