Comments on: The Madness Continues: Part II- 2008 Mitsubishi & Panasonic

By: bruce

bruce — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:08:44 +0000

ok I need some advice Should I go with a 50″ plasma or the 50DLP? or should I wait for the Laser? I have a fairly bright room.

By: Mitchell

Mitchell — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:47:54 +0000

Vincenzo, water may be the only factor that adversely affects the life (or death) of electronic equipment greater than heat. I would suggest the least expensive HDTV for your “hot” outside porch so that when it stops working in a couple of years it won’t be so painfully frustrating. If $$ is no object than I’d suggest the Pioneer Kuros HD5080 as it has been rated very high in glare reduction/light reflection.

By: Vincenzo

Vincenzo — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:27:02 +0000

I have my tv set up on my outside porch. What’s the best hdtv for hot outdoor climates? I’m concerned about longevity.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:03:17 +0000

Yeah, NO ONE should confuse LCD with best-in-class picture quality. They still can’t match DLP’s, and the disparity grows even further with plasma technology. I’ve been very intrigued with laser technology ever since reading about Novalux’s laser technology. Hopefully, Mitsubishi can get this technology to market at a competitive price.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:16:51 +0000

Tim – The THX specification is not audio, it’s video. That’s why the -850 series doesn’t have it, it instead uses Panasonic’s own Digital Cinema Color.

Jim – Sony LCD and Pioneer plasma? I agree the Pioneer plasma’s are excellent, but the Panasonic plasma’s run circles around LCD’s from ANY manufacturer.

Treefingers – sorry but DLP is run circles around by Samsung, Panasonic, Pioneer, Runco, Hitachi and Fujitsu plasma sets. I’d rather have a DLP than an LCD, but DLP doesn’t hold a candle to plasma in response times, colour accuracy, motion resolution and response times. As to your opinions as to whether or not the HD Guru knows what he’s talking about…I can assure you he does. Sorry bud.

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:52:35 +0000

sanan said…(Even the HD Display (768p) of the Plasma Pany’s support above of 700 lines of motion resolution)

This is true. The 700 line Motion Response on Pany’s 720P (really 768P) panel actually tested better than the 600 line motion response on a 120Hz 1080P LCD. Go figure.

THX Certification applies to a product whos audio system has met a set of performance standards set by THX. You can Google (THX Certification) for the long response.

By: steve

steve — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:14:16 +0000

The single sheet of glass is on the front of the screen. There is not plastic bezel on the top and the sides.

By: sanan magoi

sanan magoi — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:52:14 +0000

TIM and SEAN

Even the HD Display (768p) of the Plasma Pany´s support above of 700 lines of motion resolution.

By: John

John — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:39:18 +0000

For the 800 series panny:
What is the benefit of THX video certification?
What is meant by the single sheet of glass?

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:44:03 +0000

SEAN…..(900 lines of motion resolution)

Unlike the best LCD’s (even 120Hz)on the market which are rated at only 600 lines of motion resolution, the Pany’s retain 30% more or 900 lines.

1080P sets can only produce a 1080P image when the picture you are watching is static or still. Every TV looses some of it’s original 1080 lines of resolution once motion is introduced into the image you are watching, which is usually always if your watching anything.

So, it means that under tests to see how many lines of resolution a panel can retain during moving pictres the Pany’s faired much better.

This is due to the technological differences between LCD and Plasma. Even LCD’s with 120Hz are not able to run response times much faster than 4ms. Where the Panys have a response time of just under 1ms.

Some of this has to do with the Pany’s use of a 480Hz sub field drive. It just runs 4times faster than 120Hz LCD’s.

Hope this helps.