Pioneer Kuro dead. What next?

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So my beloved PDP-LX5090 has decided to fail. I've had an intermittent problem for a few weeks in that it sometimes wouldn't turn on and then turn itself of randomly but this morning there is nothing, not even a standby light :mad:

So I've not even looked at another TV since I've had it so what next? If Pioneer were still in the market I'd just buy another.

What are the new range of LED's like? I can't be doing with any motion blur or pixelating so do I just buy another Plasma?

Uses are Sky (mostly SD), Netflix HD and streaming from my NAS (both SD & HD) and the odd game with my daughter on her PS3.
 
Top of the range Sony LCD or ZT65B Panasonic Plasma failing that a VT65B Panasonic Plasma.

The panel used in both those panasonic plasmas is aptly named the "kuro killer" panel.

Or if you really want to push the boat out get an OLED or a 4K LCD or a 4K OLED if there are any.
 
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llamadal said:
had the same situation a few years ago, ended up with a VT plasma, it's outstanding.
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why did you pick up the VT over the ZT out of interest?

was the major price increase not worth the difference in PQ to even a Kuro owner?

Kuro elitists usually spout on about how good they are and how all tv's are inferior, so it's funny to see a Kuro owner go for a VT over a ZT
 
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To be honest it sounds like a simple enough problem to fix, probably a power supply issue. Have you looked at getting it repaired? Even if you want to get a new TV the Kuro has got to be worth quite a lot for the presumably working panel alone.
 
Yeah I'd look into getting it fixed, be surprised if any of the suggested replacements will be as good in the PQ department. There is bound to be someone out there who can repair it.
 
Caged said:
To be honest it sounds like a simple enough problem to fix, probably a power supply issue. Have you looked at getting it repaired? Even if you want to get a new TV the Kuro has got to be worth quite a lot for the presumably working panel alone.
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it's hard to find a buyer for them tbh, paying decent money for such an old tv with no warranty when you can pick up one for brand new which has all the latest bells and whistles as well as a 5 year warranty for a bit more money is usually the option people opt for.

Speed said:
Yeah I'd look into getting it fixed, be surprised if any of the suggested replacements will be as good in the PQ department. There is bound to be someone out there who can repair it.
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the ZT65B is better and arguably so are a lot of tv's nowadays as they can now offer 3D, better refresh rates, less input lagg, consume a lot less electricity, SMART features, DLNA, etc, etc.

tv's have moved on that it isn't all about how dark blacks are anymore.

screen reflectivity for example is a huge factor into peoples decisions as is power consumption when your comparing it to one of these beasts.
 
Caged said:
To be honest it sounds like a simple enough problem to fix, probably a power supply issue. Have you looked at getting it repaired? Even if you want to get a new TV the Kuro has got to be worth quite a lot for the presumably working panel alone.
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Speed said:
Yeah I'd look into getting it fixed, be surprised if any of the suggested replacements will be as good in the PQ department. There is bound to be someone out there who can repair it.
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The lure of something new and shiny is now strong and hard to resist! :D

I'll will definitely look at getting it repaired but it will probably end up on the bedroom wall to replace the current 32" Tesco special that's on there currently.
 
You will not be happy with LCD, only a few Panny Plasma are equal to your TV and 2014 range of Panny are the last ever as they ramp up to OLED.

Assume you know there is fault ref's with the power light telling you the fault and it may be a PSU board which you can swap out.

I sent back a £1200 LG, lovely looking 55" cinema screen but blacks etc poor.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
why did you pick up the VT over the ZT out of interest?

was the major price increase not worth the difference in PQ to even a Kuro owner?

Kuro elitists usually spout on about how good they are and how all tv's are inferior, so it's funny to see a Kuro owner go for a VT over a ZT
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True, and they were amazing and if you can find a place to get it repaired then fantastic, mine unfortunately wasn't possible.

ZT range wasn't out at that time and while the VT lacks in smart features compared to others, the screen/picture quality is outstanding and wouldn't swap it for anything.
 
llamadal said:
True, and they were amazing and if you can find a place to get it repaired then fantastic, mine unfortunately wasn't possible.

ZT range wasn't out at that time and while the VT lacks in smart features compared to others, the screen/picture quality is outstanding and wouldn't swap it for anything.
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So you I take it you didn't get a VT65 and you have an older model? VT50 or even older?

I have a GT50 which uses the same panel as the VT50 and the newer 60 range (2012 panels used in the 2012 and 2013 line up).

The VT65 and ZT65 are the only true new 2013 panels.

someone posted something else about 2014 panels - there are none that are plasma, only 2013 and older.
 
Columbo said:
So my beloved PDP-LX5090 has decided to fail. I've had an intermittent problem for a few weeks in that it sometimes wouldn't turn on and then turn itself of randomly but this morning there is nothing, not even a standby light :mad:

So I've not even looked at another TV since I've had it so what next? If Pioneer were still in the market I'd just buy another.

What are the new range of LED's like? I can't be doing with any motion blur or pixelating so do I just buy another Plasma?

Uses are Sky (mostly SD), Netflix HD and streaming from my NAS (both SD & HD) and the odd game with my daughter on her PS3.
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Have you had an estimate for repair yet.

They run hot. And if it was Intermittent it could be something as simple as dry joints.
 
lol! gotta love Psycho and his butt hurt for anyone with a Kuro :D


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Rubs his Kuro KRP - 600M :D
 
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And it was truly worth it. The Kuro KRP exhibited a deeper shade of black than any of the TVs on show: for once, the black bezel (shown up by a tiny amount of stray light) was actually more visible to my eye than the letterbox bars. This is without doubt the deepest blacks I’ve seen from a calibrated flat-panel television to date – the unrivalled amount of dynamic range and pop made me wish I could revisit all the movies I’ve already watched on the KRP-500A again, even though the Panasonic ZT, VT and Samsung F8500 had a slight edge when it came to colour saturation (afforded by better calibration controls) and motion resolution.
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I was so astounded by the KRP’s black-level performance, that I immediately asked the owner where he bought his set, and whether it was specially tweaked with voltage or firmware adjustments. The answer to the first question was Sevenoaks (a high-end home cinema retailer in the UK); and to the second, no.
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Psycho Sonny said:
the only thing different between that tv and mine is a filter and some processing rate, both of which IMO are negligible.

oh and the remote and 2 sets of 3d glasses, again both negligible as i got 2 sets for free anyway due to a special promotion at the time.
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Well they were side by side and I tested both plus a few other models, the vt 50 stood out a mile, so let's just agree to disagree.
 
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