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DJ
I must say I was impressed with the Pioneer Kuros I have seen at local Best Buy etc, also like the styling. Still not sure whether I want to go Plasma or LCD for next TV.......
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Wait til you actually take it home, set it up properly and play a decent source with it. It's jaw dropping.
Now back to your earlier question about SD quality, I am not sure you meant SD quality as in regular DVDs or SD quality as in (maybe not even SD) very crappy sources such as the whole season of TV series cramped in 1 DVD;
But all I can say that of course the TV won't do magic, but it doesn't make them horrible or unwatchable either (especially if your watching distance is at least 2.3-2.5m)
But the point is, I never experienced one moment that I think "this is unwatchable", and my partner watches lots of crappy sources.
If in SD you meant DVD movies, I must say that they look very very good, especially the colours. You should try testing the Kuro with "I am Legend" DVD, it looks almost as good as Bluray.
Now if you are talking about TV programs, I think all TV programs in US is already HD-aired right? I never watch SD anymore since 95% of the broadcasts here are both in HD and SD.
I am not sure if they are still selling 508XD or 428XD there, but if they do, try to haggle it down and make the most out of it because they are being discontinued to make way for the 9th Generation. I really think they are currently the best money for your TV at the moment.
The only negative that I can think of is this TV takes quite awhile to change TV channels, I think it's around 4-5 seconds, so if you are a channel flipper, you might have to learn the virtue of patience.
Or get a HD TV turner.
Here's a
link to UK Pioneer Kuro Thread, mind you I think it has around 12,000+ posts in it, so you can read til your eyes pop.