Pioneer PDP-5080XD

The PDP-5080XD is part of Pioneer’s groundbreaking Kuro range and has been designed with one thing in mind - your viewing pleasure. Kuro means black in Japanese and the quoted 10 years of development that have gone into building these sets has resulted in screens capable of the deepest black levels, stonking contrast and vibrant colours.

HDTVTest have reviewed the Pioneer PDP-5080XD. They write

The pioneer PDP-5080XD is the best flat-panel that I have seen to date, and the only other display on the market right now that I would expect to surpass it is its bigger brother, the 1080p native PDP-LX508D. It calibrates very well, and produces the most natural and film-like image I have seen from any HDTV so far. Aside from some relatively minor issues, the only real down-side is price. While it is much better than other HDTVs out there, it is also quite a bit more expensive. If you are striving for perfection, then the extra money is easily justified, but if that is the case, I would recommend going for the PDP-LX508D if you can afford it and will be sitting within 12ft of the screen. Past 12ft you’re probably not going to see the benefits of a 1080p panel though so the PDP-5080XD would be my display of choice there.

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