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 Post subject: Re: My TV is dying. New screen : KURO or LGB8 ?
PostPosted: 04 Jan 2019, 10:25 
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I don't connect my video game consoles to the internet* but this is even more hardcore. Though I believe in Japan, you have to pay for a tv license or some crap like that? A couple of my TVs are hooked up for over the air, but I almost never watch tv.


5 years ago, a representative of japanese national TV NHK came to my home to ask me to pay for TV licence.
He stayed for 2 hours to argue that I had to pay it. I explained him that for philosophical reasons I never watch TV, and I will never pay for a pseudo-cultural channel, tool of the government. He never let it pass, and started to be agressive. He punched a lot on my door saying that everyone pays it, and he will not go out if I don't sign his paper. My family was here, then I didn't want to make them unconfortable. I signed.
1 week after, I search on internet how to cancel the contract, and to not pay NHK legally. I called them, wrote them a letter to explain my rights. In my house, I cut all the TV cables from the wall, and sealed them into the wall. I also changed my phone to get a phone "unable to use TV" as NHK says also that you need to pay if your phone can difuse TV. Then, no smart phone for me. (don't like smartphone, then it's OK !) Just a little phone 10 years old with no options.
Finally, I was aproved by NHK to not pay the TV licence.
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 Post subject: Re: My TV is dying. New screen : KURO or LGB8 ?
PostPosted: 04 Jan 2019, 16:49 
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Hey cool, we got the same TV. I paid $150 for mine. Do you still use yours?

Nah, I don't have it anymore. Shame since it was a damn good set.
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PostPosted: 04 Jan 2019, 17:05 
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mimylovesjapan wrote:
gypsy wrote:
I don't connect my video game consoles to the internet* but this is even more hardcore. Though I believe in Japan, you have to pay for a tv license or some crap like that? A couple of my TVs are hooked up for over the air, but I almost never watch tv.


5 years ago, a representative of japanese national TV NHK came to my home to ask me to pay for TV licence.
He stayed for 2 hours to argue that I had to pay it. I explained him that for philosophical reasons I never watch TV, and I will never pay for a pseudo-cultural channel, tool of the government. He never let it pass, and started to be agressive. He punched a lot on my door saying that everyone pays it, and he will not go out if I don't sign his paper. My family was here, then I didn't want to make them unconfortable. I signed.
1 week after, I search on internet how to cancel the contract, and to not pay NHK legally. I called them, wrote them a letter to explain my rights. In my house, I cut all the TV cables from the wall, and sealed them into the wall. I also changed my phone to get a phone "unable to use TV" as NHK says also that you need to pay if your phone can difuse TV. Then, no smart phone for me. (don't like smartphone, then it's OK !) Just a little phone 10 years old with no options.
Finally, I was aproved by NHK to not pay the TV licence.


Dang. I appreciate your integrity on this matter. Your French spirit eventually crushed NHK’s will in a way few nihonjin ever could.
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PostPosted: 04 Jan 2019, 17:35 
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Good for you.
I remember hearing the same thing about TV in the UK.
That's total BS and no need to pay for something that you should be getting for free or not get it at all.

We don't realize how lucky we are here in the USA that we don't HAVE to pay for over the air TV and we can get it for free without some
person coming to our door asking for more tax money.
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PostPosted: 04 Jan 2019, 19:49 
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If we did have to pay for over the air TV in the US, I would forego having it.
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PostPosted: 05 Jan 2019, 06:54 
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Your French spirit eventually crushed NHK’s will in a way few nihonjin ever could.


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 Post subject: Re: My TV is dying. New screen : KURO or LGB8 ?
PostPosted: 05 Jan 2019, 07:59 
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rein-o wrote:
Good for you.
I remember hearing the same thing about TV in the UK.
That's total BS and no need to pay for something that you should be getting for free or not get it at all.

We don't realize how lucky we are here in the USA that we don't HAVE to pay for over the air TV and we can get it for free without some
person coming to our door asking for more tax money.


True, but then NHK and BBC have given infinitely more than PBS has. PBS/NPR/PRI is like a high school newspaper compared to BBC.
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 Post subject: Re: My TV is dying. New screen : KURO or LGB8 ?
PostPosted: 03 Feb 2019, 08:30 
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Pioneer KRP-500A
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I got a good preserved KURO
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 Post subject: Re: My TV is dying. New screen : KURO or LGB8 ?
PostPosted: 01 Apr 2019, 07:41 
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My TV completely died last week... Then, no more TV.
I will watch LDs on my computer screen until I recieve my new projector !
Yes ! I decided to jump into it !
I will change all my living room setup ! And bye bye TV for ever ! Proud of it ^^
I choose a LG 4K laser projector, the HU80KS.
After seeing it at Yodobashi Camera, and read reviews, it seems to be the best choice for my (little) room.
The image is far more "cinema" than all the OLED screens I saw until here. Sure, contrast is not so high, but I like this "matt" effect, so cinema ! I can't bear anymore the shiny effect of the actual TVs.
I will post pictures in may !
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 Post subject: Re: My TV is dying. New screen : KURO or LGB8 ?
PostPosted: 09 May 2019, 22:34 
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Crap motion unnatural colors, avoid Led/Oled


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PostPosted: 09 May 2019, 22:56 
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gypsy wrote:
If we did have to pay for over the air TV in the US, I would forego having it.


I would gladly pay for PBS though I don't watch it anymore. I should probably donate to it but having bills seems to make it easier to remember to pay for things.
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 Post subject: Re: My TV is dying. New screen : KURO or LGB8 ?
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Buy a second hand Panasonic plasma....and you dont need a tv! it is just a tuner ! why? you can buy a plasma pro-monitor or a high grade Eizo Lcd monitor
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PostPosted: 23 Oct 2020, 18:12 
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elahrairrah wrote:
Just got a 60" Kuro from my brother (who got it from his boss, who upgraded to 4K.)

Haven't hooked it up yet, but I'll let you know how it is for LD. It's one of the later ones after Pioneer stopped manufacturing their own plasma screens and OEM'd from Panasonic. Truthfully, I don't think that will be too much of an issue. My current display is a Panasonic Plasma and LD looks great on it.

Finally hooked up the 60" Kuro.

Works AMAZINGLY for LD. I mean seriously, LD looks better on this than any of the CRT WEGAs I've owned.

I have my Runco hooked up just through composite:

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I don't really see the need to need any extra scaling. I'm more than happy with just a composite connection.

Odd thing is, with the Snell & Wilcox test pattern on Video Essentials, the comb filter in this Kuro definitely performs better than the comb filter on my previous Panasonic Plasma (though both are 3D adaptive comb filters.) However, I'm noticing a little more cross-color artifacting LD images on the Kuro than I did on the Panasonic.

It could be just that since this one has a native resolution of 1920x1080p while the Panasonic had a native resolution of 1366x768 that the higher resolution makes it more noticeable. Still, I can't complain about this picture. It's just kick a** for both LD and blu-ray.

If only they made 4K plasmas!!!!

PS: I do have a Sony 4K that I have waiting in the works when this Kuro dies.
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