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best <2500 40" plasma

That’s an EDTV, about half the resolution of an HDTV. As a rule TV’s don’t make great monitors and at the very low resolution of EDTV I find it hard to think you would be happy.

Luck
 
There ya go, cant recommend buying a plasma that isnt fully HDTV compatible. Dont buy a Toshiba.
 
It really depends on what you're going to use it for. If you watch a lot of SD (standard definition) material then in some cases scaling that picture up to HD resolution results in a pretty poor image quality. Because ED is lower resolution than HD, SD actually scales a little better to ED resolutions. At the same time, HD also scales down quite nicely to ED resolutions. If you're looking to use it primarily as a computer display, then I think you should definitely reconsider your options...

Don't buy into the HD>ED>SD hype. Most people can't tell the difference between HD and ED resolutions from proper sitting positions. You should check out www.avsforum.com and look for threads on that monitor - I know a lot of people over there were excited about the 7UY series coming out, and overall impression of the line seems to be very good.
 
It really depends on what you're going to do with it.

For computer use, you don't want a plasma, period, imho. Resolution vs. real estate vs. cost just makes no sense to me.

For watching DVDs, it is hard to beat a good ED Panny, imho(I've got one which I don't use much now that I've got a projector). I end up watching TV on the plasma and movies/games/htpc on the projector. If you're going to watch regular TV, make sure you can live with the black bars on the side, or one of the stretch/zoom modes the display will support.

For HDTV, you probably want to stick with an HD rez plasma, although a good ED set can display HDTV fairly well too, just sit a bit further back. :)


42" panny plasmas have always been fairly well respected over on avsforum, whether ED or HD...
 
Of all the ED plasmas Panasonic does make one of the best can’t argue that at all. I’d still consider and HD set though, as HD gets better you will probably not regret the step up in the end. Nothing worse then buying something only to have that thought 6 months later “damn, I wish I woulda” ;)
 
BillR said:
Of all the ED plasmas Panasonic does make one of the best can’t argue that at all. I’d still consider and HD set though, as HD gets better you will probably not regret the step up in the end. Nothing worse then buying something only to have that thought 6 months later “damn, I wish I woulda” ;)
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know of any 42" HDs for under 2500?
 
ScHpAnKy said:
know of any 42" HDs for under 2500?
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Wish I did, I'd own one ;)

Most good HD plasma units have a cost way above 3500 and as much as I like them I don't like them for computer use.

Luck
 
ScHpAnKy, are you using this as a computer monitor? If so, you need to go with an HDTV set. EDTV is awesome for SDTV, HDTV, and DVDs however you will notice the lack of resolution when using it as a computer monitor.

If you're not going to use this as an HTPC monitor, EDTV is wonderful (the Panasonic 6UY or 7UY series is the way to go). If you are, you're going to need to add to your budget and get an HDTV or grab an LCD.
 
Some people dislike, or don't have the room for a direct view or CRT RPTV set. :)
 
JackieO said:
ScHpAnKy, are you using this as a computer monitor? If so, you need to go with an HDTV set. EDTV is awesome for SDTV, HDTV, and DVDs however you will notice the lack of resolution when using it as a computer monitor.

If you're not going to use this as an HTPC monitor, EDTV is wonderful (the Panasonic 6UY or 7UY series is the way to go). If you are, you're going to need to add to your budget and get an HDTV or grab an LCD.
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sort-of, I've got a shuttle XPC in my closet I want to use to watch movies when I have my lady friend over, and maybe toss in a few games too? As long as I can read text in-game (multiplayer text-chat), then I think it will be fine for my use. Am I on the right track with EDTV for my needs?
 
Ya, an EDTV will work for those applications - they look great when displaying DVDs as long as the source is good (so a good DVD player, or in your case a good HTPC), and game graphics look fine, although the text, if small, will not be as sharp as higher resolution set. For text heavy games with small text, you might want to test it to make sure you can see it.

If you have $2500 and are set on that budget, and want a flat panel over 40 inches, you really only have a few options, luckily for you the Panasonic 6UYindustrial and new 25 series consumer version plasma's are pretty fantastic. A good idea might be to go to a local tweeter or Magnolia and look for the consumer version (the only differences are the bezel, speakers, internal tuner, 720p, and a some picture settings), so the picture will be identical. Pop in a DVD and see if you like it. Most people do. Also, they might let you hook a computer up to check out in game text. I use an EDTV plasma at work and the text looks fine to me, but some people don't like it. If you like the dvd quality and text isn't a problem the only choice after that is whether to go for the consumer or commercial version.
 
The only thing I would add to JackieO’s comments are do yourself a favor and buy from an authorized dealer so you have some recourse incase you have any issues. The two companies mentioned have good policies incase you have any problems.

Luck
 
On that same note, when buying any new electronics I make sure to originally purchase it via credit card (then pay the card off! :p) for the added warranty protection *some* of them offer. For example, Visa Gold and Platinum or Amex will double your warranty up to one year without any registration, as long as you make the entire purchase on the card and keep the receipt/billing statement. They also offer extended warranties (which are actually very good) for less than you will normally spend when buying an extended warranty from a Best Buy, Tweeter, Magnolia, etc...

Just something to think about.
 
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