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Pioneer calls time on Kuro TVs

If you're after a Pioneer Kuro, but the price tag is more eyewatering than a Kate Winslet acceptance speech, then now's the time to buy. The Japanese

Dan Grabham Dan Grabham

Kuro TVs have consistently been big hitters, currently topping our very own Top 10 plasma list. But at around £4,000 for a 50in monster, only bankers with excessive bonuses and Premier League footballers can really afford to dig deep.

Their CES line up was particularly limited too, with only new Blu–Ray players worth getting really hyped up about. New TVs were notable by their absence.

So what now? Well Pioneer say they will still punt out set top boxes, but will mostly be focusing on kicking out awesome car stereos and the like. Great if you’re a motoring fanatic, not so great if your primary hobby is sitting on your backside and watching hi–def movies.

For more plasma TVs, check out our top 10 now!

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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