Fujitsu P42VCA30 - Any opinions

Hi

I have an opportunity to get a Fujitsu P42VCA30 at a reasonably good
price through some people at Fujitsu (I do some work for their
computer division) but I'm having trouble getting reliable specs for
it.

The P42VHA20 gets some fantastic reviews but I can't get a side by
side comparison of the two. Anyone used the VCA30 version?

Any specs I can find seem to indicate it doesn't have component video
input or a DVI interface but then the same places don't detail these
connectors on units which I know do have them so I'm a touch confused.

Any feedback or pointers appreciated.

tommy

Tommy Gilchrist wrote in message . ..
Hi

I have an opportunity to get a Fujitsu P42VCA30 at a reasonably good
price through some people at Fujitsu (I do some work for their
computer division) but I'm having trouble getting reliable specs for
it.

The P42VHA20 gets some fantastic reviews but I can't get a side by
side comparison of the two. Anyone used the VCA30 version?

Any specs I can find seem to indicate it doesn't have component video
input or a DVI interface but then the same places don't detail these
connectors on units which I know do have them so I'm a touch confused.

Any feedback or pointers appreciated.

tommy

You are correct. The VHA30 (silver, consumer) and VCA30 (charcoal,
commercial) are both Panasonic 6 series glass with AVM (faroudja)
deinterlacing - very nice

The VCA30 will not accept component video to try to single it out from
the consumer market, and neither model has DVI because it is Panasonic
based and Panasonic don't seem to be able to get DVI as we would want
it!

The VCA is now going for silly prices but hurry, the 31 series is out
soon but being based on Samsung glass it may not be as good. I will
get to see one soon though, and they have managed to keep the 4000:1
contrast ratio somehow...

HTH

Liam

On 27 Apr 2004 01:14:25 -0700, (Liam
McLaughlin) wrote:

The VHA30 (silver, consumer) and VCA30 (charcoal,
commercial) are both Panasonic 6 series glass with AVM (faroudja)
deinterlacing - very nice

HTH

Liam

Thanks for that Liam. Forgive the ignorance but if they have the
deinterlacing built in would that mean you could get the same effect
as progressive scan from a standard DVD player?

tommy

Tommy Gilchrist wrote in message . ..
On 27 Apr 2004 01:14:25 -0700, (Liam
McLaughlin) wrote:

The VHA30 (silver, consumer) and VCA30 (charcoal,
commercial) are both Panasonic 6 series glass with AVM (faroudja)
deinterlacing - very nice

HTH

Liam

Thanks for that Liam. Forgive the ignorance but if they have the
deinterlacing built in would that mean you could get the same effect
as progressive scan from a standard DVD player?

tommy


Ahh good old Progressive Scan confusion. Basically, practically every
plasma and all projectors will display an image as "Progressive Scan".
It is inherent in the technology. However, the chip in the plasma that
does this is usually cheap and nasty, especially since monitors were
only ever used for PC display and have only recently been used as Home
Cinema machines. Hence Progressive Scan players (and the name of our
company!) which will do the processing using their, better, prog scan
chips.

So it is not necessary, but it is nice since the conversion goes on
before the information is converted to analogue. However, with the
Fuji and most current popular plasmas and projectors the processing is
very good already so a cheap and cheerful prog scan player will show
no difference in quality between when progressive scan mode is turned
on, and when it's off. In fact really poor players will give a worse
picture in progressive scan mode!!!!!!

On 27 Apr 2004 08:24:49 -0700, (Liam
McLaughlin) wrote:

Tommy Gilchrist wrote in message . ..
On 27 Apr 2004 01:14:25 -0700, (Liam
McLaughlin) wrote:

The VHA30 (silver, consumer) and VCA30 (charcoal,
commercial) are both Panasonic 6 series glass with AVM (faroudja)
deinterlacing - very nice

HTH

Liam

Thanks for that Liam. Forgive the ignorance but if they have the
deinterlacing built in would that mean you could get the same effect
as progressive scan from a standard DVD player?

tommy


Ahh good old Progressive Scan confusion. Basically, practically every
plasma and all projectors will display an image as "Progressive Scan".
It is inherent in the technology. However, the chip in the plasma that
does this is usually cheap and nasty, especially since monitors were
only ever used for PC display and have only recently been used as Home
Cinema machines. Hence Progressive Scan players (and the name of our
company!) which will do the processing using their, better, prog scan
chips.

So it is not necessary, but it is nice since the conversion goes on
before the information is converted to analogue. However, with the
Fuji and most current popular plasmas and projectors the processing is
very good already so a cheap and cheerful prog scan player will show
no difference in quality between when progressive scan mode is turned
on, and when it's off. In fact really poor players will give a worse
picture in progressive scan mode!!!!!!

Thanks again for the info.

tommy