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RE: Display Selection Help

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In Reply to: RE: Display Selection Help posted by Vic D on March 15, 2008 at 18:02:14

I also recommend the Panasonic plasmas. When I was shopping last summer, the Panasonic plasmas were all top rated, going by all the info I could find on the net. It finally came down to the Pioneer or the Panasonic. We calibrated both at the dealer using a calibration disk, and the differences were very slight between the two. Since the Panasonic was some $4000 cheaper than the Pioneer, I couldnt see paying the difference. The Panasonic is great, and I havent regretted the decision at all. Our family room is quite bright during the day, but the Panasonic has no trouble with the light levels. A very bright, vivid picture. Make sure you adjust the display for best image quality. Just google the part number for calibration, or setup, info, and you should have no trouble finding the proper calibration settings. At most dealers, they are just displayed as they come out of the box, which will not be optimum. Wait until you put on a DVD. Even SD DVDs are incredable on the 50" plasma. You would think you are watching HD (at least from 15' away).

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RE: Display Selection Help - Vic D 09:32:52 03/19/08 (1)
I returned to a nearby Best Buy owned Magnolia store for another look. Both the Pioneer and Panasonic displays seemed adjusted for more color compared to the Sony's who's color seemed much more accurate. Since I wasn't actually buying I didn't want to bother them to adjust the color. I find it very difficult to judge performance in any store. Did you bring the calibration disk wit you? If so which one?

On the subject of motion blur I noticed that looking at the displays about 10" to 12" the effect is easy to see. I was wondering if anybody else has noticed this or if it's even the effect I'm seeing?

Vic
- RE: Display Selection Help - Hornlover 13:32:17 03/20/08 (0)
  Sorry, I dont remember which disk it was now. It was the stores copy. I did the comparison at a upper end HT dealer (Custom Audio and Video). I dont know if you could get anybody at BB or CC to do the calibration, or if they would even know how to do it. I find most salespeople at the big box stores to be rather clueless. If you get real close to a big screen display, you can see various artifacts, but at typical viewing distances, you dont notice them. I think it is part of the displays processing, upscaling SD images, etc, or possibly the severe compression used by some transmission sources (cable or dish). I notice it more at the big box retailers, and hardly ever at home. I think most dealers just set up the displays as they come out of the box, which is always too vivid, bright, etc. They are trying to 'grab' the customer passing by. No matter what display you end up with, its worth setting it up properly. You can often find the setup information by googling for it. Many sites that review displays often list the proper settings, from thier setup and calibration disks.

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