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pdp-5070hd any experiences? It arrives thurs

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nyindallas

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While I had decided to go with a 1080p plasma, I just had the opportunity to purchased a new in box Pioneer pdp-5070hd with a 3 year warranty for almost $700 less than the 1080p sets. The guy I bought it from was laid off and was really hurting for cash. Has anyone had any experience with this model?

I was on the fence regarding 720p and 1080p, but since I have blu-ray I decided to go 1080p. Then this opportunity came along. My sofa is 12' away from the TV so hopefully it will not make a big difference.

Any recommendations for stands would also be appreciated. Also, I am debating if I should bring someone in to calibrate this set.

Thanks
 
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Don't calibrate! A waste of money. You are getting a 2 generation old set. It never had a 3 year warranty from Pioneer. One year, yes. The story sounds fishy. PM me and I can get you into the service mode to read the internal clock timer.
 
Nakdoc said:
You are getting a 2 generation old set.
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.....NakDoc, considering Pioneer stands on a 9-generation plasma mountain, shouldn't NYinDallas be thrilled to get this new-in-box Pioneer plasma for $700 less than other 1080p brands?....Congratulations, NYinDallas, enjoy....please post comments after you get it going .....
 
Hello,

Will not know for sure if this will happen until tomorrow. Extra 2 years on warranty is from Best Buy where it was purchased 6-8 weeks ago. For 1100 it was hard to not try to make this happen.
 
I just picked up a Pioneer PDP-5020FD from Best Buy Tuesday and absolutely love it. I've been researching plasmas for about a year now and everything I have read or heard says Pioneer is the absolute best.
 
If you're talking about a professional ISF calibration, then yes, you may want to.
Everybody I know from other forums that's had it done, said it was worth every penny. Just put the break in time on it first..........
Good luck with it.
 
nyindallas said:
While I had decided to go with a 1080p plasma, I just had the opportunity to purchased a new in box Pioneer pdp-5070hd with a 3 year warranty for almost $700 less than the 1080p sets. The guy I bought it from was laid off and was really hurting for cash.

Thanks
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Well, the guy never showed up with the set. I would have been happy to take it for 1100. Looks like he backed out. So for now I am still quite happy with my favorite picture of all time on my Sony kd-34xbr970. That set will stay in the family room for now and I will wait patiently for a Plasma deal to good to pass up. This has been educational and I will now keep my eyes open for 50" Plasma Sets at 1080P at the right price. It would have been nice to own a Pioneer and maybe one day I will. Thanks for the feedback
 
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