Pioneer PDP5080XD Reviews: Kuro, 50" Screen Plasma HD Ready TV

Also known as: Pioneer PDP-508XD, PIONEER PDP-5080XD, Pioneer PDP-5080XD-TU, PIONEER PDP508XDT, Pioneer PDP 508XD, Pioneer PDP5080XD-TU, Pioneer 50, Pioneer Kuro PDP 5080XD, Pioneer Kuro PDP5080XD, Pioneer 50-inch

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Score: 9.5/10

25 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

This Television scored high on image quality. It has no outstanding negative points. “Amazing picture quality, especially with hd content, but looks very good with high…” tony, ringwood View all 25 real customer reviews

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Real customer reviews

25 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
97% of people recommend it.

Reevoo's summary of reviews:

Pros: Attractive design, quality picture and vibrant colours
Cons: Instructions and initial set up, unable to wall mount using cables provided, quality of stand

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All purchasers (25)
Design9.5
Ease of use8.2
Image quality9.7
Sound quality8.9
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.8
Overall rating9.5
 

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Score 10.0/10

tony, ringwood

+ Amazing picture quality, especially with HD content, but looks very good with high qulaity SD stuff as well.

- Needs a bit of "tweaking" to get the best out, but well worth the extra effort

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19 of 19 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Sep 2007

Score 9.0/10

Phillip, Harrogate

+ Truely amazing picture quality able to handle Standard Definition very well. High Definition material is stunning. Sound quality is very solid. The TV can also turn itself off into low power standby if you accidently leave it on, which is possible as when you turn it on, the black levels are so black its hard to spot the difference!

- Reviewer left no comment

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Aug 2007

Score 10.0/10

Jeff, West Malling

+ superb picture , great sound ,watching last night of the proms in hd was like being in the Albert Hall

- none so far

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Aug 2007

Score 9.0/10

Terence, Bangor County Down

+ Stunning good looks,well made and designed,and thats just out of the box. Once connected the picture is superb, after 200 hours use its even better.

- The price is rather off putting,I bought this model because I knew it was the best. The 5080 model cannot be enhanced by an ISF engineer.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Sep 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Great picture, stylish but simple frame

- Not full HD. Table top stand is feels a little "cheap" compared to overall procduct.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

Andrew, Bath

+ Great looking. Great Picture. Great having a large format in a small space - don't be put off by big numbers, it took 20 mins to forget we had been watching a 21" screen just 1 hour before.

- Self set up frustrating and tricky. Poorly worded, non-user friendly instructions with excessive jargon. Set up with home entertainment system mind blowing - nearly chucked the whole lot through the window.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Nov 2007

Score 8.0/10

neil, barnsley

+ quality picture, vibrant colours,attractive design.

- slow to respond to channel change and start up.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Oct 2007

Score 10.0/10

christine, swanley

+ excellent picture crystal clear

- nil so far a bit expensive

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Oct 2007

Score 9.0/10

Andy , Newbury

+ Picture quality for 720p image is exceptional

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Dec 2007

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Picture quality and appearance/design.

- Poor program management on digital tuner. Bulky remote. lack of side/front HDMI for games console.

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purchased 07 Nov 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to install ,crystal clear pictures

- not found any yet

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purchased 24 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

Andy, Horley , “Perfectionist ”

+ The option for the attched speakers are a must. The quality of sound is far superior.

- The cables that come in the box are not long enough to wall mount. You need to purchase them else where.

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purchased 05 Apr 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good looking unit - 100mhz gives excellent picture quality for a large screen.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 14 May 2008

Score 10.0/10

Karen, Huddersfield

+ Great design,look cool. The quality of picture is excellent.

- Can't think of any

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purchased 15 May 2008

Score 10.0/10

phil, Sutton-in-Ashfield , “Loves gadgets”

+ Black levels. Colours very natural. Standard def pictures very good from V+ box. Sound using supplied speaker bar very good. Remote switches to separate inputs with set button.

- heavy!

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purchased 15 May 2008

Score 10.0/10

Jim, Durham , “Tech nut, love films”

+ Not a better picture for DVD and Digital broadcast viewing,

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 09 Jun 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Mr T Reading”

+ Lovely picture and sound quality

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 05 Oct 2008

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches 50
Type of Screen Plasma
HD TV HD Ready
Number of Scart Interfaces 3
Contrast Ratio (X:1) 16000
Screen Resolution (pixels) 768i
Reflection Angle 180
Screen Format 16:9
Brightness in Candela per square metre 1100
PC Interface Yes
USB Port No
USB Port Yes
Picture in Picture (PIP) No
Picture in Picture (PIP) 1 Tuner PIP
Energy Savings Trust Feature No
Weight (kg) 34.5
Height in mm 717
Width in mm 1224
Depth in mm 115
Freeview Yes
FreeSat Tuner No
Sound System SRS Surround
Sound System Nicam Stereo
Colour Black
Release Date 2 Jul 2007

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Manufacturer's Description

This KURO has an integrated digital DVB-T tuner, with a CI Slot, which means that you don’t require an additional decoder box: everything is integrated in one body. This is ideal if you don’t want a ‘hardware’ invasion in your living room.

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