Pioneer Kuro PDP436 Reviews: 43" Screen LCD HD Ready TV

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Score: 9.1/10

55 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This television scores high on image quality. - It has no outstanding negative points. “Compact , sleek design and looks good” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 55 real customer reviews

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55 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.

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All purchasers (55)
Design9.3
Ease of use8.7
Image quality9.4
Sound quality8.3
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.9
Overall rating9.1
 

*not all purchasers provided a score or review

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ compact , sleek design and looks good

- none at the moment

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25 of 25 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Feb 2006

Ben, Hull

Score 9.0/10

+ Connectivity, picture quality.

- Susceptible to image retention / screen burn if settings are left on factory default.

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Oct 2005

richard, walsall

Score 5.0/10

+ Two HDMI ports, excellent DVD picture and good menus

- SCREEN RETENTION - be aware there is a problem with this and not warned adequately int he maunual how to avoid it.

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Oct 2005

Tom, London

Score 9.0/10

+ Excellent product with CRT picture quality and large number of various inputs.

- None.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Jan 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Value for money,exelent picture,conectivity,

- suffer from screen burn after 2 months

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Nov 2005

Darren, Huddersfield

Score 9.0/10

+ Amazing picture quality. The finest blacks I've seen on a plasma! The many inputs are invaluable and the beautiful design grabs all the attention in any setting.

- Reviewer left no comment

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Oct 2005

AK, Poole

Score 9.0/10

+ Stylish, top notch picture. Very good perfomance of low quality feeds (Sky etc..)

- Seen some screen burn way after the 200 hours

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Feb 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Excellent range of colours and the black is awesome

- A little screen retention when On Demand Menus's were left on for half an hour, this was the first sign after 3 months

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Feb 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Fantastic picture. Separate media box makes for a tidy install.

- None really

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Nov 2005

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ exellent tv

- no bad points

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Mar 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Fab. picture, works great with both sky and DVDs.

- None -apart from a nagging voice inside keeps saying I should have got the 50" model.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Mar 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ Very clear screen ,best in buisness

- wrong desk top stand

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Mar 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Price
Style
Picture quality

- Resolution not high enough

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Feb 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Excellent picture quality.

- Susceptible to screen burn. Avoid wathcing channels with on-screen logos, especially when panel is new. Also recommend reducing brightness and contrast settings for first two months.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Feb 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Attractive piece of equipment. Good hd picture quality.

- none

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Apr 2006

Allan, Dunfermline

Score 10.0/10

+ Complete single package without the inconvenience of external receiver,speakers etc.
Pioneer reputation for plasma brilliance.

- None.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 May 2006

Al, Grantham

Score 9.0/10

+ Superb picture, easy to use remote control and menus. Sound quality impressive given the size of the speakers.

- The seperate control/tuner box takes up valuable shelf space!

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Jan 2006

Chris, Tamworth

Score 10.0/10

+ Pioneer PDP43XDE has exceptional picture quality and viewing angle. Also has VGA input to connect a PC/Laptop to.

- None.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Jan 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ for the extra money versus other screens of that size - it is a very good plasma, and the picture quality shows...and the separate media box helps ease the mess of wires if you want to wall mount it.

- Is more expensive than other 42" screens...but you have to pay for quality?

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Feb 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Hard to believe a tv picture can get any better.
Great pic,great sound,easy to set up and use. you'll be hard pushed to find a better tv.

- None...

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Feb 2006

Benn, Worcester

Score 9.0/10

+ Brilliant picture quality, more inputs than you can shake a stick at.

- Can get screen burn if used as a gaming TV (Xbox, PS2, 360 etc..)

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Jul 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Quality image, good sound, a design that looks good wether on or of. Well made with plenty of inputs

- Some unnatural motion/judder - not on all programmes.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jul 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Fantastic piece of equipment. No regrets whatsoever.

- None that I've found yet.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Apr 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Gorgeous screen design. Cannot stop looking at it, even when tv is off.
Lightweight and very thin to hang on walls. Brilliant picture quality and good sound.

- Needs running in, as most plasmas, for about 500 hours. Must change standard factory settings otherwise you will decrease its life expectancy.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Apr 2006

Rob, Chester

Score 9.0/10

+ Beautifully designed, great connectivity, superb picture quality - particularly from "up-scaling" DVD player or X-Box 360

- Screen burn can be an issue - be careful with football scores, channel logos etc. Turn down contrast and brightness for first month or two when viewing these things.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 May 2006

mark, solihull

Score 8.0/10

+ picture quality

- set up

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purchased 14 Dec 2005

Steve, Stafford

Score 10.0/10

+ Superb picture quality.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 09 Feb 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Picture quality is fantastic and really handy having the tuner box separate so you can change things about without having to worry about replastering the walls !!!!

- Hard to read the manual, it does so much I'm a bit baffled

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purchased 15 Jun 2006

Ken, Norwich

Score 9.0/10

+ Picture quality is superb
Easy set up
The set has good classy looks

- Hav,nt found any yet.

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purchased 03 Jul 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ The gloss black bezel finish, is second to none, picture quality is amazing, and it's currently only displaying a SD feed.

- PC VGA port on the front of the media receiver.

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purchased 01 Jul 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Picture quality, looks.

- Tricky to set-up properly.

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purchased 15 Jun 2006

darren, mansfield

Score 6.0/10

+ 43" screen

- gosting

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purchased 15 Jun 2006

Terry, Kent

Score 10.0/10

+ Best picture around for HD, works very well with uprated DVD players.

- Only 1 HDMI and sound could be better on the base.

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purchased 04 May 2006

Stuart, Durham

Score 10.0/10

+ Fabulous design with execptional picture quality at an affordable price

- Sound quality only average

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purchased 30 Apr 2006

David, Ascot

Score 10.0/10

+ Picture quality is superb both with DVD playback and digital HD sources. You will immediately notice the difference over a normal CRT screen, colours are vibrant and well defined with the black images very well represented. Sound quality is excellent with several different settings including bass enhancement and surround effects. The case of the TV is presented in a shiny piano black finish and really adds to the quality feel of the unit.

- The user manual could explain some of the settings in more detail. For example the section on adjusting picture quality could be improved.

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purchased 29 Jun 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Takes a while to come on .

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purchased 18 Apr 2006

Gary, Larne

Score 9.0/10

+ Exceptional picture quality

- Only one HDMI input

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purchased 09 Aug 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Fantastic Picture Quality

- None

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purchased 16 May 2006

alan, shavington

Score 10.0/10

+ great design,fanstastic image quality

- none

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purchased 29 Jun 2006

Nick, Barnstaple

Score 10.0/10

+ there is simply nothing you can fault with this plasma, if you read any review anywhere it is the market leader and I simply agree

- nothing

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purchased 21 Jan 2006

Nicholas, Leeds

Score 9.0/10

+ Picture and two HDMI conections

- Can't find any

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purchased 19 Jan 2006

john, walsall,west mids

Score 9.0/10

+ excellent plasma panel

- none

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purchased 15 Feb 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Stunning design, functional, ease of use, great picture, sound.

- The picture quality is not always aas sharp as I wooudl expect, but suspect this is the quality of the signal rather than the unit itself.

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purchased 20 Mar 2006

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TechRadar expert review

The fact that this 43in stunner from Pioneer has been around for quite sometime now does little to stop it remaining a quite formidable proposition.The 1,024 x 768 HD-ready panel is stuffed to the gills with technology and picture processing systems to ensure that it delivers nothing but the very best in image quality. Brightness has been raised, blacks have been strengthened, while the pixels themselves are designed to avoid colour seepage, while their energy efficiency has been optimised. If all this weren't enough, there's also Pioneer's awesome PureDrive II system to contend with.…

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reviewed 01 Aug 2006

Product Features

Screen Size in Inches 43
Type of Screen LCD
HD TV HD Ready
Built-in Disc Player No
HDMI Interface 1
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 No
USB Port No
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) Yes
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) No
Energy Savings Trust Feature No
Weight (kg) 25.8
Freeview Yes
FreeSat Tuner No

Also known as: PioneerPDP436SXE, Pioneer Kuro PDP-436, Pioneer Kuro Pdp436sxe, Pioneer Kuro Pdp, Pioneer PDP-436XDE

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