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Pioneer 505HD

March 8th, 2003 | by Ian Vanhoof

The Little Stuff

I was surprised to find that the remote was nothing to write home about. It is a standard black brick with no special features. Sure it allows you full control over the screen and all its' functions, but it's IR, not RF, which means you have to be in line of site to operate it. Also, no cool jog wheels, no touch screen display, nothing on the same high-end plateau as the screen itself.

Now for the fun part... when we hookup the Playstation 2 to this screen it is like stepping into another world. Playing GT3 just isn't the same experience on any other screen. Of course, the Bose surround sound home theater system helps as well, but you know what I mean.

Money

I can safely say that if you can afford the screen you should buy it. By affording I mean the MSRP on this puppy is US$20,000. I will tell you that you can spend literally between 10 and 15 minutes on the Internet, and find a great deal. I have seen it for as low as $8999. Sales come and go, but you can consistently see this screen for around $11,000.

So far it has been worth every penny. Every client we bring in the room has something good to say about that screen. It has helped us sell products and have a raging good time. Overall, it has paid for itself in the business it has attracted, because multimedia and CBT look real good up there too.