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Pioneer PDP-428XD / 508XD Reviews Analysis

Pioneer PDP-428XD / 508XD
alaSCORE 94

220 reviews

November, 2009

92 / 100

33 Experts

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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
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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
 
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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
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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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