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In Reply to: Re: Hey Petew posted by Rich H on February 15, 2002 at 07:31:38:
I'm still deeply in love with the panaplasma, and yes, i do wish i'd gone with the 50-inch job that I had orgionally ordered (in a panic, i changed the order at the last moment, fearing the wife would make me haul it out to the backyard and live under it...with this winter averaging 60 F and not a bit of precipitation--that's seeming like a reasonable option at this time).the picture is awesome--i still can't get used to how film-like even a regular 480i feed is. i still find myself staring at the picture without even knowing what the program is--who cares?
but the olympics in true HDTV 16:9 1080i...the clear skies of the Wasatch Mountains--the colors of the national suits worn by the athelets--the unbelievable detail of the spraying snow and ice (you can see details in the snow crystals that are better than the real thing!)
yes. it is the best thing i've ever bought, at any price.
i'd do it again in a heartbeat.
I'm using the Sony HD100 HDTV tuner (it's noisy, but does the job well), and feeding a Directv satellite signal from a standard 18" dish. I'll be moving this summer and leaving the standard dish with this house, and installing the dual satellite 24" eliptical HDTV ready dish on the new house. All my 1080i signals are currently comming "off-the-air" from a tiny "bowtie" antenna that is wedged into the roof shingles near the peak. I'm getting 7 free digital stations that way. The PBS stations have an amazing 24-hour HDTV demo feed that will turn your brain to mush in seconds--you'll be so transfixed you won't even bother to sit. Better get a few cases of Depends adult diapers.
I have to wonder how the picture could possibly be better, as none of the 42" sets are true high definition (the pixel count is too low to qualify for 720p or 1080i).
There lies the danger: the 50" panasonic plasma (which will display a true high definition 720p signal in native rate, and down-convert a 1080i HD signal) in a home environment (retail outlets can't match the set-up in your own room)...must be like mainlining heroin
endless, drooling, stupor.
the horror...
Yes, I'm watching tv alot now. The Independent Film channel is on all night long--I don't even bother to go to bed anymore. The olympics on the HD NBC feed....I'm in bad shape, looking at the high definition asses on the ice queens...the horror...the horror...
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- good news - petew 14:20:54 02/22/02 (3)
- See, - j_thunders 18:26:45 02/24/02 (0)
- Re: good news - Rich H 20:05:53 02/22/02 (1)
- You know.... - Joe S 09:36:40 03/07/02 (0)
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