pioneer elite is the cream of the crop!
Written: Jul 10 '01
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Pros: bright, incredibly clear theater quality picture.
Cons: expensive when compared to similar models.
The Bottom Line: this television offers an incredible theater experience with a progressive scan dvd player!
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| bergzy's Full Review: Pioneer PRO-610 58 in. TV |
Well, after what seemed like an eternity of himming and hawing, my wife and I decided to get a large screen hdtv. We looked at a lot of models and styles. We looked at plasma televisions and CRT based HDTV’s. We decided that a projection HDTV would suit us ideally both size wise and economically.
Plasma televisions were small, with the maximum size being 50 inches. Also the price was a factor since most were between $12,000 to $18,000. We also looked at CRT based HDTV’s. Again, the size was small for the price you paid. I am by no means an electronic expert but to me, HDTV looked the same regardless of which mode (plasma, CRT or projection) was presented. What I did notice was differences in the manufactures. Slight things like if the picture was soft or hard, how bright it was, blah, blah, blah. Specs were important to a certain degree and I guess it would be important to those who judges a piece of equipment by specs first and performance second. All we wanted was a good TV to enjoy watching our dvd’s at a theater quality level.
After looking endlessly at a multiple of various dealers’ showrooms, we decided that pioneer made the best projection HDTV’s that suited our desires. The picture was bright and crisp without being overly ‘hard’. At first we were going to get the ‘regular’ pioneer HDTV but when they showed us the elite models, we just loved it.
We saw ‘The Mummy’ on a progressive scan dvd player and were floored but how ‘theater quality’ the entire experience was. I could see individual hairs on the actor’s head. Amazing! So, after a few more months of going to various dealers and looking for something that would exceed our personal standards set by the pioneer elite, we found that nothing compared to it. I even registered on some HDTV forums for opinions about which HDTV those who are really into it really thought highly of. Pioneer elite came up numerous times. So we bought it as our anniversary present for us!
The day of we received it was fun! The delivery people take this monster of a box off their truck and wheel it to our front door via a dolly. They then proceed to remove the TV from its box because they have done this many a times and the box does not fit through the door! After a few huffs and puffs from them, they get it into the place where it was supposed to be! Man, it is a lot bigger in the house!
They connect my sound system to it and connect the dvd player to it. I put in ‘the matrix’ dvd and hit play. No picture, just sound. I was worried that either the connectors were broken or worse yet, the TV! After about ten minutes of plugging and unplugging of the same wires, I see a switch to put it into progressive scan mode! D’oh! Voila, ‘The Matrix’ on my new HDTV!
My wife and I watch this thing all night! The most amazing movies were ‘Toy Story 2’ and ‘Dinosaur’. I could see every hair on the computer-generated monkey. Absolutely amazing.
One forgets how sharp the picture is until you switch back into ‘regular’ broadcast TV. The broadcast signal is very fuzzy and grainy compared to HDTV. ‘Sigh’, I guess we are permanently spoiled’ on HDTV now. The good thing is that I don’t watch a lot of regular TV.
We are so pleased with this television, we could not have been happier with it! I did not include all the technical jargon because, to me, what is important is the final result: the enjoyment of the movie. Hope this helps! Take care!
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Amount Paid (US$): 5500.00
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Member: jason krick
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