Recommendations for 28" WS TV
Clive Haycock
ideally pro logic & wondered if anybody could recommend any particular
model. My initial thoughts are to go for a Panasonic TX-28PK2 but I believe
that this is only a 50 hz set or is this not a problem
Any advice gratefully appreciated
Thanks
Clive
jono
u require that as well. Colours are great. There does seemt o be a bit of
bowing on one of the sides, but this can be corrected from the hidden
service menu. All in all its a great tv, and a beginners home cinema kit.
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Stan The Man
Clive Haycock <cl...@antena.co.uk> wrote:
>I am looking to purchase a 28" widescreen TV with a very flat screen &
>ideally pro logic & wondered if anybody could recommend any particular
>model. My initial thoughts are to go for a Panasonic TX-28PK2 but I believe
>that this is only a 50 hz set or is this not a problem
>Any advice gratefully appreciated
>
I bought this exact model last week and I am very happy with it.
Picture and sound are awesome. I did a close side-by-side comparison of
the 50 and 100Hz models and there is positively no advantage to the
100Hz if you are watching digital transmissions, as I mostly do. In
fact, imho, the 50Hz is better than the 100Hz for digital viewing
because the 100Hz model tries unsuccessfully to enhance an
already-enhanced picture. But if I were going to be watching mainly
analogue programmes, I would have chosen the 100Hz because it
definitely does stabilize those old signals.
Stan
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Double Doom
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That is open to opinion. It is also more likely down to settings and the
make of tv. 100hz is noticeably better, in my eyes, than 50hz, but then
again, I can detect 50hz flicker. When you say digital viewing, are you
referring to dvds or skydigital? DVDs are first rate on 100hz whereas on
skydigital, the 100hz sets show up the compression much more than 50hz.
That is not a fault of the 100hz sets, but a fault of skydigital.
David
Stan The Man
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>> I bought this exact model last week and I am very happy with it.
>> Picture and sound are awesome. I did a close side-by-side comparison of
>> the 50 and 100Hz models and there is positively no advantage to the
>> 100Hz if you are watching digital transmissions, as I mostly do. In
>> fact, imho, the 50Hz is better than the 100Hz for digital viewing
>> because the 100Hz model tries unsuccessfully to enhance an
>> already-enhanced picture. But if I were going to be watching mainly
>> analogue programmes, I would have chosen the 100Hz because it
>> definitely does stabilize those old signals.
>>
>> Stan
>>
>
>That is open to opinion. It is also more likely down to settings and the
>make of tv. 100hz is noticeably better, in my eyes, than 50hz, but then
>again, I can detect 50hz flicker. When you say digital viewing, are you
>referring to dvds or skydigital? DVDs are first rate on 100hz whereas on
>skydigital, the 100hz sets show up the compression much more than 50hz.
>That is not a fault of the 100hz sets, but a fault of skydigital.
>
>David
I was referring to Sky digital transmissions. I guess if you are
planning to watch Sky digital, it doesn't really matter whether it is
Sky's fault or the TV's fault - it's still a waste of money to go for
the 100Hz option, imo.
Double Doom
> >That is open to opinion. It is also more likely down to settings and the
> >make of tv. 100hz is noticeably better, in my eyes, than 50hz, but then
> >again, I can detect 50hz flicker. When you say digital viewing, are you
> >referring to dvds or skydigital? DVDs are first rate on 100hz whereas
on
> >skydigital, the 100hz sets show up the compression much more than 50hz.
> >That is not a fault of the 100hz sets, but a fault of skydigital.
> >
> >David
>
> planning to watch Sky digital, it doesn't really matter whether it is
> Sky's fault or the TV's fault - it's still a waste of money to go for
> the 100Hz option, imo.
>
> Stan
>
The majority of channels on skydigital look better on my 100hz set than they
do on my 50hz set. There are times when some channels look worse, such as
BBC at present. Although BBC was one of the best looking channels earlier
in the year.
I would not say that it is a waste of money but if you have only looked at
100hz sets in the normal retail shops, then do not expect to seem at their
best. The defaults they have on the 100hz sets on are absolute rubbish.
I had the same opinion as you initially about the 100hz sets but after
seeing one set up correctly it wiped the floor with the 50hz version that
was sitting next to it and that was viewing skydigital.
Of course there have been many threads on 100hz in this newsgroup over the
last year alone and the result of all those is that some prefer it and some
do not. It is totally an individual thing.
David
Clive Haycock
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>
> > >That is open to opinion. It is also more likely down to settings and
the
> > >make of tv. 100hz is noticeably better, in my eyes, than 50hz, but
then
> > >again, I can detect 50hz flicker. When you say digital viewing, are
you
> > >referring to dvds or skydigital? DVDs are first rate on 100hz whereas
> on
> > >skydigital, the 100hz sets show up the compression much more than 50hz.
> > >That is not a fault of the 100hz sets, but a fault of skydigital.
> > >
> > >David
> >
> > planning to watch Sky digital, it doesn't really matter whether it is
> > Sky's fault or the TV's fault - it's still a waste of money to go for
> > the 100Hz option, imo.
> >
> > Stan
> >
>
> The majority of channels on skydigital look better on my 100hz set than
they
> do on my 50hz set. There are times when some channels look worse, such
as
> BBC at present. Although BBC was one of the best looking channels earlier
> in the year.
>
> I would not say that it is a waste of money but if you have only looked at
> 100hz sets in the normal retail shops, then do not expect to seem at their
> best. The defaults they have on the 100hz sets on are absolute rubbish.
> I had the same opinion as you initially about the 100hz sets but after
> seeing one set up correctly it wiped the floor with the 50hz version that
> was sitting next to it and that was viewing skydigital.
>
> Of course there have been many threads on 100hz in this newsgroup over the
> last year alone and the result of all those is that some prefer it and
some
> do not. It is totally an individual thing.
>
> David
David,
As you prefer a 100 Hz set what make & model would you recommend
that offers similar features to the Panasonic TX-28PK2 at 100 Hz. Basically
the set is for general viewing (analogue, sky digital & DVD's) although not
in a true home cinema setup as the room is not that big (hence 28" TV max)
& it is also for the kids to enjoy !!
Thanks
Clive
Double Doom
> David,
> As you prefer a 100 Hz set what make & model would you recommend
> that offers similar features to the Panasonic TX-28PK2 at 100 Hz.
Basically
> the set is for general viewing (analogue, sky digital & DVD's) although
not
> in a true home cinema setup as the room is not that big (hence 28" TV max)
> & it is also for the kids to enjoy !!
>
> Thanks
>
> Clive
I did a fair bit of research when I bought my set, as you would expect when
you are paying £1700 for a tv. I plumped for a Toshiba as they gave me the
best all round performance. The sound was the weakest point on the Tosh but
the picture was great. They can suffer poor geometry, but this can easily
be fixed in the service menu. They don't have many of the "features" of
other makes but the picture quality was my main concern.
All I suggest is go to a proper tv retailer and take a look for yourself.
It really an individual thing as to what set is best. I can't really
suggest a current model as I bought my tv 2 years ago and there have been a
number of new models launched since then.
David
Stuart Booth
>I bought this exact model last week and I am very happy with it.
>Picture and sound are awesome. I did a close side-by-side comparison of
>the 50 and 100Hz models and there is positively no advantage to the
>100Hz if you are watching digital transmissions
The flicker on a 50Hz set, once you notice it, really bugs me. 100Hz
it is for me....
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