Do any of the What Hifi team who tested the TX-P42X10B know how its sd performance compared to the older TH42Px80 standard definition performance?
TX-P42X10B vs TH42PX80 standard definition performance
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I can't say I've looked at them side-by-side (our PX80 was gone by the time the X10 arrived) but I've spent a good bit of time with both and I'd say the X10 has the slight edge. It's by no means perfect - poorer-quality broadcasts can look a bit of mess, especially with motion - but by prevailing standards it's not bad at all. Colours are particularly nice.
Thank you Simon and Andy.
I am not clear given Simon's comments that upgrading from the CRT will be a good move given that all we watch on it is standard definition.
I am not clear given Simon's comments that upgrading from the CRT will be a good move given that all we watch on it is standard definition.
Which CRT do you currently have? If you only watch SD material, it may well be fine - depends on whether or not you plan to upgrade to HD TV or Blu-ray at any time.
We are lucky enough to have an "entertainment" room which has our HD stuff (projector, PS3, pre and power amp, 5.1 system, record player (!) DVD/CD player) and a front room where my parents usually watch a lot of the cookery / asian channels from normal Sky box (where the CRT is).
I was thinking of upgrading the CRT to a flat panel but from looking at the performance of various flat panels recommended by What Hifi in shops I don't think any of them (for SD broadcasts) match the CRT.
I suppose the CRT makes the best of the poorly encoded SD broadcasts from the Sky box.
I was thinking of upgrading the CRT to a flat panel but from looking at the performance of various flat panels recommended by What Hifi in shops I don't think any of them (for SD broadcasts) match the CRT.
I suppose the CRT makes the best of the poorly encoded SD broadcasts from the Sky box.
mephistophelean:
I was thinking of upgrading the CRT to a flat panel but from looking at the performance of various flat panels recommended by What Hifi in shops I don't think any of them (for SD broadcasts) match the CRT.
That was what I thought and was the reason why I held off from moving away from CRT for so long. In the end I wanted to go for a bigger screen and the only way was to move to plasma. SD was my priority as it is what we watch the most and I am not disappointed in the Panasonic. If you are happy with the size of the CRT and it is working fine I would suggest you keep it. If you genuinely want to go bigger then I don't think you will go wrong with either the 37" or 42" Panasonics.
I was thinking of upgrading the CRT to a flat panel but from looking at the performance of various flat panels recommended by What Hifi in shops I don't think any of them (for SD broadcasts) match the CRT.
That was what I thought and was the reason why I held off from moving away from CRT for so long. In the end I wanted to go for a bigger screen and the only way was to move to plasma. SD was my priority as it is what we watch the most and I am not disappointed in the Panasonic. If you are happy with the size of the CRT and it is working fine I would suggest you keep it. If you genuinely want to go bigger then I don't think you will go wrong with either the 37" or 42" Panasonics.
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