Pioneer 50" 101 Signature Elite

[qwknuf6]

MY 60" 151 Kuro Elite is getting a little brother next week , A new in the box 101 from BB for 2500.00 . I made them an offer and they took it !
I think this TV has some 10th Gen Tech in it , like the 500m , should have a slightly better Pic Quality than other Kuro Elites , I will line the 101 and 151 up side by side and see.
In the Magnolia center @ BB, the Pioneer 101 stood out against the other TV's ,made some of them look really poor .

Later
Mark

[HiDefRev]

Be sure to keep us informed on how it looks !!

[aj slick]

Yeah, BB has them listed for $3000, but I was told from two different stores that I could purchase it for $2500. Great tv though. I would rather buy one of the display models of the 151 or 141 if you can find one, for an extra $1000 though. $2500 is still a lot of money for a 50", but since you already have the 151 enjoy the 101.

[gamebred]

An excellent deal on an amazing display! Congrats!! I know what you mean about the Pioneer standing out amongst the other displays. Our local BB has an opened box 5020 hanging around a bunch of LCDs, not that it's a fair comparison by any means but even the lower tier Pioneers look great. They want $1599 for the 5020 which is still a good deal, IMO. Every customer I noticed, walked right by the 5020 and would stop and look at the oversaturated LCDs. Oh well, maybe that 5020 will drop down in price because people around here are friggin clueless about what an accurate picture is supposed to look like. If it goes down anymore, it will be gracing my bedroom.

[lojack1976]

Originally Posted by qwknuf6

MY 60" 151 Kuro Elite is getting a little brother next week , A new in the box 101 from BB for 2500.00 . I made them an offer and they took it !
I think this TV has some 10th Gen Tech in it , like the 500m , should have a slightly better Pic Quality than other Kuro Elites , I will line the 101 and 151 up side by side and see.
In the Magnolia center @ BB, the Pioneer 101 stood out against the other TV's ,made some of them look really poor .

Later
Mark

Congrats! You are correct. The 101FD is virtually the same set as the KRP-500M except that it is already unlocked for calibration without need of the patch like the KRP-500M, and it has two additional HDMI ports and the handpicked glass. Oh, and it of course comes with a two year warranty instead of the one year warranty. Good score my man!

[lojack1976]

Originally Posted by gamebred

An excellent deal on an amazing display! Congrats!! I know what you mean about the Pioneer standing out amongst the other displays. Our local BB has an opened box 5020 hanging around a bunch of LCDs, not that it's a fair comparison by any means but even the lower tier Pioneers look great. They want $1599 for the 5020 which is still a good deal, IMO. Every customer I noticed, walked right by the 5020 and would stop and look at the oversaturated LCDs. Oh well, maybe that 5020 will drop down in price because people around here are friggin clueless about what an accurate picture is supposed to look like. If it goes down anymore, it will be gracing my bedroom.

I've seen that same scenario so many times at some of the local Best Buys and I just shake my head. It just amazes me how they flock to those other sets with the brightness cranked up and the colors completely off like a bunch of lemmings.

The only time people seem to notice the superiority of the Kuro is when they are in the Magnolia viewing room. I've seen people stop dead and their tracks and stare for a little bit...and then they notice the price and keep walking. LOL. The average person wants to pay a lot less. That's the reality of it.

If I were you I'd grab that 5020FD ASAP! That's a very good price and you will still get the full warranty for it. Sooner or later someone else who knows their TV's will stumble into that store and snatch it up if you don't.

[xcntuatd77]

i bought my krp 500m for $1500 shipped. I still dont understand how i have the wordst best panel as judged by many PQ purists and gurus but paid a ridiculously stupid cheap price. The MSRP on this was supposedly $3999 by vanns.com as told to me by the CSR.

it makes no sense whatsoever. Not that im complaining but it makes no godly sense whatsoever to have the best panel in the world and pay a price you normally would for some shitty ass no name knockoff generic cheap panel.

[curse]

Originally Posted by xcntuatd77

i bought my krp 500m for $1500 shipped. I still dont understand how i have the wordst best panel as judged by many PQ purists and gurus but paid a ridiculously stupid cheap price. The MSRP on this was supposedly $3999 by vanns.com as told to me by the CSR.

it makes no sense whatsoever. Not that im complaining but it makes no godly sense whatsoever to have the best panel in the world and pay a price you normally would for some shitty ass no name knockoff generic cheap panel.

Hey if you wanted to spend more on it Ill take it off your hands and you can buy another :P

[xcntuatd77]

lol ill take $1500 for it + $1500 market adjusted value premium HAHAHAHAH

Wow...KRP tv's are selling like Audi S5's/R8's

[ShockWave]

Think they are pretty much gone. I heard the last batch has been shipped out and none left in warehouse.

[blarneyrubble]

Originally Posted by qwknuf6

MY 60" 151 Kuro Elite is getting a little brother next week , A new in the box 101 from BB for 2500.00 . I made them an offer and they took it !
I think this TV has some 10th Gen Tech in it , like the 500m , should have a slightly better Pic Quality than other Kuro Elites , I will line the 101 and 151 up side by side and see.
In the Magnolia center @ BB, the Pioneer 101 stood out against the other TV's ,made some of them look really poor .

Later
Mark

What was the sticker price on it?

[qwknuf6]

Originally Posted by blarneyrubble

what was the sticker price on it?

4500.00

[aj slick]

I saw 2 open box 101's today. One was 2699, and the other 2500. I can get one new in box for that price and they won't come down past 2500. BTW- their cost on them is 2250. They said they need to make at least a 200 profit on them. I might wait until all 60 of the warehouse ones are gone and get an open box 101 cheap. Once the warehouse ones are gone they have more room to reduce the price on them.

[DJLEC]

Can you people post where you are located to get one for $2500 plus Tax. Here in California I had access to one new one and the Manager stated he could locate one more new one only.

Best I could do was $2899 plus Tax and they threw in the stand. I thought I did alright with this deal.

Originally Posted by aj slick

I saw 2 open box 101's today. One was 2699, and the other 2500. I can get one new in box for that price and they won't come down past 2500. BTW- their cost on them is 2250. They said they need to make at least a 200 profit on them. I might wait until all 60 of the warehouse ones are gone and get an open box 101 cheap. Once the warehouse ones are gone they have more room to reduce the price on them.

[qwknuf6]

Originally Posted by DJLEC

Can you people post where you are located to get one for $2500 plus Tax. Here in California I had access to one new one and the Manager stated he could locate one more new one only.

Best I could do was $2899 plus Tax and they threw in the stand. I thought I did alright with this deal.

I am In Tulsa OK ,near there anyway , You can get a fact stand from Pioneer for 99.00

[DJLEC]

What you paid for it is a steal IMHO. All you have to do is look at schemebay and Kuro's are being snapped up. Some peole are paying $5K for the 60" Elite at present.

I researched this one extensively before I pulled the trigger. Although I did not do as well as you people to find a new one in the box in this area has become quite the feat. I had mine in the truck and home within an hour.

Stand price I knew about but they had a new one in the box already.

Stand at $99 so a $300 premium with the CA wages etc... over you guys is not much considering the scarcity and I cannot use a 60".

Some enterprising individual could make a little bit of money by buying a truck load.

Originally Posted by qwknuf6

I am In Tulsa OK ,near there anyway , You can get a fact stand from Pioneer for 99.00

[aj slick]

Im near chicago. It shows in their computer for the lowested selling price for $2500. The computer was showing about 60 NIB at a warehouse in Ohio-I'm pretty sure.

[steelgtr]

Originally Posted by aj slick

I saw 2 open box 101's today. One was 2699, and the other 2500. I can get one new in box for that price and they won't come down past 2500. BTW- their cost on them is 2250. They said they need to make at least a 200 profit on them. I might wait until all 60 of the warehouse ones are gone and get an open box 101 cheap. Once the warehouse ones are gone they have more room to reduce the price on them.

What area? Any left in the S.F. Bay Area?

thx

bob

[SlmShdy1]

Originally Posted by steelgtr

What area? Any left in the S.F. Bay Area?

At the local Best Buy in Fairfield, I saw a PRO-141 on display for $4,000 and a PRO-111 for $4,500. A little backwards, I know. If I wasn't paying for a wedding, I'd snatch up the 141. There were no open box tags on the TV's so I'm thinking they might have a couple in the back.

[steelgtr]

Originally Posted by SlmShdy1

At the local Best Buy in Fairfield, I saw a PRO-141 on display for $4,000 and a PRO-111 for $4,500. A little backwards, I know. If I wasn't paying for a wedding, I'd snatch up the 141. There were no open box tags on the TV's so I'm thinking they might have a couple in the back.

Thanks,

Not quite clearance pricing!


bob