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astpc
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Wed Oct 19, 2005 6:46 pm Post subject:
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Looking to buy a Plasma "42 in Perth around 3K.
Any Recommended brands?
High definition or standard definition?
Does it make much of a difference.
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georgiarose
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Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:27 am Post subject:
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"astpc" <astpc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Looking to buy a Plasma "42 in Perth around 3K.
Any Recommended brands?
High definition or standard definition?
Does it make much of a difference.
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NEC or Pioneer. No competition. |
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19Hz
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Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:08 am Post subject:
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If you can buy one of those brands for that price, you are doing well.
I think you'll find the LG's the cheapest. I've purchased the LG42px4dv
with an inbuilt tuner and it loks great (only SD and picture is often
noisy), but cost under the 3k mark.
Have you looked around to see what is available for under 3k in 42"?
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19Hz
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Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:43 am Post subject:
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No point. But the picture looks good (for the price I paid). I don't
think there is a point unless the scaling is better...
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19Hz
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Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:43 am Post subject:
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You can often get an extended 5 year warranty for about $500 (for LG
atleast). This does not cover Dead Pixels (within reason) or Image
burn... It only really covers software, firmware, Panel faults...
An inbuilt tuner means that your signal is not converted from Digital
to Analogue, then back to digital, and is one less input to use...
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astpc
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Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:43 am Post subject:
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Isn't the LG having an inbuilt HD tuner but the panel is SD.
What's the point of having a HD tuner with a SD panel? |
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astpc
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Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:43 am Post subject:
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"42 plasma SD at 3k
there are Samsung, LG and Phillips
Panasonic is just over 3k
i think i might go for one with the amount of warranty. |
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Olfda Lertih
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Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:51 am Post subject:
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I already have that LG which sits in the lounge room, my parents use
it.
It's got a fantastic picture I reckon and the convenience of an
integrated tuner.
Basically best plasma buy at the moment. |
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Alan Rutlidge
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Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:17 pm Post subject:
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"astpc" <astpc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Isn't the LG having an inbuilt HD tuner but the panel is SD.
What's the point of having a HD tuner with a SD panel?
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If the tuner part has a digital audio out facility, then you should be able
to feed this signal into an external HT processor / amp for DD5.1 decoding
when it is broadcast with some HD movies. DD5.1 is not part of the normal
SD stream.
Cheers,
Alan |
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Fri Oct 21, 2005 4:42 am Post subject:
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Alan, what do you mean by feeding the signal into an external HT
processor/ amp for DD5.1 decoding.
Does that mean that an additional equipement is needed? |
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Olfda Lertih
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Fri Oct 21, 2005 4:42 am Post subject:
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The LG has optical output, it also has 2 optical inputs and allows for
optical audio switching. |
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georgiarose
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Fri Oct 21, 2005 12:57 pm Post subject:
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"19Hz" <19Hz.1x69k3@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote in message
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If you can buy one of those brands for that price, you are doing well.
I think you'll find the LG's the cheapest. I've purchased the LG42px4dv
with an inbuilt tuner and it loks great (only SD and picture is often
noisy), but cost under the 3k mark.
Have you looked around to see what is available for under 3k in 42"?
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Save up a little more money then - it will be worth it. Better to spend an
extra few $$$ than waste $2-3K. |
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Alan Rutlidge
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Fri Oct 21, 2005 5:40 pm Post subject:
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<astpc.net@gmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Alan, what do you mean by feeding the signal into an external HT
processor/ amp for DD5.1 decoding.
Does that mean that an additional equipement is needed?
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Most HD tuners don't decode to the full 6 channels required by DD5.1. Most
downmix to two (L & R) only for audio output. By feeding the DD5.1
bitstream from the digital output of the HD tuner you can (when broadcast)
enjoy full DD surround sound through your HT receiver / processor.
To enjoy full DD5.1 surround sound you will need an external processor or DD
compatible HT receiver, 5 speakers and a subwoofer. As you have probably
already noticed your plasma panel only comes with 2 speakers. Some provide
a facility for pseudo surround sound via two speakers. It isn't true
discrete surround sound - just an illusion of surround sound.
Cheers,
Alan |
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Olfda Lertih
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Fri Oct 21, 2005 7:56 pm Post subject:
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Well I'll be getting a Philips 42" HD ambilight plasma, i'll be paying
$2500 for mine :) brand spanking new. |
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Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:14 pm Post subject:
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Olfda,
Where r u getting the phillips? |
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