The verdict is in on Pioneer televisions; they are high quality machines.  Most everyone that has used the new Pioneer Kuro PDP-5020FD has had almost nothing but praise for it, although there are some decisions that will have to be made by the consumer when deciding on whether or not this is the right purchase for them.

The Pioneer Kuro PDP-5020FD is definitely a high end flat screen television.  For starters, it is a plasma screen rather than an LCD, which means that the screen will be brighter and more vivid to start.  The frame is sleek, and well designed.  Many customers have praised the design aspect of many a pioneer plasma television, and this model is no exception. 

To fully understand the reason that this television is worth the price, you must understand the concept of black levels.  The black level of a television is it’s most imperative characteristic when it comes to color capability.  The more black a screen can get, the better the control of the picture.  The Pioneer Kuro PDP-5020FD has excellent black levels, which give it the ability to make crisp, clean images that are perfect or any movie buff. 

There are a few downsides to this pioneer 50 inch plasma, however.  The basic color correctness all around is a bit to be desired.  The menu is rather difficult to adjust, so it takes some fine tuning to be able to get the best performance out of this set.  Because the price is so high, this can be a major deal breaker when considering this model.

Another negative aspect of the Pioneer Kuro PDP-5020FD is a small design flaw.  While flaw might be overstating things, some people have found the indented strip next to the screen to be a problem.  In darkened home theaters especially, they found that light reflected off of the casing, causing a distracting blurred edge.  This is not the end of the world for watching movies, but it is a distraction nonetheless.

At the end of the day, movie buffs will love the ability to get the truest picture out of this set.  This television is not for everyone, as it is quite pricey.  Most high definition lovers still think that the Pioneer Kuro PDP-5020FD is a good buy for any home theater.

Features:

• Fully integrated ATSC and Dual NTSC tuners, built-in CableCard slot

• High definition 1080p resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels)

• 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio

• Advanced PureCinema with 3:3 (72Hz) pulldown, standard 3:2 (60Hz) pulldown

• Home Media Gallery: IP Network compatability designed to DLNA™ guidelines

• Advanced picture-in-picture

• 9 position aspect ratio control

• Seamless pixel orbiter

• New graphical user interface (GUI), on-screen display (English, Spanish, French)

• Enhance mode 3D digital noise reduction

• SRS / SRS FOCUS/TruBass Surround Sound Audio

• SRS TruSurround XT™

• 4 HDMI inputs (4 rear)

• 2 Component video inputs (1 rear/1 side)

• S-video input (rear)

• Composite inputs (2 rear/1 side)

• 1 Serial ( 9 pin D-Sub ) input (rear)

• 1 USB (side)

• 1 Digital audio output (optical) ( TOSLINK )

• Headphone input (side)

• LAN (10/100 base-t ethernet), optical digital audio output (Dolby® Digital/PCM), audio output, monitor audio L/R, subwoofer output

• Detachable speakers – Right/left and sub Woofer

• ENERGY STAR qualified

Cons: Wat is not to like about this tv !!!
Summary: We cant convince other people what tv to buy, but do your self a favor and do some research before You by anything.Worth every penny and even more.Go to www.avsforum.com where professionals, and people who are very serious about picture quality, are discussing this issues.write now i am doing a break-in of 150-200 hours (recommended but not necessary)The c-net noted that primary colors green and red are inaccurate, witch is completely false statement.The only think i see is flawless and life-like presentation of images, and is the closest thing to the movie theater. Have no regret chosing this tv, and will do the same again !!!!!