<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">OK, don't depend on what is set up in
the store, if the LCD display's "demo mode" is set to be more
colourful and higher contrast then it will look better in the store than
the plasma.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Depends on who set up each display.
In real life you should use Digital Video Essentials once you have
a set home, so that you still get details in dark shadows, that your eyes
don't burn out from the bright colours etc.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I think the best thing you can do is
to NOT take what you see as any indicator of real performance in the home.
I'd try a specialist site like avsforum.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I've had both plasma panels (42"
and 50" Panasonics), and now have a Sony LCD 46". </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Read the display's manuals on-line so
you can check that they can respond to the right resolution and Hz from
the VGA port or the HDMI port. Just because the panel is 1080 lines
does *NOT* mean thay this resolution is accessible from a PC attached to
the display (yeah dumb I know but there you go, my Sony won't do 50Hz inputs
via the VGA port which I need because Australia is PAL!).<br>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The other thing which is worth researching
is make sure that the set you pick has remote control commands that can
take you straight to a selected input (e.g. from watching TV to say HDMI2),
and that you won't have to write stupid long sequences of IR commands into
your learning remote to get to a menu, go right one, wait, go down 2, wait,
select, send Enter. Look for JP1 on the net as the guys/gals there
have been through this pain, you can even look up the Macros they've had
to code to get displays to work. ALso remotecentral web site.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Bu the way, I would go back to a good
plasma over an LCD, the LCD has "clouding" so when you look at
say a dark space scene that should be evenly black, you can see "fog"
in the corners of the display.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Here is another site with a review of
the G20 (as I said better to rely on reviews than on your eyes, EXCEPT
for home theatre specialist stores who have set the displays up properly,
ie NOT in demo mode)</font>
<br><a href="http://www.hdtvorg.co.uk/reviews/plasma/panasonic_tx-p42g20.htm"><font size=2 face="sans-serif">http://www.hdtvorg.co.uk/reviews/plasma/panasonic_tx-p42g20.htm</font></a>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I'd also consider the later generation
Samsung Plasmas which are v good as well!</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Good luck!</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Indulis</font>
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