Pioneer PDP-508XD Pro Reviews

Just one month ago I declared the PDP4280XD as "the best flat panel television I've tested to date". Well, its bigger brother Pioneer PDP508XD has just come along and bested it: gamma tracking is now flat throughout; shadow detail is no longer obscured; and even the black level is lower (although by just a fraction). Although some knowledge and care is needed to avoid introducing artifacts with different source material (for example, wrongly applying film deinterlacing to video content), the 8G Kuro range of Pioneer plasmas has – in my opinion – set a benchmark that leaves other manufacturers trailing in their wake at this moment in time. And being the current flagship model (until the arrival of 1080p versions that is), the Pioneer PDP508XD is undoubtedly the cream of the crop.