The wife has decided we need a new TV and likes the new Pioneer 8th gen screens.

TV is not really my bag so can someone explain the difference between the PDP-428XD & PDP-4280XD. What's the difference apart from an extra 0.

colin do the comparison here

http://www.pioneer.co.uk/uk/products/62/63/413/overview.html

neil

Thanks Neil. Makes sense now!!

Colin, am due to demo pio 428xd in the next couple of days at a proper av dealer, not a high street shop, will post my findings on here once i have had a look, my only other consideration was the fujitsu panel just not sure if i can be bothered to travel over an hour just to see one.

John, it will be interesting to see what the 8th gen ones are like. I have heard some good things about them. Good blacks and depth to the picture.

Hi Colin

I had a 427xd which was stolen , but I now have a 428xd in its place.

Just playing with it now, blacks and colour depth are better than on the 427. Apparently there is a new processor fitted to the 428 which improves the picture.

I do not take too much notice of specs etc but I must say this is very good. Freeview is built in as well. You can get an equivalent sized Panasonic for about half the price, but Pioneer are apparently confident that people will be willing to spend the extra dosh .

Will report again in a few days after I have watched the England games

Regards

Trevor

Trevor

Would really interested with your findings. I tend to watch only movies and football and much TV.

Hi Colin

I have watched the England game, Italian Grand Prix, and the film Stargate.

There is only one word for the quality of the picture, awesome.

My wife commented "the picture is a bit dark "

This is because the contrast ratio is 16000 to one, rather than 5000 to one on the 427.

There is no picture noise, just a marvellous colour pallette to a picture with more depth than before.

There are no motion artefacts; black are really deep and the set is a pleasure to watch.

I do not know if you are heavily into HD, but Pioneer are releasing a 42 inch HD set in the next couple of months with a contrast ratio of 20000 to one - downside is that it will cost £3000 so I understand.

There is also an orbiter built in, which moves the picture minutely so that panel life is extended - a nice touch.

I hope this helps, if you want to email me

trevorimpett@talktalk.net

Regards

Trevor

As I understand it, the G8 is actually very different to previous incarnations. allegedly, the technology in the glass is so different that Pioneer were considering not calling it a plasma sinec it is a very unconventional implementation of the technology.

As with all plasmas however, the screen takes a month or two to settle down and burn in. That's when you should check it over and recalibrate if necessary.

Thanks Frank, I was not aware of that.

All I can say is that it seems very impressive at the moment

Regards

Trevor

had a demo of the n-vi through the pioneer 428xd,tried it via component and dvi to hdmi, very impressed with both inputs, trouble is wifey hates the underneath speaker, looks like will have to view the fujitsu when i come back from holiday, also he had set up a 50" full hd pioneer with a pioneer blue-ray player, all i can say is that if it was set up properly then i was not at all impressed with the pq.

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Originally posted by john R1:
had a demo of the n-vi through the pioneer 428xd,tried it via component and dvi to hdmi, very impressed with both inputs, trouble is wifey hates the underneath speaker, looks like will have to view the fujitsu when i come back from holiday, also he had set up a 50" full hd pioneer with a pioneer blue-ray player, all i can say is that if it was set up properly then i was not at all impressed with the pq.

depends what film you were watching , as some of the early ones had poor transfers

neil

neil w, lets hope so, because if it wasn't as i say not impressed, mind he did mention that even with that sort of image people still buy the screen and the blue-ray player simply because its full hd,