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Can get a used one for £600. Can it hold its own vs TV's of today for £600?
Pioneer PDP-LX5090 still any good?
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No LCD will touch it. Only OLED would partially beat it for black levels/contrast ratio.
http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/Pioneer-PDP-LX5090/
http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/Pioneer-PDP-LX5090/
£600 is to high..
I would not pay more then £450 for it as it going be around 7 years old now
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As long as its a well taken care of set bite their hand off for £600, you cant really go wrong (test it before you buy if at all possible)
Hope it doesn't have any TV logos imprinted into it like some people.
It's a nice looking TV though. Funny how some of these Kuro's were £4,000 - £9,000.
http://www.blu-ray.com/community/gallery.php?member=Tech-UK
http://www.prisjakt.nu/produkt.php?g=307185
If it's decent and no damage, then go for it. As for the latter part of your question, it still destroys a lot of the competition still, even 6 years on.
Still rocking mine
The Pioneer LX- 5090 only cost around £2300
Actually bought mine for £1700 from tlc broadcast
Yes I remember they dropped in price big time before they got discontinued but I couldn't remember by how much..Actually bought mine for £1700 from tlc broadcast
No that was months and months down the line. The reason for the price was TLC Broadcast had the majority of the UK's stock (at the time) and as such got a very nice discount, which was passed on The sets certainly didn't drop in price when it was announced Pioneer was closing shop on TVs, in fact they become gold dust and many people were sorting after them.
But yeah OP, if you can actually get round to viewing it, then nothing to be lost, lots to be gained though if sound!
The sets certainly didn't drop in price when it was announced Pioneer was closing shop on TVs, in fact they become gold dust and many people were sorting after them.But yeah OP, if you can actually get round to viewing it, then nothing to be lost, lots to be gained though if sound!
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Dam I need to buy the sound bar type thing from him as well for £100.... £700 all in seems risky.
He said he will offer me a deal.
Will keep you all posted!!
I notice the screen looks extremely shiny! Bet its a nightmare with any sunlight... Is the built in scaler good?
He said he will offer me a deal.
Will keep you all posted!!
I notice the screen looks extremely shiny! Bet its a nightmare with any sunlight... Is the built in scaler good?
Still a stunning TV and I've not seen anything that would have me replace mine, other than a KRP600 
Seen a friends 4k fancy Sony thing and it looked horrible. There is the end of line Panasonics which are supposed to be truly awesome, but they'll be as rare as a Kuro now.
Seen a friends 4k fancy Sony thing and it looked horrible. There is the end of line Panasonics which are supposed to be truly awesome, but they'll be as rare as a Kuro now.
Probably one of the best TV sets you can buy. Considering the top of the range LG OLED offers similar performance, but is several times the cost, £600 is a steal.
They're built like tanks as well; very solid build quality. I don't know where the LX5090 was made, but my 8G Kuro was apparently made in the UK. Not something you see every day!
They're built like tanks as well; very solid build quality. I don't know where the LX5090 was made, but my 8G Kuro was apparently made in the UK. Not something you see every day!
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Still awesome... I haven't seen anything that beats one yet.
OLED should start getting competitive with them though.
Panasonics have been doing reasonably well, but I'd love to have a Kuro again - my favourite TV.
OLED should start getting competitive with them though.
Panasonics have been doing reasonably well, but I'd love to have a Kuro again - my favourite TV.
I have a KRP-600A which I purchased new just before Pioneer stopped making the TV's.
That was quite a while ago and no other TV's could touch them then and even now it stands up to all the new TV's. I used to buy Panasonic before that but when watching a movie with the black bars on top and bottom they always appeared as a dark grey which drove me mad, with the pioneer I could turn the lights off and not notice the bars at all the blacks were amazing!
That was quite a while ago and no other TV's could touch them then and even now it stands up to all the new TV's. I used to buy Panasonic before that but when watching a movie with the black bars on top and bottom they always appeared as a dark grey which drove me mad, with the pioneer I could turn the lights off and not notice the bars at all the blacks were amazing!
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Why did pioneer stop making them? Hard to understand from all the rave reviews
Recession hit high end AV gear. They joined up their RD dept with Panasonic then stopped producing the tv's.
Shame
I keep scouring ebay for another Krp-600.
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I got it for £400 with soundbar.
Good deal?
Good deal?
Absolutely