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In Reply to: Panasonic CT-32HL42 and CT-34WX52 posted by Ringo013 on December 2, 2002 at 11:59:20:
I recently bought the ct-34wx52 in Canada and I love it. DVD with a good progressive player (panasonic rp82 for example) is stunning, almost three dimensional with good software. HDTV, although a mixed bag with varying quality depending on broadcaster/source, is exceptional when it is high quality source (Jay Leno for example), better than DVD. Blacks are good, whites are maybe the best out there, color saturation is gorgeous. Little things that bothered me. Geometry is always so-so with large flat tubes. I had a horizontal bowing at the bottom of the screen (like virtually all sets I've seen in stores Panny/Sony or otherwise), but this was remedied by service tech who installed purity magnets along yoke and tube to compensate, now it's near perfect. Geometry will never be perfect with a CRT, you want perfect geometry, you buy plasma. Second, along the left and right edges of the screen, pixelation is more prodominent (effect amplified the closer you sit, I'm 7.5ft away and it really doesn't bother me). This effect has also been noticed on other brands, Sony might be slightly better in this respect. Two things that bother me about the Sony, the matching stand is too low and not practicle for storing electronics, and as with all trinitron models, there are three thin black wires running horizontally across screen (only noticiable with bright backgrounds, but once I noticed it bugged me). Other than these minor problems, the set is stunning and I highly recommend. As far as raster squeeze, I heard the 4:3 Panny only does it with 1080i material, but I would stick with a 16x9 set (then you don't worry about "squeeze"), it's the future of television and you won't be sorry when you experience DVD. One difference between the high end 4:3 and 16:9 sets for both Sony and Panny, the 16:9 sets have anti-reflective coatings that greatly enhances viewing in a bright room.
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Follow Ups
- Re: Panasonic CT-32HL42 and CT-34WX52 - Diego E 13:36:52 12/03/02 (3)
- Re: Panasonic CT-32HL42 and CT-34WX52 - Yura 08:35:27 01/03/03 (0)
- Re: Panasonic CT-32HL42 and CT-34WX52 - Ringo013 10:49:43 12/04/02 (1)
- Re: Panasonic CT-32HL42 and CT-34WX52 - Diego E 06:26:35 12/05/02 (0)
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