helicon2
Established Member
I recently purchased the Pioneer KRP-500A and must admit that I am extremely happy with it - even the wife is happy with it!
When I first switched it on and for the first week, I thought the SD picture was ok but not great, that was through DTV and Sky (not HD), which was just like i had expected really after seeing loads of flat panels in stores over the last so many years. Also going from 32" up to 50", I suppose I could expect the picture to be not as great.
But now, after around a month, the picture looks superb, almost as good as my old TV, maybe even better. My old TV was no slouch either, Loewe Articos 32, which in my opinion had the best CRT picture around, better than the Panasonic's and Sony's at the time.
Now I know that i've read on these forums that plasma's take around 200 hours to settle in and just wondered if anyone can explain to me technically, but in layman's terms if possible, why this happens?
Or is it that my eyes have just got used to the different picture technology, although this may be a factor, I'm pretty sure it's more than this!
Also I believe because of the differences in technology. LCD's don't really need run in, is this true?
When I first switched it on and for the first week, I thought the SD picture was ok but not great, that was through DTV and Sky (not HD), which was just like i had expected really after seeing loads of flat panels in stores over the last so many years. Also going from 32" up to 50", I suppose I could expect the picture to be not as great.
But now, after around a month, the picture looks superb, almost as good as my old TV, maybe even better. My old TV was no slouch either, Loewe Articos 32, which in my opinion had the best CRT picture around, better than the Panasonic's and Sony's at the time.
Now I know that i've read on these forums that plasma's take around 200 hours to settle in and just wondered if anyone can explain to me technically, but in layman's terms if possible, why this happens?
Or is it that my eyes have just got used to the different picture technology, although this may be a factor, I'm pretty sure it's more than this!
Also I believe because of the differences in technology. LCD's don't really need run in, is this true?