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    Screen size: 50'', Aspect ratio: 16:9, Frequency: 50 Hertz, HD Support: HD Ready ...

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    • September 2007 en

      Pioneer PDP-428XD

      By Ian Morris
      Award: Editor's Choice!
      Award: Editor's Choice!

      Award: Editor's Choice!

      Review summary: With its 'Kuro', blacker-than-black styling, the Pioneer PDP-428XD does live up to its hype. It might sound like a ridiculous thing to say about a TV but we really fell in love with the styling. It would make a great centrepiece to any home cinema and ...

      Pros: Black levels ; picture quality ; styling ; menu system ; build quality ; sound ; connectivity

      Cons: Picture can look a little soft with certain settings engaged ; price

      Verdict: A high-quality TV with the sort of black levels that we last saw on CRT TVs. It's not perfect but it does move home cinema screens up to a new level where they can offer something the LCD-based competition can't

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    • August 2007 en

      Pioneer PDP-428XDA Preview - Plasma TVs

      By Pam Carroll

      Review summary: pioneer pdp-428xda review: Pioneer has completely re-engineered this 42-inch plasma panel to produce a high performance TV that touts a 16,000:1 contrast ratio -- a spec triple that of competitive brands -- which should yield much deeper blacks and ...

      Pros: Picture quality and black levels, Styling and build quality, Menu system, Sound, Connectivity, Picture can look a little soft with certain settings engaged, Price

      Cons: Picture can look a little soft with certain settings engaged, Price

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    • August 2007 en

      Pioneer PDP-508XDA Preview - Plasma TVs

      By Pam Carroll

      Review summary: pioneer pdp-508xda review: Pioneer's engineers went back to the drawing board to come up with a new plasma range that the company believes will set it apart in premium flat panel displays.

      Pros: Prodigious black levels, Eye-popping pictures, Up-to-date features, Some minor flyscreen effects, Tuner images a little soft, You have to pay for one -- they don't give them out for free

      Cons: Some minor flyscreen effects, Tuner images a little soft, You have to pay for one -- they don't give them out for free

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    • August 2007 en

      Pioneer PDP508XD Review - Kuro 50-inch Plasma TV Test

      By Vincent Teoh
      Award: Reference Level
      Award: Reference Level

      Award: Reference Level

      Cons: Need to know when to apply certain settings with different source ; material to avoid introducing artifacts ; Premium price

      Verdict: When you review products with an average shelf-life of 8 months, it's amazing how quickly what you write becomes obsolete, and comes back to haunt you. Just one month ago I declared the PDP4280XD as "the best flat panel television I've tested to date ...

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    • July 2007 en

      Pioneer PDP-508XD

      By Rob Gillman

      Review summary: Pioneer's top-of-the-range PDP-508XD is without doubt one of the best screens we've ever reviewed. Its design and build quality are difficult to fault, it has no less than three HDMI inputs and the picture quality is truly outstanding

      Pros: Awesome black levels ; blazing colours ; smooth motion ; heaps of picture tweaking options ; classy design and build quality ; great range of connections

      Cons: Lack of 'Full HD' 1080p resolution ; some reflections on screen

      Verdict: Televisions don't get much better than this. A winning combination of excellent picture quality, stylish design and user-friendly features, this 50-inch plasma should be at the top of any serious home cinema fan's shopping list. It's pricey, but it's ...

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