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RE: Anyone seen the Panny LCD TVs in the flesh


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  • Subject: RE: Anyone seen the Panny LCD TVs in the flesh
  • From: "Gerard McGovern" <stuff@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 11:41:47 -0000
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> > > > On the 16:9 panel front, Silicon Graphics do a very
sexy one :-)
> > >=20
> > > More than =A31,200 though eh Gerrard?
> >=20
> > Phillllllll,
> >=20
> > >From memory, no. I picked one up for =A3800 last time I
needed
> > one. Plus
> > it is 1600 x 1024; a much higher resolution than the=20
> Panasonic Screen.
>=20
> All I'm saying is that this is not anything related to the=20
> original question which was has anyone seen the new Panasonic=20
> LCD TVs and are they any good. You brought in the perception=20
> of "value" and the variations thereon...=20

I only added the SGI as an aside. As for the perception of value, I just
offered an alternative to buying the Panasonic panel. Is this so wrong?
Obviously by the responses I've got.

> Now, the SGI 1600SW display is out of production, is DVI only=20
> (so a VGA tuner wouldn't work anyway without a VGA to DVI=20
> convertor), has no audio capabilities internally and was=20
> $2,500 retail which means that it bears no relevance to the=20
> Panasonic question and certainly would not be acceptable=20
> aesthetically to Tim and his domestic requirement.

Aesthetically, we could argue all day as the Silicon Graphics panel is
an extremely sexy piece of kit. Price wise, you are right, it is way
off.

> I'm sorry if you feel that I'm being confrontational towards=20
> you but I dislike being repeatedly and publicly attacked in=20
> the way that you obviously feel it necessary to do,=20
> especially when I am providing information that has been=20
> specifically requested by a fellow group member. I have not=20
> made this "personal" and have not resorted to public
insults=20
> in the way that you have.

Phill, hello? Are you and I having two different conversations? When
have I "attacked" you in public and/or insulted you in public
during
this conversation? I'd love to see what you think I have written that
conforms with the above.

G




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