Hi all,
I have read many reviews and seen many people say how marvellous the picture on a 42" Panny PWD4 or PWD5 is. So I am all set to have a look at the screen myself with a view to purchase.
However, I visit the first shop and the picture being displayed on the Panny is not nearly as clear as on the LG. Both are running the same DVD on component input. The second shop I visit, a Panny and a Toshiba are running a standard def digital signal. Not sure what cabling there was, but again the Panny looked blurry against the Toshiba. Third shop, the standalone Panny is running a DVD of a concert performance, S-Video input, and there is terrible banding around the stage lighting.
With all the good that's been said about the two recent 42" Pannys, I'm confused. Has anyone else noticed this in the shops? Do the Pannys require an extensive amount of tuning, and only then you will get the amazing picture they're renowned for? Will their potential only be realised by Video Essentials/Avia tuning? Or is the blurriness just a Panasonic trademark that people seem to like?
By the way, in case it makes a difference, the transmission where I live is PAL.
Marty
I have read many reviews and seen many people say how marvellous the picture on a 42" Panny PWD4 or PWD5 is. So I am all set to have a look at the screen myself with a view to purchase.
However, I visit the first shop and the picture being displayed on the Panny is not nearly as clear as on the LG. Both are running the same DVD on component input. The second shop I visit, a Panny and a Toshiba are running a standard def digital signal. Not sure what cabling there was, but again the Panny looked blurry against the Toshiba. Third shop, the standalone Panny is running a DVD of a concert performance, S-Video input, and there is terrible banding around the stage lighting.
With all the good that's been said about the two recent 42" Pannys, I'm confused. Has anyone else noticed this in the shops? Do the Pannys require an extensive amount of tuning, and only then you will get the amazing picture they're renowned for? Will their potential only be realised by Video Essentials/Avia tuning? Or is the blurriness just a Panasonic trademark that people seem to like?
By the way, in case it makes a difference, the transmission where I live is PAL.
Marty