If you’re living in Japan you’re going to have access to Pioneer’s new plasma technology a lot sooner than any of the rest of us. It’s called “P.U.R.E. Black Panel”, and it can produce much better blacks than dark details before thanks to its new “Crystal Emissive Layer.” P.U.R.E. is another one of those acronyms where the letters must have been thought up before the words were. It stands for “Plasma Ultimate Reference Exclusive”. One 50″ and two 43″ models will ship in Japan this fall, with contrast ratios of 4000:1.

Link: Press Release Network - Pioneer Releases New PureVision High-Definition Plasma TVs in Japan
Link: Tech-On! - Pioneer to Launch PDP TVs with Greatly Enhanced Panel Performance