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In Reply to: Plasma TVs and Diary of a two-channel man....(plus questions) posted by Rich H on April 25, 2001 at 00:32:36:
Guys, thanks a bunch.As far as suggestions for direct view tvs, it seems we're stuck. Our one area for a tv is the big, built-in bookcase where our current 27" resides. The structure of the bookcase pretty much precludes the addition of a larger direct view tv with their bulky behinds. One reason the plasma screens intrigues - because the book case could
accommodate the slimmer volume. For this reason I also wanted to investigate a front projection system. However, our tv/family room is heavily windowed, with large amounts of ambient light. As I understand it, this would suck for front projection. (Although, I guess we could keep our current tv there for most viewing, and have a pull down screen to watch DVDs at night?).BTW, I visited our local hi-end/home theater center again and watched more DVDs on that Panasonic Plasma tv. I'm tellin' ya guys, it just blew my mind again. I don't think the picture from this set is commensurate with most people's experiences of plasma screens. For instance, all the other plasma screens I saw at the store (Sony, for
one) left me unmoved - pretty good, but still a little blurred, slightly smeary, and a lower level of contrast than the direct view tvs, which washed out the color. But this Panasonic apparently boasts
some impressive contrast technology and holy cow does it seem to work.
For clarity, detail, brilliance, contrast, and richness of image it easily wiped the floor with every high-priced tv of any technology I could find in the store.I...think...I...might...be...hooked.
Again, I appreciate the info.
Cheers,
Rich H.
Follow Ups:
***For clarity, detail, brilliance, contrast, and richness of image it easily wiped the floor with every high-priced tv of any technology I could find in the store.Makes you wonder how the TV's were set up at that store. As I said, plasma is not even close to the better direct views, but the source matters.
I think the only valid comparisson would be to play the same progressive output DVD into them side by side, then you will see what I mean, I am sure of that.
But I say - careful. I don't say don't do it.
However, every time we are so hotly hooked onto something, we should take cold shower and spend more time looking - I have been there myself. Amazing how different things look sometimes with more study and investigation.
I remember being once to a computer store. They had bunch of setups on display. They only had good quality picture on the most expensive monitor there. All other monitors were intentionally misstuned to get the expensive model sales - I have seen enough monitors to know that what they were getting on those $200 models was NOT what these are capable for.
I am not saying this is what your store did, but..........
Good advice Victor, thanks. I don't intend to make the plunge soon.Rich H
I would go for that Panny Plasma, here's what you do though, forget about the progressive player, that is the hype, not plasma, get a non-progressive DVD player, run it through a Farouja NR scaler into the Plasma, it will be awesome.
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