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| |  | Unique Gadgets | Home » » » Pioneer PDP-5020FD 50-Inch 1080p KURO Plasma HDTV | | | | | | | Description: | | Discover for yourself what happens when sight and sound come together in the most extraordinary, beautiful and amazing way of ways in the new Pioneer KURO PDP-5020FD. It's a world so vivid - so lifelike, so incredibly stimulating, everything is completely changed. This is a world where everything you see and hear, performs in ways previously unimagined. A new slimmer body profile paves the way to the future. But elegance and flawless design are only the beginning. With an all-new Optimum Mode, the KURO lets you enjoy entertainment as it was meant to be. No need to toggle through or change settings for each type of programming. Built -in intelligence seamlessly monitors content and room light, and then automatically adjusts both audio and video settings for an immaculate picture and pristine sound. Together they become something remarkable and unlike any other experience. Sports come alive, news casts are crisp and clear and movies take on a life all their own. The new KURO features a totally redesigned GUI (graphical user interface) for ease of navigation. A universe of advanced picture-in-picture settings and game control preferences ensures your experience is unique and tailored to your specific tastes. Improved video processing for both standard and high-definition content surpasses our highest standards and provides you with the best viewing experience possible today. But there's more to this world than meets the eye. It sounds different too - thanks to a fully integrated digital amplifier and detachable bottom speaker, improved audio and clarity have become the norm. | | | Features: | |
• 50-Inch Class KURO High-Definition Flat Panel Television, High-Definition 1080p Resolution (1920 x 1080p)
• 1080 Progressive Image Reproduction with ability to accept 480i/480p/720p/1080i/1080p signals
• New Deeper Blacks for Unmatched Contrast (5x Previous Generation)
• New Thinner Cosmetic Design
• New Home Media Gallery Home Network Connectivity ¿ Improved filter for enhanced contrast in bright environments
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 3.7 inches | | Product Width:
| 48.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 28.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 74.5 pounds | | Package Length:
| 52.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 38.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 20.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 116.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 92 reviews |
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 The best TV ever madeMar 14, 2010
I've had this TV since January 2009, and the picture clarity continues to amaze me. Colours are pristine, and the image is absolutely razer sharp. Watching a 1080 broadcast is like looking out a window. At the time I purchased it, I checked out every LCD at the local Best Buy, and none of them came even remotely close to the Kuro.
The only nitpick with this Kuro is that it makes a slight buzz that's audible from 7 feet away when there is no ambient noise. During the daytime, when there's traffic outside, I cannot hear the buzz, but at night with everything quiet, the buzz is fairly evident. I've been told that every plasma has this noise. To reduce it, I set the picture brightness to the middle value (out of three values).
Overall, still the best TV made. It is a true shame that Pioneer left the HDTV market.
Still the king even todayDec 06, 2009
Still the best TV ever created the 9th gen Pioneer Kuro's still have not been topped even today. Don't settle for inferior LCD tech or a step down with Panasonic plasma's. Get the real deal...the King..Pioneer Kuro.
UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME TVOct 31, 2009
Words can't do justice as to how great this TV is...
We have now had this TV since March 2009. We were able to purchase the TV at a great deal from Best Buy for 2000.00.
The picture is amazing right out of the box. I have been using the optimum setting with the light sensor on for blu ray
viewing. The optimum setting provides a perfect picture and really provides a real pop to objects. The TV at this point
appears to be almost broken in (the blacks are becoming deeper).
I have been surprisingly impressed by the quality of a standard TV source. Proportions look very good and picture looks actually quite good.
Using a blu ray source the picture quality is unbelievable. The picture is life like with numerous shades of black.
Movies like Saturday Night Fever really pop out of the screen and sound from the speaker bar is also extremely good.
This TV is unbelievable! I have been extremely happy with this TV. It is everything I was looking for in a TV after looking for many months at
all other products on the market. To date, I still don't see any TV that matches the performance of this TV.
We are using this TV in our bedroom and use it mostly at night. We also have an LCD TV in the living room that
can't even compare to this TV an any way.
It is too bad Pioneer is exiting this business. They appear to have put a lot of engineering into this TV. One particular aspect is the black
background of the plasma panel itself. This appears to be a proprietary process of Pioneer that helps the TV achieve amazing black levels.
The TV is very well built. I expect to be happily using it for many years.
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Has lived up to all its hypeSep 15, 2009
I have now owned this plasma tv for about a year and it is still amazing to look at it. I have other LCD's in the house and they do not even come close to the quality of this TV. It is a shame that Pioneer is exiting this space, more of a shame that quality no longer matters to enough people to pay for the difference any more.
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Pioneer Plasma will knock your socks off!Aug 03, 2009
We wanted to replace our 40-inch Sony KV-40XBR700 picture tube HDTV. Unlike most LCD televisions, the Sony picture tube set has very natural color, a very wide viewing angle, and very good built-in speakers. Unfortunately, the old Sony weighs 304 lbs. (yes, really!) and it sticks out a long way into the room. So, where could we get a replacement that would retain the best features of the Sony? Accurate color? Wide viewing angle? Very good built-in speakers?
The answer was the Pioneer KURO PDP-5020FD 50-inch plasma. We've had it a little over 3 months and, in a word, it's OUTSTANDING. The Sony picture tube TV was very good but this Pioneer plasma is simply terrific in every way.
On the MOVIE setting, we played the THX setup thing on our Pirates of the Caribbean DVD (not BLU-RAY). Guess what? No adjustments were needed. We did this in a darkened room with just a small lamp on in the corner of the room.
We have large windows in the room so daytime viewing requires a higher contrast setting. Mostly we use Optimum setting with the room light sensor enabled, or just set it on Standard without the room light sensor. Looks great either way. Don't let anyone tell you that a plasma isn't bright enough.
Watched a golf tournament on the Sports setting. Wow - that was a dazzling experience! Can hardly wait for football season to start...
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HDTV reception is from Comcast cable. We record almost everything on the Comcast DVR (made by Motorola) so we can skip through the commercials. HD programs look very good indeed, and even standard-definition programs come across smooth and clear (with the rare exception of washed-out or jagged 30 year-old reruns!). Movies broadcast in HD are a real treat, too.
You won't find more natural-looking color than the Pioneer anywhere, and you can sit way off to the side and still see a crisp clear picture. This is way better than LCD sets.
Oh, I almost forgot. There is no motion blur whatsoever on this TV! Plasma TVs simply don't have that problem. So, fast moving sports action is limited only by the quality of the broadcast, not by the TV. (Some channels deliver blocky, pixelated effects on close-up fast action, possibly because of excessive compression. Have seen the effect on all types of TVs.)
We bought our Pioneer on a 2-day or 3-day sale at [...] That's the nearest thing to a "steal" that you could possibly hope for on a top quality model such as this!
Regarding hookup, the delivery guys were just two guys in a hurry to finish all their deliveries. They wanted to leave the unopened carton on our porch and drive away. We insisted they unbox the set and place it on our stand in the living room and wait while we turned it on to make sure it worked before they left.
For this review to be balanced we should say something negative about the TV. OK, here it is: Plasma TVs radiate a fair amount of heat from the screen. Right now we're having a local heat wave with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees each day. Adding extra heat from the Pioneer TV doesn't help our air-conditioning much!
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