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Pioneer PDP 5020FD / 6020FD Reviews Analysis

50" KURO plasma TV with built-in network media player - widescreen - 1080p (FullHD) - HDTV More product details

Pioneer PDP 5020FD / 6020FD
alaSCORE 91

140 reviews

November, 2009

85 / 100

10 Experts

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What people think about the Pioneer PDP 5020FD / 6020FD: (BETA!)

We compute this summary by analyzing 140 reviews from across the web.

image quality

5

  • lacks advanced picture controls
  • Would like more picture adjustments
  • lack of picture controls
  • picture adjustments
  • streams photo
  • Breathtaking picture
  • Only the best picture of any HDTV in its class
  • Nice picture
  • This TV has the best picture of the units I concidered
 
  • Quality
  • Spectacular picture
  • Incredible picture
  • Outstanding Picture Quality
  • Picture
  • Awesome Picture
  • Picture crisp and sharp
  • Picture quality, very customizable
  • Amazing picture quality
  • best picture in the world
  • Superior Image
  • Superior Image, Awesome Blacks, Great HD Processing, True 24 FPS (72Hz)
  • great quality
  • Easy to set up, great quality, lots of settings
  • PIcture quality
  • PIcture quality, deep blacks, clean design
  • picture is unbelievable
  • The picture is incredibly crisp
  • Picture is by far best I've seen
  • Unbelievable picture
  • picture clarity
  • picture clarity, auto everything
  • Extremely Clear Picture
  • Ease Of Setting Up, Extremely Clear Picture
  • The picture
  • UNBELIEVABLE ALMOST 3D PICTURE
  • Astounding overall picture quality
  • Astounding overall picture quality, surprisingly decent speakers
  • Picture and colors are amazing
  • stunning picture quality
  • Black level, video processing, stunning picture quality, desgin
  • and i was blown away with the picture on this tv.I was doing my research for months
  • They are years behind regarding picture quality
  • Best picture quality
  • Best picture quality, period
  • Spectacular picture quality
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price

0.5

  • Expensive
  • This unit is pricey, but you get what you pay for
  • price
  • The price
  • Price is a little steep
  • Now that the price is under $2K don't bother with the Samsung and Panasonic equivalents
  • SPENDING THAT MUCH MONEY AND IT WON'T BE HERE TILL SUNDAY
  • Although price has dropped
  • it's still expensive
  • Although price has dropped, it's still expensive
  • pricey
  • price, you get what you pay for
 
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color

4

  • inaccurate primary colors
  • weak in green on if watch Reg tv - WITH HD CHANNEL GREEN COLOR IS GREAT
  • inner border of frame is also shinny so it reflects white scenes in a dark room
  • Color
  • accurate color decoding
  • The color gamut on this plasma is amazing
  • my eyes noticed the different color space
  • When I first fired it up, my eyes noticed the different color space
  • Concurrently it has a higher color range than any other comparable model and "SOUND AND VISION" stated that it was the second best television they have ever tested according to ISF color standards
 
  • Concurrently it has a higher color range than any other comparable model and "SOUND AND VISION" stated that it was the second best television they have ever tested according to ISF color standards, the best being Pioneer's ELITE
  • color is phenomonal
  • Black color is the blackest, color is phenomonal
  • color depth
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glare

1

  • The screen is not a perfect polarized filter and as such does tend to give glare in some rooms
  • Glare
  • Brightness in well light room, glare
  • minimal if any glare
  • Picture, clarity, sharp blacks, minimal if any glare
 

screen

5

  • Produces the deepest shade of black of any big-screen display we've tested
  • This unit is THE one to get
  • and all the available settings allowed me to achieve visual harmony
  • It did need some tweaking to please me, and all the available settings allowed me to achieve visual harmony
  • I also like how the set can handle non HD channels with dynamic side bars or dot4dot display
 
  • I placed the unit on a white Prism50 media bench
  • One of the best PQ for a 50" display
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remote control

0.5

  • HDMI Control
  • hard-to-read text on remote
  • The remote was a poor afterthought - go buy a Universal and throw this one away
  • remote could be better
  • Cost.  Pioneer is leaving the market, remote could be better
 

sound

5

  • Top-notch sound quality
  • Oh, and the speakers sound great too, given their somewhat slim size
  • Picture (& Sound
  • decent sound
  • Deep blacks, vibrant colors, decent sound
 
  • Good on board sound
  • Good on board sound,
  • STUNNING BLACKS, VERY CRISP PICTURE, VERY GOOD SOUND, ABLE TO ADJUST JUST ABOUT EVERTHING
  • Sound
  • Blacks, Sound, viewing angle
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black level

5

  • Black glossy frame is a dust magnet
  • This Plasma has a shiny black finish, very sleek looking
  • Absolutely outstanding black levels and detail in dark areas which make the colors more vibrant
  • The black levels are also amazing
  • Best black levels
  • Best black levels, beats any other manufacturers
 
  • Black color is the blackest
  • Picture quality - black is black
  • Black levels and Colors
  • sides of tv now black as opposed to grey
  • Black levels
  • Black levels, stock speakers,sleekness,sexyness
  • Black level
  • Blacks are deep as a black hole
  • Blacks are deep as a black hole, color depth, 72hz processesing
  • Picture Quality and Inky Black Level
  • No noise in the picture (like the panasonics), fluid motion (but not overdone like the 120hz LCDs), deep black really makes a difference you need to see it to believe it
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connectivity

5

  • fine connectivity with four HDMI and one PC input
  • USB ports
  • Physically, it's approx 100 lbs, has a wealth of digital interfaces (HDMI, USB ports, etc
  • and an integrated 18W speaker bar which produces very good audio quality
 

menu

5

  • High motion content like sports and gaming can be selected as a menu item to adjust the KURO for the best possible image without pixelation or delay
  • great blacks and best looking frame hands down
 

energy efficiency

2

  • and they decided the power supply fried
  • Called tech support, and they decided the power supply fried
  • Said the power suppy, x engine and y engine will probably need replacing
  • The fact that your power supply died is not due to surge or bad electronics
 

usability

3.5

  • This set does not have all of the video controls that the bigger brother Elite may have however if left on optimum mode or use a calibration bluray/or dvd you can get a very close picture quality as the Elite movie mode is also great
  • The bezel is really shinny, you could use it to shave in the morning
  • easy to use menus and navigation
  • This is an extremely impressive plasma TV both in its delivery of exceptionally stable and high quality images, as well as very well engineered, easy to use menus and navigation
  • Setup is easy and the menu is easy as well to navigate and configure
  • Easy to set up
  • Use link for the Review
 

design

5

  • If you're looking to spend this much for a TV, then I have yet to encounter any cons
  • which is what I was looking for
  • This is a set I will be happy with for many a year, which is what I was looking for
  • Best available hookups and Best looking television
  • clean design
  • Awesome looking even powered off
 
  • slimmer design
  • slimmer design, sides of tv now black as opposed to grey, great blacks and best looking frame hands down
  • design
  • design, picture,brand
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interface

0.5

  • Few user controls
  • Few user controls, no swivel stand, pricey
  • Does not match top-line HDTVs in Internet access abilities
  • Limited user controls
  • User Controls
  • Color, Sharpness, User Controls, Whites,
  • No user accessable color adjust on non-elite
 
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contrast

5

  • Stellar picture contrast
  • Very good contrast with great overall picture quality
  • I happen to work at ultimate electronics and have sold more of this television than many other models due to the fact that "HOME THEATER" magazine rated it as an infinite contrast ratio on their half million dollar test apparatus
  • Outstanding contrast ratio
  • Outstanding contrast ratio, deep blacks, no IR, excellent processing and motion
 

LCD

3

  • If you place you hand close to the screen area you will feel the radiant heat
  • Seems like there's a tinted screen that makes the whites and colors look off
  • superb antireflective screen
  • and the only question was the size of the screen.Do not waste Your money on lcd
  • Just got my 5020, and i was blown away with the picture on this tv.I was doing my research for months, and the only question was the size of the screen.Do not waste Your money on lcd
 

appearance

5

  • appropriately saturated colors and the 1080p format provides for extraordinary detail
  • The KURO has intense blacks, appropriately saturated colors and the 1080p format provides for extraordinary detail
  • sleekness
 

portability

5

  • Brightness in well light room
  • Very Attractive and Thin Casing
  • optimum mode with room light sensor
  • Unbelievable picture, optimum mode with room light sensor
  • Casing is very attractive and relatively thin
 

sensor

5

  • After a lot of research and "eye time" in the stores
  • After a lot of research and "eye time" in the stores, I decided this was the one for me
 

size

0.5

  • The unit projects a little heat when on a long time, but not a big deal
  • still a little pricey for the average Joe
  • a little pricey....but you get what you pay for
 

lens

0.5

  • We didn't hook up the speaker system it came with because we have a Bose 3.2.1
 

control panel

5

  • Side panel hookups are easy to reach
 

resolution

5

  • resolution
  • resolution, 16:9 aspect ration, Integrated 18-watt stereo amplifier, 4 HDMI 1.3 inputs
 

video

5

  • music and video files over home network
  • streams photo, music and video files over home network
  • and video files over home network
  • streams photo, music, and video files over home network
  • Superb HD video processing
 
  • video processing
  • movies and video games
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performance

3

  • slow to switch form HDMI to HDMI...but worth the wait
  • particularly good performance on high-speed sports action
  • Spectacular picture quality, particularly good performance on high-speed sports action, movies and video games
 

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