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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. 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. 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.
Replaced my 3 year old Sony XBR1 40" LCD with a Pioneer KURO 5020FD in February 2009. Deep,rich, natural colors.
It was on sale, which helped my decision, but it turned out to be the best television purchase I have ever made. What a fabulous viewing experience.
So much depth it is almost 3D. Superb viewing.
i bought this direct from pioneer because that's the best price you can find. 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. my first comment applies to the plasma vs. lcd.if you have young toddlers or cats and/or dogs, you HAVE to go plasma. as i live in a small apt. 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.
Well the price finally hit my trigger point and I ordered this online from BB. I am not regretting my decision at all and am really glad I made the purchase. I do not want to leave my house it is THAT good. This TV comes with a separate speaker bar that you attach to the bottom of the set. The picture this Plasma produces is really breathtaking. The KURO is feature packed and has many adjustments you can make. The KURO will spoil you, so be aware, be fully aware. This tough economy has hit them hard as well.
It truly does not disappoint. The color accuracy is right on the mark. Combined with a good 5.1 system, I am in total KURO HD heaven. SD is adequate, but HD is where it is at. I have been keeping my eye on this one for a while now.
"Just received this TV recently and all I can say is OMG, where you have been my whole life. At least for me, spending over $4K on a Plasma was a little out of my price range. Do yourself a favor, if you are on the fence at the moment about purchasing this KURO, go out and get it today. As I mentioned before, this KURO will spoil you. 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.
This combined with the deepest black's, outstanding shadow detail, give THE best picture IMHO I have ever, ever seen. The deep black level allows the TV to reach astounding shadow details. The price was the major drawback to not having purchased this set in the past. 1080P BD movies are simply a sight to behold on the KURO. The sound it produces is very, very good. There are times where I do not want to listen through my receiver and utilize the onboard sound system. After all, it's the little things in life that seem to matter the most. They will only be around for a short time since the MFG has ceased.
Enough for the average person. I realize anyone who is reading these reviews already are fully aware of the KURO reputation. It gave surprisingly solid bass at higher listening levels. I was quite surprised at the quality of the included sound bar.
I have the Samsung BD-P2550. Many people have decided to calibrate this TV and I may do that in the future. I have DirecTV as one source of HD and the other is BD. 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. I really can't imagine a better picture.
This set produces that POP I was looking for from HD sources. The KURO is meant for HD and has blown me away. I have it set to OPTIMUM and right now I am so pleased with the results. I am confident you will too."
I do know a little about tvs after doing research on what to look for like ressolution and frequency. It was very graney and motion artifact was very obvious. I have durect tv by the way and it was installed by a professional so claiming a connection error will not fly. They just came out with the XBR8 so if you have the cash, go for it. The picture was still not at the same level as the sony XBR6 or panasonic viera or the samsung plasma BN50B550.
Samsung just came out with a 240hz LCD. Pioneer refuses to have their televisions graded. I wonder why a company that claims they have the highest quality tvs on the market would not want an objective comparison. I made the mistake of buying this television due to pioneer's reputation.
Even the LG looked good. I am not a so called videofile unlike these other nerds who write these long evaluations using jargon that make us layman feel idiotic. Go see it for yourself. It's a waste of money. Because they have dedicated themselves to only LCD and dropped their plasma line, their tvs are far superior. 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.
Be careful of other online companies that are not recommended by pioneer or warranty is voided. Well like all of you, I work during the week and cannot be home. Stay away from this tv. I went to best buy to compare each model. At the store, the pioneer had a good picture but once again, comparing to other televisions, not even close.
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.
Remember that there are only 2 makers of televisions and all the others only market their product.
I ask you to see for yourself at best buy or any televion retailed and compare the tvs.
If you look at reviews from other tvs, they all get the same good evaluations from amazon.
You will see the difference and I guarantee you will not want to fork out the money for a pioneer.
I called pioneer for help and they told me of a service provider who only works Mon-Fri 9-5.
Sony makes there own televisions and all the parts.
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 have Dish Network HD and the picture is absolutely gorgeous. No problems what so ever. 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. The blacks are ohh so black and in movie mode the colors are darn near perfect. 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. I made the mistake of plugging in the XBOX 360 and now I'm having TVgasms everyday. Props go out to Amazon's white glove service as well.
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. CEVA unpacked and set up the TV as promised. The picture is that good. Some of the other settings such as "dynamic" and "performace" I find the colors too saturated for my taste. I researched extensively in person and online before making this purchase. 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.
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