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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Chris Henderson<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Tuesday, 30 May
2006</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Mythtv<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [mythtv-users]
[Mythtv-users] - Slightly OT - New TV or Plasma inAust</span></font></p>
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Hi all,<br>
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The loverly wife has given permission for me to buy a new tv. WHO HOOOO!!!<br>
<br>
Ok she would love the nice realy thin Plasma for the wall, and I will confess
that I am stupid when it comes to these things. <br>
<br>
So I have been reading most anything and have managed to confuse myself.<br>
I am not wanting this thread to turn into "I like this one better",
but can people help guy out please.<br>
<br>
(also i want to strike while the Iron is hot) <br>
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It seems that most Plasma's currently avaliable in Aust are NOT true HD<br>
true HD is 1080i lines. But the ones available here (at a resonable spend) are
not that. (my Spend is 2k MAX 3k)<br>
most are 852 x 480 (which is less than my CRT TV) <br>
Some are 1366 x 768 (this seems the most common)<br>
and others 1024 x 1024.<br>
<br>
And then the 106" 1080I Monster @ 6k <br>
<br>
Now dont get me wrong here. There is stuff to no HD content in Aust. But with
Myth in the mix that means I can play dvds at full resolution etc. <br>
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So of the Aust users out there, can you recomend any Plasma's that are good
value for features.<br>
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For the other users can you guy recomend any good site to explain, in plain
english, what i need to know?<br>
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CH</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I may be able to help a little as I just
bought a 50” plasma. After looking around at a lot of options I ended up
buying Soniq brand from JB HiFi. The thing that sold the deal was 2999 for 50
inches and it’s a 1366 x 768, so by Australian Standards that’s hi-def.
BTW in </span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Australia</span></font><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> anything over 575i is allowed to be advertised as hi-def. I payed
the extra $300 for the 4 pixel 5 year warranty. Having watches it for a
while I’ve seen better pictures (maybe 5% better) but usually at an extra
$1000. Inputs are VGA DVI component video and s-video also can do PIP, the
built in tuner is analogue.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Overalll I’m pretty happy,
especially at that price</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Chris</span></font></p>
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