This article makes absolutely no sense. First, there is also no mention of whether the panels shown are LCD or Plasma. IPS is LCD technology not Plasma. Implying that the Pioneer plasma does not have wide viewing angles and that an LCD does makes me question what the heck this reviewer is talking about. Pretty sad when Engadget has writers who know nothing about the technology they are reviewing. Like the other readers, I also noticed the difference in frames on the panels. Also the matte finish on one screen and glossy screen on the other doesn't help the comparison. Would need to see these in a dark room with no reflections to really compare black levels.
John if you are so smart you should realize that while IPS technology was originally developed for LCD's, Panasonic has adopted the technology for use in it's plasma displays.
OK Brett since you are so smart, do a Google search and you will get zero hits for IPS relating to plasma panels. How can a plasma have In Plane Switching and alignment of crystals. So unless you know something the rest of us don't or work directly for Panasonic's technology development department, please provide a link where Panasonic talks about adapting IPS to Plasma. I'll gladly admit I'm wrong if you can prove your assertion.
Thanks for the link burkey. However, I have never seen a plasma television with as matte a finish as the one on the left. If you go here: http://asia.cnet.com/crave/2009/10/07/panasonic-shows-off-next-generation-ips-alpha-panels-at-ceatec/ Crave says it is an LCD panel with a glossy screen - which is the trend now (Samsung) making them look like a plasma. I have a 5.5 year old plasma and the extreme off angle is as bright and clear as straight on viewing. Granted it was the most expensive plasma out there at the time, but come on. On the other hand I have had some of the worst experiences with off angle viewing on many newer LCDs (as they crank up the brightness) - 10 times worse. I still find it hard to believe that there is no press release from Panasonic talking about adapting IPS to Plasma. Can't find any mention of plasma on this site either: http://www.ips-alpha.co.jp/en/index.html So until I see a press release from Panasonic and not some ill-informed copy-cat blogger, my bet is that it is an LCD.
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This article makes absolutely no sense. First, there is also no mention of whether the panels shown are LCD or Plasma. IPS is LCD technology not Plasma. Implying that the Pioneer plasma does not have wide viewing angles and that an LCD does makes me question what the heck this reviewer is talking about. Pretty sad when Engadget has writers who know nothing about the technology they are reviewing. Like the other readers, I also noticed the difference in frames on the panels. Also the matte finish on one screen and glossy screen on the other doesn't help the comparison. Would need to see these in a dark room with no reflections to really compare black levels.
John if you are so smart you should realize that while IPS technology was originally developed for LCD's, Panasonic has adopted the technology for use in it's plasma displays.
OK Brett since you are so smart, do a Google search and you will get zero hits for IPS relating to plasma panels. How can a plasma have In Plane Switching and alignment of crystals. So unless you know something the rest of us don't or work directly for Panasonic's technology development department, please provide a link where Panasonic talks about adapting IPS to Plasma. I'll gladly admit I'm wrong if you can prove your assertion.
Thanks for the link burkey.
However, I have never seen a plasma television with as matte a finish as the one on the left. If you go here:
http://asia.cnet.com/crave/2009/10/07/panasonic-shows-off-next-generation-ips-alpha-panels-at-ceatec/
Crave says it is an LCD panel with a glossy screen - which is the trend now (Samsung) making them look like a plasma.
I have a 5.5 year old plasma and the extreme off angle is as bright and clear as straight on viewing. Granted it was the most expensive plasma out there at the time, but come on. On the other hand I have had some of the worst experiences with off angle viewing on many newer LCDs (as they crank up the brightness) - 10 times worse. I still find it hard to believe that there is no press release from Panasonic talking about adapting IPS to Plasma.
Can't find any mention of plasma on this site either:
http://www.ips-alpha.co.jp/en/index.html
So until I see a press release from Panasonic and not some ill-informed copy-cat blogger, my bet is that it is an LCD.