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I'm ready to upgrade to 32" t.v. Looked at regular Sony S and V series and Wega, then saw the Panasonic "SuperFlat" 32FS36 and thought it had a better picture than either. I'm not even mildly an expert and don't know the correct terms, but the Wega, while very good, seemed to have some ghosting/shadowing and was not as "smooth" as the Panasonic. All three had same sources - in store DVD system. Panasonic has always been a discount-store brand to me, but new stuff looks awfully good to me. Any recommendations from any of you experts out there on these choices? Sony S and V 32's are highly discounted and I can probably get for $650. Wega can be had for $1150, and the panasonic for $999.
Jim,Out of the box my Sony wega 32XBR250 defaults to "Vivid". In this mode it must be the brightest TV I have ever seen (not good), this may be the reason for problems. Select "Movie" in the menu the picture will look much better. I have this set for 6 weeks and I am always amazed at the picture. I also looked at a progressive scan 32" Panasonic, there was a lot of digital looking blocks with less than perfect broadcasts, grass, forest images and VHS.
I agree wholeheartedly with Rich. Unless you are dealing with a high-end sales department you are not looking at sets that are properly calibrated. Properly calibrated, Sony takes the cake over Panasonic any day.
No competition.
Do you mean "calibrated" (as in internal temperature calibration) or just normal "settings", as in properly setting the brightness, contrast, tint, color, and sharpness. BTW, I have a "basic" Sony and it does a great job for me - especially after I placed the settings more accurately using the Video Essentials DVD.
Sorry for the confusion. I was referring to calibration with regard to menu settings of brightness, contrast, sharpness, etc. Sounds like you know what I mean when you reference the Video Essentials DVD. There aren't many "mainstream" (for lack of a better word) A/V shops who will take the time to run the calibration on all their sets. But you seem to know what I mean.
In audio, louder may be subjectively deemed as being "better," and in video, "brighter" may result in the same subjective opinion. Be cautious and use your knowledge.
Keep us posted--I'd be interested to see whether a Panasonic set will actually outperform an equally well-calibrated Sony WEGA.
Good luck and happy viewing!
in the store. Any/all of the sets could be and probably are misadjusted.
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