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What people think about the Pioneer PDP-428XD / 508XD: (BETA!)
We compute this summary by analyzing 220 reviews from across the web.
image quality
5
- PICTURE DETAIL NOT GOOD
- Picture quality and black levels
- Picture quality and black levels, Styling and build quality, Menu system, Sound, Connectivity, Picture can look a little soft with certain settings engaged, Price
- picture quality
- Generally wondrous picture
- heaps of picture tweaking options
- Superb picture
- Picture processing capability
- Spectacular Picture
- Spectacular Picture, Absolutely Top-notch Build Quality (better than most screens out there), Arguably the best 42" Screen Available
- Excellent Freeview picture quality
- Very Resistant To Image Retention
- All TV's recieving a Blue Ray singnal and the best picture quality was the Pioneer
- and I chose it because the picture was superior to current LCDs
price
0.5
- Picture can look a little soft with certain settings engaged, Price
- Expensive
- a bit pricey
- Expensive versus most rivals
- High price tag
- Price
- Great price
- Good value if cannot afford Full HD Pioneer
- good with both std definition and excellent with high definition.no problems with moving images.a bit on the expensive side but well worth it
- excellent blacks, good with both std definition and excellent with high definition.no problems with moving images.a bit on the expensive side but well worth it
- Pricey
- a bit expensive
- Price was a little high
- Price was a little high, but its a class act
color
4.5
- Colour over saturated soemtimes
- Deep blacks and excellent color graduation
- Deep colour production
black level
5
- Too black sometimes
- dark movie sences sometimes go black
- Black casing attracts dust
- Black levels
- Superb pictures and black levels
- Superb pictures and black levels, Generous connections, Excellent sound
- Fabulous black depth
- Awesome black levels
- Prodigious black levels
- Best black levels ever
- Unprecendented black levels
- Unprecendented black levels, Excellent colours, Impressive audio
- Black level
- Best black levels yet
- Deep black
- Exceptional black levels that provide an excellent backboard to show a wide range of strong colours
- Incredible Black Levels
- Noticeable immense black level + service + 5YR warranty
- I actually love the piano-black finish
menu
5
- Menu system
tuner
0.5
- Some minor flyscreen effects, Tuner images a little soft, You have to pay for one -- they don't give them out for free
- TV Tuner Interface Is Average
- Internal tuner loses out some time with a band at the bottom of the screen
- but I have a second didgital input tuner that doesnt do it
- Not sure what the problem is, but I have a second didgital input tuner that doesnt do it, so it must be the set
- Tuner images a little soft
- 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
- Flawless image quality across all modes, excellent speakers, integrated HDTV tuner, attractive design
connectivity
4
- terrible customer servive from pioneer and JB HI FI
- audio a bit feeble upto volumes of up to 24
- Connectivity
- awesome audio
- Impressive audio
build quality
5
- Styling and build quality
- build quality
- classy design and build quality
- Absolutely Top-notch Build Quality (better than most screens out there)
- Attractive design + build quality
sound
5
- Sound
- Excellent sound
- Good sound
- Sound is so good, we rarely turn on our 5.1 surround
- DVDs are crisp, clear and the sound perfect
usability
0.5
- Not the easiest product to configure and to use
- Not the easiest product to configure and to use, especially where one has myriad of input devices
size
0.5
- but the picture seemed a little darker than most
- I haven't installed mine as yet, but the picture seemed a little darker than most
- Picture can look a little soft with certain settings engaged
design
5
- styling
- sleek clean design
- Looks good and doesnt seem too big in my room.Colours are bright
- Looks good and doesnt seem too big in my room.Colours are bright, and I chose it because the picture was superior to current LCDs
contrast
5
- Amazing contrast
- contrast ratio
- Black level, contrast ratio
- a very impressive contrast in normal dvd and Blu- ray play back
- Deep black, a very impressive contrast in normal dvd and Blu- ray play back
appearance
5
- is very bright to the point that colours start to appear fluro
LCD
1.5
- some reflections on screen
- Quite heavy in comparison to LCD TV of the same size so careful placement on walls is required
- diffuclt to clean the screen
- finger marks on the screen and the outside on minimal contact
- diffuclt to clean the screen, finger marks on the screen and the outside on minimal contact
- Arguably the best 42" Screen Available
- Samsung (being LCD therefore image on a white screen
sensor
5
- Eye-popping pictures
product quality
5
- designer finish
- Near-perfect pictures, features galore, awesome audio, designer finish
resolution
0.5
- Lack of 'Full HD' 1080p resolution
performance
0.5
- Start-up and switching channels is a bit slow
- Slow channel change
- Slow channel change, but at least that stops channel surfing
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