HP PL4260N and PL5060N Owners Thread - Page 2

Whats the chances of a pic of one of your poorer sd stations, when your done with that movie.

I'm really impressed, and I know what you mean about zoomed not as sharp as native res. I have a habit of zooming HD on my 32" 4x3, sometimes it is fine, other times not so good. Thanks loads for the pictures.

Have you tried a shot without flash, seems like that would work?

Thanks for the info. I too have sprung for one of the HP 50 inchers sight unseen. Quite a stretch for this normally careful buyer, but after looking at the competition (including the LG models), I figured it was worth the risk.

One complaint I have about this set so far is that it does not have a zoom fill mode like the Toshiba. For example on digital broadcast (non HD) you are stuck with watching with the black bar on the side, no way to zoom fill the screen. SD broadcast on the digital channle looks very good, but SD broadcast on the analog channel looks terrible to me, I am guessing the built NTSC tuner is not very good.

That is strange... on my PL5060N, the Zoom-2 will not fill the screen when I try to zomm fill a digital broadcast (non HD) received on the OTA HD channel.

Any opinions on how this compares to the PL5000 - reason being is that the old more expensive PL500 is being clearenced a to a local store for the same price as the PL5060.

I like the sd card inputs on the PL5000 but how does the old Panasonic screen stack up to the newer gen LG???

Thanks

I would imagine that the PL5000 will have better PQ than the 5060. It's pretty well agreed that the Panny panel looks better than any LG panel. HP has taken a step backwards by using the LG glass, but i presume they weren't able to source Panny glass this year so they had no choice but to go with someone else. I wonder just how much better the older model looks compared to the newer one? Is the difference slight or substantial?

Hello folks,

I just received the 50" HP PL5060N Plasma TV today. Needless to say, I am super excited . I hooked up the HDMI to DVI and the picture quality was awesome. I cannot compare it to other sets since this is my first, but I was pretty happy overall. The TV came within a week and the deliver guys (North American Home Lines) were terrific. They hooked up the stand and the speakers. The mounting unit + wiring came via FedEx Home Delivery and that turned out to be a hassle because they their terminals are different from the regular FedEx terminals and I had to take a 1/2 day off to make sure I was home to receive this stuff. But hey, no complaints so far.

What was very impressive about this set was that while the analog channels were not as clear as the digital ones, they were pretty good. Unfortunately I had to watch the TV via the component cables because the voice was not available via the HDMI-DVI cable and I do not have a home theatre system (yet).

I was planning on holding back on the home theatre for some time, but after setting the TV, the audio that comes with this TV does not do justice to its excellent video capabilities. So, I am in the market for a Home Theatre system for around $ 1000 and could really use your help.

I am a novice in the audio area. I never owned one before and this will be my first experience at it. So, please forgive me for asking the below beginner questions. I read some of the older posts in the audio section where the Athena B1.2 speakers and the HK 240 receiver with the Dannon sub seem to be highly recommended. I plan to mount the TV on top of the fire place. The living room is about 17 x 18 but the TV can also be seen from the nook and kitchen area. Because of this set up, I was planning on going with wall mountable speakers. From the pictures I saw, the B1.2 speakers seem to be book shelf speakers and are not wall mountable.

From what I can understand by reading the posts, I would need the following components to set up a decent home theatre.

Speakers (5 or 7)
Receiver
Sub Woofer
DVD player

If any of you experts recommend, I probably can set the front speakers on a book shelf, but the rear ones need to go on the wall . Can you please suggest the combination that you would recommend for normal TV viewing and occasionally music listening.

Let me know if you want me to run any tests or anything on the TV and I will post the results.

Best Regards

Yes, I have seen the newer models at BB; however, I have not seen them side by side - I do like the looks of the 5000 better but I cannot compare the glass - I cannot discern if the LG is a newer gen that performs better than the outgoing 50u panny glass.

I have the itch to buy, but don't want to make a stupid mistake!

Hey Lumberg,
Thanks for the pics. I am seriously thinking about getting this panel after looking at your pics :-)
Sadly, none of my local BB stores have these units on display
BTW, the hot air balloon pics, is that a HD feed?

Thanks Lumberg,

What are the chances of being able to buy a receiver with built-in HDMI switching and the rest of the components for around a grand, and if so any recommendations here? Also, could you give me some advice on the brand and make of the other componenets you would recommend based on my room situation.

Thanks

I thought someone posted that he bought the Pioneer elite 74 at BB just about that price.

Is HP Shopping charging sales tax?

Yes, they are charging sales tax but no shipping, which about washes it out. B&M will get you for both.

Yes, HP does charge sales tax for the TV and components for the state they are shipping to. There is no sales tax on extended warranty though.

How is the black level on these panels?

I just had it turned on for like a couple of hours and so far the black levels seem to be pretty good. I will post a note if I find otherwise.

Anyone seen the two together??

How did you do these attachments? I have pix I want to attach without going the posting to my photo gallery and linking route.

I am the proud owner of an HP PL4260n. But I'm a newbie in the Plasma world. Thank you all for this forum thread. I too have noticed the difference in volume from DVD (lower volume) to satellite channels (higher volume). I guess its normal because of the Digital and Analog feeds. But I look forward to sharing my experience with all of you. Till next time....

Welcome to AVS, and please add your experiences with that new plasma of yours.

I just got back from Bestbuy. They were in the middle of setting up the new HP PL5060N when I got there. Pictures quality looks really good. It was setup next to 50" a Sasumg, Philips, 2 LGs, and a 60" Pioneer. Out of all the screens it was next to, I thought the HP had best PQ. Color out of the box was very good. The black levels were not as good as the Pioneer. My biggest complaint asthetics of the speakers. I miss the glossy finish of the previous model.

But for the price... it pretty much shot up to the top of my list.