Saturday, December 29, 2007
Member since:
July 2006
July 2006
Hendrix I was checking out futureshop.ca yesterday and they had the Pioneer 5080HD for $1,000 off down to $2475! I was blown away. I almost bought another one because it's such a bargain for this tv. I just checked today and now the price is up to $3267.32. What a steal when it was $2475.
After being annoyed by the blacks on the Sharp Aquos I checked out Samsung LCD's/Plasmas, Panasonics, Sony LCD's and whatever else. Seriously nothing came close to the Pioneer. Even now I have yet to see something with a better image and the best part is the settings are pretty much perfect out of the box unlike every other flat panel I have seen which needs so much adjusting. I never had to adjust colour or anything else except for Sharpness and Contrast a little bit but most people out there will probably be VERY happy with the factory settings.
After being annoyed by the blacks on the Sharp Aquos I checked out Samsung LCD's/Plasmas, Panasonics, Sony LCD's and whatever else. Seriously nothing came close to the Pioneer. Even now I have yet to see something with a better image and the best part is the settings are pretty much perfect out of the box unlike every other flat panel I have seen which needs so much adjusting. I never had to adjust colour or anything else except for Sharpness and Contrast a little bit but most people out there will probably be VERY happy with the factory settings.
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Member since:
June 2006
June 2006
Falcoln01 said -
SO TRUE. Just set your color temperature to the LOW setting, which tracks closest to the 6,500K standard. Also, most owners of this KURO plasma HDTV will choose the "Standard" A/V setting, which is excellent, but I prefer the USER setting when viewing cable TV/LaserDisc/VHS-Beta etc, since you can adjust EACH INPUT with the USER setting to your own specifications. The other A/V settings can be adjusted too, but not independent for each input (similar to most HDTVs).
Of course, when watching DVD, HD-DVD, or Blu-ray, I choose the MOVIE mode, and usually the "smooth" setting under the related PRO CINEMA viewing option, although for standard DVDs I believe that "standard" under Pro-C has the best quality image. And I fine-tune for every content source (movie or concert) the related contrast, brightness, sharpness, and occasionally the color setting.
By the way, the HD-DVD of Peter Jackson's KING KONG on this Pioneer KURO plasma is about the most incredible HD image I've ever seen! The Pioneer provides perfect 1080i deinterlacing before scaling to the set's native resolution of 720p/60hz. From 10 feet away (maximum viewing distance in my theater room), resolution-wise it looks identical to any of those Panasonic 1080p plasmas, but with the SUPERIOR color, contrast, and image processing that Pioneer is known for.
Of course, there are some great Blu-ray discs that look amazing on this plasma as well, such as the PIRATES movies, CARS, APOCALYPTO, GHOST RIDER, DESTINY'S CHILD IN ATLANTA, etc, along with many from the HD-DVD camp as well, and of course standard DVDs (with excellent transfers).
-Love Hendrix! (The Loverboy)
~ DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-ray owner ~
Quote:
"After being annoyed by the blacks on the Sharp Aquos I checked out Samsung LCD's/Plasmas, Panasonics, Sony LCD's and whatever else. Seriously nothing came close to the Pioneer. Even now I have yet to see something with a better image and the best part is the settings are pretty much perfect out of the box unlike every other flat panel I have seen which needs so much adjusting. I never had to adjust colour or anything else except for Sharpness and Contrast a little bit but most people out there will probably be VERY happy with the factory settings."
SO TRUE. Just set your color temperature to the LOW setting, which tracks closest to the 6,500K standard. Also, most owners of this KURO plasma HDTV will choose the "Standard" A/V setting, which is excellent, but I prefer the USER setting when viewing cable TV/LaserDisc/VHS-Beta etc, since you can adjust EACH INPUT with the USER setting to your own specifications. The other A/V settings can be adjusted too, but not independent for each input (similar to most HDTVs).
Of course, when watching DVD, HD-DVD, or Blu-ray, I choose the MOVIE mode, and usually the "smooth" setting under the related PRO CINEMA viewing option, although for standard DVDs I believe that "standard" under Pro-C has the best quality image. And I fine-tune for every content source (movie or concert) the related contrast, brightness, sharpness, and occasionally the color setting.
By the way, the HD-DVD of Peter Jackson's KING KONG on this Pioneer KURO plasma is about the most incredible HD image I've ever seen! The Pioneer provides perfect 1080i deinterlacing before scaling to the set's native resolution of 720p/60hz. From 10 feet away (maximum viewing distance in my theater room), resolution-wise it looks identical to any of those Panasonic 1080p plasmas, but with the SUPERIOR color, contrast, and image processing that Pioneer is known for.
Of course, there are some great Blu-ray discs that look amazing on this plasma as well, such as the PIRATES movies, CARS, APOCALYPTO, GHOST RIDER, DESTINY'S CHILD IN ATLANTA, etc, along with many from the HD-DVD camp as well, and of course standard DVDs (with excellent transfers).
-Love Hendrix! (The Loverboy)
~ DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-ray owner ~
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Member since:
July 2006
July 2006
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Member since:
June 2006
June 2006
Well, I own all of those LDs, except On the Waterfront.
See, as a large collector of LaserDiscs (well over 2000), I would own so many that are offered in large bulk packages regularly on eBay, and Craig's List etc. My interest (for LD) these days only lies in tracking down a very-hard-to-find title, whether a movie edition (or special edition), or a music video or live concert title.
In regard to just those 4 titles (in your link above) - APOCALYPSE NOW, SCARFACE, JURASSIC PARK: The Lost World, and ON THE WATERFRONT, my LD/DVD collection of these consists of:
APOCALYPSE NOW - Full Frame 2.0 LD, Widescreen 2.0 LD, Widescreen DD 5.1 LD, and ALL 3 standard 5.1 DVD releases (including the Complete Dossier ed. I picked up for just $10 at BBuy earlier this year).
SCARFACE - Widescreen 2.0 LD, Widescreen 2.0 LD in the Signature Collection Box Set, and the 2nd SpEd 5.1 DVD release (deluxe edition w/many of the usual bonuses).
J.Park LOST WORLD - Widescreen DD 5.1 LD, Widescreen DTS 5.1 LD, Widescreen DD 5.1 DVD (along w/Jurassic Park itself in Widescreen DTS 5.1 LD, Widescreen DD 5.1 LD, and the Widescreen 2.0 CAV LD Box Set too) - as it is, I don't yet own the first J.P movie on DVD! (just the 3 LD editions)
ON THE WATERFRONT - never owned this one, just rented a long time ago
Most of these I never paid retail (of course), and received many titles once the LaserDisc format started waning in the late '90s, when others sold their collections, although I had already been a big LD collector befor this time. I also sold a few hundred titles between 1999 to 2002, so as to receive a premium ($$) on some titles (rare etc), as well as passing on to other LD fans many discs that I simply didn't want any more in my collection.
-Love Hendrix! (The Loverboy)
~ DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-ray/KURO Plasma owner ~
[Post edited by Love Hendrix! on Dec 29, 2007]
See, as a large collector of LaserDiscs (well over 2000), I would own so many that are offered in large bulk packages regularly on eBay, and Craig's List etc. My interest (for LD) these days only lies in tracking down a very-hard-to-find title, whether a movie edition (or special edition), or a music video or live concert title.
In regard to just those 4 titles (in your link above) - APOCALYPSE NOW, SCARFACE, JURASSIC PARK: The Lost World, and ON THE WATERFRONT, my LD/DVD collection of these consists of:
APOCALYPSE NOW - Full Frame 2.0 LD, Widescreen 2.0 LD, Widescreen DD 5.1 LD, and ALL 3 standard 5.1 DVD releases (including the Complete Dossier ed. I picked up for just $10 at BBuy earlier this year).
SCARFACE - Widescreen 2.0 LD, Widescreen 2.0 LD in the Signature Collection Box Set, and the 2nd SpEd 5.1 DVD release (deluxe edition w/many of the usual bonuses).
J.Park LOST WORLD - Widescreen DD 5.1 LD, Widescreen DTS 5.1 LD, Widescreen DD 5.1 DVD (along w/Jurassic Park itself in Widescreen DTS 5.1 LD, Widescreen DD 5.1 LD, and the Widescreen 2.0 CAV LD Box Set too) - as it is, I don't yet own the first J.P movie on DVD! (just the 3 LD editions)
ON THE WATERFRONT - never owned this one, just rented a long time ago
Most of these I never paid retail (of course), and received many titles once the LaserDisc format started waning in the late '90s, when others sold their collections, although I had already been a big LD collector befor this time. I also sold a few hundred titles between 1999 to 2002, so as to receive a premium ($$) on some titles (rare etc), as well as passing on to other LD fans many discs that I simply didn't want any more in my collection.
-Love Hendrix! (The Loverboy)
~ DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-ray/KURO Plasma owner ~
[Post edited by Love Hendrix! on Dec 29, 2007]
