i recently purchased the panasonic PT-42PD3-P. first impression, its awesome. although its not HD i am very pleased. i had a few questions for u guys and from what i read on this forum i am sure i will have no problem getting answers. i'll start off with a real stupid one:
1. when i am watching the plasma vs. a regular tube tv what is the difference in line reolution, i.e. how many more lines of res am i seeing?
1. i have my ultimate tv directv receiver connected to the plasma via an s-video cord. i have my philips recordable dvd player (PS) connected to plasma via component. i then have the audio going from the directv receiver to my stereo surround. first question: is this the best hookup?
2. do i need a HD decoder box with this model? will it improve my regular tv broadcasts? and if i do get a decoder how would i hook it up with my directv receiver?
3. i threw in "black hawk down" and i still get those friggin black bars. why did i spend all of this money for the black bars?
4. did i make the rite decision with this purchase? should i have gotten a full blown HD plasma set? IMO from what i read on various forums i think i am better off with this set (was just kinda lookin for confirmation)?
thanx for all of the help guys!!

1. when i am watching the plasma vs. a regular tube tv what is the difference in line reolution, i.e. how many more lines of res am i seeing?
1. i have my ultimate tv directv receiver connected to the plasma via an s-video cord. i have my philips recordable dvd player (PS) connected to plasma via component. i then have the audio going from the directv receiver to my stereo surround. first question: is this the best hookup?
2. do i need a HD decoder box with this model? will it improve my regular tv broadcasts? and if i do get a decoder how would i hook it up with my directv receiver?
3. i threw in "black hawk down" and i still get those friggin black bars. why did i spend all of this money for the black bars?
4. did i make the rite decision with this purchase? should i have gotten a full blown HD plasma set? IMO from what i read on various forums i think i am better off with this set (was just kinda lookin for confirmation)?
thanx for all of the help guys!!