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Pioneer Intros Kuro Plasmas, Projector, Blu-ray Players and A/V Receivers
4 new receivers, 2 new Blu-ray players, 2 new Kuro plasmas and first Kuro projector officially announced.
Pioneer Targeting the Custom Market
I was pleasantly surprised to see that among Pioneer's bevy of product announcements, they spent a lot of time actually talking about the custom installation market. When… View this discussion thread.
I was pleasantly surprised to see that among Pioneer's bevy of product announcements, they spent a lot of time actually talking about the custom installation market. When… View this discussion thread.
Pioneer is announcing a ton of new products, including two new Blu-ray players, two new Kuro plasmas, and four new A/V receivers.
The BDP-51FD and Elite BDP-05FD are Profile 1.1 Blu-ray disc players, offering BonusView capabilities (but not Profile 2.0 BD-Live connectivity).
Features include:
The Elite player comes with gold plated connectors, an aluminum front panel and capacitance touch key buttons. MSRP is $799.
The BDP-51FD Blu-ray player has an MSRP of $599.
Pioneer is reaching out to the custom installation market with four new Elite Kuro monitors, the 50-inch PRO-111FD, 60-inch PRO-151FD, 50-inch Signature Series PRO-101FD and 60-inch Signature Series PRO-141FD.
"We identified a core need in the custom installation market to deliver unmatched KURO performance to a unique subset of discerning entertainment purists with a passion for entertainment," says Russ Johnston, EVP of marketing and product planning, home entertainment business solutions group, Pioneer.
"Our Elite monitors are hand-selected to ensure the most pristine picture and premium performance associated with the KURO name and our Pioneer brand."
All four monitors are 1080p models. The Elite units will be available in June for $5,000 and $6,000, while the Signature Series models will ship in October and August (101-FD and 141-FD, respectively).
Pioneer's Kuro plasma TVs, with the goal of offering the deepest black levels possible, have two new models: the 50-inch PDP-5020FD and 60-inch PDP-6020FD
Both units are 1080p models. The new TVs are 3.7 inches thick, DLNA compliant and feature Pioneer's Home Media Gallery functionality for networked connectivity.
The sets will be available in June at $4000 and $5500 MSRP for the 50- and 60-inch editions, respectively.
Pioneer recently outlined its partnership with Panasonic, who will be providing panels for Kuro sets because of the high cost of in-house manufacturing.
The company also officially announced its Kuro projector, designed specifically for the custom installation market. The 1080p LCoS unit will support two HDMI 1.3 connections.
The projector will ship in June only through dealer channels. It will have a suggested price of $9,000.
The Elite SC-07, SC-05, VSX-03TXH and VSX-01TXH receivers, all announced, are "full custom-installation ready," according to the company.
The SC-07 and SC-05 receivers feature Neural-THX technology, while all four receivers features HDMI 1.3a and a Faroudja video scaler.
MSRPs and availability:
Click here to view the new products from Pioneer.
The BDP-51FD and Elite BDP-05FD are Profile 1.1 Blu-ray disc players, offering BonusView capabilities (but not Profile 2.0 BD-Live connectivity).
Features include:
- HDMI 1.3a
- Dolby Digital Plus/Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD(a)/DTS HD Master(a)
- 7.1 Channel Analog Output
- Advanced Audio Bitstream
- 4 Wolfson Professional Audio DACs
The Elite player comes with gold plated connectors, an aluminum front panel and capacitance touch key buttons. MSRP is $799.
The BDP-51FD Blu-ray player has an MSRP of $599.
Kuro Monitors for Custom Market
Pioneer is reaching out to the custom installation market with four new Elite Kuro monitors, the 50-inch PRO-111FD, 60-inch PRO-151FD, 50-inch Signature Series PRO-101FD and 60-inch Signature Series PRO-141FD.
"We identified a core need in the custom installation market to deliver unmatched KURO performance to a unique subset of discerning entertainment purists with a passion for entertainment," says Russ Johnston, EVP of marketing and product planning, home entertainment business solutions group, Pioneer.
"Our Elite monitors are hand-selected to ensure the most pristine picture and premium performance associated with the KURO name and our Pioneer brand."
All four monitors are 1080p models. The Elite units will be available in June for $5,000 and $6,000, while the Signature Series models will ship in October and August (101-FD and 141-FD, respectively).
Kuro Plasmas, Projector Unveiled
Pioneer's Kuro plasma TVs, with the goal of offering the deepest black levels possible, have two new models: the 50-inch PDP-5020FD and 60-inch PDP-6020FD
Both units are 1080p models. The new TVs are 3.7 inches thick, DLNA compliant and feature Pioneer's Home Media Gallery functionality for networked connectivity.
The sets will be available in June at $4000 and $5500 MSRP for the 50- and 60-inch editions, respectively.
Pioneer recently outlined its partnership with Panasonic, who will be providing panels for Kuro sets because of the high cost of in-house manufacturing.
The company also officially announced its Kuro projector, designed specifically for the custom installation market. The 1080p LCoS unit will support two HDMI 1.3 connections.
The projector will ship in June only through dealer channels. It will have a suggested price of $9,000.
4 New Elite A/V Receivers
The Elite SC-07, SC-05, VSX-03TXH and VSX-01TXH receivers, all announced, are "full custom-installation ready," according to the company.
Pioneer's full of Elite A/V Receivers are ready for custom installation with the following features:
* Multi-zone, multi-source capabilities allow Pioneer's Elite receivers to serve as the entertainment centerpiece of up to 3 A/V zones in the home
* The SC-07 has dual HDMI video output and second zone component video output for zone 2 HD video capabilities
* RS232 Port for PC and 3rd party custom control and connectivity
* Advanced Direct Construction ensures enhanced reliability and performance
* New product cosmetics synchronizes with design of the KURO displays and Blu-ray Disc players
The SC-07 and SC-05 receivers feature Neural-THX technology, while all four receivers features HDMI 1.3a and a Faroudja video scaler.
MSRPs and availability:
- VSX-01TXH: June, $750 and $1,000
- VSX-03TXH: June, $1,000
- SC-05: August, $1,800
- SC-07: August, $2,200
Click here to view the new products from Pioneer.
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