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arty commented on Pioneer PDP-5070HD

arty — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:22:08 -0400

July 9, 2007 at 7:22 pm

"This is one of the best TVs you can buy for the price. The picture and colors are amazing. Excellent response timing. Never had any burn in or IR even after watching several hours of ESPN or a HUD on a game. However, I did do the break in DVD for 200 hours (about 15-17 hours a day) before using it as a precaution. You can find out lots more on this TV at AVSforum.com. I went with this TV because of the price for a 50" and the quality and popularity of the TV. The black bezel outside looks sweet and its very thin. You can easily watch the plasma from the side of the TV and still see the screen perfectly which is amazing. Don't plan on using 1080p on this TV, its only 24 Hz and not the normal 60Hz and it only accepts the signal and downscales it. However, even at 1080i on my Xbox 360 and HD-A2 HD-DVD player the TV looks awesome even from 5-6 feet. Also the internal tuner works great and even has a free program guide with my inside VHF/UHF HD antenna. I can't tell the difference between 1080p and 1080i that easily and not many sources are 1080p anyways aside from HD DVDs and Blu-Ray. Also you will pay a lot more for 1080p on a plasma of this size. The TV has functioned great and I would recommend it to anyone. This TV has all the video inputs you will need too. I also hooked this computer up easily to my computer and it looks sweet!! A really nice 50" monitor. You could also play video games from there. You should be able to find this TV shipped to you for around 2200-2400$ new easily, I got mine refurbished off eBay directly from Pioneer for 1901$ shipped and have had no problems and have a 90 day warranty."

arty updated 2 products

arty — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:13:11 -0400

1. updated Pioneer PDP-5070HD - July 9, 2007 at 7:13 pm

new pro/con: 1080p is 24Hz and not 60Hz and it downscales to a lower native resolution anyway
new pro/con: Excellent Plasma for gaming with quick response
new pro/con: Vibrant colors
tapped as "love it"
tapped as "have it"

2. updated Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel - July 9, 2007 at 7:09 pm

tapped as "love it"
tapped as "have it"
disagreed: "Packaging is overly elaborate"
disagreed: "Can be difficult to setup/mount"
agreed: "Works out of the box"
agreed: "Increases racing game immersion"
agreed: "Solid force feedback feel"

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arty — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:07:49 -0400

July 9, 2007 at 7:07 pm

"you can get one for 80 dollars on eBay. I got two under 85 each including shipping. I play Forza 2."

arty commented on Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel

arty — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 19:02:05 -0400

July 8, 2007 at 7:02 pm

"Without the update you cannot connect multiple Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheels. You CAN connect up to 4 Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheels. Microsoft has released a battery pack software update to fix the problem. It and the update information can be ordered for free and found here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930065/en-us It takes about 5-6 days to receive. Enjoy, and you will have to return the pack back to MS via the included return shipping materials."

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arty — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 18:58:39 -0400

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