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Pioneer is/was known as the top of shelf in Plasma or any other HDTV, now I know why.My advice.get one while you still can, you won't be sorry. So much depth it is almost 3D. Bright and clear, day or night.
The Sony was a great set & my 1st HDTV, but as it was 720P and I wanted a full 1080P Panel, I decided hit the reviews.After reading many professional reviews and ownwer opinions, I decided on a Samsung 850 46" LCD. What a fabulous viewing experience. Replaced my 3 year old Sony XBR1 40" LCD with a Pioneer KURO 5020FD in February 2009.
Deep,rich, natural colors. Superb viewing. Picture quality was/is my 1st and foremost concern, and while the Samsung was excellent in many ways, it just did not have the 'Natural' look I was hoping for and off angle viewing was not good.I decided to return the Samsung and replace it with a Pioneer KURO 50" Plasma.
It was on sale, which helped my decision, but it turned out to be the best television purchase I have ever made.
plasma tvs have a glass screen while LCD haves a soft screen which 3 years olds and cats are drawn to.also, plasma from my tests has a more realistic picture.i'm very pleased with the lower speaker that comes with this. i bought this direct from pioneer because that's the best price you can find. i don't have the space or budget right now for a surround sound set up so this lower speaker fills my 13' x 13 ' living room well.i am still finetuning my time warner cable with my 5020, hey if anyone knows of a tech guy in the nyc area who could help me set this up perfectly, please reply to the comment. as i live in a small apt. my first comment applies to the plasma vs. lcd.if you have young toddlers or cats and/or dogs, you HAVE to go plasma.
After all, it's the little things in life that seem to matter the most. I have the Samsung BD-P2550. I have been keeping my eye on this one for a while now. I have it set to OPTIMUM and right now I am so pleased with the results. 1080P BD movies are simply a sight to behold on the KURO. The color accuracy is right on the mark. The deep black level allows the TV to reach astounding shadow details. I realize anyone who is reading these reviews already are fully aware of the KURO reputation.
SD is adequate, but HD is where it is at. Well the price finally hit my trigger point and I ordered this online from BB. Do yourself a favor, if you are on the fence at the moment about purchasing this KURO, go out and get it today. I have noticed things on this TV that I have never noticed before, the little details.
Pioneer's level of black detail is truly unmatched by any other MFG. It has now dropped in price over 50% as a result of Pioneer getting out of the Plasma business, which is quite sad by the way. The KURO is feature packed and has many adjustments you can make. I really can't imagine a better picture. I am confident you will too."
Combined with a good 5.1 system, I am in total KURO HD heaven. I am not regretting my decision at all and am really glad I made the purchase. "Just received this TV recently and all I can say is OMG, where you have been my whole life. As I mentioned before, this KURO will spoil you. The sound it produces is very, very good. This tough economy has hit them hard as well. I do not want to leave my house it is THAT good. It gave surprisingly solid bass at higher listening levels.
It truly does not disappoint. Enough for the average person. I have DirecTV as one source of HD and the other is BD. I was quite surprised at the quality of the included sound bar. This TV comes with a separate speaker bar that you attach to the bottom of the set. They will only be around for a short time since the MFG has ceased. The KURO is meant for HD and has blown me away.
At least for me, spending over $4K on a Plasma was a little out of my price range. This set produces that POP I was looking for from HD sources. Many people have decided to calibrate this TV and I may do that in the future. The price was the major drawback to not having purchased this set in the past. There are times where I do not want to listen through my receiver and utilize the onboard sound system. The KURO will spoil you, so be aware, be fully aware. The picture this Plasma produces is really breathtaking.
This combined with the deepest black's, outstanding shadow detail, give THE best picture IMHO I have ever, ever seen.
Pioneer refuses to have their televisions graded. I ask you to see for yourself at best buy or any televion retailed and compare the tvs. When it was set up, and by the way, amazon's white glove service is awesome, I was concerned about the picture quality but had to wait till the HD was set up several weeks later. I have durect tv by the way and it was installed by a professional so claiming a connection error will not fly. You will see the difference and I guarantee you will not want to fork out the money for a pioneer. Even the LG looked good. Sony makes there own televisions and all the parts. If you look at reviews from other tvs, they all get the same good evaluations from amazon.
Stay away from this tv. Samsung just came out with a 240hz LCD. Because they have dedicated themselves to only LCD and dropped their plasma line, their tvs are far superior. There is a reason why consumer reports do not review this television because the only tvs that are graded are ones given to consumer reports from the companies. The picture was still not at the same level as the sony XBR6 or panasonic viera or the samsung plasma BN50B550. It was very graney and motion artifact was very obvious. It's a waste of money. I am not a so called videofile unlike these other nerds who write these long evaluations using jargon that make us layman feel idiotic.
Be careful of other online companies that are not recommended by pioneer or warranty is voided. I went to best buy to compare each model. They just came out with the XBR8 so if you have the cash, go for it. Go see it for yourself. Well like all of you, I work during the week and cannot be home.
I gave this television 2 stars because of amazons service and the fact they are an authorized pioneer provider. Do not make my mistake. I wonder why a company that claims they have the highest quality tvs on the market would not want an objective comparison. I do know a little about tvs after doing research on what to look for like ressolution and frequency. At the store, the pioneer had a good picture but once again, comparing to other televisions, not even close.
Remember that there are only 2 makers of televisions and all the others only market their product. I made the mistake of buying this television due to pioneer's reputation. I called pioneer for help and they told me of a service provider who only works Mon-Fri 9-5.
I must state up front that my previous television was a 19" 23 year old Sony (mono) which still runs great, but wasn't doing much for my MNF parties. Some of the other settings such as "dynamic" and "performace" I find the colors too saturated for my taste. I have Dish Network HD and the picture is absolutely gorgeous. The picture is that good.
I researched extensively in person and online before making this purchase. Props go out to Amazon's white glove service as well. CEVA unpacked and set up the TV as promised. I almost want to buy another one and just hang onto it so I'll have it when I eventually replace this one (hopefully many, many years from now).I'm looking forward to adding the BluRay player and speakers sometime this summer. It is a shame Pioneer has decided to move away from plasma production as this television is a work of art and provides the absolute best picture I have ever seen. WOW is all I can say.
No problems what so ever. The speaker that comes with the set is more than adequate but I'm hooked on getting the best accessories I can afford around this beautiful TV. I made the mistake of plugging in the XBOX 360 and now I'm having TVgasms everyday. The blacks are ohh so black and in movie mode the colors are darn near perfect.
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