Hello
I have been lurking in this forum for a long time and have been researching RPTV's. I have read every review and opinion that I have seen on the new Pioneers, but I wanted to ask for specific feedback before I commit to spending $3K.
I never would have thought I would be looking to buy a RPTV since I always thought I would get a direct view but for the money, you seem to get a lot larger screen etc. We all know there are pro's and con's to each.
My question is for people who have the Pioneer SD533HD5 and DirecTV, what is your opinion of the quality of the images ? I have only seen this TV at Best Buy and they have nothing other than the canned HD Demo loop which tells me nothing about how other sources look.
I know everyone's opinion will be different but I am just looking to satisfy myself that the normal DirecTV feed is not going to look horrible on this set. I presently have an old analog 27" 4x3 TV and I am very familiar with the pixelation and compression artifacts that show up on some channels. I know this pixelation will still be there and that the blocks will be larger but I am hoping that the line doubler will help somewhat in helping the picture look ok. At a minimum I am looking for the quality to be the same and not worse. I agree that DirecTV already uses too much compression.
I have a Sony A50 receiver which would be hooked up to the TV with an S Video cable. Until I buy an HD receiver box, this is what I would be using. I am comfortable that the DVD viewing on this set will be fine, my biggest concern is the DirecTV feed. I will be sitting 12 feet from this set. My other understanding is that the stretching of a 4x3 feed on this Pioneer will not look very bad. This set will be my main TV.
Any feedback will be appreciated. If others have done what I am looking to do (use DirecTV and go from small analog set to a SD533HD5) would you do it again.
Thanks for your time.
Dan
I have been lurking in this forum for a long time and have been researching RPTV's. I have read every review and opinion that I have seen on the new Pioneers, but I wanted to ask for specific feedback before I commit to spending $3K.
I never would have thought I would be looking to buy a RPTV since I always thought I would get a direct view but for the money, you seem to get a lot larger screen etc. We all know there are pro's and con's to each.
My question is for people who have the Pioneer SD533HD5 and DirecTV, what is your opinion of the quality of the images ? I have only seen this TV at Best Buy and they have nothing other than the canned HD Demo loop which tells me nothing about how other sources look.
I know everyone's opinion will be different but I am just looking to satisfy myself that the normal DirecTV feed is not going to look horrible on this set. I presently have an old analog 27" 4x3 TV and I am very familiar with the pixelation and compression artifacts that show up on some channels. I know this pixelation will still be there and that the blocks will be larger but I am hoping that the line doubler will help somewhat in helping the picture look ok. At a minimum I am looking for the quality to be the same and not worse. I agree that DirecTV already uses too much compression.
I have a Sony A50 receiver which would be hooked up to the TV with an S Video cable. Until I buy an HD receiver box, this is what I would be using. I am comfortable that the DVD viewing on this set will be fine, my biggest concern is the DirecTV feed. I will be sitting 12 feet from this set. My other understanding is that the stretching of a 4x3 feed on this Pioneer will not look very bad. This set will be my main TV.
Any feedback will be appreciated. If others have done what I am looking to do (use DirecTV and go from small analog set to a SD533HD5) would you do it again.
Thanks for your time.
Dan