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• 1 Shonborn

  Replaced my 3 year old Sony XBR1 40″ LCD with a Pioneer KURO 5020FD in February 2009. 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. 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! Deep,rich, natural colors. Bright and clear, day or night. So much depth it is almost 3D. 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. Superb viewing.

• 2 Ibsen

  “Just received this TV recently and all I can say is OMG, where you have been my whole life? I realize anyone who is reading these reviews already are fully aware of the KURO reputation. It truly does not disappoint!! I have been keeping my eye on this one for a while now. The price was the major drawback to not having purchased this set in the past. At least for me, spending over $4K on a Plasma was a little out of my price range. 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. This tough economy has hit them hard as well. Well the price finally hit my trigger point and I ordered this online from BB. The picture this Plasma produces is really breathtaking. Pioneer’s level of black detail is truly unmatched by any other MFG. The deep black level allows the TV to reach astounding shadow details. I have noticed things on this TV that I have never noticed before, the little details. After all, it’s the little things in life that seem to matter the most. The color accuracy is right on the mark. This combined with the deepest black’s, outstanding shadow detail, give THE best picture IMHO I have ever, ever seen. This set produces that POP I was looking for from HD sources. SD is adequate, but HD is where it is at. The KURO will spoil you, so be aware, be fully aware. The KURO is meant for HD and has blown me away. I have DirecTV as one source of HD and the other is BD. I have the Samsung BD-P2550. 1080P BD movies are simply a sight to behold on the KURO. As I mentioned before, this KURO will spoil you. I do not want to leave my house it is THAT good. Combined with a good 5.1 system, I am in total KURO HD heaven. This TV comes with a separate speaker bar that you attach to the bottom of the set. There are times where I do not want to listen through my receiver and utilize the onboard sound system. The sound it produces is very, very good. I was quite surprised at the quality of the included sound bar. It gave surprisingly solid bass at higher listening levels. The KURO is feature packed and has many adjustments you can make. Enough for the average person. Many people have decided to calibrate this TV and I may do that in the future. I have it set to OPTIMUM and right now I am so pleased with the results. I really can’t imagine a better picture. Do yourself a favor, if you are on the fence at the moment about purchasing this KURO, go out and get it today. They will only be around for a short time since the MFG has ceased. I am not regretting my decision at all and am really glad I made the purchase. I am confident you will too!!!”

• 3 Kauffman

  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. WOW is all I can say. I have Dish Network HD and the picture is absolutely gorgeous. I made the mistake of plugging in the XBOX 360 and now I’m having TVgasms everyday. The picture is that good. The blacks are ohh so black and in movie mode the colors are darn near perfect. Some of the other settings such as “dynamic” and “performace” I find the colors too saturated for my taste.
  Props go out to Amazon’s white glove service as well. No problems what so ever. CEVA unpacked and set up the TV as promised.
  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. I researched extensively in person and online before making this purchase. 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. 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.

• 4 Harvey

  Stay away from this tv. 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. I do know a little about tvs after doing research on what to look for like ressolution and frequency. If you look at reviews from other tvs, they all get the same good evaluations from amazon. Even the LG looked good. I made the mistake of buying this television due to pioneer’s reputation. 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. 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. I called pioneer for help and they told me of a service provider who only works Mon-Fri 9-5. Well like all of you, I work during the week and cannot be home. Remember that there are only 2 makers of televisions and all the others only market their product. Sony makes there own televisions and all the parts. Because they have dedicated themselves to only LCD and dropped their plasma line, their tvs are far superior. They just came out with the XBR8 so if you have the cash, go for it. Samsung just came out with a 240hz LCD. 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. Go see it for yourself. 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. 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 gave this television 2 stars because of amazons service and the fact they are an authorized pioneer provider. Be careful of other online companies that are not recommended by pioneer or warranty is voided. I ask you to see for yourself at best buy or any televion retailed and compare the tvs. You will see the difference and I guarantee you will not want to fork out the money for a pioneer. Do not make my mistake.

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