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Pioneer PDP-428XD: The blackest plasma of them all

Crave Here to re-illusion you is the PDP-428XD, one of Pioneer's 'Kuro' televisions. Clearly, Pioneer believes this is one ninja TV. As you would expect from Pioneer, the 428XD has an impressive array of high-definition inputs, including three HDMI...

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17 September 2007, 10:55

Pioneer BDP-LX70: A Blu-ray player with a little extra

Crave It's not a surprise to see Pioneer launching a Blu-ray player -- we've been waiting for it for some time now. The good news is our thumb twiddling hasn't been for nothing, because Pioneer has come up with a fantastic-looking player with some nifty...

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10 May 2007, 9:32

Pioneer DV-989: DVD for the rich and the famous

Crave But now that we've got the £800 Pioneer DV-989, the Denon looks like an impulse purchase -- something you'd buy on the way home from Harvey Nicks after purchasing an Armani suit. So why, when you can buy a DVD player from Amazon for £20, would you...

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7 February 2006, 10:47

Photos: Pioneer Kuro PDP-LX6090 is big, black and beautiful

Crave Black is the new grey -- at least it is for Pioneer, which cares more about making TVs reproduce black properly than any other company in the world. When Kuro was introduced last year we weren't sure how far Pioneer could take the technology.

1 July 2008, 11:56

Pioneer 2007 plasma TV line-up: Better blacks and 1080p

Crave Crave has always had a soft spot for Pioneer's plasma televisions -- they're a little more expensive than the competition, but the quality has always been some of the best about. With their 2007 range, Pioneer is concentrating on two areas: better...

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10 May 2007, 15:11

Pioneer BDP-HD1: Into the Blu-ray

Crave Pioneer got the jump on its rivals in announcing the first Blu-ray player to hit the market today at CES, even if it was only thanks to press conference timing. Pioneer's BDP-HD1 supports HDMI connectivity, for full digital video and audio down one...

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5 January 2006, 18:31

Pioneer LX01: Surround sound anywhere in the room

Crave Pioneer has certainly managed to pack a helluva lot into the LX01. The most interesting feature is the new surround-sound technology Pioneer has engineered. Pioneer thinks this is a hassle, so it has developed a new speaker that produces 'omni...

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11 May 2007, 11:28

Pioneer announces plasma deal with Panasonic

Crave As we were happily enjoying a hot cup of morning coffee, a press release from Pioneer landed on our virtual desk. In it, Pioneer announced that the ink was drying on its plasma panel agreement with Matsushita, best known for Panasonic branded goods.

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25 April 2008, 11:25

Pioneer 2008: Kuro to get cosy with LCD TVs

Crave When it comes to plasma TVs, there is a murmur of agreement from TV geeks that it's hard to find better than Pioneer. Simply put, Pioneer needs to exploit the smaller TVs, and a recent press conference revealed that it's ready to finally embrace...

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27 May 2008, 11:35

Pioneer CDJ-400: Issuing a final blow to vinyl

Crave The Pioneer CDJ-400 is just one of them. Pioneer sent us the DJM-400 to go with our pair, which is a very useful, simple mixer which should allow you to do the whole DJ thing pretty well. Right, we're sticking our neck out here.

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15 May 2008, 11:56

Pioneer's 'unmeasurable' contrast, and world's thinnest TV

Crave That was the claim today from Pioneer, which unveiled two new concept TVs that have the potential to re-write the rules on flat panel displays. The secret to the wonder-telly's none-more-black black levels is that the light normally given off by...

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6 January 2008, 21:44

Photos: Pioneer Kuro KRP-500 and KRP-600 aren't KRP at all

Crave Everyone knows Pioneer makes epic TVs. The connection from the media box to the TV is based on DisplayPort, although Pioneer has modified it to suit its own needs. The exciting news is that Pioneer has a new pair of 50- and 60-inch screens...

4 September 2008, 12:09

Pioneer Kuro LCD TV hands-on photos

Crave It's been a big year for Pioneer. But they are coming nontheless, and today we've been at Pioneer's UK head office to take a look at what we're dubbing the 'Kuro LCD' (Pioneer hasn't confirmed what the official name will be yet).

18 July 2008, 21:07

Pioneer creates 400GB optical disc: Like 16 layers of Blu-ray

Crave Barely half a year after Blu-ray won the format war we're now being told that Pioneer is working on the next big thing, and when we say big, we really do mean it. If Pioneer managed to make consumer burners capable of creating these discs, it would...

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10 July 2008, 11:47

Pioneer BDP-LX71: Making Blu-ray even more premium

Crave Since Pioneer has positioned itself as a high-end manufacturer, its job is to provide the very best players, even if 95 per cent of people can't tell the difference. It's a strategy that works well with Pioneer's TVs, which cost more, but have...

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4 July 2008, 11:00