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Old 09-19-2016, 08:50 PM
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Pioneer TVs

I remember a new building at the college in fall of 2007 had a Pioneer flat panel on the wall. I have never seen that name much on TVs and wondering if they made a lot of them and were they high end units? I thought it unusual at the time and flat panels in general really weren't all that common around in 2007 as they are in the last 5 years or so.
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Old 09-20-2016, 05:57 AM
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Pioneer was in the video market for only a few years and pulled out about two years ago.
As I recall, the TV's were rather pricey plasma units and well thought of.
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Old 09-20-2016, 06:33 AM
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They made CRT TVs as well (at least for a short time). I had one that was originally installed in a Pioneer Laserdisc jukebox. For an 80s set it was impressive with several sets of AV inputs and support for some kind of surround sound.
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Old 09-20-2016, 07:18 AM
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Pioneer did mostly high-end plasma TVs. Their Kuro line is still regarded as one of the best flat-panel TVs ever made, and they haven't been made for years. They sold their TV line to Panasonic.

I still rock my Pioneer PDP-V501X 50" plasma monitor from 1998. I bought it used around 2008. The original 1998 price was $22,000 LOL.

I have a 60" Pioneer plasma too, the model number escapes me right now, but it's great too.

If you have the chance to get one, they are very solid sets.
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Old 09-20-2016, 10:26 AM
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The CRT sets Pioneer sold were manufactured by NEC as I recall. Their first projector TV about 1980 or so was simply a re-badged NEC with a "Pioneer" stuck over the original NEC name plate.
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Old 09-22-2016, 11:53 AM
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The CRT sets Pioneer sold were manufactured by NEC as I recall. Their first projector TV about 1980 or so was simply a re-badged NEC with a "Pioneer" stuck over the original NEC name plate.
Yes .I remember those 3 tubed projection sets in the shop back then.Also the nightmares of the tube coolant ruining the boards as it leaks out on them .
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Old 09-22-2016, 08:20 PM
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Pioneer tv

Pioneer sold their plasma TV technology to Panasonic some time back. For a time the Elite name was also used by Sharp, under license, for a series of ultra high end LED sets sold at Magnolia. I think that only lasted for a year or two before the line was dropped from the market.
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Old 09-22-2016, 09:18 PM
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Pioneer LS-501 projection TV...

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Old 09-29-2016, 11:08 PM
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Pioneer also made some rear-projection TV sets when those were common, before high-definition and plasma panels hit the market. Their RP sets had an odd aspect ratio, maybe 14:9 (mid-way between the current 16:9 standard and the old 4:3 (12:9) standard).
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Old 09-30-2016, 07:06 AM
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Here's a couple of pictures of the Pioneer SD26 TV I had. Was this one of the NEC manufactured sets?



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Old 09-30-2016, 08:33 AM
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Probably. It has the same built-in amplifier and speaker terminals on the back as my old 30" NEC CT-3000.
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Old 09-30-2016, 11:37 PM
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My friend seen alot of those Pioneer /Nec rear projection sets in his shop over the years.One too many.

Nec VCRs were a nightmare.My N965u was not running more then I used it.Whet it works .It was a pretty good VCR.
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Old 10-01-2016, 08:05 AM
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Nec VCRs were a nightmare.My N965u was not running more then I used it...
Just replace the entry and exit tape guide ass'ys, align it and send it out the door, hopefully never to return to the shop again. To a lesser extent, the rubber parts, belt, idler ass'y would need replacement. It was too bad they had that tape guide problem, but it provided technicians something to do!

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Old 10-02-2016, 06:36 AM
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I've seen a couple of Marantz badged CRT TVs and one Plasma. I think the plasma was an Hitachi or Fujitsu, I don't know who made their CRT sets.

Interesting that the SD26 manual suggests there was a UK version. I thought was a Japan only set as all I could google at the time was on Japanese sites.
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Old 10-06-2016, 12:42 PM
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My brother has a 1997 60-some inch Pioneer Elite, rear projection.
I think it was around 10K new. Still works, and the picture doesn't look too bad.
It's still set up in his basement. It's huge and a bitch to move.
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