Ok, here are my last few TV's for sale. I had these listed before and here is what is left:

1) Pioneer 50" PDP-5040HD with external media receiver. Looks almost brand-new. Paid over $5k last December. Selling now for $1,995. ** SOLD **

2) Pioneer 50" PDP-5050HD/SX. Looks almost brand-new. Paid around $5k in February'ish. Selling now for $1,995.

3) Panasonic 50" TH-50PX600U. Latest top-end model from Panasonic. Basically brand-new, still in the box, 0 hours on the TV. Selling for $2,395. Link to original ad:

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ad.php?t=62284

And one 42":

4) Zenith 42" EDTV P42W46X. Almost new condition, 250 hours total. Selling for $895. Link to orignal ad:

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ad.php?t=61488

All TV's are located in the San Jose area. Prices are FIRM. No Tax. Local buyers only.

 

Michael,

Have you been replacing all of these monitors? If so, what with?

 

As soon as I sell most of them I am picking up a Panasonic TH-65PX600U 65" 1080p plasma. I will also probably get a Pioneer PDP-6070HD.

-- Michael

 

Why do you keep buying the models that will depreciate the most? The 60"+ models will be half the price they are now in a year. I would stick with the 50" models.

 

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I am a glutton for punishment? No different to guys that buy new cars every 6 months. "Gotta Have It" syndrome. I am just lucky it is a few thousand here and there instead of tens of thousands.

 

what is the different between the 5050HD and 5040HD?

 

The 5040HD I have has an external media box, which is nice if you are mounting the TV on a wall as all you have to run to the TV is power and the 2 cables from the media box. All connections are done at the media box. The 5050HD/SX has everything built into the TV like most other plasma tv's. Besides that the 5050HD has a cable card slot and the 5040HD doesn't. Beyond that I think they are pretty much identical as far as picture quality.

-- Michael

 

It's too bad you're not in SoCal. I would buy the Pioneer 50" from you.

 

hey michael, are any of the pioneers still available? might want to pick another one up from you

 

Santi,

I just sold the 5040HD but have the 5050 available. Let me know!

-- Michael

 

Michael, how do the below models compare to the Elite ones on the pioneerelectronics.com website?

 

Well... The Elite's are basically identical to the non-Elites except for a few things. The first is that the Elite's are all black in color, including the stand. The second is that the Elite has a few more controls that an ISF tech can use to dial in the picture. That is basically it. The glass used on the Elite and non-Elite are identical. If you are not a radical videophile the picture quality difference between the Elite and non-Elite (after ISF calibration) will probably be impossible to distinguish. If you don't ISF calibrate the sets then it is quite possible the non-Elite could look better then the Elite and vice versa just dependant on how each set comes out of the factory.

This year Pioneer did come out with a 50" Elite set that is 1080p which there is no non-Elite version. Besides that all Elite models this year have a twin non-Elite version. I am not sure why it would be worth to spend the extra $$ on the Elite considering the very small difference.

-- Michael

 

Thank you for the quick response and thorough explaination. You obviously know your stuff here... :-)

 

Completely agree with Michael, the Elite is not worth the money over the regular Pioneer. The Pro FHD-1 (1080p model) is a better TV, but it cost 3x as much and the difference is marginal. The regular Elite model has no discernible PQ benefit unless you have them ISF calibrated and even then it is negligible.