Beautiful picture and cabinet.

Only one vga input. Heavy around 300 pounds.

I checked many Rptvs before buying this unit. I just connected to HDTV sat receiver on HD net underwater demo type material my dog thought there was a crab in the living room and started barking thats how sweet this picture is. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!!!

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Took me an entire lifetime of watching b&w to save up enough.

Great picture as long as you are not watching a sports program.

Ummmm, what's the score? How much time left in the game? Let me run to the other room and check the other tv. Poor product support through Pioneer. Was given conflicting stories on different calls. Tweeter wouldn't honor the 620 price on the 630 during the exchange.

Just returned the 620 due to problem with over scan. Couldn't read any programing names on the sat banner and scores to some sports broadcasts at the top of the screen were being cut off (no matter what screen ratio or setting, including HD). Very annoying! No fix available through Pioneer since they claim the set is within factory specs. Technician won't fix b/c changing the screen and pulling the screen down will cause long term problems with convergence in the corners and negate the warranty. Pioneer is aware of the problem yet they will not admit that the factory specs are not satisfactory to consumers. The over scan is there because Pioneer noticed that it had the sweet spot in picture quality at that setting. Had to come up with extra $ to get the new 630 which does not have this problem. Over scan is much more tolerable now and the new 630 does not cut off programing as the 620 did. Shame on Pioneer for making me pay extra $ to solve a problem that they were well aware of.

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Mitsubishi Diamond Series

Fantastic build and picture quality. It is a fine looking unit!!

Are you kidding...a little expensive, but you get what you pay for!!

The Pioneer Elite PRO-620HD has the finest picture quality, bar none! I looked at many RPTV's, and found none that could compare. A friend brought over his progressive scan DVD player and it looked great. All of my other gear is Pioneer Elite except for my regular non-Elite, non- progressive scan DVD player. I'll soon be adding a DV-47Ai to my system. Mitsubishi and Toshiba were the only other brands I considered, but neither could touch the Elite's picture quality!!

Outstanding picture. Beautiful cabinet.

Only that its beautiful cabinet is a fingerprint magnet. On the otherhand, you''ll know when someone has touched YOUR tv.

I spent considerable time comparing before purchasing the 620. Salesmen actually stopped coming over to me in several stores. I considered Plasma (on which the blacks have improved) but their chief advantage is saving space and not picture quality. Besides, I wanted >50" and Marantz''s monster was way too much $$$. A front projection DLP really would not fit my room very well and while DLP-RPTV have a vibrant/sharp picture their blacks are more of a dark gray. That really lessens a picture''s impact. Both are also more money than even the best CRT-RPTVs. LCD-RPTVs I thought were weak - soft, fuzzy picture. Of the CRT-RPTV the Elites are certainly the best. I briefly considered Mits'' Diamond 55" but I knew everytime I watched it I''d be kicking myself for not going with the better picture. My 620 has a crisp picture with good color. No artifacts even with lots of action and only when watching regular, crapy cable TV is there occassional and slight dot crawl. I have not done HDTV yet but DVD(Elite DV-47A)looks awesome.(Get a progressive scan DVD. I did note a slight picture improvement when I switched from an interlaced output). Like the previous review I think the Reference Theatre mode is not only over-rated but actually the weakest aspect of the TV. It''s image is grainy and gray. Do yourself a favor and play with the remote in the store. I use the STAndard mode and also prefer the warmer color of the FILM tempature. My 620 also does not have that dark picture which I remembered on Pioneer''s 510/610/710s. As far as price. The Elites are the best of the CRT-RPTVs and if you consider how much competing technologies cost (which don''t necessarily offer a better picture) the value of the Elite is more appreciated. Finally, I choose the 620 over the 520 simply because the larger screen seemed to give a more "movie-like" experience. The 720 was just too big.

Outstanding picture - sharp picture with good color. The cabinet is beautiful.

Back-lit remore would have been nice. And that beautiful cabinet is a finger-print magnet.

I spent considerable time comparing before purchasing the 620. I looked at CRT-RPTVs so frequently that the salesmen in several stores even stopped approaching me. I also considered Plasma. Their blacks have improved but I wanted >50" and Marantz''s monster was way too much $$$. Besides, I actually think the picture is not as sharp as the better CRT-RPTVs; saving space is the chief advantage to going with plasma. As far as DLP: The front projectors did not fit my room dynamic very well and while the colors are great and the picture is sharp on the DLP-RPTVs, I found their blacks more of a very dark gray. It really lessened the picture''s impact. The DLPs are also more money than even the best CRT-RPTVs. Of the CRT-RPTVs, Pioneer''s Elite are certainly the best. I briefly considered Mit''s 55" Diamond series -only to save money- but I knew that everytime I watched it I would have regretted not getting what was a better TV. The colors on the 620 are vibrant and the contours sharp and well defined. Like the previous review I think the Reference Theatre mode is over-rated and actually the weakest aspect to the tv. The picture in this mode seems grainy and gray. If you view any of the Elites in a store do yourself a favor and play with the remote to see what mode it''s in. Just go with the STA setting. I also prefer a warmer color and use the Film temp. I have not done HDTV yet but DVD (on Pioneer''s DV-47A) is outstanding. Sharp picture with no artifacts even with the quickest action. Even regular, crappy cable tv is watchable on the 620. Occassional, minor dot crawl occurs but not nearly what I have seen on other RPTVs. With regular broadcasts I usually use the Natural Wide aspect. With most broadcasts the stretch effect does "fatten" image enough to make it bothersome. As far as price. It is one of the more expensive CRT-RPTVs out there but it is the best. Also, if you consider how much the competing technologies cost -with really no better picture that the Elites- you will appreciate it''s sticker price a little better. I went with the 620 over the 520 simply because that extra 5"s seemed to make a more "movie-like" image. The 720 was just too big. Also, my 620 does not have that darker than other picture that I remember on previous Elites (510,610,710).

Outstanding picture - sharp picture with good color. The cabinet is beautiful.

Back-lit remore would have been nice. And that beautiful cabinet is a finger-print magnet.

I spent considerable time comparing before purchasing the 620. I looked at CRT-RPTVs so frequently that the salesmen in several stores even stopped approaching me. I also considered Plasma. Their blacks have improved but I wanted >50" and Marantz''s monster was way too much $$$. Besides, I actually think the picture is not as sharp as the better CRT-RPTVs; saving space is the chief advantage to going with plasma. As far as DLP: The front projectors did not fit my room dynamic very well and while the colors are great and the picture is sharp on the DLP-RPTVs, I found their blacks more of a very dark gray. It really lessened the picture''s impact. The DLPs are also more money than even the best CRT-RPTVs. Of the CRT-RPTVs, Pioneer''s Elite are certainly the best. I briefly considered Mit''s 55" Diamond series -only to save money- but I knew that everytime I watched it I would have regretted not getting what was a better TV. The colors on the 620 are vibrant and the contours sharp and well defined. Like the previous review I think the Reference Theatre mode is over-rated and actually the weakest aspect to the tv. The picture in this mode seems grainy and gray. If you view any of the Elites in a store do yourself a favor and play with the remote to see what mode it''s in. Just go with the STA setting. I also prefer a warmer color and use the Film temp. I have not done HDTV yet but DVD (on Pioneer''s DV-47A) is outstanding. Sharp picture with no artifacts even with the quickest action. Even regular, crappy cable tv is watchable on the 620. Occassional, minor dot crawl occurs but not nearly what I have seen on other RPTVs. With regular broadcasts I usually use the Natural Wide aspect. With most broadcasts the stretch effect does "fatten" image enough to make it bothersome. As far as price. It is one of the more expensive CRT-RPTVs out there but it is the best. Also, if you consider how much the competing technologies cost -with really no better picture that the Elites- you will appreciate it''s sticker price a little better. I went with the 620 over the 520 simply because that extra 5"s seemed to make a more "movie-like" image. The 720 was just too big. Also, my 620 does not have that darker than other picture that I remember on previous Elites (510,610,710).

Sharp picture. Beautiful cabinet.

Could use a back-lit remote. And do not touch that beautiful cabinet; it''s a fingerprint magnet.

I spent considerable time comparing TV''s before deciding on the 620. I looked so frequently at the CRT-RPTVs that the salesman at several stores stopped coming over to see if I needed anything. I also considered plasma tvs, but while their blacks have improved and their price has continued to drop they are still costly. Besides, I wanted more than 50" and Marantz''s monster was way too much $$$. Front projection DLP did not fit my room dynamic very well and while the DLP-RPTVs had a sharp/vibrant picture the blacks were more of a dark gray. They are also >$ than the CRT-RPTVs. I only mention this to convey that choosing the 620 was not without long deliberation. The picture on the 620 is absolutely stunning. I have not done hdtv yet but the picture from my Pioneer DV-47A creates a sharp, clean picture. I do recommend getting a progressive scan DVD player. I did note a slight improvement in the picture after switching the 47 from an interlaced signal. Colors are vibrant and the picture does not seem nearly as dark as I had noted with 510 and 610. I prefer a warmer color temp and use the film mode over the standard. I do not care for the Ref Theatre aspect at all. I think it makes the image too gray and grainy. Dot crawl is almost non-existant and I have not noted any artifacts. Even standard cable feed is watchable. This is simple the best CRT-RPTV out there. I briefly considered Mits'' 55" Diamond series simply to save money. It''s picture was good but I knew that everytime I watched I would feel I had wasted the money but not getting the best I had seen. Final note on its cost. Yes it''s more than most other CRT-RPTV but you get what you pay for. It''s the best in its class and if you look at the other competing technologies - plasma - DLP - you will reconsider its value.

Film-like picture, adjustment capability, beautiful wife-pleasing finish.

Expensive if you don''t negotiate...

First off let me preface by stating that my value rating of 5 is contingent on getting a good price on the unit. With a retail price of around $6400, it is a lot pricier than Mitsubishi and Toshiba units that boast picture quality and features not too far off from the Pioneer. That said however I negotiated a price of $5100 by also purchasing the stores extended warranty for $300 and a Directv HDTV box. Once hooked up in my house it required very little adjustment other than to make the picture a bit brighter and tone the color down, as stated before the reference theater mode is a bit too vibrant. This set has many useful adjustments, though I find myself using them only on non-HD satellite viewing as on DVD''s and HDTV feeds the picture is so good you have to try hard to mess it up by fiddling with settings. Watching movies on HBO''s High-Def channel is incredible on this set. Watching The Patriot you can make out all of Mel Gibson''s increasing number of wrinkles as well as the edges of the period makeup on the english generals. Absolutely stunning on HD NHL broadcasts as well, you can follow the puck perfectly and you can make out each individual mark in the ice before the Zamboni comes to smooth things over. DVD''s have excellent color and smooth images with no motion artifacts whatsoever. The only caveat is very similar to buying highly resolving speakers, you will want to upgrade the incoming signal as much as possible, because this set delivers the picture EXACTLY as it is fed. I have experimented with many settings to make the graininess of satellite feeds dissapear with partial success, but channels such as ESPN still leave more to be desired....I WANT MY HIGH DEF NOW!!! This set has the best picture out there in the under $6k category, but again make sure you find a retailer that gives you a fair price as well. Don''t settle for the inferior Sony or Mitsubishi sets in the $3-4.5K price range, you will regret the lack of detail and film like quality this set delivers.

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Excellent picture, close to film as your going to get. Beautiful urishi black cabinet. Memory settings for each input.

Anti-glare screen still has quite a bit of reflection.

Quite a bit pricey but once you see a couple of movies like dvds like Pearl Harbour, Tombstone, the picture will blow you away. It has such phosphours colours and deep blacks especially when you set the colour temp to film mode. The set was pretty well set to specs (video essentials disc.) right out of the box. I tried recalibrating the set with video Ess, and it was pretty well tweaked. I did not like the reference theater mode as it was too warm and gave the picture kind os a washed out look. I currently am using the std user mode since I dropped the contrast and black level down 2 notches and set the colour temp to film mode, this setting looked awesome. Pictures were rich in colour blacks were black and the picture looked so film like. Also I found the scan converter on the x20 series are by Faraudga and that explain why I have not yet seen any motion or other artifacts. I recommend this set to any audiophile that wants the best film looking set for the money.

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Toshiba 56 in theaterwide.