Pioneer PDP-6010FD 60-inch 1080p Plasma HDTV

I wont review the set beyond saying it is a gorgeous TV, it really does everything the reviewers said it would. Simple set up, wonderful image quality.

I originally ordered thru an Amazon Marketplace dealer (not Amazon itself), they delivered a set that was (thru no fault of theirs), damaged. They were out of stock, I eventually cancelled the order after 21 additional days and placed another order for the TV thru Amazon itself.

Set was delivered on the scheduled day (7th day after order) by two very helpful drivers, they un-crated the TV, set it up on its stand, and put it in place for me, then powered it up, only then did they ask me to sign for the delivery.

Excellent service from Amazon thru the entire transaction. This was a large online purchase, and I would gladly do it again. Thanks Amazon!

This is a great plasma TV, every friend of mine who saw it was very impressed. The only other set that is a smidgeon better and looks better(but hard to see the difference in the picture quality) is Pioneer PRO-150FD (same specs and the best TV picture at any price). However PDP-6010FD sells at substantially lower street price. There is no other set at any price with picture this good (except PRO-150FD) so I did not mind paying the premium to have the best picture available.

In doing my search for the best HDTV on the market, everything pointed to two TVs the Samsung LCDs that are LED backlit vs. the Kuro. Now the Kuro you could get the Elite version but I really didn't need the additional color controls for a the price differential. Now back to plasma (Kuro) vs. LCD (Samsung). I have been waiting for an LED backlit LCD 1080P television to be produced and Samsung was the first to build it in a 60inch size. From all the reviews, it is a remarkable tv. However, plasma sets have the best contrast in real world tests but until recently did not deliver a 1080P picture. But the Kuro version is now 1080P. Decisions, decisions... When I saw the Kuro and that beautiful black, I was sold. Why does black matter? Black is what provides the contrast that gives you true colors and three dimensional-like pictures. I will admit that it took me a while to get used to seeing such a picture. It is like nothing I have seen before or since. For example, sitting in a dark room watching the credits in a movie scroll by, all you see is the clean text. You can't tell where the screen ends, the texts looks like it is floating by. Crazy. This is hands down the best HDTV that I have ever seen.

I purchased this Pioneer 6010 directly from Amazon about 3 weeks ago. It was delivered with their white glove service. The TV arrived early and in perfect condition. A paranoid shopper like me can highly recommend doing business with Amazon, I have never had a problem with them. Now, for the TV, I have only been able to view it for a few days because it has taken me a while to set up with my cabinate modifications and waiting for other components to arrive. I am using a Pioneer BDP-95FD Blu-ray player that just came in a few days ago. The high definition picture coming from this combination is simply "fantastic". So far I have watched cable HD programming and Blu-rays: "Pirates of the Caribbean, At World's End", "I Am Legend", and "Blade Runner". Very nice, and everything has gone together perfectly and works in harmony. High Definition and Standard Definintion are both very impressive on this set. I am very happy with this purchase and the price I got over the internet was great. I am using a Krell sound system and Carver Amazing Platimum (old but good)speakers on the front end, Infinity Interlude speakers for all surround and center, Velodyne 15 inch subwoofer. The entire package is pretty thrilling. Just for fun I put some "On Demand" childrens shows on for my three year old daughter to watch (Jack's Big Music Show). She was smiling ear to ear. Technically speaking as far as picture quality, I don't think you can get any better than this from what I have seen from all of the competing models in plasma and LCD. It is a little bit more expensive but I think it's worth the investment. From all of my research and the decisions made I would not have chosen anything different.

I rated the 60" Kuros strictly on the quality of the picture. I purchased a PDP-6010 FD Kuro and a PDP-5010 FD Kuro. The quality of the picture is incredible. However, My PDP-6010 FD failed after only 9 weeks of use. Service technicians have been working on it since Mar 22, 2008 and today is Apr 4, 2008 and they still haven't fixed it. I think they are slowly rebuilding the set in my den. I had to remove the Plasma (at some expense) from my wall before the technicians would do warranty work. Beware of Pioneer warranty service. I am still trying to get my Plasma fixed. And then I will have to pay someone to put it back on the wall.