Pioneer PRO 151FD - 60" Elite KURO plasma TV with built-in network media player - widescreen - 1080p (FullHD) - HDTV

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 128 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 144 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001CE0594
• Item model number: 151FD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,423 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 9, 2008

Product Description

Product Description

Brace yourself for the stunning new world of the Elite® KUROTM PRO-151FD. Its a world of high-definition that will forever change the way you experience entertainment. More than just the next step in high-definition, the new 1080p Elite KURO is a quantum leap. A revelation. Beyond anything thought possible, until now. Delivering the next benchmark by which every other flat panel will be measured, the new 1080p Elite KURO boasts black levels five times greater than its predecessor. Built with the highest resolution (1920 x 1080p), the new Elite KURO offers an entertainment experience of unequaled measure. The result is nothing short of stunning with added depth and dimension, richer colors and more pristine detail in everything you see, hear and feel. The Elite KURO is a dream come true. For our most discerning entertainment connoisseurs, the Elite KURO is equipped to go beyond the standard set of audio and video settings. Further flexibility and distinct user settings can be finely tuned and set using the ISFcccTM calibration feature for both daytime and nighttime viewing. Prepare yourself for sports, movies and news experienced in ways never before possible. Open your eyes to content reproduced in the most faithful and pristine way ever seen in a home theater environment. Get ready for a flat panel television that thinks for itself with an all-new Optimum Mode setting, to monitor not only content but room light conditions and color temperature. The ability to examine and then finely adjust both audio and video settings seamlessly provides a near flawless entertainment experience that rivals actually being there. Set your sites on a flat panel so technologically advanced that it can connect to an existing home network to go beyond just a television. Our exclusive Home Media Gallery allows you to enjoy HD movies, digital photos and music all in the comfort of your living room.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best. TV. Ever, June 16, 2009

By	Andrew H. Smith - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When I first saw this TV online, I laughed about the idea of spending $4500 (at Best Buy) on a toy. I did plan to get the 50" Elite at Best Buy, because $3000 was the most I was willing to pay for a large TV, and the only reason I considered the Elite over the wonderful 58" Panasonic was because I compared the Elite to the Panasonic and fell in love with the Pioneer. However, long story short, my wife wasn't satisfied with the smaller Elite, so I shelled out the money for the 60" (domestic politics, am I right fellas?!).

Setup on this TV will take you at least a couple of hours unless you're an expert at electronics setup; there are a lot of screws and parts, and because it takes for-freakin'-ever to find all the digital channels during set-up (if you have a cable or satellite box, you can probably bypass channel set-up, which is what I did halfway through). Thankfully, Pioneer's manual is fairly intuitive and thought-out (plus it's a pretty, glossy black, so it looks fancy). Oh, and - if it matches your room - be sure to get a piano black stand to match the TV.

Now, for the actual TV review. To sum it up: Oh my gosh!!!! This is the best television I have ever owned, which is saying a lot because I previously had a Marenz 65" DLP, which is supposed to have the best picture and sound you can buy. But the Pioneer blows this baby out of the water!

Picture: First off, the picture really is the best you can get as far as HD is concerned. The blacks are the best part; they are so deep and beautiful that it really does look like you're in a blacked-out forest. The light colors are also spectacular. Furthermore, there are multiple picture adjustments to find your sweet spot, and there's even a color sensor included that will automatically adjust the picture to the changing light in the room. This is great if your living room is brightly lit. However, I haven't used the color sensor or any of the adjustments much because the picture was wonderful right out of the box. One caveat: standard-def pictures don't look that great. Mind you, it's partially dependent on what the station is, but still, if you don't have a HD box you're not going to be happy with this (although why you would buy an HDTV and not have some type of HD box is beyond me).

Sound: The sound is wonderful. Although there is not a whole lot of bass (what did you expect for TV speakers?), the sound is good enough that you won't need a home theater system running all the time. Separation is good, volume is excellent, and there's virtually no distortion.

TV itself: Lots of hook-ups for virtually everything you need. There's even a PC hookup to connect you laptop (although I haven't used it yet). The HDMI hookups are easily found, and everything is clearly marked, so setup is a breeze. The only thing it's missing is a USB hookup for firmware updates and stuff, but since Pioneer is getting out of the business, I doubt there are any firmware updates coming. I haven't checked energy consumption, but I have my TV set to energy-saver mode (keep in mind, a big drawback to plasmas is they consume a lot of juice, so if you're looking to save the environment or on your energy bill, look at LCD or LED TVs).

To conclude, this is the best TV you can buy. While the price is high and standard-def viewing is mediocre on most channels, there's a reason why Pioneer TVs (and for that matter Apple computers) cost so much: you're getting the best.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best TV ever made, March 14, 2009

By	Aditya Mangla "firstknight69" (nyc) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is simply the best TV ever made over 50 inches. It has every capability and performs better than anything else on the market. For those of you who are true videophiles- You already know that plasma technology is simply better than LCD. LCD is catching up in the smaller size range, but when you are talking about 50in or larger, plasma is still king. This TV produces the deeepest backs, best gray scale and color temperatures. I will be having it calibrated by an ISF tech to really get the best looking picture out of it. It's hard to believe that is even possible. The only sad part is that pioneer has stopped making these and that plasma technology has gotten a bad rap over myths regarding its longevity and 'burn in.' Neither are issues anymore. Even on my first pio plasma from 2002- the picture is still beautiful and I have no burn in whatsoever. If you can afford this TV please buy it while you can. If you can't afford it, start saving up.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't go wrong. Superb image in a sexy TV package., June 18, 2009

By	R. Chang (MI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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The image on this TV is awesome. Clear, non-blurry, and the blacks are amazing. I actually had a 67" TV that went on the fritz and went down in sidze to this 60" TV. I really can't tell a difference in the size.

The only thing that annoys me is the lack of multiple connections such as for S-video and component video. I had to order a separate S-video switcher and a component video switcher.