Respuesta: Nueva gama 2011 Plasma Panasonic
Bueno, pues no me gusta nada lo que estoy leyendo en este articulo
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-32254_1-20027518-283.html
Las notas del editor recogen lo que le comentó el representante de Panasonic en el CES de las Vegas sobre la nueva gama de plasmas para el 2011. Os copio esta parte del texto:
"Editor's take: I notice that the description of the new Pro 2 panel includes the words "subtle, delicate" but not "deeper" or "darker." I interpret that as a possible indication that the VT30 will not match the depth of the Kuro's blacks. But once again I'll have to wait until I see one in person, and directly compare it to the VT25 and the Kuro (not to mention the new Samsung D8000), to get the full story. Even after that, long-term testing will be in order to see how those blacks fare over time--both on Panasonic and on Samsung and LG plasmas. Finally, I find it strange that Panasonic is only offering two screen sizes, and wouldn't be surprised to see others appear later in the year.
Update Jan 7, 2010: I spoke with Panasonic's rep at the booth and found out a few more preliminary details about the new plasmas.
He couldn't say whether the actual black levels (MLL) would be improved (specs for the new panels were not finalized), but in any case mentioned that the VT30 would not use "Kuro tech" (see the comments below for more). He also couldn't speak to any change for 2011 in the designed-in MLL increase I found on the VT25 and other models. He did mention improving shadow detail, but didn't know whether the "floating blacks" of previous models (I saw them on the G series last year, although others have also reported them on the VT25) had been addressed. Finally, he didn't know whether the contouring artifacts I noticed in 1080p/24 mode on the VT25 had been removed on the VT30.
In terms of 3D he mentioned improvements related to crosstalk reduction, but said that the VT30 uses the same amber-tinted glasses, so major changes to color offsets were not made. He also described a new frame-interpolation processor for 3D that's designed to make the 24p video appear smoother--it has two settings, and can be disabled. All three series will get 2D to 3D conversion systems.
Other major improvements were made in the screen filters, which apparently preserve black levels in ambient light better without increasing the brightness of reflections (all of the new 3D series have better filters, but the VT30's are darker.) He confirmed that the ST30 and GT30 have the same panel, and that THX is the only real picture quality difference between them.
The rep also stressed that he hadn't been fully briefed on all of the differences in the new plasmas, so this information is, as usual, subject to change. "
Resumiendo: que no podia confirmar si el nivel de negros se ha mejorado, que los VT30 no utiilizan todavia la tecnología KURO, que tampoco sabía nada sobre si el problema de los negros flotantes estaba corregido, y por supuesto, que no sabia si los problemas de artefactos a 1080/24 se habian eliminado en los VT30..
El último párrafo da un poco de esperanza en cuanto a que el supuesto representante de Panasonic deja claro que él no ha sido informado al detalle de las características técnicas de la nueva serie, por lo que la información está sujeta a cambios....
Me da la impresión de que Panasonic se ha centrado este año en los temas del 3D y que le da exactamente igual el resto de los "problemillas" de que adolecen sus aparatos, lo que a mí personalmente me jode bastante...
Seguramente es el mercado el que marca el ritmo de hacia donde el fabricante dirige sus esfuerzos, pero se hace complicado entender que varios años después de tener la patente de Kuro, aún no se haya llegado al nivel de los últimos Pioneer que usaban esta tecnología.
Enfín, esperaremos otro poquillo y a ver lo que se va sabiendo de la gama 2011.
Saludos.
...me rio por no llorar...
