Decision has been made

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Posted by RFGumby on June 23, 2003 at 17:24:02

In Reply to: Plasmas posted by RFGumby on June 18, 2003 at 12:51:53:

Hi guys-
I picked it up Friday. I went with the ED 42" Panasonic.
My wife honestly would have gone for the HD if it had been
important to me, but half again the money for the higher rez
really makes no sense. If all goes HD (again, I don't much care
about broadcast) then spending $3700 verses $5700 leaves me $2K
down the road to apply toward a newer model. A 50" doesn't even
hit my radar screen, they haven't come down enough in price yet.
This is, after all, just TV.

My only real complaint is the non-ability to switch between
S-vid and composite on the 1st inputs. When you plug in the S-vid
it defaults to it, but has only one set of audio inputs. *sigh*
From an engineering standpoint, the picture is a bit soft. But color
temp and phase seem about right, and we view from about 9 feet
away, so I don't constantly look at the pixels. By the way, this
set is going back- it popped 6 pixels today. I was expecting
a pretty heavy failure rate as is the rate with all manufacturers
plasmas, but it only went 3 days. Doh! I have one on hold
to swap it with, but it is a pain in the buttocks. Hi-ho, hi-ho,
back to the store we go...

Thanks again for everyones help.

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Topic - Plasmas - RFGumby 12:51:53 06/18/03 (19)

Decision has been made - RFGumby 17:24:02 06/23/03 (2)

Re: Decision has been made - Rich H 20:37:28 06/23/03 (1)

Re: Decision has been made - RFGumby 13:00:58 06/24/03 (0)

Re: Plasmas - Rich H 18:07:02 06/22/03 (0)

where did you buy that wife? nt - Ruben 09:19:56 06/20/03 (1)

Same place I got mine? - Joe Murphy Jr 20:18:15 06/20/03 (0)

Re: Plasmas - rasmussen 07:00:15 06/20/03 (2)

Watch out - 42" ED is a disaster in waiting! - williak 12:36:19 06/20/03 (1)

valid opinion for your viewing habits, no necessarily for some elses - rasmussen 08:04:14 06/21/03 (0)

Thanks to all - RFGumby 16:04:51 06/19/03 (0)

Re: Plasmas - srinisr 14:29:33 06/19/03 (0)

Re: Plasmas - williak 07:39:57 06/19/03 (0)

plasmas - Joe Murphy Jr 17:41:02 06/18/03 (6)

Thank you! (nt) - John 08:40:20 06/23/03 (0)

C'mon guys, really... - Joe Murphy Jr 18:12:25 06/19/03 (2)

Why I didn't get Plasma this time around... - AbeCollins 08:55:43 06/20/03 (1)

Forgot about that! - Joe Murphy Jr 19:52:18 06/20/03 (0)

Re: plasmas - AbeCollins 15:14:18 06/19/03 (0)

Re: plasmas - Lowrider 09:12:28 06/19/03 (0)

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Decision has been made - RFGumby 17:24:02 06/23/03 (2)

Re: Decision has been made - Rich H 20:37:28 06/23/03 (1)

Re: Decision has been made - RFGumby 13:00:58 06/24/03 (0)

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