Pioneer PDP-5070HD 50 in. TV

Pioneer's PDP-5070HD 50-inch plasma sets a benchmark for flat-panel performance and is well worth the premium price for people who take video quality seriously.

The Pioneer PDP-5070HD has a native resolution of 1,365x768, which is one pixel short of the 1,366x768 standard among its 50-inch plasma competitors. That single pixel makes no practical difference, in case you're wondering, and the Pioneer has plenty of pixels to fully resolve every detail of 720p HDTV material. All incoming sources, whether HDTV, standard-def, DVD, or computer, are scaled to fit the pixels. Note that the company is also selling a 50-inch plasma with 1,920x1,080 native resolution this year, the PRO-FHD1.

In the convenience department, the PDP-5070HD delivers everything we expect. It includes dual-tuner PIP, or what Pioneer calls "split screen," for keeping tabs on more than one program simultaneously.

It also has a built-in ATSC tuner for reception of off-air local HDTV channels, along with a CableCard slot for tuning digital and high-def cable without a box. To make up for the lack of an EPG when using CableCard, the company includes the TV Guide third-party program guide (we didn't test TV Guide or CableCard).

Finally, it has a USB connection for viewing digital photos.

My experience was a poor one. I find that the seller is selling on Ebay without him owning the merchandise. I seller took my money and never did refund me anything back. After reporting this to Ebay, they decide to close his account as if it was something that they researched. They closed the account because of my complaints.

Afterwards, Ebay and Paypal washed their hands of the situation. They didn't want to hold him accountable or hold themselves. Personally, I think that anyone registered with you must be checked, otherwise your business will end up suffering or a competitor will end up providing such service.

I am quite disappointed in EBAY and PAYPAL for this. I feel they owe me the money for allowing such people to do business.

This tv is remarkable. Because Pioneer using something different in the colors to make it blacker, the picture is the clearest and brighest I have ever seen.
Also, they say plasma tv's get hot and warms your room, ours always feels cool.
My only problem with it is the manual. I have way too many things in there to read.Nothing wrong with the manual. I like a tv to just turn on, follow a menu on the screen and ajust from there. These Pioneer tv's are a little more expensive, but worth the money.

HD is unbelievable and TV is extremely clear. pioneer is one of the most prestigious names in TV's and this is certainly an excellent TV - would highly reccomend.

An elite television. I am perfectly happy with mine. When I saw the review rating on this tv was so poor, I was shocked. Nobody's had anything but good to say about it. Then I saw that the only bad ratings are in regards to their poor experience with sellers. The vast majority of transactions on eBay go very smoothly, and it's unfortunate that the ratings are skewed by some people who don't follow the guidelines for posting a review.