Pioneer PDP-508XD

Pioneer PDP-508XD TV is one of the most advanced 50-inch plasma TVs on the market because it is based on the unique KURO display technology that enables the deepest black levels to reach the most natural colors and sharpest image details.
This translates into the unique capability of showing every shade between black and white, accomplished by several technologies such as the Extreme Contrast Concept which displays the absolute black, achieving 0-idling luminance in over 6 million cells, without relying on measurable light emitting.

The Intelligent Brightness Control does exactly what its name suggests; it controls the screen brightness depending on the light environment changes, while the integrated digital DVB-T tuner with CI Slot eliminates the need for additional decoder box.
With the USB host you can connect your memory stick to the television, watch your picture collection on the large display, and in the same time listen to the music using the subwoofer out for boosting lower frequencies. This capability replaces the need for an additional amplifier.



The Pioneer PDP-508XD TV is ISF calibration ready which means that it can be optimized for your best viewing experience by a trained professional who knows exactly how to set the contrast, tint, color and other parameters.
To keep watching the family serial at five o’clock and not miss the football match you can set the display on multi-screen mode for picture in picture or split screen views.

The Pioneer 50-inch plasma TV with KURO screen technology has a wide resolution of 1,365 x 768 pixels, 16:9 aspect ratio, and is HD ready featuring a HDMI connector for Blu-ray, HD DVD discs and high definition digital camcorders.
It has a contrast ratio of 16,000:1, remote control, 17 languages support, Digital DVB-T Tuner, side or under-mounted speakers, and connectivity options including S-Video, RCA AV, Euro-SCART, headphone slot, RCA audio, PC input, and i/o Link A connector between the Multimedia Receiver and other A/V devices enabling One-Touch Play, System Standby, Preset Download and What You See is What You Record feature.



Other characteristics include HD Digital Film Direct 24, Progressive Scan that works together with Pioneer Digital Flicker-Free technology to eliminate flicker and false contour appearing at 100Hz scanning, Electronic Program Guide, Direct Colour Filter 3, Intelligent DRE, Colour Temperature Adjustment, Dual Screen Display, PAL/SECAM/NTSC3.58/NTSC4.43/PAL60/HD video signals, SRS (Surround)/SRS Focus (Audio orientation)/TruBass (Bass Boost) sound options, Energy Save mode, Teletext with memory for 2,100 pages, PURE DRIVE 2HD for no intermediate analogue-to-digital and digital-to-analogue converters, and Dual Noise Reduction meant to minimize picture noise and reduce the MPEG common noise from compressed video images.



Coming in a stylish piano-black finish, the Pioneer 50-inch plasma TV measures 1,224 x 717 x 115 mm at 34.5 kg, having a power consumption of 364W in use and 0.4W in standby.

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