Long-term test: In love with Pioneer KuroKuro... going, going, gone...owAs we pointed out in our initial review, the picture quality of these Kuros is something else. I have both Freeview (digital terrestrial TV in the UK) and Freesat (digital satellite TV) at home. Freeview is, for the most part, very watchable on this screen. Despite its massive dimensions, I rarely find myself troubled by MPEG artifacts, unlike on our old LCD screen, where it often appeared that the TV was trying to protect everyone's identity underneath a mosaic of picture degradation.Surprisingly, DVDs are a silvery little treat, too. I still have much fondness for the ageing format, and it's fair to say the Pioneer does some of its best work with DVDs. There are even some times when watching a DVD can be such a pleasant experience I forget it's standard definition. Of course, I'll take HD every time, but I still have a fair few DVDs, and with my Lovefilm subscription, I make regular use of the Pioneer's skilful upscaling talents. It seems fairly redundant to talk about picture quality on HD material. As you can imagine, 1080p video on the Pioneer is enough to make you drool. I've had non-techie friends come over to see the big fella in action, and the result has never been anything other than impressed comments and/or excited noises. I can only imagine they go home to their poor old tellies and make annoyed tuts and generally take much less care about securing their Wii controller's wrist strap. If you're intrigued, and haven't seen them yet, have a look at our reviews of the LX5090 (Asian equivalent: PDP-LX508G) and LX5090 (Asian equivalent: PDP-LX608G), as well as the media-box-equipped, KRP-500A. If you want one of these screens and you have the cash, we strongly suggest you get on with it with Pioneer withdrawing from the plasma TV market. As someone who's spoiled rotten by access to the latest and coolest technology on the planet, it's a genuine thrill for me to get home each night, fire up the 5090 and watch TV. And as someone who could probably find something to moan about in any situation, it's a testament to Pioneer that it's created something for which I have nothing but love for. The original story first appeared in CNET.co.ukTags: TV, U.K., Plasma TV, video, Asia
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