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here are the specs

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Joe Murphy Jr

In Reply to: RE: anybody familiar with a Panasonic 42GT25 plasma TV? posted by centaurus3200 on July 11, 2011 at 13:49:19

#1
yes

#2
I don't think any but the least expensive displays would have less than a 3-D comb filter. This type of design is not new (it's at least a decade old) and therefore should be the current norm in all decent displays.

#3
Panasonic doesn't advertise where their technology comes from. As for Kuro tech, some of what they purchased from Pioneer is making its way into Panasonic's plasmas. Whether or not all of it gets implemented, who knows. This display is a 2010 model and, as such, will have less Kuro tech in its design than the 2011 models.

#4
You might want to check out the plasma section at AVS Forum for more information. I think you have to be registered there (it's free) to use the SEARCH funtion, but it's well worth the visit.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=30&f=167
42GT25 specs (Open in New Window)

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thanks Joe! - centaurus3200 09:13:25 07/12/11 (2)
yeah, i saw those specs too. i'm still learning here - but would there ever be a chance - at least now, that manufacturers would make a display WITHOUT a comb filter? dvd and blu-ray don't need them. i'm thinking digital broadcast doesn't need them either?

the other nutty thing - is why do so many people say the standard def looks bad on a high def display? you'd think with modern comb filters (which are also usually line doublers, eh?) SD, like laserdisc would look pretty good. i mean a 10 year old faroudja DVP-1000 was known for taking SD to HD pretty effectively.

why can't a modern display do even better?

Robby
- deinterlacing and scaling - Joe Murphy Jr 12:36:47 07/12/11 (1)
  Standard definition video is 480i: it has to be deinterlaced (ie, turned into progressive video) in order to be displayed on a digital display. Proper deinterlacing costs money, though that cost has come down a long way over the past decade.
  
  Scaling would seem to be an easy task, but often times the inexpensive scalers, which are usually off-the-shelf multi-task chips, just aren't up to the task.
  
  Combine the two and you've got the ingredients for a terrible display of SD material. You also have to consider the fact that the manufacturer is going to put the most money into the parts inside the display that make High Definition look the best (it is, after all, an HD display), not polishing up lower resolution material.
  - got an answer from panasonic. - centaurus3200 13:30:15 07/12/11 (0)
    but as you say - it could be of low quality.
    
    Thank you for your inquiry. The (TC-P42GT25) has a ("Motion adaptive 3D Y/C Digital Comb Filter") which minimizes noise and cross-color in the picture. The option is located inside ("Advance Picture") as ("3D Y/C Filter"). Thank you for contacting Panasonic. Case #28784020

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