jus431 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 For how much ?? G'day 5,297 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebowski Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 a bit OT but I've lost SD and HD Ten and all SBS digital on my 2 week old 507 and showing just 10% signal strength even though the $99 SD Set Top Box in the bedroom can pull 75% signal strength from the same aerial. Have tried rescanning a number of times and still no luck. Called Pioneer, explained the situation and they are coming out tomorrow to fix it. I suspect splitter/filter problem, anyone else have similar problem? or ideas on what might be causing this? All cabling is relatively new (approx 3 years) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indulis Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 NAPF Electonics have a full page ad in this morning's telegraph (sydney newspaper)"We'll beat any competitor's price" "Panasonic 50"HD Tuner, HDMI, Made in Japan $4,067" They are a 'shopfront' http://www.napf.com.au/ Geez, they're getting 'affordable' NAPF show up in the Pioneer Australia dealer locater, so they are not a "grey import" eBay store Don't forget when looking at eBay ratings that you can't submit feedback after 3 months, i.e. it does not include pi55ed off people who later tried to use the claimed warranty, so a store that offers "free beer for life 4 months after purchase" will have a good rating even if they never deliver the beer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman2006 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 by the way - picked up my 507 on sunday from jb hifi chadstone. a guy by the name of bob did it for $4900 without any arguments... the price is coming down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 by the way - picked up my 507 on sunday from jb hifi chadstone. a guy by the name of bob did it for $4900 without any arguments... the price is coming down Sounds like a good deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angryofmayfair Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 the price is coming down prices will continue to drop - everything is coming down (except ISP plans and petrol!) Panasonic seem to be pushing the prices down - the rest will follow including Pioneer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 I suspect splitter/filter problem, anyone else have similar problem? or ideas on what might be causing this?All cabling is relatively new (approx 3 years) I have two outlets in my lounge room. One is crystal clear and the either is sh*te. Found this out when I was repainting recently in preparation for the new plasma. Had moved the old CRT to the 2nd outlet and PQ was shocking . Both outlets coming from the same aerial - wiring about 4 years old. I put it down to the splitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebowski Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 (edited) I have two outlets in my lounge room. One is crystal clear and the either is sh*te. Found this out when I was repainting recently in preparation for the new plasma. Had moved the old CRT to the 2nd outlet and PQ was shocking . Both outlets coming from the same aerial - wiring about 4 years old. I put it down to the splitter. thanks diesel, I removed the splitter and got much stronger signal on digital but still no Ten or SBS after a rescan. Pioneer Tech coming out today so will post up what the problem was later EDIT: problem solved, was a faulty splitter. Replaced and now have strong signal strength and ALL digital channels back. Edited January 17, 2007 by Lebowski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebowski Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 have had the 507 for about 2 weeks now and I love it. Watched Letterman tonight and the PQ was simply mind blowing, so much detail I enjoyed the show even though I'm not a big Letterman fan. Watching the tennis now and PQ is pretty good in SD. Pioneer FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rolex Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 have had the 507 for about 2 weeks now and I love it. Watched Letterman tonight and the PQ was simply mind blowing, so much detail I enjoyed the show even though I'm not a big Letterman fan. Watching the tennis now and PQ is pretty good in SD. Pioneer FTW Is it a disadvantage that the 507 is not 1080p true HD. For example: 1. When viewing HD tv programs. 2. Using a Blu-ray DVD player with Blu-ray DVD's. 3. Is 1080p only relevant for computer games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 It will accept 1080p @ 24 Hz but rescale to the panels specs. General consensus seems to be that if you're sitting close enough to the screen you MAY notice the difference between 1080i and 1080p otherwise it's RRP is $4500 less than the 50" 1080p equivalent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rolex Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Thanks. I was concerned when I saw a Sony X LCD 1080p showing a HD demo disc program, the picture was crystal clear. But very ordinary on normal tv programs. Has anyone tried Blu-ray on their 507 (what is the picture like), JB only seems to run Blu-ray on the Samsung LCD. How do we know if the supposed HD tv programs are really HD or just SD converted to HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halhalhal Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 First time posting. Have been looking at getting a Plasma for a while. 42" is all I need. Think the Pioneer clearly has the best picture, although I know when you get it home it will look different. The best price I have is from JB in Brighton (Melb) for $3750. How does that compare? First time posting. Have been looking at getting a Plasma for a while. 42" is all I need. Think the Pioneer clearly has the best picture, although I know when you get it home it will look different. The best price I have is from JB in Brighton (Melb) for $3750. How does that compare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsact Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Anything but Monster.I suggest you search around the countless threads on DVD and HD-DVD (also Blu-Ray) players. Read the pinned FAQs especially the one on DVD-R's and PVR's. By the weekend you'll be full bottle on the options. Start with the pinned ones in my signature. Thats a big call.....'anything but monster'. Whilst I agree that Monster are overpriced, and sometimes greatly so, I would not call them bad cables. If you could get Monster for the right price, I don't think you would be disappointed in picture/build/sound quality. Goodluck, nice screens the Pioneers..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebowski Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Is it a disadvantage that the 507 is not 1080p true HD.For example: 1. When viewing HD tv programs. 2. Using a Blu-ray DVD player with Blu-ray DVD's. 3. Is 1080p only relevant for computer games. like others have said, at the right viewing distance I don't think there's much in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halhalhal Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 No feedback from anyone about the price, but I have got three stores down to $3600 for the 42" Pioneer. I am ordering it tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 You should be able to do better. JB Hifi @ Hornsby (Sydney) has them ticketed @$3690 and the 50" @ ~$4980. This means they can/will go lower! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halhalhal Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Thanks for your posting. do you know if it current model PDP427XDA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja sydney Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Thanks for your posting. do you know if it current model PDP427XDA Hi Yes, the current model is PDP427XDA....42 means the screen size(which is 42inch)7means 7th generation.. PDP507 is the current one in 50inch... Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angryofmayfair Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 And there's now a PDP607 available in the UK... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 No mention if Pioneer Oz will bring it out? I think I saw somewhere they sell the equivalent 60" commercial panel out here. Would be a good filler between the 507 and the 5000EX I would have thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jus431 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 my goodness the unexpected movie on channel 9, 15 minutes looked bloody fantastic on my 507....oooooweeeee pity it was on Tue night rather than the w'kend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angryofmayfair Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Agreed - pretty ordinary movie content-wise but the PQ was awesome! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja sydney Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 And there's now a PDP607 available in the UK... Hi tehre! Yes, i look at the website, but the res is only 1365 x 768, it is not true HD. I think pioneer is loosing money and may be sellng their panel production to someone and use panel from others to make less cost for plasma.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuneas Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Nothing on prices for the Pioneer in some time. Wondering what prices people are getting for the 50" 507 at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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