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Pioneer PDP-506XDE

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User ratings:
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4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
4
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4 editorial reviews
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Pros

  • excellent picture quality
  • great style and superior
  • Colour temperature was very good both before and after calibration

Cons

  • The screen itself is also quite dark when turned off
  • green is way off
  • Minor visible low-level noise in dark material

Key specs

  • 50 in
  • 1280, 768 px
  • Plasma
  • no

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Pioneer PDP-506XDE - Pros & Cons

Pioneer PDP-506XDE

Pros

  • excellent picture quality
  • great style and superior
  • Colour temperature was very good both before and after calibration
  • Colour was fairly accurate on the Pioneer PDP-506HD
  • Pioneer PDP-506HD is an excellent performer in just about every regard
  • Pioneer PDP-506HD is pretty impressive
  • the picture is strikingly bold in terms of colour with strong delineation

Cons

  • The screen itself is also quite dark when turned off
  • green is way off
  • Minor visible low-level noise in dark material
  • Limited to four concurrent inputs
  • tiny bit of visible low-level noise in some scenes
  • plasma traditionally scores over LCD
  • the picture is utterly dependent on the source material and unforgiving of poor feeds
  • Viera plasmas have managed to do this so effectively before

Pioneer PDP-506XDE - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
50 in
Best:
Axen 8682442100917
Screen size: 123 in
IconBrightness
1100 cd/m²
Best:
Samsung QE75Q900RAT
Brightness: 4000 cd/m²
IconResolution
1280 x 768 px
Best:
Samsung QE82Q800TATXXU
Resolution: 7680 x 7320 px

Pioneer PDP-506XDE - Full Specifications

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Display
Screen size50.0 in
Resolution1280 x 768 px
Screen TechnologyPlasma
Aspect ratio16:9
Static Contrast Ratio4000:1
Brightness1100.0 cd/m²
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Features
Picture-in-Pictureyes
Memory card readerno
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Connectivity
Number of HDMI ports2
Number of component video (YPbPr/YCbCr) inputs1
Number of composite Inputs1
DVI portyes
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Body without stand
Height11.77 in
Width16.54 in
Weight9.48 lb
Depth3.54 in
Colour of productBlack
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Video
File formats supported
  • MPEG
  • MPEG2
Video quality standards720p
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Audio properties
Built-in speaker(s)yes
Noise Reductionyes
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3d technology
3D Supportno
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Network
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
DLNAno
NFCno
Ethernetno
Bluetoothno
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Power
Ac Frequency50.0 Hz
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Tuner
Tuner typeAnalog & Digital

Pioneer PDP-506XDE - Q&A (1)

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    Productz
    over 1 year ago
    What do consumers think of Pioneer televisions?
    evan.johnston
    over 1 year ago
    I love my Pioneer TV. I've had Pioneer for years, and I've never been disappointed with the quality of their sets.
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