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Pioneer PDP-427XD - 42" HD Ready Plasma TV - With Freeview - Stand Not Included | 
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| Brand: Pioneer
Category: CE
Buy Used: £499.99
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 62760
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 65
Dimensions (in): 46.1 x 33.7 x 14.7
MPN: PDP-427XD
Model: PDP-427XD
EAN: 4977729820591
ASIN: B000IYRUMY
Release Date: January 16, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | HD Ready | | • | Intergarted Digital Tuner | | • | HD DVD & BlueRay compatible | | • | 180 degree Viewing angle |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Pioneer 427XD 42" HD Ready Plasma Screen Television features twin HDMI inputs, integrated Digital tuner (Freeview), PC input and slim compact design.
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| Customer Reviews:
Try this July 29, 2007
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
There is no doubt that Pioneer lead the pack at the moment with regards to Plasma screens. I have tested the 427XD and am very impressed with it. Yet if you want a Plasma screen to fit into a home cinema then my recommendation would be to go with its predecessor - the Pioneer 436XDE. Unlike the 427XD, the 436XDE has detachable side speakers. It also has the greater screen size - 43". Additionally the 436XDE has virtually all the features otherwise found on the 427XD, including the all important HDMI inputs.
If you just want a large Plasma screen for everyday TV viewing then I would recommend the 427XD, however, if you want a large Plasma screen for home cinema, then I again recommend the 436XDE. I have owned mine for nearly two years now and am still absolutely delighted with it. This Plasma screen is still available on here (occasionally) and other sites too. Here is my review of it:
Basically if you are after a 42" to 43" Flat Screen TV then the Pioneer 436XDE is the choice for best picture. It gives a better picture than any rival manufacturer on either Plasma or LCD.
The superb picture is a result of Pioneer's Purevision system.
Exclusive to Pioneer, Purevision ensures that contrast is pin sharp, colours are clean and are not distorted, and black in particular is is beautifuly defined, with hues of incredible depth and clarity.
The fuzziness of colours like black you would expect on other Flat Screen TVs is simply non existent.
Watch a black and white film on this Plasma display and you will see what I mean.
I have foregone the optional side speakers and have plugged mine into a 6.1 Home Cinema System. Therefore, I cannot give any opinion on the performance of these speakers.
However, I would recommend a good HDMI DVD player to go with this Plasma Display. Look no further than the magnificent Denon 1920 DVD player which gives superb HDMI pictures, in conjunction with the Pioneer Plasma Screen.
One drawback of the Pioneer Plasma Screen is that it will clearly show up not so great pictures at source eg VHS, old TV programmes, DVDs with poor picture transfer etc.
A note for cleaning the screen and surround, invest in a Fibre Free cloth. Follow Pioneer's instructions re being able to use flannels or soft cloths and you will end up scratching these surfaces, in particular the gloss black surround. To repeat, the only cloth that will clean these surfaces safely is a Fibre Free cloth.
If you do end up scratching the Gloss Surround though, an application of a DVD/CD Restorer such as Bib Polish will normally reduce such scratching by 90% to 95%.
Screen burn is a hazard of Plasma TVs. Logos from News and Sports channels can remain afterwards! If you get screen burn, my advice is to select a channel without any logos immediately, and let it play for approximately 30 mins. I find that it does clear it.
Nonetheless, this remains a magnificent Plasma Screen, and well worth the additional money over its rivals. That superb picture alone will quickly make you forget any extra cost. Now nearly two years later, I am still delighted with my 436XDE. I think you will feel the same way too after purchasing one of these beauties.
Buy it! April 25, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I spent 2 months reading reviews on this TV and then a month of standing in TV shops comparing pictures of various models in different formats (SD, HD, DVD, sports programmes, movies etc). The Pioneer beat all the other TVs in the same price bracket, particularly when it comes to watching sport. On top of all that it looks great.
 Quality screen (but no picture in picture) January 22, 2007
9 out of 17 found this review helpful
Owned this for 10 days now and still seriously enjoying sitting down in front of it. Beuatiful picture with no sense of time lag in display of the image. Beautiful looking too!
Sound quality reasonable but not sure I agree with What Hi Fi 5* review of the sound.
Reasonable range of inputs (2 hdmi sockets would be better than one).
It has got some curious features though. For example you can freeze the image on half the screen whilst the other half displays the updating image! Why would you want to? It would be much better to have Picture in Picture available (can't believe a [...] telly hasn't got this, I didn't even bother checking!).
Another curiosity. Why do you need to get a second cable to run the aerial signal from the digital tuner to the analog tuner? Surely this could just be built in?!
The remote control is vast and ugly. I will be getting a trained intelligent remote ASAP to replace it.
Anyway, smallish niggles aside this is a thing of beauty with a great picture.
What a Great TV January 18, 2007
23 out of 25 found this review helpful
This TV is Top. The Pioneer pioneer pdp427xd, is the big brother to the pioneer pdp4270xd which you will find in most shops. This has a great picture in picture feature and a extra HDMI port on the back. Go with this model everytime to help future proof it. The blacks on this TV are also far and above any other TV you'll find on the market due to the PureBlack Crystal Layer technology. This along with the i-CLEAR Drive Colour gradation enhancement makes it the best on the market for my money.
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