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After reading a lot of posts on the Pioneer / Panasonic / NEC and JVC, I finally purchased a Pioneer 433HD. The 43 incher is nice to look at, has no noise and produced a good TV image. First of all, I am used to the incredible imagery of HiEnd CRT projector, maybe magnifying my bad experience... I have owned a Barco 701 / 808 and 808s, as well as an Electrohome 4500 and a DLP unit. The units produced a most amazing picture, but my better half finally was fed up with these large items hanging in our living room ceiling, so I chose to change to plasma, as they apparently had become good enough...
Well, I was totally wrong. The blacks are SO grey that a lot of the experience is simply destroyed... The details are washed away, and YES, I have used both HTPC and a regular DVD player. I am really disappointed... I have just paid the double that I sold my Barco 808s for, and the picture is this bad...
Well, at least my better half is pleased
Actually, the quality is not THAT bad, but I really miss those dark black where all the information is showed... If you want a real home theater, do not choose plasma. Not DLP either for that sake, as they also have problems with blacks (the newest, like Sharp 9000 is better though...)
The bright scenes are wonderful, though... All you normal viewers will probably be happy...
If anyone in Europe is interested, I have a 433HD for sale, CHEAP.
Well, I was totally wrong. The blacks are SO grey that a lot of the experience is simply destroyed... The details are washed away, and YES, I have used both HTPC and a regular DVD player. I am really disappointed... I have just paid the double that I sold my Barco 808s for, and the picture is this bad...
Well, at least my better half is pleased
Actually, the quality is not THAT bad, but I really miss those dark black where all the information is showed... If you want a real home theater, do not choose plasma. Not DLP either for that sake, as they also have problems with blacks (the newest, like Sharp 9000 is better though...)
The bright scenes are wonderful, though... All you normal viewers will probably be happy...
If anyone in Europe is interested, I have a 433HD for sale, CHEAP.