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RE: Plasma TVs and Motion Blur (Compared to Sony XBR CRT)

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In Reply to: RE: Plasma TVs and Motion Blur (Compared to Sony XBR CRT) posted by Tom80112 on July 28, 2009 at 14:19:38

We replaced our Sony XBR CRT TV with a Panasonic 50" plasma, and the Panasonic has been great. I dont miss the old CRT at all (and I too held on to it a long time because I am picky about image quality). SD DVDs look almost as good as HD (the Panasonic has a great image processor). I dont know about the processing engine in the Samsung. I have seen 50" Panasonics going for 1k at BB, too. The plasma takes no back seat to CRT's.

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RE: Plasma TVs and Motion Blur (Compared to Sony XBR CRT) - Tom80112 10:11:09 07/29/09 (1)
Thanks Hornlover..

What model is your 50" Plasma?

Is it 1080P or 720P?

Since I use my TV 100% of the time for Standard Def DVDs,
would the 720P be better since it is closer to the 480P
resolution of DVDs??

When you shopped, did 42" TVs look better with DVDs than 50"?
I am concerned that 50" may blow up 480P DVDs too much and
make them soft looking..

Thanks for the discussion...
- RE: Plasma TVs and Motion Blur (Compared to Sony XBR CRT) - Hornlover 11:49:56 07/29/09 (0)
  I couldnt really compare the different sizes at the store with any level of accuracy, since they were located in different areas. We only watch SD DVDs, since we dont own a Blue Ray yet (Im still waiting for the LOTR series on BR before I get one). SDs look like HD from the distance we sit (about 15' from the 50" Panasonic. At that distance, I dont think you could tell if it was a BR disk or not. Single strands of hair are easily seen on the actors. Ours is 720, which was the norm when we got ours. When I go to BB and see BR disks playing, I dont really notice any difference, unless you get really close to the set. I dont know if the Panasonic is doing any kind of up converting or what, but SD DVDs look great. Even after several years of owning the plasma, Im still amazed at the color fidelity and quality of the image. I did adjust the set for proper calibration (I just googled the setup parameters, and found them on a HT website). At the store, sets are seldom optimized. Out of the box, the picture is too bright and over saturated in color. You will want to get a calibration disk (or google it like I did), and set it up properly. This goes for LCDs, too. I dont remember the model number now, but the new sets are even better.

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