Specifications

NATURAL ENHANCER
Another Pioneer technology that deliver
a stunningly sharp picture is Natural
Enhancer, an industry first. On any
source, analog or digital, Pure Drive-pow-
ered Natural Enhancer cleans up those
wavy moiré (“moray”) patterns and
enhances the contrast at the edges of
images, for a clean, detailed picture.
(All models except PRO-1410HD)
DIGITAL COLOUR TRANSIENT
IMPROVEMENT (C.T.I.)
Ordinary plasma displays have a hard
time accurately rendering a coloured
image laying over another coloured
image — for example, a man in a blue
jacket standing against a red wall. The
usual result is a dithered pattern and an
inaccurate combination of colours where
the two images intersect. Digital Colour
Transient Improvement (C.T.I.), a
Pioneer Pure Drive development,
smooths out edges of colour images so
that they’re more distinct, and colours are
more precisely reproduced.
(All models except PRO-1410HD)
DIGITAL CHROMA
DECODER
Colour noise is another form of analog
video interference, seen as speckled
imperfections within solid colours on
your screen. Select Elite models feature a
10-bit Digital Chroma Decoder to reduce
noise and provide better frequency
response, for pure, clean colours.
COLOUR MANAGEMENT
Colour Management enables greater
control of both primary and secondary
colours, selectively boosting or scaling
back values to match the actual image
without affecting other colours on the
screen. This results in far more accurate
colour reproduction. Two examples:
Colour Management will enhance a
flowering tree without distorting the
blue sky behind it; and facial skin tones
will be reproduced more accurately with-
out discolouring the subject’s clothing.
MULTI-WINDOW DISPLAY
OK, admit it: sometimes you want to
watch two shows at the same time.
Picture-in-Picture (one full-screen image
with a smaller image inset) has been
around a long time, but now Multi-
Window Display takes dual-material
viewing to new levels: it lets you display
any combination of HDTV, NTSC, and
even a computer image, either as twin
images (50/50 split screen) or as Picture in
Picture. So, watch pro-football on HDTV
alongside fantasy football from your PC.
Two college bowl games, two music
specials….OK, you get the picture.*
A MULTIMEDIA MONITOR
FOR PC AND MAC
An Elite PureVision plasma display
makes an exceptional monitor for a PC
as well as a MAC with a DVI adapter.
The high-definition native resolution of
our 61” model is 1365 x 768; on 50”
models it’s 1280 x 768; and on 43”
models it’s 1024 x 768. Charts, graphs,
the Web, and full-motion DVDs will all
look clean and crisp. And of course you
can display more than one source simul-
taneously, using either Picture-in-Picture
or 50/50 split screen.*
*In order to maintain longevity, certain
precautions must be taken when using a
computer interface with the television.
SELECTABLE SCREEN
MODES
Whether you’re watching television, a
DVD, or an extreme wide-screen movie,
all Elite PureVision models enable you to
adapt the panel’s image to the source, for
optimal viewing.
(All models except PRO-1410HD)
MEDIA RECEIVER AND
SPEAKERS
The Elite PRO-1120HD and PRO-920HD
are plasma televisions that receive and
can be matched with stereo speakers, and
a colour-matched swivel stand.
The media receiver provides easier
on-wall installation and allows easy
connection of current and future video
components.
This slim, outboard component delivers
both terrestrial broadcast ATSC
(digital), NTSC (analog) and DCR™
programming (digital cable ready), with
connections for satellite, cable and a
computer. It offers connectivity for a
range of video and audio components,
including the new HDMI (High
Definition Multimedia Interface,
discussed on page 6), plus DV control
and playback.
The media receivers included with the
PRO–1120HD and PRO-920HD feature
a built-in unidirectional digital cable
DCR™ tuner with CableCARD™ slot
and includes DTV closed captioning.
Speaker System: Contains newly
designed 2-way speakers with improved
drivers and amplifier. These speakers
deliver a full, rich sound both for
front-channel movie and TV viewing, as
well as for surround audio modes. The
speakers are side-mounted, either flush
or recessed.
Stand: New, stylish tabletop stand
with matching black finish. It swivels
20 degrees for optimal viewing conven-
ience.
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Natural Enhancer
Conventional PDP
Pioneer’s
Natural Enhancer
DEEP ENCASED CELL
STRUCTURE
Plasma displays contain millions of
coloured fluorescent lamps, each one
contributing to the overall picture. Some
manufacturers separate the lamps only
with vertical walls, allowing the lamps’
light and colour to blend in with one
another. The results: inaccurate colours
and a soft, diffused picture. Elite
PureVision panels combat this by
encasing each individual lamp in its own
“cell”, with walls on all sides so that light
doesn’t bleed into other cells. This
design allows each lamp to deliver a
highly concentrated beam of light, for
truer colours, brighter images, and more
realism on the screen.
(PRO-1410HD comes with standard
depth Encased Cell Structure)
ADVANCED PURECINEMA
3:3 PULLDOWN
Film doesn’t translate directly to a
standard that TVs can process without
some alterations. Movies are shot on
film at 24 frames per second (fps), but
TVs display images using the NTSC
standard of 30 frames per second (or
more precisely, 60 interlaced fields per
second, or 60Hz). To display a movie, 6
fps must be added to the film’s original
24 fps, to equal 30. This is done by
examining each frame of film and
creating three video fields from the first
frame of film, two video fields from the
second, then three again, and so on.
This conversion process is called 3:2
frame pulldown.
Today’s 3:2 pulldown greatly improves
NTSC reproduction of film-based
material. A processor takes those 24 fps
into a buffer, interpolates how to
compose the 6 frames to be added, and
re-sends the “new” 30 frames. This is
exceptionally difficult to do and often
results in uneven motion, especially
during fast action.
Pioneer solved this by developing a
custom, industry-exclusive IC that cre-
ates three full copies of each frame x 24
frames per second, for 72 progressive fps
(72Hz). This is now 3:3 pulldown, which
synchronizes perfectly with the frame
rate of film. It’s a great solution because
it actually makes things simpler: the
need of a buffer is eliminated and the
processors aren’t forced into guesswork.
Now, film-based material on DVD,
videotape, and even regular TV will
match the smooth, natural reproduction
you’d see in a theater. Elite plasma
displays are the only models currently
on the market to have this feature.
(All models except PRO-1410HD)
10-BIT 3-D Y/C SEPARATION
NTSC (analog) composite video images
are comprised of two signals, luminance
(brightness information, expressed as
“Y”) and chrominance (colour informa-
tion, expressed as “C”). When analog
composite video is played back, the Y
and C signals must be separated or
they’ll interfere with one another. The
result is video noise in the form of “dot
crawl”, seen as dots marching along the
edges of images, like ants. To combat
this, we use a true 10-bit, 3-dimensional
motion-adaptive Y/C comb filter — the
finest available — which eliminates dot
crawl and produces a beautiful,
film-like image.
I/P CONVERSION
Even the most common plasma displays
contain an I/P converter, a chip that
turns interlaced (I) images into progres-
sive (P) images. But performing that
conversion with total precision and
without visible distortion requires very
high-level processing. When you’re at a
store looking at plasma displays, watch
for a moving image that contains a
straight edge such as a pillar or fence. As
motion continues, lesser plasmas will
exhibit a jagged effect along the edges. To
eliminate this effect, an Elite custom IC
performs high-grade I/P conversion, so
straight edges will really look straight
and clean, like they’re supposed to.
DIGITAL AND MPEG NOISE
REDUCTION
Digital video and MPEG video both use
compression that can create unwanted
noise. “Digital noise” often appears as a
checkerboard pattern on solid images
like the sky or skin. “MPEG noise”, also
known as “mosquito noise”, appears
as a fuzziness around the edge of an
image. Elite plasma panels greatly
reduce both types of noise, for a higher
level of realism.
(All models except PRO-1410HD)
NATURAL RE-SIZE
Many plasma displays allow you to
select a screen mode best suited to the
material being viewed. For example,
when watching a regular 4:3 TV show
on a 16:9 widescreen monitor, the
image can be stretched to fill the entire
screen. But that stretching process often
causes problems such as blocky, fuzzy,
or over-stretched images. Pioneer’s
industry-exclusive Natural Re-Size
function re-shapes the picture and
allows it to maintain a natural appear-
ance, without adding artifacts that
deteriorate picture quality.
(All models except PRO-1410HD)
DYNAMIC RANGE
EXPANDER (D.R.E.)
So, you’re watching a movie and an
actress with jet-black hair is wearing a
bright white shirt. It’s a high-contrast
situation that gives nearly all plasma
displays problems. Usually, if her hair
colour is a true black, her shirt will
appear as a slightly dull off-white. Or,
her shirt will be pure white but her hair
isn’t a true black. And, of course, it
doesn’t help to adjust your brightness
because either the hair or the shirt will
lose its true value. Enter Dynamic Range
Expander (D.R.E.), which raises the
values of both lights and darks, notice-
ably improving the contrast ratio and
creating a more vivid presentation.
(All models except PRO-1410HD)
Digital Noise Reduction
Off On
MPEG Digital Noise Reduction
Off On
Advanced PureCinema
Dynamic Range Expander
Off
On
Multi-Window Display
2 Split Screens (with PC)
Picture-in-Picture
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you on the edge of your seat
Performance that will keep