Jon Weaver
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Since this offer is only available for a few days, I figured that I would put it in a new thread so that people who are interested will benifit.
I received my 50" G10 a few weeks ago to replace my 3 year old 50" PX60 and was frankly disappointed.
I was able to do some side by side test between the 2 screens as my amp gives 2 x HDMI outputs and my conclusion was that whilst G10 has VASTLY superior 'blacks', the PX60 out performed the G10 in many areas.. The extra resolution of the G10 didn't make much different, and SD footage looked noticeably softer.. But more worrying was that the G10 had some inherent flaws (Banding and Flicker) which bothered me..
Over the next few weeks I tried to live with these problems, but couldn't. I never got SD looking sharp and the banding/flicker was so obvious that it distracted me, every time I saw it... However since I wanted the improved blacks and the gloss black bezel (and I had grown to like having the 50" PX60 on my bedroom wall), I decided to go for the X10 instead.
Whilst I don't believe the X10 will fix the issues (although I am hoping that it might), it only cost me £590 and I see this as a stop-gap for a few years until future generations come along.
So my G10 is going back on Monday.. However to my surprise Pixmania delivered my X10 today, 2 days early..
As a result I have 2 screen which are from the same Manufacturer/generation which I can connect in parallel (As I did with my G10 and PX60) and do some side by side tests, in a 'living room' environment fed by a IDENTICAL sources at the same time.
I know that I am not alone with my concerns about the G10 and wondered if anyone would like me to do some comparative tests for them? If so, let me know what you want I and I will do my best to accommodate.
Personally, if the performance is the same as the G10, then I will be happy as I saved £340.. But if the banding/flicker is less obvious (And the SD is sharper) then I will be extatic..
I just want to stress again.. There is nothing wrong with the G10.. its a fine TV.. But since I am not new to Plamas and have an older set which does not exhibit some of the issues found on the G10, I am obviously going to be unhappy.. But I have to say, if this was my first Plasma and I had nothing to compare it too, I would be quite happy with it.. So.. If you ARE one of the people who is happy with the G10, don't look for problems.. Just enjoy it!
Jon
I received my 50" G10 a few weeks ago to replace my 3 year old 50" PX60 and was frankly disappointed.
I was able to do some side by side test between the 2 screens as my amp gives 2 x HDMI outputs and my conclusion was that whilst G10 has VASTLY superior 'blacks', the PX60 out performed the G10 in many areas.. The extra resolution of the G10 didn't make much different, and SD footage looked noticeably softer.. But more worrying was that the G10 had some inherent flaws (Banding and Flicker) which bothered me..
Over the next few weeks I tried to live with these problems, but couldn't. I never got SD looking sharp and the banding/flicker was so obvious that it distracted me, every time I saw it... However since I wanted the improved blacks and the gloss black bezel (and I had grown to like having the 50" PX60 on my bedroom wall), I decided to go for the X10 instead.
Whilst I don't believe the X10 will fix the issues (although I am hoping that it might), it only cost me £590 and I see this as a stop-gap for a few years until future generations come along.
So my G10 is going back on Monday.. However to my surprise Pixmania delivered my X10 today, 2 days early..
As a result I have 2 screen which are from the same Manufacturer/generation which I can connect in parallel (As I did with my G10 and PX60) and do some side by side tests, in a 'living room' environment fed by a IDENTICAL sources at the same time.
I know that I am not alone with my concerns about the G10 and wondered if anyone would like me to do some comparative tests for them? If so, let me know what you want I and I will do my best to accommodate.
Personally, if the performance is the same as the G10, then I will be happy as I saved £340.. But if the banding/flicker is less obvious (And the SD is sharper) then I will be extatic..
I just want to stress again.. There is nothing wrong with the G10.. its a fine TV.. But since I am not new to Plamas and have an older set which does not exhibit some of the issues found on the G10, I am obviously going to be unhappy.. But I have to say, if this was my first Plasma and I had nothing to compare it too, I would be quite happy with it.. So.. If you ARE one of the people who is happy with the G10, don't look for problems.. Just enjoy it!
Jon