Comments on: Pioneer Makes The Best Plasmas (And Here’s Some Video It Made To Prove It) http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/01/24/pioneer-makes-the-best-plasmas-and-heres-some-video-it-made-to-prove-it/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:12:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Mark http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/01/24/pioneer-makes-the-best-plasmas-and-heres-some-video-it-made-to-prove-it/#comment-242255 Mark Sun, 03 Jun 2007 01:07:42 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/01/24/pioneer-makes-the-best-plasmas-and-heres-some-video-it-made-to-prove-it/#comment-242255 Best way to go in my opionion is to buy a good plasma at an afordable price. When it goes bad just get another. The technology changes so much you almost have to treat the transaction like you are buying a computer. Best way to go in my opionion is to buy a good plasma at an afordable price. When it goes bad just get another. The technology changes so much you almost have to treat the transaction like you are buying a computer.

]]> By: Paul G http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/01/24/pioneer-makes-the-best-plasmas-and-heres-some-video-it-made-to-prove-it/#comment-76106 Paul G Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:37:42 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/01/24/pioneer-makes-the-best-plasmas-and-heres-some-video-it-made-to-prove-it/#comment-76106 And there really big and heavy too. John Biggs helped me schlepp one into my basement. More like push it down the stairs. It didn't fit so we took it apart. It is never coming out the same way it got in. What a fun experience. And there really big and heavy too. John Biggs helped me schlepp one into my basement. More like push it down the stairs. It didn’t fit so we took it apart. It is never coming out the same way it got in. What a fun experience.

]]> By: Johnal http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/01/24/pioneer-makes-the-best-plasmas-and-heres-some-video-it-made-to-prove-it/#comment-76034 Johnal Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:29:16 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/01/24/pioneer-makes-the-best-plasmas-and-heres-some-video-it-made-to-prove-it/#comment-76034 On weekends I run the "HD Testdrives" for Sony at my Local Best Buy and Circuit City. That being said, I have spent a LOT of time in these stores and have had a lot of time to compare the different sets available. If I were to buy a plasma television, there is no other brand i would recommend other than Pioneer. The 720p sets from Pioneer are EXTREMELY comparable to Sony's 1080p flagship XBR2/XBR3 models, but I do beleive that Sony still has an edge when comparing these sets. However, if we're comparing 1080p to 1080p... i have to admit that the Pioneer Elite has the Sony beat hands down! The PQ just looks amazing on the Elite. The only downside to the set is the plasma's inherent susceptibility to image retention and burn-in. I know plasmas have gotten a LOT better at dealing with and avoiding burn-in issues, but I have seen 2 different Pioneer Elite sets with irreparable burn-in, and 1 Pioneer Elite that has a bad case of image retention. All of these sets were ISF calibrated so it wasn't because of poor settings. Anyway, chances are you won't be running your TV in the same way they run them at a retail store would, but I can't help but be paranoid about it. On weekends I run the “HD Testdrives” for Sony at my Local Best Buy and Circuit City. That being said, I have spent a LOT of time in these stores and have had a lot of time to compare the different sets available. If I were to buy a plasma television, there is no other brand i would recommend other than Pioneer.

The 720p sets from Pioneer are EXTREMELY comparable to Sony’s 1080p flagship XBR2/XBR3 models, but I do beleive that Sony still has an edge when comparing these sets.

However, if we’re comparing 1080p to 1080p… i have to admit that the Pioneer Elite has the Sony beat hands down! The PQ just looks amazing on the Elite. The only downside to the set is the plasma’s inherent susceptibility to image retention and burn-in.

I know plasmas have gotten a LOT better at dealing with and avoiding burn-in issues, but I have seen 2 different Pioneer Elite sets with irreparable burn-in, and 1 Pioneer Elite that has a bad case of image retention. All of these sets were ISF calibrated so it wasn’t because of poor settings.

Anyway, chances are you won’t be running your TV in the same way they run them at a retail store would, but I can’t help but be paranoid about it.

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