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[Lee1980]

Parents just got a 32" panasonic lcd from John Lewis for 1k when it was supposed to be 1.5k oops on there part, best thing with them is u get a 5 year gurantee on all tv's.

Lcd picture better than plasma but the same as my rear projection toshiba

[Mr_S]

Originally posted by JPM
Although HD compliant I don't think everything has been 100% finalised as per specs etc, I'm not jumping onto the HDTV bandwagon until a year or two in after it settles down, bit like VHS/Betamax

It has, which is why Sky are launching next year. HDCP was the final piece that needing closing down.

PAL progressive was ratified a couple of years ago

HDCP is ratified by all manufacturers and can be applied via component, HDMI and DVI.

HD ready means it will support 720p or higher upto 1080i

HDCP compliant means it will support copy protected programming. Sky Movies, Sport etc. This is only relevant for broadcast material not DVD's etc.

HD's been around the US a long time, but it's taken PAL progressive and market demand to bring it to the UK / Europe. Euro1080 has been broadcasting for a couple of years now, but the uptakes still quite niche.



[Edited on 14-8-2005 by Mr_S]

[andyb]

Originally posted by Redruth

As you know, I'm a bit anti TV. I'm particularly anti TV in the bedroom, apart from in hotel rooms where they can be a bit of a novelty, IMHO. My advice is, keep the telly for the front room and concentrate on more important things in the bedroom.

Im a bit worried you say, "as i know!" Did you appear in my chequered past?

[Redruth]

You're right, of course. Why should you know? But I'm surprised you're struggling to remember whether or not I've been part of your 'chequered past'.

[andyb]

[quote]Originally posted by Redruth
You're right, of course. Why should you know? But I'm surprised you're struggling to remember whether or not I've been part of your 'chequered past'. [/quote

should it be that memorable then?

[rcgbob44]

Andy

Forget plasma tv`s there old hat now and have a limited life! Go for an LCD and go to Pricerunner.com for the best price of the model you decide to buy.

[Mr_S]

Originally posted by rcgbob44
Andy

Forget plasma tv`s there old hat now and have a limited life!

Simply not true, something usually spun out when trying to flog extended warranties, and has caught the attention of many people. although all displays (Plasma, DLP, LCD and CRT) will lose brightness over many thousands of hours of continual use it's runnning into 10's of years for a residential user, and many more times that before it becomes noticeable.


There are pro's & cons to each like viewing angle, resolution, size, price etc, but display life is not one of them.

Rough guide, if you want 32 inches or below - LCD, anything larger - Plasma.

[Edited on 15-8-2005 by Mr_S]

[Davieravie]

My next door neighbour is a self employed AV technician. Spoke to him last night. He has recommended Pioneer to me. He has a 40 inch plasma but he is selling it for the new Pioneer High def one coming out soon. He can get a grand off the old ones the now. That cant be bad!!

[rcgbob44]

Mr S

Plasmas do have a limited life which I can confirm, The mob I work for use hundreds of them and we have had some 42" models "wear" out after 8 months continual use.

The only real issue is if you intend to change from a plasma monotor to an LCD type and your using composit video, then an LCD is crap.

At the end of the day the mob I work for spend well in excess of a million pounds a year on TV`s/monitors and the way forward is LCD not plasma.

But you pay your money etc etc etc.