Double the pixel density and resolution in a plasma display. The highest resolution you can get in a 50-inch flat screen - in fact, it's a world-first. The PDP-5000EX has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 ...
Glorious picture with both High- and standard-def sources....No Scart sockets or tuner...Scrotum-shrivellingly expensive....Actually, this isn't really a TV, as there's no tuner - you'll need an external one...This astounding sharpness is because it has the ability to take a 1080i source and show it "dot-by-dot", sticking every single pixel from the source on a corresponding pixel on the screen......
Editor Rating 9.0/10 Published on October 14, 2006
HD picture quality is nothing short of stunning in all kinds of ways ? though arguably the single greatest impact comes from its phenomenal sharpness and clarity, which rivals the very best available from the LCD world, and outdoes anything previously seen from a 50in plasma...So is there anything wrong with the 5000EX?s pictures...Provided you?re extra careful to avoid screenburn, especially...
We were particularly fond of the brushed metal remote bundled with the panel...Pioneer has also deployed its tried-and-tested TV graphical user interface of its smaller siblings for the 5000EX's user menu...Though the Pioneer did a fairly good job in upscaling standard-definition materials, nothing lives up to the breathtaking pictures of native HD sources rendered onscreen...It
