happyhiker
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HI, I'm new to the forum, and obviously looking to buy a plasma.
I've lurked enough to know that a panasonic TH42PW6/7 is the screen to get, the question is why ?
Most the threads I've read recommend AV Sales, is AV sales affiliated to AV Forums and thats why the recommendation or is it really the best place to get one from ? I kinda like the idea of just popping down to Richer sounds and getting one from a real person.
Whats so great about the panny's(or is that pannies)? I've read the reviews but its a low res screen 840x480 or something the Hitachi 5200 has 1024X1024 surely that means the screen is more than twice as detailed ?Or is the 40000:1 contrast ratio more important?
I've checked out the various screens at Richer sounds and curry's but all the currys ones have different feeds and its impossible to tell which is better and Richer sounds have cleverly hidden the TH42PW6 behind a window, in the dark, under a SALE banner, to stop my getting a proper look.
Also whats the difference between a Panasonic TH42PWD6BX a Panasonic TH42PW7 and all the other Panasonic TH42PW???? <insert countless letters and numbers> ?
Basically I've got a Pioneer DVD 444s, Pioneer 502-s Amp and a Tivo feeding of Sky Digital, everythings in SCART RGB, is the Panny still the best buy or should I be getting something else ? I actually like the Toshiba 42wp37 but apparently, I'm wrong. I don't need speakers or a tuner(though the wife likes the idea of 'proper' telly so a built in tuner would help her)
Any advice greatfully recieved
I've lurked enough to know that a panasonic TH42PW6/7 is the screen to get, the question is why ?
Most the threads I've read recommend AV Sales, is AV sales affiliated to AV Forums and thats why the recommendation or is it really the best place to get one from ? I kinda like the idea of just popping down to Richer sounds and getting one from a real person.
Whats so great about the panny's(or is that pannies)? I've read the reviews but its a low res screen 840x480 or something the Hitachi 5200 has 1024X1024 surely that means the screen is more than twice as detailed ?Or is the 40000:1 contrast ratio more important?
I've checked out the various screens at Richer sounds and curry's but all the currys ones have different feeds and its impossible to tell which is better and Richer sounds have cleverly hidden the TH42PW6 behind a window, in the dark, under a SALE banner, to stop my getting a proper look.
Also whats the difference between a Panasonic TH42PWD6BX a Panasonic TH42PW7 and all the other Panasonic TH42PW???? <insert countless letters and numbers> ?
Basically I've got a Pioneer DVD 444s, Pioneer 502-s Amp and a Tivo feeding of Sky Digital, everythings in SCART RGB, is the Panny still the best buy or should I be getting something else ? I actually like the Toshiba 42wp37 but apparently, I'm wrong. I don't need speakers or a tuner(though the wife likes the idea of 'proper' telly so a built in tuner would help her)
Any advice greatfully recieved