KRP-500A Pioneer - KURO Television

Diagonal Screen Size 50-inch / 127 cm
Screen Technology Plasma
Full HD (HD Ready 1080p) Yes

The 'HD ready 1080p' logo is designed for display devices that can receive, process and display high definition 1080p signals.

Products in Europe that meet a set of minimum technical criteria set by EICTA (the European Industry Association for Information Systems), carry the ‘HD ready 1080p’ logo, which looks like this:

For more on the HD ready 1080p standard, visit EICTA's website .
HD Digital Film Direct 24 Yes

Put simply, HD Digital Film Direct means “Master Quality”: what you see and hear on your flat-screen is exactly as the film-makers intended. Absolutely true to the original.

We’ve applied this standard as a label (see the logo on the right) to those of our products that accurately handle 24fps (frames per second) movie content; this will help you make the right product choice for the true HD movie experience.

Films are typically shot, developed and encoded for cinema reproduction at 24fps.

Regular PAL broadcasting and DVD have always played these images back at 25 fps (50Hz).

This has the effect of speeding up images and raising the pitch of sounds and voices.

But, the new high definition discs, like Blu-ray Disc, offer you access to a digitised ”true to the original” copy of the theatrical movie content.

We offer a product range that is perfectly matched for bringing the real cinema experience into your home: amplifiers, Blu-ray Disc players, home cinema systems and flat-screen TVs with our trademark screening of 24fps source input at 72Hz (3 images displayed per original frame).
Resolution (horizontal x vertical) 1,920 x 1,080
Contrast Ratio Extreme
TV Tuner Digital DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-S2 and Analogue tuners integrated in separate media receiver
CI Slot Yes

A CI (Common Interface) Slot is the slot on the television or media receiver into which a Conditional Access Module (CAM) may be inserted to receive Pay TV terrestrial or satellite television (depending on which KURO model you choose).

The benefit is that an additional decoder box is no longer needed.
Speakers Optional high grade side speakers available
Input Terminals 4 x HDMI, 1 x Component, 1 x RCA AV, 3 x Euro-SCART, 1 x PC, 1 x USB, 1 x Ethernet, 2 x CI Slots
Output Terminals 1 x Optical, 1 x RCA Audio, 1 x Headphone, 1 x Subwoofer Out, 1 x Colour Sensor
Optimum Mode Yes (Enhanced)

The Optimum Mode senses the light conditions and analyses the viewing content in real time, then fine-tunes the picture output of your KURO accordingly.

The Enhanced Optimum Mode with optical light sensor enables automated adjustment of picture settings according to the light conditions in the room and the content on the screen. Additionally, the audio is harmonised with the programme being watched.

This content analysis function gives you even more subtle adjustment and harmonisation of sounds and pictures.

This mode can be switched on or off.
Home Media Gallery Yes

The Home Media Gallery function gives you easy access to digital photos, music and films stored on USB or your home PC (via a DLNA-compliant, LAN network). It supports playback of high definition video content and allows you to enjoy digital content from multiple sources in a single place; in your living room and on your KURO.

Navigation is extremely easy; an intuitive on-screen GUI will give you quick access to the files you want.
ISF Calibration Ready Yes

The ISF C3 (or Custom Calibration Configuration) feature allows your plasma panel to be optimised for your viewing environment.

As an optional service, a trained professional can precisely calibrate your plasma panel with customised levels of contrast, tint, colour level and other parameters.
DLNA Certified Yes

DLNA stands for the Digital Living Network Alliance.

Simply put, DLNA enables the easy sharing of digital media through a wired or wireless network in your home. This means that your KURO TV can easily be integrated into your home or local area network and play content (music, film and photographs, for example) from one or more connected media servers.

The DLNA certification logo (it's the logo on the right) makes it easy to find products that
comply with the DLNA Interoperability Guidelines.
Multiscreen Options (PiP/PaP) Yes

This feature allows you to display two pictures from two separate sources in your screen at once.

This can either be done as a picture inside a picture (PiP) or as a split-screen alternative (picture against picture, or PaP), like the examples below.

This is particularly useful if, for example, you’re watching a DVD but want to keep an eye on the results of a sports game.
Electronic Programme Guide Yes

The Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) is a user-friendly television programme listing which allows you to navigate through all the available TV channels on-screen.

The easy-to-use EPG shows scheduled digital TV programmes and detailed information about individual programmes, allowing you to effortlessly search, select and tune to a desired TV show or highlight one for watching later.

You can also preset digital TV programmes for recording. This function automatically selects a preset TV show when its on-air time comes and outputs AV signals to a connected recording device. One thing is certain, you will never miss the start of your favourite show again.

The EPG operates with digital TV only.
Dimensions (W x H x D) 1,233 x 723 x 64 mm
Weight 31,4 kg
Power Consumption (In use / Standby) 388W / 0.3W

Caring for the environment is important. It's why we are a Sustainable Energy Partner of the European Commission.

What this means is that we've committed to reduce power consumption in standby modes. The less energy we consume, the better for the environment.

For more information, visit our Sustainable Energy information page.

Ultra Black Panel Yes

The Ultra Black Panel makes it possible to display the deepest black tones. This results in an improved, extreme contrast ratio, with smooth gradation steps and enhanced colour reproduction, especially in dark scenes.

What you see is black – pure black.
Signal Processing Drive 2HD Yes

PUREDrive 2HD is a unique digital image processing engine.

PURE Drive 2HD offers full digital image processing without numerous analogue-to-digital and digital-to-analogue conversions, which cause decreased video quality, undesirable noise effects and interference.

The result is that you see the best overall picture quality on-screen.
Direct Colour Filter 3+ Yes

The Direct Colour Filter 3+ makes sure that even in brightly lit rooms or areas where light falls directly onto the screen, the picture and perceived black levels remain unaffected by ambient light reflections.

Even in the darkest image areas are always displayed in finely structured detail with no smearing or distortion.

Thanks to the filter, colours are reproduced with significantly greater depth overall, while the reproduction of reds in particular is significantly enhanced.
Deep Waffle Rib Structure Yes

Our plasma screens have a unique ‘Deep Waffle Rib Structure’.

This means that each plasma cell is perfectly encapsulated on all sides, so that emitted light cannot leak into neighbouring cells and thereby disperse their brightness.

By enlarging the height of the cell walls, the phosphorus surface area increases, resulting in more vivid colours and increased brightness.
i-CLEAR Drive Yes

i-CLEAR Drive, another unique component of our plasma screens, efficiently enhances the performance of multi-bit digital video processors to increase the range of colour gradation levels.

Its purpose is to reproduce the most subtle colour differences.
Dynamic HD Converter Yes

The Dynamic High Definition (HD) Converter transforms interlaced PAL and NTSC video signals into progressive high resolution signals, using an algorithm that takes into account 84 surrounding cells.

Simply put, this technology creates a high resolution image from a standard resolution source, resulting in smooth, sharp and cleaner images.

Whatever you are watching, the picture is displayed in the highest resolution possible.
PAL 3D Y/C Separation Yes

The 3D or "motion adaptive" Y/C separation filter for PAL optimally separates the brightness and colour information, virtually eliminating any cross-colour artefacts and cross-luminance problems.

The 3D Y/C Separation process brings superior video quality into your home.
Active Dynamic Range Expander (DRE) Yes
The Dynamic Range Expander enhances full spectrum of colour tones after making a real time analysis of the complete video frames.

Pictures are continuously adjusted in order to make optimal use of the panel’s superior contrast range.
To accomplish this, several technologies work together:
The result is clear and natural images with sharp contrast and details in the dark areas of the picture.
Intelligent Mode Yes

The Intelligent Mode performs a picture compensation that results in the optimum colour tones and brightness for on-screen images.

This is ideal when watching your home videos, for example, where the white balance was possibly not correctly captured.

The Intelligent Mode can be switched on or off.
Colour Temperature Adjustment Yes

The Colour Temperature Setting allows you to adjust the image white tones.

Alternatively, you can individually adjust a colour on our KURO plasma TVs, without affecting adjacent colours, for more vivid and true colour reproduction.
Colour Management Yes

Colour management is performed using the Intelligent Colour Mode feature, which automatically analyses the video using a unique algorithm, adjusting the setting for natural colour reproduction, whether these are vivid greens or natural skin tones.
Enhancer Mode Yes
Digital CTI (Colour Transient Improvement) Yes

Digital Colour Transient Improvement (or CTI) is part of the Intelligent Colour Mode.

It functions to bring the edges of coloured images into sharp relief, so pictures are clear and distinct.
Digital Flicker-Free Yes

Tired eyes from tiny flickers on a TV screen are now finally a thing of the past. Our progressive scan drive scans all 580 lines in 1/50 of a second and constructs a complete frame.

In addition to progressive scanning, we have developed a new digital method to prevent flicker.

Although 100 Hz scanning is considered to deliver the best result, false contours might appear in some scenes.

The Digital Flicker-Free feature completely eradicates flicker and false contour, ensuring that every image is of the utmost quality.
3D Noise Reduction Yes

3D Noise Reduction cuts down video noise, enabling you to see cleaner, crisper images.
Field Noise Reduction Yes
Block Noise Reduction Yes

Our Plasma screens offer you clear, noise-free images, with several features that detect and minimise all video noise and interference.

Digital Noise Reduction minimises picture noise, reproducing images true to the original.

Block Noise Reduction effectively minimises all MPEG noise, improving the digital quality of HDTV broadcasts in particular, where block noise happens most.

MPEG Noise Reduction reduces mosquito noise typical for MPEG video images without losing detail, useful when viewing DVDs or digital TV channels.

When watching analogue TV, you can also rely on Tuner Noise Reduction, selectable per channel.
Mosquito Noise Reduction Yes

Mosquito Noise Reduction reduces mosquito noise, which typically appears along the contours of a picture generated upon MPEG compression., resulting in noise-free images.
Analogue Tuner Noise Reduction Yes

Our Plasma screens offer you clear, noise-free images, with several features that detect and minimise all video noise and interference.

Digital Noise Reduction minimises picture noise, reproducing images true to the original.

Block Noise Reduction effectively minimises all MPEG noise, improving the digital quality of HDTV broadcasts in particular, where block noise happens most.

MPEG Noise Reduction reduces mosquito noise typical for MPEG video images without losing detail, useful when viewing DVDs or digital TV channels.

When watching analogue TV, you can also rely on Tuner Noise Reduction, selectable per channel.
PureCinema Yes

The Pure Cinema mode is perfect for typical film-sourced DVD-Video playback. Pure Cinema automatically detects film-based sources, originally encoded at 24 frames/second.

The digital image processing will detect if individual interlaced fields are coming from the same original film frame and restore the image frame exactly as created for projection in the movie theatre.
Dual Screen Mode (PaP) Yes

This feature allows you to display two pictures from two separate sources in your screen at once.

This can either be done as a picture inside a picture (PiP) or as a split-screen alternative (picture against picture, or PaP), like the examples below.

This is particularly useful if, for example, you’re watching a DVD but want to keep an eye on the results of a sports game.
Picture-in-Picture Mode (PiP) Yes

This feature allows you to display two pictures from two separate sources in your screen at once.

This can either be done as a picture inside a picture (PiP) or as a split-screen alternative (picture against picture, or PaP), like the examples below.

This is particularly useful if, for example, you’re watching a DVD but want to keep an eye on the results of a sports game.
Still Picture Yes

The Still (or Freeze) Picture Function enables you to freeze one frame from a moving image that you are watching.
AV Selection Yes

The AV Selection feature allows you to select from a number of viewing options, depending on your room brightness, they type of content you are watching, or the type of images input from external equipment.

These viewing options are:
• Optimum: automatically and optimally adjusts the brightness on screen to the brightness in the viewing area.
• Standard: delivers a highly defined image in a normally bright room.
• Dynamic: delivers sharp imaging with maximum contrast
• Movie: optimised for movies
• Sport: optimised for sporting programmes
• Game: lowers the image brightness for easier viewing
• User: allows you to customise the settings according to your tastes.
• PURE: reproduces images as faithfully as possible to the original source material, bypassing all typical picture enhancement processing (for separate & monitors).

The number of modes depends on the model of KURO plasma TV you choose.
Video Signals PAL, SECAM, NTSC3.58, NTSC4.43. PAL60, HD
PC Signals VGA, SVGA, XGA, Wide XGA, SXGA

Audio Output Power 18 W + 18 W (1 kHz, 10%, 6Ω)
Tone Control Yes
Auto Volume Control Yes
Sound Options SRS WOW HD, SRS (Surround), SRS FOCUS (Audio Orientation), SRS TruBass (Bass Boost), SRS Definition

To create a completely pure sound experience, our flat screen TV speakers feature SRS audio enhancement technology which reproduces highly effective three-dimensional sound.

SRS TruBass provides a rich deep bass, taking it beyond the natural low frequency capabilities of the speaker itself.

SRS FOCUS elevates the frontal sound field above the actual stereo speaker location, producing a clear and sharp sound when the speakers are located under the screen.

SRS Definition improves midrange quality and clarifies voice and instrument.

* SRS, FOCUS, TruBass & Definition are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc.

DVB-T Compliant Yes

DVB-T stands for Digital Video Broadcast – Terrestrial.

The DVB-T tuner gives you full access to all available free-to-view digital terrestrial TV and digital radio stations.
Modulation COFDM (2k / 8k)
Video decoding MPEG2 MP@ML, MPEG2 MP@HL, MPEG4 AVC
Audio Decoding MPEG1 Layer 1&2, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, HE-AAC v1
Preset Channels 999
Digital Teletext (MHEG 5) Yes

DVB-S/DVB-S2 Yes

These models are DVB-S /DVB-S2 compliant, which means that they are able to receive satellite signals. They are compliant with the EICTA ‘HD TV 1080p’ Minimum Requirements and support MPEG-4 high definition decoding.

Actual coverage of ‘high definition’ digital TV broadcast services is however typically depending on additional local/service linked parameters, which are in many areas still not finalised.

Because of this, we only link the ‘high definition’ digital TV capability to the areas/services explicitly listed.
Modulation QPSK/8PSK
Preset Channels 5000
LNB Control DiSEqC1.0

Auto Channel Preset Yes
Reception System PAL B/G, I, D/K - SECAM B/G, D/K, L, L')
Preset Channels 99
Teletext (CEEFAX/FLOF/TOP) Yes
Picture and Text (Dual Screen) Yes

Display Languages 18 languages, including: Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian
Remote Control Preset (TV, VCR, STB, DVD, DVR, BD)
KURO LINK Yes

Put simply, KURO LINK means that you are able to control basic functions of compatible Pioneer Audio/Visual devices* (such as your Blu-ray player, amplifier or DVD recorder), with your KURO flat-screen TV remote control.

One remote for your full entertainment system.

KURO LINK is made possible via the single HDMI cable connection between your flat-screen TV and your other entertainment devices.

* Other brands of TV and home entertainment components also work with the KURO LINK function (here’s a list)
i/o Link.A Yes

Integrating audio visual equipment with your Plasma TV has never been easier or more secure.

i/o Link A connects your plasma TV to any other A/V device. It offers a host of useful control functions including One-Touch Play, System Standby, Preset Download and WYS/WYR (What You See is What You Record).
SR+ Yes

SR Control is a feature which enables you to control a hidden device through the remote sensor of another Pioneer component with a CONTROL OUT terminal and bearing the Pioneer SR mark.
Room Light Sensor Yes
Colour Sensor Yes

The Colour Sensor is a small, separate device, which when connected to your KURO, senses the light colour conditions in the room.

Using the information that the sensor provides, your KURO gradually corrects the white balance on screen, optimising the image to the light and colour conditions in the room.
Energy Save mode Yes
Power Management (for PC) Yes

HDMI 4 (rear: 3, front: 1)

HDMI - one connection for complete digital transfer of all signals.

HDMI stands for High Definition Multimedia Interface and its purpose is to provide a single digital connection between one compatible product and another.
Component Video In 1
RCA AV In 1
Euro-SCART 3
Digital Optical Audio Out 1
RCA Audio Out 1
PC Input 1
USB Input 1 (version 2.0)
Ethernet 1
Headphone Out 1
Subwoofer Out (variable) 1
Common Interface Slot (CA Card) 2 (terrestrial: 1, satellite: 1)

A CI (Common Interface) Slot is the slot on the television or media receiver into which a Conditional Access Module (CAM) may be inserted to receive Pay TV terrestrial or satellite television (depending on which KURO model you choose).

The benefit is that an additional decoder box is no longer needed.
SR Control 1
Antenna Terminal Terrestrial Tuner 1
Antenna Terminal Satellite Tuner 1

Dimensions Media Receiver (W x H x D) 420 x 80 x 278 mm
Weight Media Receiver 4,5 kg
Power Consumption Media Receiver (In use / Standby) 52W / 0.4W
Power Requirements AC220V-AC240V/50Hz

KRP-500A 50-inch ‘HD Ready 1080p’ KURO with Digital Terrestrial and Satellite Tuner (Separate Media Receiver)

Features

Main Features

Screen Build & Picture Quality

Audio

Digital DVB-T Tuner

Digital Satellite Tuner

Analogue Tuner

Control

Connection terminals

Other

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