The Official Pioneer 9G non-Elite KURO Owner's Discussion Thread - Page 52

Originally Posted by Dave_6

Well atleast from what I can make out, the actual stand (the plastic part) is the same. Its just the metal L-shaped 'stands' are the only difference (taller on the 6020). In my financial situation, there is a big difference in just a stand compared to another $1000.

I may just leave it alone and move my center channel up to in front of the 6020.

Originally Posted by billybob0405

How much space is there from the bottom of the stand to the bottom of the display?

Originally Posted by Mycroft1888

You haven't seen the price they're charging for Elite stands!

If your center is wide enough, it would be perfect for covering up the stand. I'm drooling over a Klipsch RC-64 and that might just be wide enough.

Originally Posted by aks434

I paid additional $85 for routing the power cord thru the wall.

Originally Posted by manuc

The 480 on the screen shows the resolution of the singal coming into the tv. the TV HAS to upscale it to 1080p because thats the ONLY resolution it can display in.

You could set the ps3 to upscale to1080p but the kuro may do a better job.

I have some questions about the ps3 settings as well.
1.) I use hdmi from the ps3 to the 5020 and optical out from the 5020 to my avr. When I play a sd dvd on the ps3 the avr seems to not get a 5.1 signal (does not detect dolby digital).

When I go from my old dvd player to the avr using optical directly the avr detects the 5.1 signal.

Am I doing something wrong or does the kuro not pass through 5.1 out of its optical out when the input is an hdmi source.

2.) Is it better to let the kuro upscale or the ps3?

Originally Posted by Aetherhole

Just imagine Chronicles of Riddick on HD-DVD! Mouth-watering, right there!

Originally Posted by coukos34

I think this is FAR more the case with the majority of sets. People talk about getting "buzzers" all the time, but the fact remains, READ YOUR MANUAL! It clearly states that an audible buzz is completely NORMAL! All these sets buzz, every single one. It's just a difference of the owners hearing, typical volume level, and room acoustics. Its the nature of the technology...

Originally Posted by htwaits

That's not according to code in our area. It's a safety hazard anywhere, and it could cause you trouble with your fire insurance if you had to make a claim.

Originally Posted by vinnie97

The alternative is to not cheap out on delivery options and go with the "white glove" option. No hidden costs!

Killswitch, with that many bad pixels, you're better off exchanging the set. You have a better of a chance to have more dead/stuck than less by the time is all is said and done.

Originally Posted by manuc

I have some questions about the ps3 settings as well.
1.) I use hdmi from the ps3 to the 5020 and optical out from the 5020 to my avr. When I play a sd dvd on the ps3 the avr seems to not get a 5.1 signal (does not detect dolby digital).

When I go from my old dvd player to the avr using optical directly the avr detects the 5.1 signal.

Am I doing something wrong or does the kuro not pass through 5.1 out of its optical out when the input is an hdmi source.

Originally Posted by killswitch_19

I will likely exchange the panel. With the break in running one of the pixels has unstuck it's self. I do have an iMac so if there's a widget to run that would be cool.

I just remembered that Creemail had posted something about a tool for stuck pixels call JScreenfix or something like that, I'll do a search and see what I come up with.

Originally Posted by slavyan

I am trying the same setup. I connect STB to 6020 via HDMI, then optical out to optical in in my old Onkyo AVR. It does work but only sometimes (can't detect a rule yet). Most often my AVR displays Dolby Pro 2 for a source from Kuro (meaning it detects signal?) but AVR produces no sound at all. I am trying to understand how to force sound out in this scenario, tried different HMDI inputs, cables on Kuro, different optical inputs on AVR, different Power On sequences - no luck yet
I really want this audio setup instead of connecting STB to AVR directly because I want to use Kuro speaker - it sounds better than my Polk central speaker.

Originally Posted by chadmak09

My 6020 buzzes pretty loud and my 5080 barely did.

Its is not a difference of the owners hearing, typical volume level, and room acoustics at all.

Both sets sat in the exact same spot, plugged into the same surge protector, and the same person listening, at the same distance.

Originally Posted by highheater

There were only 1-2 reports that I can recall from the Buzz Poll thread where someone could hear it on one unit but not another. Peolpe tended to be in one camp or another (which led to such a lively discusion).

Since the arrival of the 9Gs, I think I've seen 3 reports of people like yourself who can hear the buzz on one set but not another. As we get more owners of multiple Kuros perhaps we'll get better numbers on this.

Originally Posted by chadmak09

I would have to say that is incorrect. At least in my case.
My 6020 buzzes pretty loud and my 5080 barely did.
Its is not a difference of the owners hearing, typical volume level, and room acoustics at all.
Both sets sat in the exact same spot, plugged into the same surge protector, and the same person listening, at the same distance. the 6020 buzzes about 15 times louder. I could only hear the 5080 if I stuck my head behind the set from about 10 inches away. On my 6020, the buzz is clearly audible at more than 16 feet away. I have a hard time considering that normal and inherit to the technology.
I have gotten used to it and it doesn't bother me much anymore when viewing a movie or sports, but when surfing the Net and there is total silence, the buzz is too annoying for me to bear. So I switch to Powersave mode2 when surfing the net on my PS3 and it totally eliminates the buzz.

Just use the cloth provided without using too much pressure on the screen.

Originally Posted by killswitch_19

I've found that the included cloth has done very little to take the smudges off of the screen, that's why I was wondering what anyone else was doing. I thought I remembered people saying to stay away from the monster cleaner as well.

lens cloth or equivalent

Originally Posted by killswitch_19

What are you guys using to clean your screen and bezel? I've got a couple micro fiber cloths and some monster screen cleaner but the manual says to not use any liquid's on the screens.