Only the US versions have DVI apparently. That is what I was told by the sales person when I demoed this unit.
DVI is not on the US version. EU law is about to jack up the price on 'monitors' with DVI, they will be re classified as TV's and will carry the 14% tariff. No official word, but I'm sure this is fuji's game.
Great plasma though....... Even my ' I don't like all this home cinema stuff' missus said it's the best plasma she's seen of the ones I dragged her to look at
mikeaitch, How long have you had the VHA30 for? Which screens did you compare it to? Can you give us your thoughts on the pro's and con's of the screen? (Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese!) Thanks
Guys Got it this week, only had it up and running for the last 3 days so no chance yet to Avia it or do any serious tweaking. Compared it to Panny 6, Pioneer 433/434, Hitachi 500 series. Wanted to include NEC42X2 but nobody in the country could give me a demo. Initial thoughts- Stay away from the Natural mode! if you use the fine mode the picture improves hugely. Does very well with less than perfect sources, since this is going into the lounge, that was important to me. Motion handled better than the others including the Panny on which it's based, and no real sign of the dreaded flicker. There is definitely huge potential with this screen- Having recommended/installed a PW6 for a friend I can honesly say that IMO the futjitsu offers a better overall package than the Panny, DVD via component_ WOW!!!! Very solid colours for a sdef plasma and very 3D feel to the pictures. Interestingly, my old Toshiba 330 gave a very impressive picture using interlaced component, I'll have to do some comparisons with the Pioneer 565 using progressive scan and without- it could be that the processing in the plasma is better than that of the players. Using the freeview box (Pace twin) gives a very respectable picture, although I think it would improve if I had routed a scart for RGB. Using s-video into a converter for the scart input When I get the chance to have a serious play, I'll post my thoughts, but it'll not compare to some of the technical reviews you'll read elsewhere!! That said I'll try to describe in whatever way I can what I see. Very happy with my purchase so far. Girlfriend loves it now its here Hope this helps
thanx for the update ! Please post a picture from your setup on the ' get your plasmas out for the lads ' thread, I would love to soo yours, there isn't a single Fujitsu plasma screen pictured in that thread. CHeers, david
just make a picture in jpeg format, less than 640 KB . And when you post you can add an image or upload it to http://photobucket.com/ and paste the url, it's easy. I am very curious
Sod it!! posted the wrong one! Look at the link instead. I'll put it in the right thread , get your plasmas... next anyway. Hope your curiosity is satisfied Davegilmour
Mike, Your screen looks great! Whats your verdict now that youve had a little while? Is there any buzzing or humming coming from the screen? Also, whats it like with analogue & digital tv? Thanks
Thanks Mike ! What a coincidence... I have just ordered 5 Gallo Micros Stainless ones as well..... and the Fujitsu will be ordered soon It looks GREAT !!!!!!!!!!
sevenoaks no model no. but only told because current ones dont have a dvi/hdmi input so i asked went fujitsu would have one
I can confirm both rumours, a VHA and VCA31 will be samsung based. DVI will be not in my definition of summer, 4th Q. VHA30 will continue till then.
Er, not sure! The samsung expected soon is NOT the HDMI model, I assume it's intended as a budget model. I'm told it's very much better than it has any right to be, and not to pre-judge it. They will continure to use panasonic glass in some models, it's all a bit nebulous except the VHA31, samsung based and no DVI
Thanks Guys Davidgilmour- I'm VERY happy!!!! No buzzing, I'm only using freeview, so can't comment on analogue, but the Futjitsu rewards good programming with a very clear, easily watchable pic, very little flicker if at all, whilst not condemning less than good feeds with over processing. The only gripe is some solarisation I saw during a very poor transmission, couldn't say whether this was when the g/f switched the mode to 'natural' as I had to go out. As I bought this mainly to satisfy aesthetic needs, and keep her happy, I'm suprised to find myself watching more and more via plasma rather than projector- Most unexpected!!! Not that the pj won't be my 1st choice tho... All in all, I'm glad I bought when I did since the Samsungs I've seen have left a lot to be desired on the PQ front - I wonder if all that 6th vs 7th generation uproar hastened their departure from Panasonic ?
Just purchased 42VHA30 (in Aust) comes with DVI-D port. User manual supplied with VHA30 also included VHA31 specs, only difference between 30 & 31 was current (as in power) rating 3.5 - 1.35 A (VHA30) 4.2 - 1.7 A (VHA31). Specs did not include contrast/brightness etc only size, resolution, connections etc. No mention anywhere obviously of who's glass is used in any of the models. Also included spec on P55XHA30 (1366x768), this and VHA31 are not available in Aust at momment. edited to add:- all models have /A at end of model number to indicate Australia I assume.
Hello mikeaitch I love the way you have recessed your plasma, very nice. Can I ask a couple of questions please? How did you attach the plamsa to the wall mount, there seems so little room around the screen is it a special type of wall mount? Could it create a cooling problem with a Plasma recessed? Thanks
[email protected] No, I used a standard mount, the type that most people use, there is enough room all the way round for my fingers to grip the plasma firmly, there only needs to be1 1/2 inches or so. The most difficult part is pugging in the leads, but with a recess you can get a friend to hold one end whilst the other end of the plasma rest on a piece of cloth in the recess itself for protection which lets you pug in to our heart's content. No cooling problems on my screen hsve been found, don't know about other makes Go for it! Here is a better pic: