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Customer Reviews
Ice up a cold one and hand me the remote! 
2007-11-14
I wanted to wait several months before I put my 2 cents in on this tv. I had been researching HDTV's for almost a year, and finally took the plunge. Bought a Sony KDL40v3000 LCD. (We have a smallish family room.) the Sony was a great tv, but personally, I could not get used to the ghosting/motion blur effect that is common to LCD's. -got headaches everytime I watched a fast action scene. Time for plan B. Returned the Sony and debated on a panasonic TH42PX75U, or the Pioneer. After agonizing for several days, settled on the Pioneer. Very glad I did. Not to say the Panasonic is a bad tv, It isnt. I just liked the features of the Pioneer better. I did 200 hours of break in with the tv. The key I think, is to turn down the contrast-and the other settings for the first 200 or so hours of watching. -The risk of burn in is due to people not following the break in period (turn contrast down) when the tv is new. (You'll have time to impress your friends later during football sunday) I found a web site that gave the recommended settings for this tv. After break in period set it to the recommended settings, and WOW.- Vivid colors, fantastic contrast and depth-almost 3D. I watched the car chase scene in Bad Boys 2, and no motion blur. I watched a college football game and could see the rain drops from the rain drizzle on the players helmets. (Yeah, Im starting to like this HDTV stuff...) So far, have watched a lot of football and other shows with logos, scores etc, and not the slightest hint of burn in. -Nothing. I was extremely paranoid abot burn in at first. (The main reason I bought the Sony to begin with.) Tv has 4 HDMI inputs, several component inputs, and PC input. More than enough for audiophiles or regular users. Sound is actually fairly good. Surround is of course better, but quite good sound from the attached speakers. Standard definition is not bad, better than Ive seen on other tv's. On some final observations, It has been reported in earlier Pioneer models about the fan buzzing noise. I can hear the cooling fan running on the tv after it has been on for some time but you literally have to have the volume off and be 2 inches from the tv to hear it. Maybe they did a better job with this years model, but I dont hear it unless Im right next to the tv. Also, I would not get too wrapped up in the 720P 1080P debate. This is a 42 inch set, and I challenge anyone to tell me the difference in picture quality of this set and a 1080P set at normal viewing distance. (9-10 feet) Since 1080P wont be available through the airwaves for many years,unless you watch alot of Blu Ray or HD DVD, its a mute point and marketing hype. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because of the cost, but it's a very well made tv. (And it can be had through Amazon a lot cheaper than the big box stores.) The back is metal, not plastic, and the panel is glass crystal not plastic like on the cheaper brands. Also assembled in USA! Hope this helps in your decision process. Definitely recommended.
