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6 out of 7 people found this review helpful
5.0 stars
"The best TV I have ever owned and ever seen."
Pros: Superb picture detail, incredible accuracy and the deep blacks and perfect whites all combine to produce as perfect a picture as current technology permits. Everything simply looks better on this set. I never need to go near a movie theater again.
Cons: It's really too expensive and I has several totally useless features in my opinion: the speakers (who would buy a set at this price and not have a good surround sound system?) and the light and color sensors which only mess with the picture quality.
Summary: I own the big brother of the Cnet-reviewed 111FD (the 151FD). I also have a Panasonic 800U, which is a very good set, but when you see the same material on both sets you will not know immediately why the Panasonic is only very good and the Pioneer is in a different league. Watching a movie on this set from Blu-Ray is beter than in a movie theater in all respects but sheer screen size because of the incredible color fidelity and contrast range. Watching a standard DVD on a decent player is almost as good. Cable HD looks better than I have ever seen it.
Being a real film buff, I can also say that this set does one thing I have never seen any other TV do. It makes classic black and white films look as spectacular as they can. The incredible blacks, the dark scene detail, and the range of grays and whites makes watching film noir a totally new experience. If your tastes in movies is not just limited to the latest color spectaculars, you have to see this set in action.
Essentially perfect color and black and white too. I'm in heaven.
- 7 replies to this review
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Hello JazzGuyy....I appreciated your review of the Pioneer Elite Kuro Pro-111FD Plasma TV. Does this Tv compare well with the discontinued Sony CRT KV-34XBR960, or is the Sony still hard to beat?
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Dear David Katzmaier: Love your work but...HOW COME YOU UPDATE SOME TV REVIEWS BY LOWERING THEM BUT NOT THE Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-111FD ?? This unfair practice show bias against any TV that is not the Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-111FD
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I didn't understand the sentence "when you see the same material you will not know immediately why the Panasonic is only very good and the Pioneer is in a different league."
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"I'm in heaven". Calm down.
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If you've felt this item was too expensive, then why did you purchased it in the first place?
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KHWADI - your answer can be found in this link > http://www.plasmatelevisions.org/article/plasma-television-tips/gaming-on-a-plasma-tv-issues-and-problems.html
many gamers use plasma, use a 'lil common sense and you should have no problems. -
I'm Intrested Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-111FD and 151FD but I read plasma Tvs not good for gaming, is that true?
Where to buy
Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-111FD:
$5,795.00
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