Typical price: £2,280
What is it: 50-inch 1080p plasma television
What we think: Picture quality is brilliant on everything you throw at it and it blows the competition away in HD, especially on dark scenes
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 15 September 2008
Tags: Pioneer, Pioneer Kuro PDP-LX5090, BBC HD, DVD player, basketball
We like:
Picture quality; remote control
We don't like:
Expensive; power-hungry; mastering the inputs is tricky
Also known as:
Kuro 50; Kuro 5090; LX5090
You might also need:
Bottom-mounted PDP-S63 speakers or side-mounted PDP-S62 speakers, both around £100; stand (PDK-TS33A for bottom-mounted speakers or KRP-TS02 for side-mounted speakers), around £100; Blu-ray player; hi-def TV service from Sky, Virgin or Freesat; hi-def games console
CNET UK judgement:
If you've got the money, don't think twice -- this TV is as good as it gets and you won't regret buying one for even a second. The only problem is that it'll cost you another fortune in Blu-ray discs and HD TV subscriptions
Full review:
When the Kuro range arrived last year, TV reviewers and techies alike made some rather impressed noises. Everyone who saw the remarkable blacks couldn't help but be amazed by how much Pioneer had done to improve plasma technology. It was also around the time that 1080p plasmas screens arrived and we saw a massive reduction in picture artefacts. Continue Reading...
Pioneer Kuro PDP-LX5090 History
5 Aug 2009 in Reviews
Four of the best plasma televisions
Some of our favourite televisions at the moment are plasmas. This is a pretty new development because it feels as though it's taken a while for the technology to catch up with LCD, especially in terms of value. Now though, there are enough reasons to favour a plasma if you're about to splash some cash on a new telly
11 May 2009 in Crave
Long-term test: Long-time loving with the Pioneer Kuro PDP-LX5090
On 15 September 2008 we reviewed the Pioneer PDP-LX5090 and found it to be flipping marvellous -- several months on, it feels like a good time to review its long-term performance
12 Feb 2009 in Crave
Black Thursday: Pioneer to stop making TVs
On the one hand, we like Thursday, it's a day of cake and the weekend is close enough to reach out and touch. This Thursday, however, has brought nothing but abject misery and disappointment
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May 19, 2009
Posted by: GK-Kenny
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