LCD TVs outsell all other flat-panel HDTV sets by a huge margin, but the image quality from the new Pioneer KURO PDP-5020FD ($4,000 list) plasma may just give the competition a run for its money...The sleek minimalist design of the PDP-5020FD features a relatively narrow 2.4-inch glossy black bezel, its only accent a non-illuminated company logo centered along the...
Best black levels of any TV
Rich colors
Tons of features
Great anti-reflective screen...Expensive
Color accuracy is not technically perfect
Some common picture controls are
...While the 50-inch Pioneer Kuro PDP-5020FD falls a hair short of the revered Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-111FD (*est...2,050) offers black levels that nearly...
The PDP-5020FD is the product of these improvements, and it shows...The Panasonic PZ800 we reviewed last month was very good at black level reproduction, but I have to say the Pioneer did have a slight edge...The PDP-5020FD comes with a separate detachable speaker bar to handle the audio, and it actually isn't bad as far is sound is concerned...
"the good news is you can get it very accurate it's just going to cost you 60 dollars for the equipment and takes a pretty high tech level to pull it off..."
"This is a good thing since Movie Mode is the only picture mode where the Kuro actually produces a good picture..."
"Now I have to buy a stand that will look as good as this TV..."
Enter the next generation of Pioneer KURO, where a picture is worth more than a thousand words. Awake your senses and discover there is more to this television than...
Pioneer TVs from 42 plasma televisions to 60 1080p KURO displays ... the next generation of Pioneer® KURO™ with the High-Definition 1080p PDP-5020FD. ...