RE: [OT] Plasma Advice

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxx>]

I went for the 50" Panasonic (series 5 - new model) a couple of months= ago. I tested both the Panasonic and Pioneer side by side at a dealer (but= then bought one somewhere else for =A3800 less!).



The Panasonic's 3000:1 contrast ratio is VERY noticeable over the Pioneer -= much darker blacks. Some people say that the Pioneer has better definition= in the blacks though (something I didn't notice). Another minor reason why= I went for the Panasonic was the styling of the case - IMO the Pioneer's s= tyling looked a little older (not so sleek as the Panasonic) - Just my view= though.



I'm absolutely stunned by the picture quality it gives (especially with a S= huttle PC connected to it). Even a composite video feed from my Sky+ box lo= oks very good - I also use a component feed from DVD and RGB to Component f= eed from the Sky+ box.



One of the great features of the Panasonic is the serial control port - got= mine linked to a PC in node 0 and controlled by ACE software (don't know i= f the Pioneer has this - although I suspect it probably does?)



Paul.



-----Original Message-----
From: White, Peter [mailto:peter.white@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 30 December 2002 09:53
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Plasma Advice



Despite spending most of my weekend in Ikea (and the nightmare's not over yet!), I did get some time to look at some plasma screens.

HoF knew nothing about a 20yr warranty :-(

The Panasonics definitely seem to have the clearest/sharpest picture, but I'm still not clear on why the Pannys (and Tosh's) are all rated as 3000 fo= r
contrast, whilst just about everyone else (from the quality manufacturers)<= BR> is in the 800-1500 category.  The only other screen that really caught= my
attention was the 43" Pioneer, which again is only rated at 1000 for contrast, but is higher-res at 1024x768.

So, does a 3000 (panny):1000 (Pioneer) contrast ratio mean that the Panny picture is, potentially, 3 times better (in terms of colour definition etc)= ?
Or does it actually mean that I would run the Panny at only 50-60% of it's<= BR> contrast capability, whereas the Pioneer would need to be run nearer its maximum setting, thus reducing it's life?

Finally, assuming I won't be running it as a PC display, is there any
advantage in having a higher resolution (1024x768 vs. 853x480)?

It's not as simple as it seems is it? 

Pete


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