lumpsucker
Active Member
Firstly, I am a newbie on this forum so I offer my apologies for asking questions that may have been asked elsewhere but I have done loads of searches and many of my questions have been answered. What remains are questions that I still dont know the answer to or am unclear about.
My Plasma status is that I have just convinced (told) the missus that I am having one of these beasts bloody soon and I have narrowed down my options to either the Panny 50 or the Pioneer 50.
My first round of questions involves the Panasonic 50 inch option so here goes :
1) What is the difference between the TH-50 PHW5B and the TH-50PHD5BX ?
2) Can you plug in both the new slimline tuner and the optional DVI terminal board?
3) Is there a working VGA input through the tuner and/or directly to the panel?
4) Is it dual or single scan or do the 2 different 50 models differ in this respect?
5) Are there any lip sync problems via the tuner, particularly using the RGB input for SKY digibox and DVD use?
6) What Home Cinema currently give a Hertz indication in their buyers guide. Its either 50 or 100 or not mentioned(there is no reference to Panny 50) I thought there was no such differentiator when referring to Plasma panels but if there is, then how do the Panny 50 inchers rate?
7) Does the slimline tuner give the panny a picture-in-picture and split picture/Teletext capability. In the new Panasonic Brochure it says that all the T(tau) range has this capability but it didnt mention the Plasma specifically.
8) Is there any advantage in using an RGB to Component video converter between my new DMR-HS2 Panny DVD recorder and the Panny Plasma (either via tuner or directly to the panel)? Although many online retailers advertise the HS2 as a progressive scan device, I can only assume it is not as it does not have component output.
I feel a lot better for getting that lot off my chest ! answers/comments about any or all of the above would be much welcomed, as indeed would any comments in my Panny versus Pioneer dilemma. (Dont worry the Pioneer questions will follow soon !)
If its any help Im willing to answer questions on the HS2 but I am still playing with it so its early doors.
Thanks
Simon
My Plasma status is that I have just convinced (told) the missus that I am having one of these beasts bloody soon and I have narrowed down my options to either the Panny 50 or the Pioneer 50.
My first round of questions involves the Panasonic 50 inch option so here goes :
1) What is the difference between the TH-50 PHW5B and the TH-50PHD5BX ?
2) Can you plug in both the new slimline tuner and the optional DVI terminal board?
3) Is there a working VGA input through the tuner and/or directly to the panel?
4) Is it dual or single scan or do the 2 different 50 models differ in this respect?
5) Are there any lip sync problems via the tuner, particularly using the RGB input for SKY digibox and DVD use?
6) What Home Cinema currently give a Hertz indication in their buyers guide. Its either 50 or 100 or not mentioned(there is no reference to Panny 50) I thought there was no such differentiator when referring to Plasma panels but if there is, then how do the Panny 50 inchers rate?
7) Does the slimline tuner give the panny a picture-in-picture and split picture/Teletext capability. In the new Panasonic Brochure it says that all the T(tau) range has this capability but it didnt mention the Plasma specifically.
8) Is there any advantage in using an RGB to Component video converter between my new DMR-HS2 Panny DVD recorder and the Panny Plasma (either via tuner or directly to the panel)? Although many online retailers advertise the HS2 as a progressive scan device, I can only assume it is not as it does not have component output.
I feel a lot better for getting that lot off my chest ! answers/comments about any or all of the above would be much welcomed, as indeed would any comments in my Panny versus Pioneer dilemma. (Dont worry the Pioneer questions will follow soon !)
If its any help Im willing to answer questions on the HS2 but I am still playing with it so its early doors.
Thanks
Simon