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Spur of the moment – New TV!

Well chalk this down to impulse! Tuesday night saw me and my colleagues at the Bose Summer Launch here in Perth. One thing that struck me this year at the event was that Bose were using Pioneer Kuro plasmas. Very nice Bose! Of course all us industry folk (and quite a lot of you owners) know that these are without a doubt the best flat screen displays ever made, but sadly Pioneer ceased production early 2009 due to the high production costs. Anyways, Im in the market for a new TV, and having been inspired by what I had seen the night before (an audio demo featuring a scene from The Dark Knight on Blu-Ray) I decided on a whim to have a look at the Pioneer Clearance Centre website. Lo and behold, they had three 50″ Kuros (Brand New) for sale, at a substantially discounted price. Now I don’t really want a 50″ for the living room, but this was too good to pass up.
Today I’m the proud owner of a 50″ Pioneer C509 Kuro Plasma! Pics to come next week when the beast is delivered.

Pioneer Kuro 50

Tis the season to be jolly!

And I am a happy camper since grabbing my new Yamaha RX-Z7 AV Receiver last week! A fantastic bit of kit, and I will do an in-depth review over the Xmas break (with plenty of pics!). Stay tuned!

RX-Z7

RX-Z7

Xrite Display LT Colorimeter

Have yet to play with the device but I have ripped the packaging apart! Here’s a pic:-

1080p Display Tests

For those who want to make sure they have their 1080p displays calibrated properly, you might want to take a look at J. Vincent’s 1080p Display Tests webpage, featuring 1080p images allowing you to test for linear greyscale, convergence, colour balance and more. I have added the permalink to the right, and the site is:-

http://www.pbase.com/jackcnd/display_tests

Getting Closer…

The Aussiemorphic MKII lens is here. Secondhand, but in tip-top condition:-

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