Summary: alaTest has collected and analysed 49 reviews of Pioneer PDP-428XD/508XD from international magazines and websites.
Verdict: Experts rate this product 93/100 and users 92/100. Comparing these reviews to 81419 other TVs reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 98/100 = Excellent.

Summary: Pioneer's top-of-the-range PDP-508XD is without doubt one of the best screens we've ever reviewed. Its design and build quality are difficult to fault, it has no less than three HDMI inputs and the picture quality is truly outstanding
Pros: Awesome black levels; blazing colours; smooth motion; heaps of picture tweaking options; classy design and build quality; great range of connections
Cons: Lack of 'Full HD' 1080p resolution; some reflections on screen
Verdict: Televisions don't get much better than this. A winning combination of excellent picture quality, stylish design and user-friendly features, this 50-inch plasma should be at the top of any serious home cinema fan's shopping list. It's pricey, but it's wort

Summary: pioneer pdp-508xda review: Pioneer's engineers went back to the drawing board to come up with a new plasma range that the company believes will set it apart in premium flat panel displays.

Summary: pioneer pdp-428xda review: Pioneer has completely re-engineered this 42-inch plasma panel to produce a high performance TV that touts a 16,000:1 contrast ratio -- a spec triple that of competitive brands -- which should yield much deeper blacks and richer

Summary: 'Always bet on black', they say. And Pioneer seems to agree, as it's staking arguably its entire future on a belief that the black level performance of its new TVs is so good that the UK buying public will shell out heavily to get it. Fortunately, it is
Pros: The best flat TV picture ever, Lovely design, Great features, Fulsome 1080p/24Hz support
Cons: Premium price, No stand or wall bracket supplied
Verdict: Not just the best 42-inch screen ever, it's the best flat screen yet by some margin

Summary: With its 'Kuro', blacker-than-black styling, the Pioneer PDP-428XD does live up to its hype. It might sound like a ridiculous thing to say about a TV but we really fell in love with the styling. It would make a great centrepiece to any home cinema and cer
Pros: Black levels; picture quality; styling; menu system; build quality; sound; connectivity
Cons: Picture can look a little soft with certain settings engaged; price
Verdict: A high-quality TV with the sort of black levels that we last saw on CRT TVs. It's not perfect but it does move home cinema screens up to a new level where they can offer something the LCD-based competition can't

Pros: Flawless image quality across all modes, excellent speakers, integrated HDTV tuner, attractive design.
Cons: High price tag
Verdict: The Pioneer KURO PDP-508XDA is easily the best plasma television we have reviewed thus far. Even though it is a little more expensive than other 50in plasmas on the market, it is money well spent.

Summary: It's called 'Project Kuro': Pioneer has been rethinking the way its plasma screens work to create a new eighth-generation range designed not only to outperform the direct competition, but also show a clean pair of heels to LCD rivals. And it's all about t

Summary: When we looked at Pioneer's 50in PDP-508XD plasma recently, we didn't just find it good: we found it positively revolutionary. So our expectations for the 42in version of the TV are understandably sky high
Pros: Superb pictures and black levels, Generous connections, Excellent sound
Cons: Expensive
Verdict: The smallest of Pioneer's new 'Kuro' plasma screens is every bit as world-beating as its bigger brother

Summary: Pioneer's new 50-inch behemoth plasma TV is the best in the world - reviewers are unanimous.

Summary: None more black
Pros: >Best black levels ever., Superb picture. ,
Cons: No full-HD. Pricey.
Verdict: The best plasma there is, but purists may want to wait for the full 1080p version.

Pros: Deepest blacks with full preservation of shadow detail, Glorious colours with accurate decoding
Cons: Need to know when to apply certain settings with different source,    material to avoid introducing artifacts,
Verdict: Pioneer PDP508XD is the cream of a bunch of 8G Kuro plasmas that delivers class-leading picture quality.

Summary: Yes, we checked the date, we rubbed our eyes, we muttered disbelievingly... but rumours abound that Pioneer is to announce a range of LCD TVs and at the same time cease production of plasmas under 50in. Now lift up your chin.

Summary: Pioneer continues to show that its Kuro plasma screens are the new black.
Verdict: The very worst thing that can be said about the 428XD is that its overall impact isn't quite as great as that of the 508XD. But we only say this because picture quality this good just looks better the bigger the screen you see it on; there's nothing actua

Summary: The Kuro's fantastic pictures are matched by its looks
Pros: Unprecendented black levels, Excellent colours, Impressive audio
Verdict: Pioneer's PDP-508XD really is as uniquely good as it thinks it is, and were it not for its premium price, the competition might as well just pack up and go home. Project Kuro looks set to be a real success