I've got the Pio 508x and can tell u that it'll smoke most of the entry to mid level full hd tvs in the market now.

But beware of the latest bunch of Plasma, each manufacturer seem to have some kidda issue ! Pana seem to have floating black level issue and Samsung some serious IR problems . Just going by other users here and in avs.

nope, mine is the 768p version but as I mentioned earlier still smokes many of the current 1080p panels IMHO
Bought mine back in 2008 and never once have I seen an IR ( image burn-in ) on this Panel .

This post has been edited by kalido: Apr 10 2010, 10:19 PM

yeah...i reckon the 508XDA , the 508XG and 508XD are all the same models meant for different regions.

this calculator would also be quite useful in working out viewing distances based on THX and SMPTE standards and guidelines.

http://myhometheater.homestead.com/viewing...calculator.html


and this spreadsheet is even better....

http://www.carltonbale.com/ht/calculator/t...ulator_v4.0.xls

This post has been edited by kalido: Apr 11 2010, 01:10 PM

I'd still go for it if it comes with the Pioneer warranty ( 5 years if i'm not wrong ) and an absolutely great deal ! just my 5 cent

Wanted to get a flat panel for my parents place so 2 days ago I undertook a mission in search of the answer to the same exact question .
And now , I'm in the LCD wagon....lol .
As a kuro owner, I strongly believe Plasma is clearly superior ( in IMHO ) but just can't rely on the current Plasma manufacturers who're just killin the plasma reputation or what's left of it after Pioneer exited the business.

yes, they do . I was all set to go for the 2010 50" model till I got to know bout the floating black issue. Just check out the thread here for more info.

-kytz- : Pio had just announced their collaboration with Pana for plasma and started releasing LCDs in collaboration with Sharp back in 2008/09. They had to resort to such strategic bussiness collaboration in order to emerge out of the heavily unprofitable plasma division due to bad sales and market response . Not very long after that, came the bloody financial crisis to ruin it all....thus they announced their exit out of the display business altogether. The END of the legend and the cease of genuine TV technology innovation .

But all was not bad , when the news that Pana had bought over Pio plasma tech came lurking out, fans were relieved .
And the 2010 models did seem they were worthy replacement with excellent black levels but with the floating blacks issue, the so called Panasonic Kuro remains a myth .

I second serendipity strongly on this !

This post has been edited by kalido: Apr 12 2010, 09:25 AM