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Posted by johnvb (A) on December 14, 2004 at 18:26:56

In Reply to: Risk in buying CRT RPTV floor model? posted by DWPC on December 13, 2004 at 10:42:23:

were plagued with a red/green line streaking problem that Pioneer had a heck of a time getting a handle on. But they have recently sent emails to owners of the sets an upgrade notification, which amounts to a repair recall, which to me shows they are confident of the new "fix". Had something to do with bad parts from a vendor. Too bad it took them almost two years to get it straight.

As the owner of a Pioneer Pro730 HD, which is the model that had the DVI inputs instead of HMDI, (year prior to the one you are interested in) I love my set. Yes, It's a giant black box in my Living room, which played havoc with the soundstage of my Thiels, but not only does it do HD and DVDs well, it also has one of the best stretch modes for playback of standard def material. It was repaired twice for the above mentioned problem, the last repair seemed to do the trick (done last July)

I do agree with everyone else about caution buying a floor model, also remember you have to watch out for burn-in. I think Pioneer recommends no more than 20% viewing with the “black bars”. Find out whether the set you are interested in has had the upgrade done, if not, contact Pioneer.

If you want the best info for the Pioneers RPTV, only one place to go:

• http://www.hometheaterspot.com/htsthreads/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=UBB20   (Open in New Window)