Pioneer PDP-428XD / 508XD Reviews Analysis

"...picture quality and black levels, styling and build quality..."

No rating

 

"...picture quality and black levels, styling and build quality, menu system, sound, connectivity, picture can look a little soft with certain settings engaged, price..."

No rating

 

"...; picture quality ; styling ..."

90

 

"... amazing contrast. generally wondrous picture..."

100

 

"... smooth motion ; heaps of picture tweaking options ; classy design and build quality ..."

92

 

"...ever; superb picture..."

100

 

"...picture processing capability..."

100

 

"...picture detail not good ; pale faces ..."

20

 

"...spectacular picture, absolutely top-notch build quality (better than most screens out there)..."

100

 

"...spectacular picture, absolutely top-notch build quality (better than most screens out there), arguably the best 42" screen available..."

100

 

"... good sound. excellent freeview picture quality..."

87

 

"... 1080p 24p support for blu-ray ; very resistant to image retention..."

90

 

"... panasonic and samsung. all tv's recieving a blue ray singnal and the best picture quality was the pioneer. keep in mind the pioneer is not full hd and the others were..."

90

 

"...colours are bright, and i chose it because the picture was superior to current lcds. 5 year warranty absolutely sold it! dvds are crisp, clear and the sound perfect..."

90

 

"... picture can look a little soft with certain settings engaged, price..."

No rating

 

"...picture can look a little soft with certain settings engaged, price..."

No rating

 

"...expensive..."

100

 

"... no side hdmi ; a bit pricey..."

86

 

"...expensive versus most rivals..."

100

 

"...high price tag..."

100

 

"...full-hd. pricey..."

100

 

"...a bit expensive..."

100

 

"...great price. pioneer will come & install it for you..."

90

 

"... noticeable immense black level + service + 5yr warranty ; good value if cannot afford full hd pioneer..."

90

 

"... not sure what the problem is, but i have a second didgital input tuner that doesnt do it, so it must be the set. price was a little high, but its a class act..."

90

 

"... not sure what the problem is, but i have a second didgital input tuner that doesnt do it, so it must be the set. price was a little high, but its a class act. if the banding continues, well see what the support structure is like for warranty..."

90

 

"...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..."

100

 

"...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..."

100

 

"...deep blacks and excellent color graduation ; overall sharp pictures ..."

86

 

"... 5 year factory warranty ; deep colour production..."

100

 

"... eg: in spider man 3's dark sence. colour over saturated soemtimes. price..."

80

 

"... sound, connectivity, picture can look a little soft with certain settings engaged..."

No rating

 

"... features galore, awesome audio, designer..."

100

 

"... excellent colours, impressive audio..."

90

 

"...terrible customer servive from pioneer and jb hi fi..."

40

 

"...audio a bit feeble upto volumes of up to 24 ; diffuclt to clean the screen..."

100

 

"...levels, styling and build quality, menu system..."

No rating

 

"... menu system ; build quality ; sound ..."

90

 

"... heaps of picture tweaking options ; classy design and build quality ; great..."

92

 

"...picture, absolutely top-notch build quality (better than most screens out there), arguably..."

100

 

"...attractive design + build quality ; noticeable immense black level + service + 5yr warranty ..."

90

 

"... menu system, sound, connectivity..."

No rating

 

"... generous connections, excellent sound..."

100

 

"... wide range of inputs and outputs including three hdmi and three scart sockets. good sound. excellent freeview picture quality..."

87

 

"... wouldn't want it any bigger. sound is so good, we rarely turn on our 5.1 surround..."

100

 

"... 5 year warranty absolutely sold it! dvds are crisp, clear and the sound perfect..."

90

 

"...black levels ; picture quality ..."

90

 

"...superb pictures and black levels, generous connections..."

100

 

"...superb pictures and black levels, generous connections, excellent sound..."

100

 

"...fabulous black depth. amazing contrast..."

100

 

"...awesome black levels ; blazing colours ..."

92

 

"...prodigious black levels, eye-popping pictures..."

No rating

 

"...best black levels ever; superb..."

100

 

"...unprecendented black levels, excellent colours..."

90

 

"...unprecendented black levels, excellent colours, impressive audio..."

90

 

"...; black level, contrast ratio ..."

100

 

"...best black levels yet..."

100

 

"...deep black, a..."

80

 

"...too black sometimes. dark movie sences sometimes go black..."

80

 

"...sometimes. dark movie sences sometimes go black. eg: in spider man 3's dark sence..."

80

 

"...exceptional black levels that provide an excellent backboard to show a wide range of strong colours. wide range of inputs and outputs including three hdmi and three scart sockets..."

87

 

"...incredible black levels..."

90

 

"...black casing attracts dust..."

90

 

"...; noticeable immense black level + service + 5yr warranty ; good..."

90

 

"... i actually love the piano-black finish..."

90

 

"... styling and build quality, menu system, sound..."

No rating

 

"... some minor flyscreen effects, tuner images a little soft, you..."

No rating

 

"...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..."

No rating

 

"...some minor flyscreen effects, tuner images a little soft, you have to pay for one -- they don't give them out for free..."

No rating

 

"...flawless image quality across all modes, excellent speakers, integrated hdtv tuner, attractive design..."

100

 

"...; tv tuner interface is average..."

90

 

"...internal tuner loses out some time with a band at the bottom of the screen. a reboot fixes this..."

90

 

"... not sure what the problem is, but i have a second didgital input tuner that doesnt do it, so it must be the set..."

90

 

"... a reboot fixes this. not sure what the problem is, but i have a second didgital input tuner that doesnt do it, so it must be the set. price was a little high, but its a class act..."

90

 

"... samsung (being lcd therefore image on a white screen) is very bright to the point that colours start to appear fluro..."

90

 

"...; some reflections on screen..."

92

 

"... absolutely top-notch build quality (better than most screens out there), arguably the best 42" screen available..."

100

 

"... not full 1080p. quite heavy in comparison to lcd tv of the same size so careful placement on walls is required..."

87

 

"... keep in mind the pioneer is not full hd and the others were. samsung (being lcd therefore image on a white screen) is very bright to the point that colours start to appear fluro..."

90

 

"...; diffuclt to clean the screen, finger..."

100

 

"... diffuclt to clean the screen, finger marks on the screen and the outside on minimal contact..."

100

 

"...; diffuclt to clean the screen, finger marks on the screen and the outside on minimal contact..."

100

 

"...levels, eye-popping pictures, up-to-date features..."

No rating

 

"... awesome audio, designer finish..."

100

 

"...near-perfect pictures, features galore, awesome audio, designer finish..."

100

 

"...lack of 'full hd' 1080p resolution ; some..."

92

 

"... especially where one has myriad of input devices. start-up and switching channels is a bit slow. expensive..."

87

 

"...slow channel change, but..."

90

 

"...slow channel change, but at least that stops channel surfing..."

90

 

"...not the easiest product to configure and to use, especially where one has myriad of input devices..."

87

 

"...not the easiest product to configure and to use, especially where one has myriad of input devices. start-up and switching channels is a bit slow..."

87

 

"... connectivity, picture can look a little soft with certain settings engaged, pric..."

No rating

 

"...yet, but the picture seemed a little darker than most. however in saying this is was next to the samsung which was extremely bright..."

90

 

"...i haven't installed mine as yet, but the picture seemed a little darker than most. however in saying this is was next to the samsung which was extremely bright..."

90

 

"... picture quality ; styling ; menu system ..."

90

 

"... triple 1080p24-ready hdmis, onboard jpeg playback ; sleek clean design ; dedicated input buttons ..."

86

 

"...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..."

90

 

"...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. 5 year warranty absolutely sold it! dvds are crisp, clear and the sound perfect..."

90

 

"...depth. amazing contrast. generally..."

100

 

"... black level, contrast ratio ; 5 year factory warranty ..."

100

 

"...; black level, contrast ratio ; 5 year factory warranty ..."

100

 

"...black, a very impressive contrast in normal dvd and blu- ray play back..."

80

 

"...deep black, a very impressive contrast in normal dvd and blu- ray play back..."

80