Specifications

ALL THIS TIME,
UNPARALLELED ACCURACY
has been lurking just beneath the surface.
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Introducing First-Surface Pure Color Filter – an exclusive Pioneer advancement that was discovered
just below the surface. By optically coupling the Pure Color Filter to the plasma panel, we removed the
gap between the glass and the filter. This reduces ambient light reflections, improves the contrast ratio
in bright environments and delivers an undistorted, clearer picture. Pioneer Elite PureVision Plasmas
combine this technology with 10-bit video processing, ACE II and deep-encased cell structures to
provide you with the most accurate color reproduction possible.
It’s all part of our unyielding pursuit of the perfect picture.
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DESIGNED FOR TODAY
AND TOMORROW
ADVANCED CONTINUOUS
EMISSION (ACE II, ACE III)
Some of the best movie moments occur
during nighttime or low-light scenes, but
unfortunately, most plasma panels can’t
properly reproduce all the important
details. The problem: they’re not capable
of displaying all the necessary gradation
steps as the scene gets darker, and at a
certain point they just give up and turn
everything black. Pioneer overcame this
with a technology called Advanced
Continuous Emission II. “ACE II” uses
10–bit processing to produce 1,024 grada-
tion steps for each red, green, and blue
cell, creating a palette of over a billion
colours. This industry-leading technology
gives you a wider range of hues and far
more accurate colour reproduction, espe-
cially in those dark scenes. However,
Pioneer ’s new ACE III technology
(PRO–1120HD, PRO–920HD) pushes the
envelope even further, by reducing the
visible steps between the levels of colour
being viewed, making colour transitions
smoother than before.
PURE DRIVE
Pioneer is a true innovator at the fore-
front of plasma development. Our latest
breakthrough is Pure Drive™, a Pioneer
exclusive that pushes the limits of plasma
display performance. Pure Drive keeps
video signals entirely in the digital
domain rather than converting them back
and forth between analog and digital, as
is typical with competing flat panel and
projection technologies. This lossless,
all-digital process allows far greater
control of the signal and enables it to
maintain all of its original depth. To
bring the completely digital Pure Drive
platform to market, Pioneer designed and
developed six ICs as its core. The result is
a technological foundation of excellence
that will carry forward far into the future.
(All models except PRO-1410HD)
FIRST SURFACE PURE
COLOUR FILTER
Ambient light — from windows, skylights,
or room lighting — can easily reduce
contrast and decrease picture quality. But
what if you don’t want to shut your blinds
or dim the lights? The Elite PRO-1120HD
and PRO-920HD employ a patented First
Surface Pure Colour Filter, an image
enhancing layer of film that’s actually
affixed to the glass panel covering the
plasma cells. There’s no space in between
the film and the glass, reducing ambient
light reflections and improving contrast
ratio in bright environments by 20%. In
addition, light is actually colour balanced
as it passes through the filters, producing
colour values that are closer to the true
NTSC colour standard than other TVs or
monitors. Plus, this unique filter features a
wider internal “mesh” construction so
that the video image does not reflect back
into the panel from the filter as with many
other models. Better technology, better
performance: it’s another reason Pioneer
Elite Plasmas remain the industry
reference standard.
(PRO-1120HD & PRO-920HD)
First Surface
Pure Colour Filter
Conventional
Glass Filter
Conventional PDP ACE II
False Contours