Just went to theaterworks yesterday, naguluhan lang ako nong pinakita ni sir jeff ung panasonic tvs haha. Very sure na kasi ako before sa pioneer tpos ung pinakita ung mga panasonic napadalawang isip ako hehe.
Good for you. It's a big expense, so it's best to visit a good shop. Sir Jeff's shop is very popular here.
Right now iniisip ko din choice ung 50 inch ng panasonic kasi same price din sya nong pioneer and parang maganda syang tignan na wallmounted hehe. And katulad nong sinagest nong isang member dito na tlagang value for the money sya kasi ang laki ng 8 inches na difference.
Yes, malaking difference talaga ang 8 inches. Sa umpisa parang ang laki na ang 42"; after some time, parang maliit pa pala ...
But the advantage is not just a bigger size, actually.
Here's another reason why I recommend a 50 incher:
In appliance stores, I've observed 42" and 50" Vieras side by side at the same viewing distance using a single video source (standard DVD), and the result is consistent --- the picture quality on the 50" panel is always slightly better.
No, I don't think it's because the 50" has a higher native resolution. I think it's because the 50" panel is doing a better job of scaling the image.
The PV4270 and 42PV700, like most other 42" plasmas, have a native resolution of 1024x768. The 1024x768 standard is also called "XGA" (Extended Graphic Array), a standard developed for computer monitors.
Note that a 1024x768 resolution is equivalent to a 4x3 ratio. How do they fit that resolution on a 16x9 TV? They use rectangular pixels instead of square ones.
The 50PV70 and 50PV700, like most other 50" plasmas, have a native resolution of 1366x768. Note that this resolution is almost equivalent to a 16x9 ratio.
On a 16x9 panel, it's probably easier to scale images on square pixels rather than on rectangular ones because less calculations are required from the panel's scaling software.
