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In Reply to: Plasmas posted by RFGumby on June 18, 2003 at 12:51:53:
Hey RFG,
I disagree with some of the advice below. 42" is a very popular size for 8-12 foot viewing. A 50" is harder to accomodate in average rooms. It depends on your priorities. I am even considering a 37" even though the 2-3 time a week I am watching a movie I could easily enjoy a 50. As far as Extended Def vs. Hi Def. goes it dependes on your viewing. Yes, sports and cable freaks can't get enough of the Hi Def. We watch a few hours of plain Jane network programming a week plus DVD movies. If you don't view alot of hi def programming then you can shop for the best picture quality on an ED set and save some $.The Panasonics seem to be the reining champs of ED. Go to avsforum.com
and select displays then plasma. Huge wealth of info. There is a power
buy through AVS on a Samsung 42" for about $3200. It does have the tuner but no speakers. It has been fairly well reviewed. I went down to a Seattle dealer Plasma USA last night. The Samsung just didn't come close to the Panasonic it was next to in picture quality.
I won't try to describe, just encourage you to check it out. I'll be looking for a buy on the current model panasonic 37 or 42 inch when they release their new models (any time in next month or 2)
Follow Ups:
Ras,EVERYTHING is going HD. The DBS boys are lighting up come July 1st which will push cable which will push DBS, etc. OTA HD is very widely available in most TV markets. Your "few hours of plain Jane network programming" is almost certainly broadcast in HD. And HD-DVD will make a huge splash in the next year or two (being backward compatible with 480p DVD-Vs).
As far as size, ask anyone that went with the larger size RPTV. You'll find about 1/2 a percent that downsized. The ONLY reason to go 42" would be if there is simply no wall space to mount a 50". Check the outside dimensions - the 50" is just a tad bigger than the 42".
Why anyone would pay 75-90% of HD PDP prices for a crippled ED version is beyond me. You'd be downrezzing just about everything except DVD-Videos and Fox (both not long for the 480p world). Gotta look down the road, not at your feet, in this biz.
Austin
Still respectfully disagree. Personally don't give a flying (word for sexual intercourse) aout any broadcast programming. May upgrade to HD down the road if DVD goes HD but that will be some years. Basically my opinion is placed on viewing not theory and the ED panasonics are kicking butt of any HD sets within a thousand or two bucks of it when playing a DVD. By the way I have no place to wall mount a set.I'm suggesting that there are different needs for different applications, no universal truths in this matter. Anyone interested can go over to AVS forum, the plasma discussion group goes back and forth on this pretty extensively and ED does have it's supporters especially in the 3-4K sets available.
Best Wishes, Larry
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