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Chat => Entertainment & Technology => Topic started by: Pete on April 18, 2006, 14:08:50 PM

Title: hd plasmas
Post by: Pete on April 18, 2006, 14:08:50 PM
Whats the cheapest HD 42" plasma telly you can get?
Title: hd plasmas
Post by: Sam on April 19, 2006, 09:20:50 AM
Under Ã,£800 now.
Title: Re:hd plasmas
Post by: DEViANCE on April 19, 2006, 09:23:42 AM
i saw a 42" Samsung for Ã,£800 in the Macro mag last week.
Title: Re:hd plasmas
Post by: Rhino on April 22, 2006, 15:58:43 PM
Quote from: DEViANCEi saw a 42" Samsung for Ã,£800 in the Macro mag last week.
they are usually good screens for the money too, i suggest you look for reviews though as some screens are terrible, even expensive ones!
Title: Re:hd plasmas
Post by: Serious on April 22, 2006, 18:34:55 PM
Watch out for the resolution though, some still claim that widescreen VGA is HD ready.
Title: Re:hd plasmas
Post by: Mark on April 23, 2006, 03:07:30 AM
Some manufacturers also claim that 720p max is fully HDTV ready - personally I wouldnt piss on 720p - but thats just after being spolit with 1080i movies from alt.binaries.hdtv....
Title: Re:hd plasmas
Post by: madmax on April 23, 2006, 14:52:56 PM
tbh im not even gonna bother getting a screen till they hit 1080p.
may even just get a pc screen with component inputs and use that (dell 2407 etc..)  :lol:

try some wmvhd videos on your pc before you get yourself plasma.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/musicandvideo/hdvideo/contentshowcase.aspx
Title: Re:hd plasmas
Post by: Goblin on April 23, 2006, 23:54:32 PM
Quote from: BXGTi16VSome manufacturers also claim that 720p max is fully HDTV ready - personally I wouldnt piss on 720p - but thats just after being spolit with 1080i movies from alt.binaries.hdtv....

Bah, I have the HD box hooked into both a 1080i 45" Sharp LCD and a 720p 43" Pioneer and you can *just* tell the difference.

So, for everyone normal who ISNT running HD through a 108" projector like BX, they both look great.

Goblin
Title: Re:hd plasmas
Post by: Mark on April 24, 2006, 00:26:01 AM
Some of the 720 content that I have looks really good - most notably war of the worlds.

I have to say though - independence day 1080i looks so good you can see the faults in the SFX
Title: Re:hd plasmas
Post by: Serious on April 24, 2006, 00:55:45 AM
Quote from: Goblin
Quote from: BXGTi16VSome manufacturers also claim that 720p max is fully HDTV ready - personally I wouldnt piss on 720p - but thats just after being spolit with 1080i movies from alt.binaries.hdtv....

Bah, I have the HD box hooked into both a 1080i 45" Sharp LCD and a 720p 43" Pioneer and you can *just* tell the difference.

So, for everyone normal who ISNT running HD through a 108" projector like BX, they both look great.

Goblin
I have a 1366*768 32" screen which is very adequate for films or computer use. They are also a lot cheaper than 1080i screens.
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