Looking For Recommendations 42-50 Plasma

"Bob" wrote in message
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I'm waiting myself until I can pick one up personally at a local Best Buy.
They are available now and quite a few posters on the AV Forums have
already purchased them from Crutchfield at a very good price ( with free
shipping!) and so far their personal reviews sound like it's a great set.
I have a 240 lb Sony 36" Wega that I will pass on to a relative as soon as
I can get one locally.
Bob
"Smarty" wrote in message
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Thanks Bob for letting us know. The specs look very impressive but it
will apparently be a couple months until the 47" model is available.
Should be another winner.


Smarty


"Bob" wrote in message
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There is also now a 47" Westinghouse LCD display that has just hit the
market and has had some good comments on the AV Forum. It starts he
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...8&page=1&pp=30
Bob
"Smarty" wrote in message
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Westinghouse makes 2 very interesting HDTV 1080p LCD displays, a 37
inch and a 42 inch. They are priced around $1600 and $2100
respectively, and have received mostly favorable reviews.


Smarty


"Tam/WB2TT" wrote in message
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"Ric" wrote in message ...
I'm moving from a house to a condo and am considering a wall
mountable plasma to replace my rear projection to save space. I have
to admit I haven't kept up with all the latest tech news because it
gets overwhelming. Could someone recommend a 42 to 50 inch plasma.
I'd like at least 1080i capability, but don't need the HD decoder
built in as my cable company provides a set top box and I wouldn't
want to give up the dual tuner DVR inside. While I'm looking for a
bargain, I'd prefer it not be a simple monitor as 99% of the time I
don't fire up the surround sound system, I just listen to the
broadcast audio. I always scan the Sunday papers for sales, but
they're not reliable when it comes to specifying the sets resolution.
Are some of the bargain brands out there actually any good?

Depends on what you mean by "capability". You can run a 1080i signal
into any set; BUT:
A) There is no plasma set smaller than 50 inches that can display all
the pixels of even a 720P signal.
B) There are 50+ inch sets that can display a 1080 signal. Very
expensive. Your best bet is to look at the Pioneer, Panasonic, etc web
sites. Elite makes a 50" 1080P set for $10K. 45 inch LCD sets with
1920 x 1080 resolution can be had for less than 4K. (Samsung, Sharp,
Sony)

Tam


Do they have integrated speakers? I can deal with using the tuner from my
VCR or the HD DVR, but having to also fire up another piece of equipment to
get sound would be a pain.

"Ric" wrote in message ...

"Bob" wrote in message
news
I'm waiting myself until I can pick one up personally at a local Best
Buy. They are available now and quite a few posters on the AV Forums have
already purchased them from Crutchfield at a very good price ( with free
shipping!) and so far their personal reviews sound like it's a great set.
I have a 240 lb Sony 36" Wega that I will pass on to a relative as soon
as I can get one locally.
Bob
"Smarty" wrote in message
...
Thanks Bob for letting us know. The specs look very impressive but it
will apparently be a couple months until the 47" model is available.
Should be another winner.


Smarty


"Bob" wrote in message
...
There is also now a 47" Westinghouse LCD display that has just hit the
market and has had some good comments on the AV Forum. It starts he
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...8&page=1&pp=30
Bob
"Smarty" wrote in message
...
Westinghouse makes 2 very interesting HDTV 1080p LCD displays, a 37
inch and a 42 inch. They are priced around $1600 and $2100
respectively, and have received mostly favorable reviews.


Smarty


"Tam/WB2TT" wrote in message
...

"Ric" wrote in message ...
I'm moving from a house to a condo and am considering a wall
mountable plasma to replace my rear projection to save space. I have
to admit I haven't kept up with all the latest tech news because it
gets overwhelming. Could someone recommend a 42 to 50 inch plasma.
I'd like at least 1080i capability, but don't need the HD decoder
built in as my cable company provides a set top box and I wouldn't
want to give up the dual tuner DVR inside. While I'm looking for a
bargain, I'd prefer it not be a simple monitor as 99% of the time I
don't fire up the surround sound system, I just listen to the
broadcast audio. I always scan the Sunday papers for sales, but
they're not reliable when it comes to specifying the sets
resolution. Are some of the bargain brands out there actually any
good?

Depends on what you mean by "capability". You can run a 1080i signal
into any set; BUT:
A) There is no plasma set smaller than 50 inches that can display all
the pixels of even a 720P signal.
B) There are 50+ inch sets that can display a 1080 signal. Very
expensive. Your best bet is to look at the Pioneer, Panasonic, etc
web sites. Elite makes a 50" 1080P set for $10K. 45 inch LCD sets
with 1920 x 1080 resolution can be had for less than 4K. (Samsung,
Sharp, Sony)

Tam


Do they have integrated speakers? I can deal with using the tuner from my
VCR or the HD DVR, but having to also fire up another piece of equipment
to get sound would be a pain.

If your referring to the Westinghouse 47"...yes there are speakers
integrated into the set. I believe the specs are 10W per channel.
Bob

Do they have integrated speakers? I can deal with using the tuner from my
VCR or the HD DVR, but having to also fire up another piece of equipment
to get sound would be a pain.

If your referring to the Westinghouse 47"...yes there are speakers
integrated into the set. I believe the specs are 10W per channel.
Bob

Thanks for the information. Do you know if the speakers will need an
external amp?

"Ric" wrote in message ...
Do they have integrated speakers? I can deal with using the tuner from
my VCR or the HD DVR, but having to also fire up another piece of
equipment to get sound would be a pain.

If your referring to the Westinghouse 47"...yes there are speakers
integrated into the set. I believe the specs are 10W per channel.
Bob

Thanks for the information. Do you know if the speakers will need an
external amp?

Per web page below:
"Sound: This is a complete entertainment package. You get a pair of 10 watt
speakers and an integrated 10 watt subwoofer for an amazing sound experience
or optimize the centerfield of your existing surround sound system.
Convenient switched stereo audio outputs allow the ultimate flexibility for
external receivers and surround-sound processors. Feel satisfied that this
1080p Monitor will fit neatly into your current and future audio setup."

https://www.westinghousedigital.com/...p-monitor.aspx


HTH,
Bob