^ ah I see. Getting married?

Hey Cerebral, I checked out the Hitachi today. The 2 HDMI ports are located behind..not in front.

The thing is, the picture quality is not as vibrant and sharp as the Panasonic. The sales guy said its because the HDMI cable used for the Hitachi is longer than the one used for the Panasonic..thus a decrease in PQ. I find it hard to believe though.

Hey Cerebral.. finally found a review on the Hitachi

http://www.hometheatermag.com/plasmadisplays/807hit401/

Don't think its as good as the Panasonic.

Cerebral, scrape u'r plans for the PV70.

Check this URL out

http://ces.cnet.com/8301-13855_1-9841653-67.html?tag=more

I think better wait la.. 15000:1. That's what the Kuro's are doing now. Wee!!!!!

Don't think our retailers will drop the price any time soon since the new models are only gonna appear in mid-year. Actually Harvey is offering the PV70 for RM5499 with 5 years warranty. So how? U getting the PV70 or u gonna wait.. I thought u bought a LCD TV not long ago too right? What happened to it?

Yep, that's the one.. like i mentioned previously, side by side comparison (store default settings)..its no where as good as the Panasonic PV70.
But after reading about the G11 panels, I guess its best that i hold off buying till the new panels comes out.. Who knows by then, i can afford a 42" 1080p Plasma with 20,000:1 CR. I guess i can live with my crappy Sammy R8 for now.

^ Interesting.. deals like these only confirms that a replacement model is coming soon.

I'm talking about the 11th Gen Panny display la. The new model should be PV80. 15,000:1 CR

yeah why not, its supposed to come in the middle of this year and like i said previously, prices are continually falling. By mid year, the midrange 11th Gen display (20K:1 CR, 1080p) 42" might actually become affordable for poor sods like me.

Hey, whatever TV u buy, do invite me to u'r place ok? I wanna check it out.

Cerebral, more news for u.
HSL is having a road show at Midvalley Megamall. Panny PV70 going for RM4999 (5 Years Warranty).. Interested?

^ So how? U buying ah?
U know.. I went there again, and brought my own DVD there for testing. Well...to cut the long story short, they have a 1080p DVD player upscaler but they hooked it up using component..duh, so no upscaling and i watched it at 480p. I can't say i'm impressed. The colors are not as strong (which is good) as my Samsung R8 but that's about it..the colors "look" very similar...granted the unit there wasn't calibrated.

They do have Superman Returns on Blu-ray playing on a 50" 1080p Panny display and that looks fabulous.

I think it depends on how long my sister's CRT TV can last. If it dies soon, then i'll hand her my current 32" Sammy R8 and get myself the PV70.

Cerebral : Where are u gonna go test it? If anytime before Wed, we can go together.. After Wed, I'll be stuck in Pattaya for the entire week. Darn it. I hate that place.

Cerebral, greetings from Pattaya

Check out the 2 URLs below.
Looks like the Panasonic PX80 might reach our shores sooner than we thought. Feb 15 for Japan..interesting huh?


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