Timbobuk
Standard Member
Hi All
I'm new to posting on here but have been a member for nearly a month now. Great site, I have found it very informative and has been a great reference for my TV hunt.
I was looking to replace my 5 year old Samsung 32" LCD which had started to play up recently. The Samsung served me well over it's time, but after seeing my brothers Samsung C530, which he purchased earlier in the year I couldn't help myself from wanting an upgrade.
I decided after much pondering that I would like to go down the Plasma route, I play a lot of games on xbox and from the reviews I've seen this seemed to be a Plasma strong point.
Anyway, I purchased the Panasonic 42" S20 from Amazon on Tuesday evening and it arrived yesterday (Thursday) at mid day. £599, cheapest price I could find. Its bound to be the norm within a blink of the eye and most likely cheaper come the winter sale.
This TV is awesome, I'd hoped for a significant step up from my LCD and the Panasonic has truly conquered this. Understandably this was a one horse race given the age and capabilities of the Samsung. However I was not expecting such a good TV for so little money. Especially as the Samsung cost £200 more when new back in 2005.
I had a look around the site for a S20 owners thread and even though there are many references there didn't seem to be a one stop place (unless Ive somehow completely missed it, I wouldnt be surprised, this site is massive). Plus it also seemed that a lot of people are considering this TV or have just purchased given the lower price over the G20 and other similar spec systems. Obviously given the extra funds I would have also gone for the G20 but what can you do.
I'm still playing around with the settings, but if people could possibly let me know their findings then this would be much appreciated. I understand that S20 obviously doesn't have the same amount of possible settings as other systems like the G20, but it would still be interesting to see.
I will probably be adding my settings sometime over the weekend once Ive player around some more. As it would seem that a lot people are considering this TV, if you do want me to feedback any of my finding then feel free to ask.
I also understand that there is apparently a (secret) service menu, do any of the pros know how to access this or if its even required? Id probably be in way over my head but its always good to know.
Many thanks for reading.
Timbobuk
I'm new to posting on here but have been a member for nearly a month now. Great site, I have found it very informative and has been a great reference for my TV hunt.
I was looking to replace my 5 year old Samsung 32" LCD which had started to play up recently. The Samsung served me well over it's time, but after seeing my brothers Samsung C530, which he purchased earlier in the year I couldn't help myself from wanting an upgrade.
I decided after much pondering that I would like to go down the Plasma route, I play a lot of games on xbox and from the reviews I've seen this seemed to be a Plasma strong point.
Anyway, I purchased the Panasonic 42" S20 from Amazon on Tuesday evening and it arrived yesterday (Thursday) at mid day. £599, cheapest price I could find. Its bound to be the norm within a blink of the eye and most likely cheaper come the winter sale.
This TV is awesome, I'd hoped for a significant step up from my LCD and the Panasonic has truly conquered this. Understandably this was a one horse race given the age and capabilities of the Samsung. However I was not expecting such a good TV for so little money. Especially as the Samsung cost £200 more when new back in 2005.
I had a look around the site for a S20 owners thread and even though there are many references there didn't seem to be a one stop place (unless Ive somehow completely missed it, I wouldnt be surprised, this site is massive). Plus it also seemed that a lot of people are considering this TV or have just purchased given the lower price over the G20 and other similar spec systems. Obviously given the extra funds I would have also gone for the G20 but what can you do.
I'm still playing around with the settings, but if people could possibly let me know their findings then this would be much appreciated. I understand that S20 obviously doesn't have the same amount of possible settings as other systems like the G20, but it would still be interesting to see.
I will probably be adding my settings sometime over the weekend once Ive player around some more. As it would seem that a lot people are considering this TV, if you do want me to feedback any of my finding then feel free to ask.
I also understand that there is apparently a (secret) service menu, do any of the pros know how to access this or if its even required? Id probably be in way over my head but its always good to know.
Many thanks for reading.
Timbobuk