Pioneer has unveiled eight new models overnight in Europe and the USA, all offering ultra-high black level performance. The line consists of four models each under the Pioneer and Elite brands. Each brand will carry two XGA models in the 42-inch and 50-inch screen sizes and two full 1080p models in the 50-inch and 60-inch screen sizes, Pioneer said it is expected that only one or two of the models will be released in Australia.
All new models will feature a panel with a new cell structure, a new filter and a new video processor.
In an effort to survive Pioneer has totally re-engineered its plasma technology at the direction of its global CEO, to yield what the company is calling the highest performance levels in the industry. Pioneer executives acknowledged the new designs were, in part, inspired by past prototype demonstrations of Toshiba's and Canon's promised SED flat-panel technology, which after a technology licensing snafu, now faces an uncertain future.
