Re: Smaller? I've got your smaller, right here!

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Posted by townsend on October 8, 2004 at 13:25:15

In Reply to: Smaller? I've got your smaller, right here! posted by Joe Murphy Jr on October 7, 2004 at 18:59:50:

Joe,

Thanks for the link. I searched around, and the equivalent though smaller Panasonic is the TH-42PHD7UY, which will soon be released.

I guess I would need to buy a HDMI board if I hook it up to a DVD player that has HDMI output and the capability to upconvert DVDs to 720p/1080i? Will the capacity of such a player result in a superior picture on plasma screens? This gets into the issue of how fixed displays handle the signal, and I don't know much about that.

Secondly, I recognize that a viewer may have a different sensitivity to the "screen door" effect, but I am wrestling with the possibility of a 42" plasma for viewing DVD movies in an upstairs bedroom, which has computer, stereo, and guitar stuff.

If I placed a plasma on wall, or more likely on my Bell'Ogetti stereo stand, there is a maxium of 11 feet from wall to wall. I would therefore sit approximately 8' from the plasma. I am wondering about the most appropriate size plasma, if any, for such a small room.

Cost (and room size, I suppose) rule out a 50". So my choices are 42" and 37". I like Panasonic, because of superior blacks, and Panasonic doesn't make a 37" high-def plasma (as far I can a tell). I can go to Best Buy and look at plasma from 7-8 feet as a test, just wondering about your knowledge or experience with screen door effect and viewing distance. Thanks.

townsend

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Don't leave out DLP...better, sharper picture...lite weight. - dennzio 15:09:06 10/08/04 (4)

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...and BS. - Joe Murphy Jr 10:53:07 10/10/04 (2)

Now, now... - Harmonia 14:01:59 10/10/04 (1)

:-) - Joe Murphy Jr 15:27:36 10/10/04 (0)

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Re: LCD VS. Plasma - townsend 17:46:11 10/05/04 (9)

There are some fairly large LCD RPs. - Harmonia 02:09:30 10/06/04 (8)

Bargain? I've got your bargain, right here! - Joe Murphy Jr 21:21:19 10/06/04 (7)

Joe--how about the same specs but one size smaller? (nt) - townsend 07:08:13 10/07/04 (6)

Smaller? I've got your smaller, right here! - Joe Murphy Jr 18:59:50 10/07/04 (5)

Re: Smaller? I've got your smaller, right here! - townsend 13:25:15 10/08/04 (4)

Hmmm... - Joe Murphy Jr 14:58:40 10/08/04 (3)

Re: Hmmm... - townsend 21:58:37 10/08/04 (2)

thoughts - Joe Murphy Jr 13:38:18 10/09/04 (1)

Thanks for your expertise . . . much appreciated (nt) - townsend 07:08:13 10/10/04 (0)

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Re: Smaller? I've got your smaller, right here! - townsend 13:25:15 10/08/04 (4)

Hmmm... - Joe Murphy Jr 14:58:40 10/08/04 (3)

Re: Hmmm... - townsend 21:58:37 10/08/04 (2)

thoughts - Joe Murphy Jr 13:38:18 10/09/04 (1)

Thanks for your expertise . . . much appreciated (nt) - townsend 07:08:13 10/10/04 (0)

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