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Our plasma TV reviews show that the Pioneer PDP-4360HD, Pioneer PDP-4350HD and the Pioneer PDP-4340HD are three of the best plasma TVs in the 42 / 43 inch screen size. They have an excellent array of features, stunning picture quality and striking good looks.

Read a review of the latest Pioneer plasma generation Pioneer PDP-4360HD here.

If you're looking for an older mdel on the cheap you can find a review of the Pioneer PDP 4350HD here.

Read the review below of the older (but cheaper) Pioneer PDP 4340.

FEATURES	Built-In Tuner	Resolution	Aspect Ratio	Adjustable Color Temp	Customizable Display Settings	S-Video inputs	Component input
PIONEER PDP 4340	Yes	1024 x 768	16:9	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (2)
FEATURES	Component input	Digital Video Input	A/V Inputs	Audio Outputs	Miscellaneous Input	Pull down	Misc Input
PIONEER PDP 4340	Yes	Yes (2)	Yes (S-Video)	Yes	2 RF	3:3	2 FireWire

The Pioneer has a wide, high-gloss black bezel surrounding its 43-inch-diagonal screen. Truly a handsome-looking flat panel monitor the Pioneer has only one Achilles heel. If you've read our plasma TV reviews you know as of yet no plasma TV can match Panasonic’s deep blacks.

Pioneer uses a separate A/V media receiver to house all connections. It's a convenient arrangement. Only one proprietary cable runs from that receiver to the panel. The panel and the receiver require separate AC power cords.

The media receiver handles the A/V switching and video processing, and an HDTV tuner is built in for off-air digital broadcasts and unscrambled digital cable programs. The component-size media receiver fits nicely on a shelf.

The Pioneer PDP-4340HD comes with matching detachable silver-finish speakers and a stand has a swivel base. This flat panel monitor is Energy Star-compliant. This means it won’t eat up your electricity in standby mode.

The Pioneer uses a backlit remote that’s capable of controlling other A/V gear. The internal menu system is intuitive and easy to navigate.

The Pioneer PDP-4340HD runs on a 72Hz vertical refresh rate. In English, that means you should see a more stable picture when viewing DVD movies and other video material that was originally shot on film.

This flat panel monitor has a 1,024x768 native resolution. That number means this is a true HDTV. It displays sharper high-def images but not sharper DVD or standard TV images. In our plasma TV reviews no HDTVs improve upon SD or DVD player PQ.

The PDP-4340HD features an onboard ATSC for off-air HDTV reception. The numerous convenience features include dual-tuner for picture-in-picture and it has a split-screen option.

To get optimum PQ set the sharpness control at minus 2, which will remove the edge enhancement and still preserve picture sharpness. The Pioneer colors were vibrant, and skin tones looked natural.

This flat panel monitor has outstanding color fidelity. Color is this Pioneer’s strongest characteristic. It has excellent grayscale tracking and color decoding.

As with most plasma TVs in our plasma TV reviews the dark scenes lack shadow detail. At this point in plasma technology only Panasonic plasmas have the ability to display a decent black. The darkest color the Pioneer could produce is a very dark gray.