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post #1 of 11
1/28/12 at 3:50am
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Next week I want to buy a new 42 inch TV.

I already decided that I will buy a TV with a Plasma display, but I can't choose between 3 different models, mainly because I don't really know the difference between HD-Ready and FullHD.

I want to use the TV for three things: watching non-HD TV channels, connecting the XBox to my TV, and connecting my PC to the TV.

My main concern is, that two of the tvs which I want to buy are HD-Ready, and at each site I checked, it says that their native resolution is 1024x768. But my PC runs at a resolution of 1280x1024, and I would like to share my display with the TV, but to do this, I need my TV to run at the same resolution.

So my first question is, that if I connect the PC with my TV using a HDMI cable, can I set it to a resolution bigger than it's native resolution, or the max resolution for the TV display is it's native resolution?(this would be helpful as the HD-Ready TV's which I want, are 100$ cheaper at my country then the FullHD TV, and price is an issue to me:P)

Secondly, I would be grateful if someone could point me to some reviews about my TV's, as I can't really find anything about them on the net except the specifications, and some lame reviews from which I don't understand nothing at all(perhaps the problem is with me:P)). Comparissions would be even better.

These are the TV's which I would consider buying:

Samsung 3D PS43D490
LG 3D 42PW450
Panasonic NEOPDP 3D TX-P42ST30E

Sorry, but I can't post URL for the specs, I'm a new member

Thank you for the answers in advance, and sorry for my bad english
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post #2 of 11
1/28/12 at 6:28am
Isnt it a bad idea to connect a PC to a plasma?
There are way too many static images, like on the desk top, that could give you serious burn in?

Are you looking to use your plasma as a PC monitor or just to watch movies on your computer?
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post #3 of 11
1/28/12 at 7:00am
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I will keep my original monitor, I will only use the TV, to play some PC games, and to eventually watch some movies.

Would this hurt a plasma screen's image seriously?
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post #4 of 11
1/28/12 at 7:11am
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Originally Posted by ekr3peek View Post

I will keep my original monitor, I will only use the TV, to play some PC games, and to eventually watch some movies.

Would this hurt a plasma screen's image seriously?

I am not an expert, but IMO if you are going to buy an HDTV and use it as a computer monitor you are better off getting an LCD. I would be weary of using a plasma for PC gaming if there are a lot of static images in the games you are playing.

I do game on my plasma for xbox and ps3 and dont have any issues that I notice but I would just be worried about getting distracted and walking away from my computer for a few hours then having all my desktop images burned in or IR'd into my tv.
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post #5 of 11
1/28/12 at 7:20am
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So is burn-in still a serious issue?

Aren't there any ways/programms which prevent burn-in?
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post #6 of 11
1/28/12 at 7:23am
Pc is fine just use screensaver...
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post #7 of 11
1/28/12 at 7:28am
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Okay, so if I use a screensaver I shouldn't have these kind of problems. And back to my original question, can anyone answer me that if I want to connect the PC should I use a Full HD TV, or is a HDReady one sufficient?
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post #8 of 11
1/28/12 at 8:19am
I'd recommend getting the 1080p st30. The other 2 are 1024x768, which is A 4:3 resolution despite outputting to a 16:9 panel. For images and and tv, this isn't a problem as the tv will scale. However, for the Pc, you'll want to use native resolution and everything will look oblong due to the rectangular pixels.
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post #9 of 11
1/28/12 at 8:27am
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If I decide to go with the Panasonic TV you mentioned(which is my favourite of them all, but the priceist one too), what is the difference between a simple Plasma screen and a NEOPlasma screen?
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post #10 of 11
1/28/12 at 11:55am
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Originally Posted by ekr3peek View Post

If I decide to go with the Panasonic TV you mentioned(which is my favourite of them all, but the priceist one too), what is the difference between a simple Plasma screen and a NEOPlasma screen?

The NeoPlasma panel is much higher performing than their regular non-Neo panel; it has more moving lines of resolution, faster switching phosphors, as well as deeper blacks and better color etc, and Neo models have more picture adjustments than the lower-end non-Neo models.

Don't go with a 768p TV if you want to use it with your PC - stick with a 1080p model and the 768p TVs aren't optimal when used with a PC. The ST30 series is the best 42" TV you can get and looks crystal clear when you send a 1920x1080p signal from your PC over HDMI and set the TV to display 1:1 pixel mapping. I recently set up an ST30 for a friend and when we connected it to his laptop via HDMI i was amazed at how good the desktop looked on that big TV. Everything was crisp and clear - much much better than on his 768p Pioneer plasma that the ST30 replaced.


Since you're apparently in Europe, you should use the UK based AVForums (linked below) instead since the European models are quite different than the North American models discussed here at AVS.....

http://www.avforums.com/forums/plasma-tvs/
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post #11 of 11
1/28/12 at 12:00pm
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Thanks Randy for the quick answer.

Should I move the thread manually, or will an admin move it for me to the other forums?

What about burn-in's. Are they still in issue with the new kind of plasma models? How often do they happen? Any precise ways to prevent them?

I've read something about Panasonics Wobbling, is it working in my TV, is it enough to prevent burn-ins?

Thanks again for the answers!
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