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4.5 stars
"Great Picture"
Pros: Beautiful HD color and resolution
Cons: Blacks tend to block up unless brightness is turned up
Summary: Paid $4800 with free shipping from a Pioneer authorized internet dealer offering a $500 rebate. Net cost $4300. Also purchased HD receiver from Dish Network. Used Sound & Vision Home Theater Tune-up to set contrast, brightness, color, tint, and sharpness. Factory settings were very close but I had to crank up the brightness to get the detail I wanted in the blacks. There are 5 picture options. I used one with the higher brightness setting and one with the Sound & Vision tune-up settings and left the other three at the factory settings. I use supplied component color cable and optical sound cable for connections to DVD ,satelite receiver and AV receiver.
After stepping up from a 32 inch Sony, the 50 inch screen really shows up the low resolution of regular 480i TV.
The black frame around the screen looks great but I don't understand why the stand for the screen is silver rather than black.
The controller is pretty big and easy to use but I've replaced it with a Harmony universal remote which controls AV receiver, Dish receiver, and the TV.
I considered the Panasonic but chose this set because of the HDMI inputs and built in tuner. I don't use them now but didn't like the idea of having to buy them separately for the Panasonic. There are also inputs for a computer which I haven't tried yet.
All-in-all, I spent a lot of time looking for the right set that I could use for many years. The Pioneer fits the bill with a beautiful picture and lots of flexible inputs.
- 1 reply to this review
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What Authorized Pioneeer Internet Dealer did you use? Are they still offering the rebate? How was their service?
