Despite outsourcing their LCD flat panel production and intention to do the same with their Plasma screens, Pioneer continue to develop cutting edge TV technology.
Designed to counteract the loss of detail due to a lack of smoothness in the incoming video signal, Pioneer has recently demonstrated the latest slice of its picture processing wizardry, codenamed 'Fuga'. The emphasis is very much on improving a low quality input while high-grade images pass through the circuit untouched.
Improving the quality of source input however is only one element of Pioneer's Fuga technology. Next up for treatment is colour, with the circuitry isolating and optimizing the saturation of individual elements of colour within the current scene with Pioneer promising a more dynamic and vibrant picture as a result.
As if this wasn't enough, Pioneer have also been working on 'Depth of Field' enhancement as part of the 'Fuga' project. Fuga continually analyses on screen action and estimates the perceived depth of all these on screen elements. With a reduction of focus, 'Kuro' judges which elements should be given prominence in the current scene.
With their current 50in and 60in KRP plasmas we are actually seeing the fruits of Pioneer's commitment to cutting edge flat panel picture processing technology. Incredibly, Pioneer have managed to improve on their LX5090 series, not by a huge margin but an improvement all the same.
With an 'Enhanced Optimum Mode', the Pioneer KRP dynamically analyses the on-screen content and current lighting conditions, optimizing the picture for all viewing conditions. Pure AV mode selection has been designed to reproduce images as faithfully as possible to the original source material, bypassing the usual picture enhancement processing
Being DLNA-compliant the KRP series can be integrated into a home network to play content from connected media servers. This content is directly available through the screen's Home Media Gallery function, which has itself been integrated in a new Graphical User Interface. Alternately you can connect a storage device to the USB port on the side panel for the same functionality.
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