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• TVs: Home Theater Mag Calls Pioneer Elite Kuro 110-FD Plasma "Greatest Flat Panel Ever"

  Published: October 2, 2007, 11:49 am

  Tags: 110 Fd, Home Entertainment, Home Theater Magazine, Kuro, Lcds, Pioneer, Pioneer Elite, Plasmas, Tvs

  is calling the Pioneer Elite Kuro 110-FD plasma TV the "greatest flat panel ever." Here are the highlights: • Black level is "lower than any other flat panel we've ever measured." • "Full-on/full-off contrast ratio...is nearly double that of the next best flat panel." • Watching Pirates of the Caribbean, "the bright spots

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• Anime Film Review: Tekkon Kinkreet

  Published: October 18, 2007, 8:33 am

  Tags: Anime Reviews, Movies Anime, Reviews, Black White, Kuro, Manga, Shiro, Tekkon Kinkreet, Tekkon Kinkreet Review

  all who get in their way. Kuro is a tough, street smart kid who knows how to handle himself in a fight- even against adults. Shiro is a young innocent who speaks in a childish manner and has a pure heart. Without Kuro, Shiro probably wouldn’t have made it out on the streets. And without Shiro, Kuro might have succumbed to apathy long

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• Japanese Snack Review: Umebachi

  Published: November 7, 2007, 8:12 am

  Tags: Japanese Snacks, Brown Sugar, Dagashi, Japanese Candy, Japanese Sweets, Karinto, Kuro Sato, Kurosato, Ogashi, Sato, Traditional Japanese Desserts, Traditional Japanese Sweets, Umebachi, Wagashi

  mixed with crisp, molasses kurosato, Japanese black sugar. Ohhhh, ssooooo freaking gooooddd! I can see the mountains of Sugar Paradise! Wait, wait, that’s a candy coma coming on, never mind. The white outer layer is reminiscent of Jordan Almonds. It’s not too hard, and has good flavor for a candy shell. The sugar is sticking to

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• Foodies Go Japanese! A Quiz For Fans of Japanese Cuisine!

  Published: November 13, 2007, 7:26 am

  Tags: Polls, Abura, Adzuki, Age, Ame, Anko, Beni Shoga, Botamochi, Castella, Chanoyu, Chawan Mushi, Chizukeki, Daifuku, Donatsu, Gari, Go Shiki, Goha, Goma, Goshiki, Hara Hachi Bu, Hijiki, Japanese Cuisine, Japanese Food, Kabocha, Kanten, Kinako, Kitsune, Kombu, Koshian, Kuri, Kuro Sato

  to name a couple) , kuro sato, aka, black sugar isn’t on the list. Okinawa has the honor of being known for black sugar. Many kurosato ame (black sugar candies) producers make sure Okinawa is prominently displayed on the candy’s packaging as a key selling point. What makes Okinawan black sugar so famous, I wonder? 7.)

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• Japanese Snack Review: Umebachi

  Published: November 7, 2007, 8:12 am

  Tags: Japanese Snacks, Brown Sugar, Dagashi, Japanese Candy, Japanese Sweets, Karinto, Kuro Sato, Kurosato, Ogashi, Sato, Traditional Japanese Desserts, Traditional Japanese Sweets, Umebachi, Wagashi

  mixed with crisp, molasses kurosato, Japanese black sugar. Ohhhh, ssooooo freaking gooooddd! I can see the mountains of Sugar Paradise! Wait, wait, that’s a candy coma coming on, never mind. The white outer layer is reminiscent of Jordan Almonds. It’s not too hard, and has good flavor for a candy shell. The sugar is sticking to

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• The Tech in a Pioneer's Kuro Plasma in About 50 Words [10 Second Tech Primer]

  Published: November 18, 2007, 2:13 am

  Tags: 10 Second Tech Primer, 1080p, Hdtv, Hdtvs, Home Entertainment, Kuro, Pioneer, Plasmas

  tech that makes Pioneer's Kuro blacker, from Pop Sci this month: "Each tiny cell in the [plasma] screen must be primed with an electric charge so it's ready to fire up quickly, and that charge turns blacks slightly gray. Pioneer designed cells that require far less charge...Then it added a screen filter that further dampens excess light and

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• The Tech in a Pioneer's Kuro Plasma in About 50 Words

  Published: November 18, 2007, 3:13 am

  Tags: Screens, Kuro, Pioneer, Plasma, Screens

  tech that makes Pioneer's Kuro blacker, from Pop Sci this month: "Each tiny cell in the [plasma] screen must be primed with an electric charge so it's ready to fire up quickly, and that charge turns blacks slightly gray. Pioneer designed cells that require far less charge...Then it added a screen filter that further dampens excess light and

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• Sega Launches Website and Two New Trailers for The Club

  Published: November 29, 2007, 6:03 pm

  Tags: Sony, Sega, Videos, Microsoft, Game Consoles, Games, Computer, Game Platforms, Kuro, Ps3, Seager, Sega, The Club, Trailer, Website, Xbox

  The second trailer shows Kuro, an undercover cop determined to bring the whole organization down. So far, the game’s looking pretty fun, and should definitely make for some interesting multiplayer matches. The game should be out next year for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. Via Press Release ---Related Articles at Gaming Today:Sega Announces

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• Best Plasma Ever vs. Best LCD Ever (Verdict: Plasma Wins) [Best Tv Ever]

  Published: December 20, 2007, 7:30 pm

  Tags: Best Tv Ever, Bestmodo, Elite, Hdtv, Home Entertainment, Kuro, Lcd, Ln 55281f, Pioneer, Plasma, Plasma Vs Lcd, Pro 110fd, Samsung, Top

  (Pioneer Elite PRO-110FD Kuro) and the best LCD TV they could find (Samsung LN-T5281F), and threw them against each other in a carefully calibrated match. The winner, which we've actually seen before as the best flat panel ever, was the Pioneer Elite. Not only is it the best flat panel ever, thanks to improvements in both display techs, it's

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• Rumour: Pioneer To Sell LCD TVs?

  Published: February 27, 2008, 10:35 pm

  Tags: Screens, Kuro, Lcd, Pioneer, Plasma, Rumours, Screens, Sharp

  We already know that Pioneer has decided to kill off its 42-inch plasma televisions, but if the rumours being circulated by SmartHouse are true, then we'll soon see them release a range of LCD TVs.The move makes sense plasmas have never competed with LCDs in the smaller screen sizes, and with LCD growing in popularity every year, LCDs have

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• Pioneer Calls Plasma Biz Reports "Inaccurate"

  Published: March 5, 2008, 10:56 pm

  Tags: Screens, Home Entertainment, Kuro, Lcd, Panasonic, Pioneer, Plasma, Screens, Tvs

  Regarding recent stories that Pioneer may cease manufacturing its own plasma TVs, and presumably in doing so kill off the critically acclaimed Kuro TV line, the company's North American division has this to say:The current press coverage was not released by Pioneer so it may be misleading and contains many inaccuracies.

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• Pioneer Calls Plasma Biz Reports "Inaccurate" [TVs]

  Published: March 5, 2008, 9:56 pm

  Tags: Home Entertainment, Kuro, Lcds, Panasonic, Pioneer, Plasmas, Tvs

  off the critically acclaimed Kuro TV line, the company's North American division has this to say:The current press coverage was not released by Pioneer so it may be misleading and contains many inaccuracies.The statement continues:Pioneer reviews its display business strategy every year looking to maximize profitability and efficiency. At this

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• How Pioneer Is Keeping World's Best TV Secret Sauce (Mostly) Secret

  Published: March 7, 2008, 4:55 pm

  Tags: Screens, Gadgets, Hdtv, Kuro, Lcd, Panasonic, Pioneer, Plasma, Screens

  Pioneer's Kuro plasma sets are the best TVs on the market, right now, bar none. So it was a little disconcerting to hear that they're officially quitting plasma panel production and outsourcing it. We just talked with Russ Johnston, Pioneer's Executive VP of Marketing and Product Planning for Home Entertainment about the future of Pioneer's

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• Pioneer isn't abandoning Kuro plasma, expects same-quality panels from Matsushita

  Published: March 8, 2008, 12:38 pm

  Tags: Kuro, Matsushita, Pioneer, Plasma

  plans aren't to abandon Kuro-quality plasma displays in any way. The move to an outside manufacturer (Matsushita, parent company of Panasonic) is designed to cut cost in plasma production, but Pioneer still plans to maintain its premium edge over competitors. "The number-one goal is to make sure we can maintain our differentiation," said

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• Pigs Fly and Pioneer Making LCDs

  Published: March 7, 2008, 11:29 pm

  Tags: Screens, Home Entertainment, Kuro, Lcd, Panasonic, Pioneer, Plasma, Screens

  In case you missed it, part of the news about Pioneer's radical restructuring includes this shocker: The Kings of Plasma are about to start making Pioneer-branded and (maybe even) Kuro-branded LCD displays using Sharp's panels. Boom!

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