Archive for December, 2005

Happy New Year

I wish you a healthy, successful and joyful 2006!
But most of all relax and have fun.
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Pioneer PDP5060HD

The test reports on the PDP5060HD are no all that positive. In fact in many tests you find that the Pioneer PDP–4360HD is prefered over the PDP5060HD.
For example C|NET’s comment on the 5060:
“The good: Highly accurate out-of-the-box picture; solid color decoding, video processing includes 2:3 pull-down; stylish look; extensive picture customizations; numerous inputs including [...]

Hitachi 42PD7200

In my first post on the Hitachi 42PD6600 I decided just before the purchase to spend the money and went for the 42PD7200.
Due to a miscommunication between the distributor and the transporter something went wrong on the delivery just before Christmas. Not a big problem because I was hardly home during these days. So [...]

Pioneer PDP-4360HD

The C|NET editor awards the PDP 4360HD with a 8.0 (out of 10). The readers of this article on C|NET seem to agree with the editor. However the price is a point of concern to them.
“The good: Extremely accurate color; able to reproduce deep blacks; solid feature package; sleek, glossy-black finish; excellent connectivity, including two [...]

Plasma versus LCD 4

Below is a list of advantages and disadvantages associated with flat panel displays.
Author: Matthew Torres
ADVANTAGES
Size: The lack of width and weight is a tremendous advantage over direct view and rear projection models. Flat panel televisions can be picked up by one person, carried between the arms like a fence post or school book and hung [...]

Plasma versus LCD 3

Most television sets found in the home use bulky cathode-ray tube (CRT) technology.The slimmer, flat screens that save space feature either plasma technology or [...]

Plasma versus LCD 2

This is a complicated topic: when you’re choosing between plasma and LCD TVs, you’re actually choosing between two competing technologies, both of which achieve similar things (i.e., crystal-clear, color-filled pictures) and come in similar packages (i.e., super-model-thin cases). To complicate the decision-making process further, price is rapidly becoming a non-issue here.Despite all these similarities, these [...]

What size plasma screen should I use?

If you presently have a 29-inch TV with a 4:3 aspect ratio, you’ll be able to fit a 42-inch widescreen flat-panel TV in its place! With the same amount of floor space, you can enjoy a large-screen TV.

Assuming the same floor space or “footprint,” you can replace your present CRT TV with a 4:3 aspect [...]

How long will a plasma television last?

Both plasma and LCD TVs have a service life of about 60,000 hours.
In plasma TVs the panel has a service life of about 60,000 hours,(*1) and in LCD TVs the backlight has a service life of about 60,000 hours,(*2) so you can enjoy either for a long, long time.

Number of hours until the panel’s brightness [...]

Plasma vs LCD 1

Since they use different methods to display images on the screen, they produce different results. Plasma TVs are best at producing powerful big-screen images with lots of impact, whereas LCD TVs are good at producing subtly modulated images in brightly lit rooms.
With their powerful Large-screen images, plasma TVs are ideal for the whole family to [...]

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