pioneere:
barnsleydave i take it youve had yours done, i see you got the 600a. how much did you pay if you dont mind me asking.
i got my settings from a post on here, wouldnt want to pay someone to come out and say my settings are fine or do they adjust settings i cant access?
Well it wasnt cheap. Including the stand I paid £3900 in June 2009. I was originally after the 500A but couldnt get one for love nor money. The 600A's were selling fast too so I took the plunge and got the 600A (or the window light blocker as it is also known in our house)
You can adjust the settings yourself if you invest in a relevant calibration disc. But to answer the question yes the pioneer has more settings than a nasa space ship but if you pay someone they do access settings you as a mere mortal cant get to.
I paid £250 for mine doing and I'll be honest after he left I was a bit dissapointed. However after a few days I switched back to my old settings and they looked horrible. I figured if I was shelling out the best part of £4k on the best telly on the planet then it was false economy not to spend another 5% on getting it look as good as it possibly could. I think if I had done it myself I would always have been wondering if it could be improved if someone who really knew what they were doing had done it.
In addition I sat with the bloke while he did it and from memory it took about 4 hours. It was very interesting. he was telling me what he was doing, why he was doing it, explaining the limitations of the tv, so on and so forth. I really enjoyed it (I'm prob a bit sad).
Do you actually have a source who can supply you with the Kuro? They are rarer than rocking horse droppings these days. I have had someone offer me what I paid for mine, even though it was 12 months old at the time.