Pioneer PDP 5000EX - Expert Reviews

Pros: Awesome standard- and high-definition image quality ; solid build ; 1080p compatible

Cons: No Scarts, tuner or speakers ; very expensive

Verdict: The price will restrict this to home cinema nuts, and that's a shame. Whether you're watching standard- or high-defintion material, or playing games, this is one of the very best screens on the market -- and it makes a truly stunning centrepiece for ...

Review summary: The new Pioneer 1080p plasma is stunning, but over-priced.

Pros: Truly native 1080 resolution comes to plasma for the first time

Cons: Slightly disappointing connectivity

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: Pioneer has produced the first 50in 1080p plasma screen, and it's a cracker!

Verdict: Provided you're extra careful to avoid screenburn, especially during the first 100 hours of the screen's life, and provided you can afford it, you can snap up a PDP-5000EX safe in the knowledge that it delivers simply the finest 50in pictures we've ...

Review summary: 50in screen with blinding performance says it all.

Pros: The best picture performance we've seen from a flat screen, whether the source is hi, or standard definition

Cons: Six grand. Six grand. Six grand…apart from that, nothing

Pros: Looks great, awesome HD pictures, lots of HD connectivity

Cons: No TV tuner, not cheap, speakers only optional