Any 40-42" Plasma TVs with True 1080p?

I am thinking of buying another flat panel but with high def dvd around
the corner I want a plasma in the 40" - 42" range that has 1920 x 1080
resolution and does 1080p. I can't seem to find any well known brands
that meet this spec...

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I am thinking of buying another flat panel but with high def dvd around the
corner I want a plasma in the 40" - 42" range that has 1920 x 1080
resolution and does 1080p. I can't seem to find any well known brands that
meet this spec...

I think all they do is 720p... most are 1024x768 resolution.

I think most of the larger ones even just do 1366x768.

I just ordered a 42" Toshiba LCD that does 1920x1080p for under $2000
delivered, maybe LCD will fit your needs?

Mark

On 8/23/2006 12:49 PM, Mark wrote:
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I am thinking of buying another flat panel but with high def dvd around the
corner I want a plasma in the 40" - 42" range that has 1920 x 1080
resolution and does 1080p. I can't seem to find any well known brands that
meet this spec...

I think all they do is 720p... most are 1024x768 resolution.

I think most of the larger ones even just do 1366x768.

I just ordered a 42" Toshiba LCD that does 1920x1080p for under $2000
delivered, maybe LCD will fit your needs?

Mark



Let me know how the response time for action is on that Toshiba. I will
be getting Play Station 3 so I want no blurring. My TV would be near a
large window so contrast is important. How about a mini review?

Dan

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I am thinking of buying another flat panel but with high def dvd around
the corner I want a plasma in the 40" - 42" range that has 1920 x 1080
resolution and does 1080p. I can't seem to find any well known brands
that meet this spec...

Well I found the Panasonic TH-42PH9UK which is a moniter and supports
1080P. However the resolution I see is listed as 1024 X 768. I guess I
don't understand why Panasonic says it supports 1080P but apparently
doesn't have the resolution to display it. Personally I would go with a 40
inch 1080P LN-S4095D Samsung LCD.

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I am thinking of buying another flat panel but with high def dvd around
the corner I want a plasma in the 40" - 42" range that has 1920 x 1080
resolution and does 1080p. I can't seem to find any well known brands
that meet this spec...

No, there are no 42" plasmas with true 1080p resolution. The only
widely available plasma of any size with 1920x1080 resolution is the
recently released Pioneer 50" Pro-FHD1 which lists for $10K. Panasonic
is supposed to ship in September their long awaited (in the US) 65"
1080p model, the TH-65PX600, which will also list for $10K.

All 42" plasmas at this time come in 3 resolutions: 854x480 ED,
1024x768 HD, and 1024x1024 interleaved ALiS panels. We might see
1366x768 42" plasmas next year - maybe. We will see 1080p 50" and 58"
1080p plasmas from Panasonic by next spring.

What is your primary viewing on the 42" display? If movie or TV
viewing at 8 to 10 feet, a 1366x768 display is fine. Even at 50", the
difference between a 1366x768 Panasonic or 1280x768 Pioneer (6th gen
resolution) and the pricey Pioneer 50" Pro-FHD1 is hard to detect beyond
6 feet. Go to a Best Buy store with a Magnolia outlet - most of them now
have the Pioneer FHD1 on display - and compare the picture to nearby 50"
Panasonic and Pioneer 768p plasmas. A lot of people have been doing this
and deciding that the 1080p is not worth the extra money at this point.
The difference in the picture is subtle, not obvious.

Alan F

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On 8/23/2006 12:49 PM, Mark wrote:
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I am thinking of buying another flat panel but with high def dvd around
the corner I want a plasma in the 40" - 42" range that has 1920 x 1080
resolution and does 1080p. I can't seem to find any well known brands
that meet this spec...

I think all they do is 720p... most are 1024x768 resolution.

I think most of the larger ones even just do 1366x768.

I just ordered a 42" Toshiba LCD that does 1920x1080p for under $2000
delivered, maybe LCD will fit your needs?

Mark



Let me know how the response time for action is on that Toshiba. I will
be getting Play Station 3 so I want no blurring. My TV would be near a
large window so contrast is important. How about a mini review?

Dan

I took the 8-10 day free delivery option and it had been received by the
freight company yesterday and ETA is Monday... if I can get to the cableco
to switch boxes to HD by then, I'll post something then. I'll start out with
the cableco box, but this LCD also has CableCARD and TV Guide OnScreen
included; my cableco charges I think a 1-time $25 setup fee for the cableguy
visit to program/install the card and I think around $2-$3 per month instead
of $8/mo for the set-top box so may go that route soon.

So far, I've only seen it once... at Best Buy this past Sunday ($2799-$200
sale.) It was the brightest TV in the aisle, maybe the entire section, and
nearby or surrounding it were all types including a Samsung Plasma. I got to
within about arm's distance and couldn't make out where the pixels were,
whereas the plasma above it saw the screendoor effect at over 3-4ft.
Response times on this Toshiba model (42HL196) are listed as 8ms or less I
think. It even has a network jack to connect your PC to play jpegs & mp3s
right from the TV's remote. Got mine here, scroll down for specs:
http://tinyurl.com/gcqdg

Also LCD's are supposedly better than plasma in the light I think I've read.

Mark

Here's the best/largest picture of the Tosiba I have found so far... the
model isn't on Toshiba's website yet either.

http://im1.onecall.com/Image_Product...HL196large.jpg





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On 8/23/2006 12:49 PM, Mark wrote:
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I am thinking of buying another flat panel but with high def dvd around
the corner I want a plasma in the 40" - 42" range that has 1920 x 1080
resolution and does 1080p. I can't seem to find any well known brands
that meet this spec...

I think all they do is 720p... most are 1024x768 resolution.

I think most of the larger ones even just do 1366x768.

I just ordered a 42" Toshiba LCD that does 1920x1080p for under $2000
delivered, maybe LCD will fit your needs?

Mark



Let me know how the response time for action is on that Toshiba. I will
be getting Play Station 3 so I want no blurring. My TV would be near a
large window so contrast is important. How about a mini review?

Dan

I took the 8-10 day free delivery option and it had been received by the
freight company yesterday and ETA is Monday... if I can get to the cableco
to switch boxes to HD by then, I'll post something then. I'll start out
with the cableco box, but this LCD also has CableCARD and TV Guide
OnScreen included; my cableco charges I think a 1-time $25 setup fee for
the cableguy visit to program/install the card and I think around $2-$3
per month instead of $8/mo for the set-top box so may go that route soon.

So far, I've only seen it once... at Best Buy this past Sunday ($2799-$200
sale.) It was the brightest TV in the aisle, maybe the entire section, and
nearby or surrounding it were all types including a Samsung Plasma. I got
to within about arm's distance and couldn't make out where the pixels
were, whereas the plasma above it saw the screendoor effect at over 3-4ft.
Response times on this Toshiba model (42HL196) are listed as 8ms or less I
think. It even has a network jack to connect your PC to play jpegs & mp3s
right from the TV's remote. Got mine here, scroll down for specs:
http://tinyurl.com/gcqdg

Also LCD's are supposedly better than plasma in the light I think I've
read.

Mark

1080p is essentialif your want to run a 1080p HTPC

1080i just is a fickerfest on my tv




On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:19:47 -0400, AlanF
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I am thinking of buying another flat panel but with high def dvd around
the corner I want a plasma in the 40" - 42" range that has 1920 x 1080
resolution and does 1080p. I can't seem to find any well known brands
that meet this spec...

No, there are no 42" plasmas with true 1080p resolution. The only
widely available plasma of any size with 1920x1080 resolution is the
recently released Pioneer 50" Pro-FHD1 which lists for $10K. Panasonic
is supposed to ship in September their long awaited (in the US) 65"
1080p model, the TH-65PX600, which will also list for $10K.

All 42" plasmas at this time come in 3 resolutions: 854x480 ED,
1024x768 HD, and 1024x1024 interleaved ALiS panels. We might see
1366x768 42" plasmas next year - maybe. We will see 1080p 50" and 58"
1080p plasmas from Panasonic by next spring.

What is your primary viewing on the 42" display? If movie or TV
viewing at 8 to 10 feet, a 1366x768 display is fine. Even at 50", the
difference between a 1366x768 Panasonic or 1280x768 Pioneer (6th gen
resolution) and the pricey Pioneer 50" Pro-FHD1 is hard to detect beyond
6 feet. Go to a Best Buy store with a Magnolia outlet - most of them now
have the Pioneer FHD1 on display - and compare the picture to nearby 50"
Panasonic and Pioneer 768p plasmas. A lot of people have been doing this
and deciding that the 1080p is not worth the extra money at this point.
The difference in the picture is subtle, not obvious.

Alan F