Video Asylum

Posted by avjguy (A) on December 19, 2004 at 14:01:55

In Reply to: HD Sharpness on Pioneer 530HDI? posted by DWPC on December 17, 2004 at 12:24:04:

I would only like to comment that I work at a store that sells Elite among other brands, and I was luke warm to the new 530 when it first arrived. The focus seemed softer than the 520 and the color was a bit blue on most images. Several other sets looked much better to me, but two of the guys I worked with preferred the Elite. To shut me up they convinced the manager to get our ISF certified tech to come over and adjust the set. Out tech made that TV look so good I was afraid customers who bought it were going to feel as though they weren't buying the same TV. It was very sharp and the colors were simply stunning, I couldn't believe it was the same TV. I was careful to tell customers it had been calibrated and that they should consider the same after a few months. At $1699, buy it and pay a tech $400 to $1000, whatever it costs in your area, and I think you are going to be quite impressed and feel that whatever your final price is, it's worth it.