Pioneer Elite vs. Pioneer "Standard" Kuro Plasmas

Both are great TVs. However, the new (9th generation) non-Elites have very limited calibration even by ISF guys with their gear. This is now one of the chief differentiators between the two. One way of rationalizing it is that the price dropped with the new generation.
I had a non-Elite 8th generation, which had a slight problem. Loved the TV, but since it was leaving I upgraded to 9G Elite.

The Elites have a much better video scaler in them and are much more ISF friendly, both can be calibrated, but the Elite can be done perfectly, the standard is missing something in the calibration I seem to remember.

If one is in the market for a plasma TV, the Elite is the only one! it is truly worth the extra $$$.

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No buyers remorse here.