What's the Difference between the Pioneer 503CMX and the Pioneer 5030HD?

Answer: Price

Below is a price comparison between the Pioneer PDP-503CMX and the Pioneer PDP-5030HD. Both Monitors are identical, but the PDP-5030HD includes a set of 2 speakers and a media receiver. The Problem is that the media receiver can only process standard analog TV signals. Any HDTV, satellite or digital cable services would require an additional receiver. In addition to that, the PDP-503CMX also comes with an upgradeable video card to future-proof your investment! The advantages to the PDP-5030HD is that it is plug and play, and that the media receiver has enough inputs for anything other than a surround sound system. In order to provide you with the best deals possible, we have devised a chart to show you that the PDP-503CMX is the BETTER value, and how the money you save could be better spend on creating your own COMPLETE Home Theater.

PDP-503CMX	PDP-5030HD

The bottom line is that for $120 more, you can get an identical monitor, a COMPLETE 6.1 channel Dolby Digital surround sound system WITH a progressive scan DVD player AND an HDTV receiver capable of receiving DirecTV or HDTV via Digital Cable or antenna. (Or throw in a complete DirecTV system for only $160 more). This chart is merely an example of the money you can save with the PDP-503CMX. If you don't want all the extra goodies then you are still saving $1000 on the plasma itself, so it's definitely the smartest investment.