Pioneer Kuro PDP4270XD Reviews: 42" Screen Plasma HD Ready TV

Also known as: PioneerPDP427XD, Pioneer Purevision XD, 42 Pioneer PDP427XD, Pioneer PDP4270XD, Pioneer PDP 427XD, Pioneer PDP 4270XD, Pioneer PDP-427XD, Pioneer PDP-4270XD, Pioneer Kuro PDP 4270XD

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Score: 9.3/10

63 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

This Television scored high on sound quality. It has no outstanding negative points. “Sound output from the built in speakers is superb. picture quality in hd is the…” Anth, Sunderland View all 63 real customer reviews

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Product Details

2 HDMI ports, 3 Scarts More »

Real customer reviews

63 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
98% of people recommend it.

Reevoo's summary of reviews:

Pioneer are the plasma specialists, and this 42" Kuro gets the thumbs up from its owners, with both picture and sound quality living up to expectations. On the negative side, there is only one HDMI input, the remote control is clunky and some people think the silver stand clashes with the black case.

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All purchasers (63)
Design9.6
Ease of use9.1
Image quality9.4
Sound quality8.9
Value for money (at time of purchase)9.1
Overall rating9.3
 

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Score 10.0/10

Anth, Sunderland

+ Sound output from the built in speakers is superb. Picture quality in HD is the best I've seen compared to any other product. I have this on a Wall bracket and it's simply stunning, perfect design.

- I can't afford to have one in every room in my house.

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52 of 52 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Dec 2006

Score 10.0/10

Craig, Aberdeen

+ Stylish and oozes quality

- Could have better connectivity. The newer version (PDP-427XD) has 2 HDMI, a PC and other inputs but is £500 more!

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47 of 47 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Dec 2006

Score 9.0/10

Mike, Southend

+ Its good looking, and the image quality is excellent.

- A sever lack of connections, only one HDMI, no DVI or even VGA, there is not enough to connect our Digital Cable, Media Centre, and and HD Player, I am already using the Composite!

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27 of 27 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Dec 2006

Score 9.0/10

John, Attleborough

+ Superb picture quality, brought DVDs to life. Good looking, lifted the room.

- Black surroung but has a bright silver pedestal, should ahve been black.

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22 of 22 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Dec 2006

Score 10.0/10

David, Gateshead

+ Excellant picture quality especially from a good DVD source.

- Only one HDMI input.

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22 of 22 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Dec 2006

Score 8.0/10

Phil, Stoke-on-Trent

+ Great picture from DVD and really easy to use. Black/Grey scales far better than the Sony Bravia W's despite the Bravia hype.

- A little buzzing when displaying dark pictures.

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12 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Dec 2006

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Excellent picture quality straight out of the box, with plenty of options to configure settings if you want to (would recommend movie setting for natural skin tones). Sound is good in both quality and volume. Design is simple and uncluttered.

- The single HDMI socket could be a concern if you need to add Sky HD and XBox, upscaling DVD player etc.

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12 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Apr 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ great sound quality

- Reviewer left no comment

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Jan 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Nice deep blacks, beutiful hd picture and unlike most flat panels it still does a good job with standard definition tv.

- only 1 hdmi and no vga input.

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Jan 2007

Score 9.0/10

Joe, Wigan - Greater Manchester

+ Great sound and picture

- None, I am perfectly happy with the tv

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Dec 2006

Score 9.0/10

Colin, Nuneaton

+ Excellent picture, sound quality, looks, ease of use.

- Would have preferred the included stand to be black

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Jan 2007

Score 9.0/10

colin, fife socotland

+ fantastic tv great sound and images

- tv should come with a black ped stand not silver needs two hd inputs other than that very very good tv

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Apr 2007

Score 10.0/10

issam, london

+ brilliant

- Reviewer left no comment

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Dec 2006

Score 9.0/10

Lisa, Derbyshire

+ Fantastic picture quality and sound. Looks great, really pleased with purchase

- None

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Mar 2007

Score 10.0/10

Patrick, Grantham

+ Sleek all-black design - fits in with most home environments. Great picture. Sound impressive from internal speakers.

- Huge remote control. On very odd occasions, picture displays a 'lag' where part of someone's face moves, but the rest of the face takes a litte while to catch up. This can be remedied by changing by changing settings e.g. sport, movie, dynamic etc.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Apr 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ 42" plasma screen, fantastic product, picture & sound quality excellent, a must buy!!

- wish i had brought the 50" inch plasma screen (lol)

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 May 2007

Score 10.0/10

David, SUNDERLAND

+ Best contrast and colour on any tv. I have a samsung 1080p tv which is nowhere near as good. The colour looks washed out compared to the pioneer.

- NOWT

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Jun 2007

Score 9.0/10

Tim, Wolverhampton

+ Looks stunning

- None

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Dec 2006

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Great picture and sound.Easy to set up and use.

- Remote has a cheap look and feel compared to the set.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Mar 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Best quality picture on the market, extremely good sound.

- None

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 May 2007

Score 10.0/10

Chris, London

+ The picture is outstanding. Everyone that comes to the house coments on the sharpness and high quality.

- None to date!

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Dec 2006

Score 10.0/10

john, warwick

+ the best looking best picture money can buy this my 2cnd pioneer tv

- havnt found any

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Nov 2006

Score 9.0/10

Pauline, Somerset

+ 100% satisfaction with product

- expensive compared to others on market

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Dec 2006

Score 9.0/10

John, Inverness

+ Picture quality and set up options. Overall design

- Still a bit pricey.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Jul 2007

Score 9.0/10

Ken, Glasgow

+ Excellent TV at a bargain price.

- Reviewer left no comment

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Jun 2007

Score 10.0/10

Jim, Tadworth

+ Great design looks very good mounted on the wall, excellent picture and sound. Very easy to set up and use.

- None

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Mar 2007

Score 10.0/10

scott, worcester

+ excelent picture quality. very good tv overall.

- none

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Apr 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- not enough HDMI

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Mar 2007

Score 10.0/10

neil, yeovil

+ easy set up, great picture even when using ower saving mode.

- none really, but remote control is enormous!

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jun 2007

Score 8.0/10

paul, fauldhouse

+ design,build quality,good looks and superb picture and sound

- none to speak of

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Jun 2007

Score 9.0/10

Derek, Shoreham by sea

+ respected brand name. earphone socket (essential for us).

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 May 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ excellent picture

- no bad points

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Mar 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Brilliant quality picture and sound.

- None

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 May 2007

Score 10.0/10

John, Ascot

+ Superb design, great picture quality, very good sound.

- On/Off switch under the unit?!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Jul 2007

Score 9.0/10

Andrew, London

+ Default picture settings, Decent sound, simple input selection, classy design

- Voices can be lost in the Trusurround soundstage, tacky remote control

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Jun 2007

Score 10.0/10

Sridhar, Orpington

+ Picture quality is fantastic. Colours look very natural and setup is very simple.

- Wall mounted systems cannot connect auxillary systems easily. I would have like it more if all ports had side (conceiled) access rather than behind.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 May 2007

Score 10.0/10

Dan, Waterlooville

+ A truley awesome television! Brilliant picture, superb sound, easy to set-up and use. My living room... is like my own cinema!

- The TV didn't include the fit bird from in the brochure!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 May 2007

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches 42
Type of Screen Plasma
HD TV HD Ready
HDMI Interface 2
Number of Scart Interfaces 3
Frequency (Hz) 50
Contrast Ratio (X:1) 3000
Screen Resolution (pixels) 768i
Screen Format 16:9
Brightness in Candela per square metre 1100
PC Interface Yes
USB Port No
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) Yes
Picture in Picture (PIP) No
Energy Savings Trust Feature No
Weight (kg) 32.1
Weight (kg) 29.6
Freeview Yes
FreeSat Tuner No
Sound System SRS Surround Sound
Colour Black
Release Date 1 Sep 2006

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Manufacturer's Description

An all-in-one plasma television with integrated video processing, digital television tuner, under-mounted speakers and a detachable tabletop stand.

Simply unpack, plug in and play.
An all-in-one plasma television with integrated video processing, digital television tuner, under-mounted speakers and a detachable tabletop stand.

The PDP-4270XD features our 7th Generation Plasma Screen design which includes new and unique components – such as the PUREBLACK Panel 2 and Direct Colour Filter 2. The result is that you see distinctive, considerably improved picture brightness and contrast – the dynamic picture quality you would expect from Pioneer.

Fitted with an HDMI terminal, this plasma TV supports up to 1080/24p video format, the perfect digital film format that will be available on Blu-ray discs and other high definition media.

The integrated digital (DVB-T) tuner also features a CI slot, so you can insert your top-up or pre-paid TV subscription card, depending on where you live; there’s no need for an additional module or decoder.

The PDP-4270XD shares our trademark, sleek piano black frame – an unobtrusive, minimalist design that will fit into any interior, whatever your décor.

Energy Efficiency
As well as saving space and set-up time the integrated digital (DVB-T) tuner also possesses great energy saving benefits. By removing the need for a separate digital box we are reducing the power demands of your home entertainment system. You can relax and enjoy your favourite TV programs safe in the knowledge that you are doing your part to help the environment.

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