Hello guys I might be going with the Plasma route since honestly I'm getting sick of tired of LCDs.
If I get it the TV it will have two uses:
* Xbox 360
* PC Second Monitor for old 2D games (MAME, SNES, Genesis, etc.)
I'm looking at a 42 inch Panasonics because it is around my price range and this is going into a dorm room.
I'm sad that the Panasonics don't support VGA so for the 360 and the PC I have to use DVI or HDMI.
For the Xbox I will have to use HDMI to the TV while use the Digital output to an external DAC for stereo sound (I don't do surround sound and my sound receiver is a late Marantz from the 70s). If I use the external DAC it will make the sound a lot better for the 360 than using its own internal DAC. Remember I'm not using the built-in speakers on the TV. My roommates got ticked that I said that many built-in TV speakers are terrible (which is true for the most part). The speakers that I will be using are the Monitor Audio BR2.
For the PC my laptops VGA port is busted so I will have to buy a USB to VGA/DVI/HDMI from Monoprice. Monoprice claims that the unit will not cause any lag when playing games on it so I'm going to order one to find out that is true.
Now I didn't know that you need to break-in your TV and such.
Ok here's what I would like to know for people who have knowledge:
* Is this a good idea to do Plasma and not LCD with this setup?
* Wait for the 2010 Panasonics?
If there anything else I need to know I would be happy. I'm just trying to do research to see if this setup can be done.
If I get it the TV it will have two uses:
* Xbox 360
* PC Second Monitor for old 2D games (MAME, SNES, Genesis, etc.)
I'm looking at a 42 inch Panasonics because it is around my price range and this is going into a dorm room.
I'm sad that the Panasonics don't support VGA so for the 360 and the PC I have to use DVI or HDMI.
For the Xbox I will have to use HDMI to the TV while use the Digital output to an external DAC for stereo sound (I don't do surround sound and my sound receiver is a late Marantz from the 70s). If I use the external DAC it will make the sound a lot better for the 360 than using its own internal DAC. Remember I'm not using the built-in speakers on the TV. My roommates got ticked that I said that many built-in TV speakers are terrible (which is true for the most part). The speakers that I will be using are the Monitor Audio BR2.
For the PC my laptops VGA port is busted so I will have to buy a USB to VGA/DVI/HDMI from Monoprice. Monoprice claims that the unit will not cause any lag when playing games on it so I'm going to order one to find out that is true.
Now I didn't know that you need to break-in your TV and such.
Ok here's what I would like to know for people who have knowledge:
* Is this a good idea to do Plasma and not LCD with this setup?
* Wait for the 2010 Panasonics?
If there anything else I need to know I would be happy. I'm just trying to do research to see if this setup can be done.