Consumer electronics maker Pioneer used to lead the pack in flat-screen plasma television with its high-end Elite Kuro line, which—to the chagrin of home theater fans—got discontinued back in 2008.

Remember Pioneer's Kuro brand of HDTVs? The high-end plasma line became the benchmark for the home theater market, leaving a rather large void in the hearts of the HD obsessive after it kicked the ...

Elite, Pioneer's step-up TV brand that actually lived up to its name, is coming back—but this time from Sharp, which will market a series of high-end, large-screen LCD TVs using the Elite badge. The ...

Earlier today, Sharp and Pioneer re-launched the Elite brand, with its Pro-60X5FD and Pro-70X5FD LED LCD TVs. Both models cater to the high-end home entertainment crowd, with pricing set at $6,000 and ...

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The $6,000 Sharp Elite LCD TV won the annual HDTV shootout put on by high-end retailer Value Electronics. David Katzmaier Senior Editorial Director -- Hardware David leads the Hardware team at CNET, ...

Sharp has been granted the license of Pioneer's 'Elite' brand for a line of high-end flat panel LCD displays to be introduced in the U.S. and Canada this year. The deal resurrects the "Elite" brand ...

Nope – a TV. And not just any TV. Sharp’s thinks its new Elite Pro LCD panel is so good, it’s not even putting it’s name on it. Partly because it’s enlisted the help of pet company Pioneer to crank up ...

The Sharp Elite Pro was the best, and most expensive, TV of 2011, but it's facing a serious challenge from the Panasonic ST50 budget plasma. We put them head-to-head. TV and home video editor Ty ...

Sharp’s Elite Pro-60X5FD ($5,999 list) is aptly named; in terms of price and performance, this 60-inch LED backlit HDTV is in a class by itself. Its color accuracy, image detail, and black levels are ...

Consumer electronics maker Pioneer used to lead the pack in flat-screen plasma television with its high-end Elite Kuro line, which—to the chagrin of home theater fans—got discontinued back in 2008.

Sharp’s Elite Pro-60X5FD ($5,999 list) is aptly named; in terms of price and performance, this 60-inch LED backlit HDTV is in a class by itself. Its color accuracy, image detail, and black levels are ...