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04-22-2006, 07:28 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 5,904
|  Plasma TV - High Constast or High Definiton?
Boss man is looking at getting a 42" Plasma TV. He's got a set budget in mind about AU$2500
And it's come down to the following :-
Panasonic 42" Standard Defintion Plasma TV with 3000:1 Contrast
Pioneer 42" High Defintion Plasma TV with 850:1 Contrast
What is better,
1. Standard Defintion with 3000:1 Contrast
2. High Defintion with 850:1 Contrast
Plz vote and discuss
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04-22-2006, 09:10 PM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,751
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You have to go HD, but I have never seen a plasma with a contrast ratio of only 850:1. They typically range anywhere from 3000:1 to 10,000:1. 
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04-23-2006, 01:00 AM
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Wizard Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,541
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My vote is for the Panasonic, they make great TVs. 850:1 is also extremely low contrast ratio, the image quality must be awful! If it were higher then I'd certainly go for the Pioneer.
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04-23-2006, 03:25 AM
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Formerly charles_scott Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,625
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Standard... For the contrast ratio, even if all stations have to be HD here in america soon they do sell converter boxs....
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04-23-2006, 05:47 AM
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Quote: Originally posted by jorsoft03
My vote is for the Panasonic, they make great TVs. 850:1 is also extremely low contrast ratio, the image quality must be awful! If it were higher then I'd certainly go for the Pioneer. | Pioneer does make a Hig Def Plasma with a better MUCH BETTER contrast. However it's very expensive.
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04-23-2006, 06:50 AM
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Super Techie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: North West, UK Posts: 449
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HD is much more important than a contrast ratio. Definitely the HD, no question about it.
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04-23-2006, 08:06 AM
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Quote: Originally posted by Chazzer3
HD is much more important than a contrast ratio. Definitely the HD, no question about it. | Dumb Question.... Why?
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04-23-2006, 08:52 AM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 823
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naa they all suck i got a 42" panasonic, with HD, cost 4000$, and believe me.....not worth it
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04-23-2006, 09:15 AM
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Super Techie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: North West, UK Posts: 449
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because HDTV is such an increase in quality of SDTV. And if you sit infront of the TV properly the contrast ratio won't make much difference. Although I must say that I don't reccomend Plasma anyway, try and get an LCD if you want a flat screen.
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