We spent quite a bit of time doing our research on the 50-inch Plasmas. I looked at almost every brand (Pioneer, Panasonic, Samsung, LG, Sony, etc) The performance and quality of the Pioneer Elites was hard to deny...but the price dictated our decision. Many reviewers (Cnet, independents, etc.) all had a hard time justifying the money as well and recommended this unit. We had a TH-50PZ800U that we lost due to a lightning strike. And when I went out to replace that unit, the 800U and 850U were the same price on Amazon. So it was a no-brainer....
The image quality is the same as the 800U, however the sound is so much better (we do not have any surround system, so this was a plus). The upgraded remote is a plus as well (lighted and runs our DirecTV DVR flawlessly). We currently have HD DirecTV DVR, Sony BD-S550 Blu-Ray, and a Nintendo Wii system hooked up to this TV. No doubt the Blu-Ray player really makes this unit dance and shine! And, the added Viera-cast features are nice also.
There is only one feature of this TV that annoys me and that is when it senses a signal come in on an HDMI port, the TV selects that port as the active input (ie: turn on the Blu-Ray player and it switches to that input). But, given the performance of this TV...we can live with it!
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