Pioneer Kuro PDP-LX5090 / LX6090 (50", 60") Expert Reviews

If you have the money to burn, this TV is as good as it gets for home entertainment -- unless you want to go the projection route. Its blacks are unparalleled, especially in HD, and Blu-ray looks just as fantastic on the 1080p screen. Watch out for ...

Picture quality ; remote control

Expensive ; power-hungry ; mastering the inputs is tricky

If you've got the money, don't think twice -- this TV is as good as it gets and you won't regret buying one for even a second. The only problem is that it'll cost you another fortune in Blu-ray discs and HD TV subscriptions

Can the king make a comeback?

Great quality, excellent HD performance, even the remote feels superior

EPG a little primitive, no side HDMI, price

The Pioneer KURO PDP-LX5090 is a television that makes you want more, it makes you want to get the best from your home cinema set-up and deservedly so

Now in their 9th gen, Pioneer's Kuro TVs still reign supreme with this pricey 60in beast proving why.

Could this be the best 50" TV on the planet?

Truly stunning contrast ratio Excellent colour reproduction; Solid build

Whopping price tag; Shiny screen surface

"Yes, it's expensive, but that's because there is no better 50-inch television on the planet"

Put simply, we all want one.

Try as I might, nothing I can write in this review can do full justice to the truly extraordinary picture quality of the LX5090. You have to see it to fully believe it. So if I were you I'd start begging, borrowing or saving the necessary cash so that ...

Pioneer has been a leading force in the Plasma television market. It has single-handedly reignited the interests of would-be HDTV buyers in plasma televisions with the introduction of their Kuro line in 2007. LCD's have dominated the market for a ...

Like most Pioneer sets,the PDP-LX5090 plasma HDTV sports a clutter-free glossy black bezel which is adorned only by Pioneer's logo along the bottom border, and some red or blue LED indicators at the bottom left corner

Quite simply, the range-topping PDP-LX6090 is the best TV in the world bar none. The 60incher's smaller sibling, the LX5090, runs it a close second and is, in itself, a standard-setting TV. But size, in this case, is everything. At present, I'd argue ...

The thing that makes this TV worth the extra for me is the picture quality of standard pictures. It seems to be far better than rest of the tvs that were about at the time of purcase (Aug 08)My fiancee even thinks the picture quality is great and that ...

The ninth-generation of Pioneer's legendary Kuro range is here. Can it better the already high bar set by its predecessors?

Style and feel of a premium product. Full HD spec. Deep, dark blacks. Brilliant colours. Plenty of detail. Solid tuner and sound

Expensive

It probably wouldn't be too far from the truth to say that Pioneer has single-handedly reignited the interests of would-be HDTV buyers in plasma televisions since the introduction of their Kuro line in 2007. Which is no mean feat considering how the ...

Deepest black level we've ever measured (0.0031 cd/m2) on a flat panel HDTV ; Enormous dynamic range with full preservation of shadow and highlight detail ; Calibrates extremely well to D65 greyscale and 2.2 gamma ; Stunning colour reproduction thanks ...

Subtle uneven blotches/ streaks on screen (mostly invisible during normal viewing) ; Certain connections are shared in a mutually exclusive manner, requiring you to delve deep into the user menu to swap source ; The mind-boggling number of picture ...

If you've read through all the reviews on this website, you'll discover that every single HDTV which has been awarded "Highly Recommended"... or better... delivers excellent black level. Inky blacks enhance the realism of dark scenes, bolster image ...

The Pioneer PDP-LX6090 is a superb plasma TV whose advanced functions bring out the very best results from Blu-ray, DVD and standard TV signals. Thanks to an amazingly low black level - Pioneer calls it KURO - this set's contrast ratio is sky-high. ...