Jon Weaver
Member
I finally got it! I picked up my Toshiba 42WP27 (Series 5 Panasonic clone), thanks to Nick Halliday from Richer Sound.
I just wanted to thank everyone for their help and their tolerance to my constant questioning.
WHilst I can't actually use it yet (as I havn't got a stand), I thought I had better get it out, just to make sure it was OK.
First thing I was relieved about was that the RCA card was included inside the box.. Not installed, but included.
I connected it up and ever without a signal, the brightness of the 'menus' is simply amazing.
The next relief was that it doesn't buzz.. Not at all..
Finally, I checked for dead pixels.. Annoyingly, there is a 'funny' pixel right in the middle
When you look down from above, its kind of black, but it doesnt' look out.. Fortunatly, you can only see it from above.. When you look from infront, or below (Which I will be doing once its installed) you can see it.
As a final test, I plugged my laptop into it... Wow.. What an amazing bit of kit.. A 42" display, with a picture as good as any monitor I have seen.
I can't wait to watch some movies.
Luckily, I escallated the 'lack of stands' to Pioneer this week and they have commited to supplying me one. I have been told that I will get it later next week.
I just have to decide on which JS box I am going for (or the SyncBlaster) and I will be there.
Reluctantly, its gone back into the box for safe keeping now, I keep taking a peek inside, just to remind myself what i have bought
The biggest surprise was the lack of buzz.. Even with a bright image from my laptop, it didn't make the slightest noise.. Even what I put my ear right up against the top right hand side, there was just nothing there!!
Maybe I am lucky, or perhaps they have solved this issue in this new model.
Anyway, thanks again to everyone for your help.. Its really apprecaited.
I just wanted to thank everyone for their help and their tolerance to my constant questioning.
WHilst I can't actually use it yet (as I havn't got a stand), I thought I had better get it out, just to make sure it was OK.
First thing I was relieved about was that the RCA card was included inside the box.. Not installed, but included.
I connected it up and ever without a signal, the brightness of the 'menus' is simply amazing.
The next relief was that it doesn't buzz.. Not at all..
Finally, I checked for dead pixels.. Annoyingly, there is a 'funny' pixel right in the middle
When you look down from above, its kind of black, but it doesnt' look out.. Fortunatly, you can only see it from above.. When you look from infront, or below (Which I will be doing once its installed) you can see it.
As a final test, I plugged my laptop into it... Wow.. What an amazing bit of kit.. A 42" display, with a picture as good as any monitor I have seen.
I can't wait to watch some movies.
Luckily, I escallated the 'lack of stands' to Pioneer this week and they have commited to supplying me one. I have been told that I will get it later next week.
I just have to decide on which JS box I am going for (or the SyncBlaster) and I will be there.
Reluctantly, its gone back into the box for safe keeping now, I keep taking a peek inside, just to remind myself what i have bought
The biggest surprise was the lack of buzz.. Even with a bright image from my laptop, it didn't make the slightest noise.. Even what I put my ear right up against the top right hand side, there was just nothing there!!
Maybe I am lucky, or perhaps they have solved this issue in this new model.
Anyway, thanks again to everyone for your help.. Its really apprecaited.
