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In Reply to: Re: HD Sharpness on Pioneer 530HDI? posted by johnvb on December 18, 2004 at 21:06:27:
Their opinion does seem to coincide with mine. I'm going back to see if the store will give me their normal 30-day no-questions return privilege. Two problems: they don't have the remote for this unit so its difficult to change settings, and the in-store viewing material and inputs are severely limited. At $1699, its tough to walk away from this baby and once its away from a side-by-side comparison it may look wonderful. Any alternative will certainly be double the price.Any advice on how to see if this one has the line problem?
Follow Ups:
I got my set two Augusts ago, but didn't see the first lines until Nov. or Dec. of that year. That seemed to be average for most owners. First with HD material, then DVD playback. Usually the set had to be on for 15-30 minutes, before a red or green line would streak across the screen just for a few seconds. In the early stages this may occur only once or twice a week. If you weren't looking for it, you would dismiss it as some type of broadcast interference or DVD defect. It never got so bad on my set to interfere with viewing.I bought my set when Pioneer did the rebate thing, as the old HD models had to be cleared out for the new HDI model. But some of the guys who had bought the same set when it first came out almost a year earlier, had already had the problem show up and "repaired" several times by then. It is a shame Pioneer took so long to figure out the problem, they lost a few customers because of it. I wasn't aware of the streaking problem until I found the Home Theater Spot forum (after the sale), looking for some tweak ideas. First streak and I knew exactly what had happened.
It is my understanding that Pioneer has followed up (with emails) to the customers owning all sets that have shown this problem, with previous repairs, recommending that the new drive boards be replaced, whether the streaks have returned or not. If you can get the serial number of the set, call Pioneer and inquire whether this set has been or needs to be "upgraded". If they do have to repair it later, all the repairs should be done in your home, the set may only have to be pulled out to simply get the S/N. Make sure the tech takes the proper voltage reading before and after the repairs. Actually it is no big deal to you, maybe 3-4 hours at most for your time.
As for the remote, get a Home Theater Master or equivalent universal (I have the MX-500). There will be several Pioneer preprogrammed codes; one will work with the set, and you will have a better remote than Pioneer supplies.
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