Wondering if plasma consumed more power than LCD by how many %?
I was informed the surroundings would be hot due to heat dissipation from the plasma .. is true?
I am also torn between 42"plasma and 32" LCD .. missus wanted 32in cos she said no need to big for the hall .. Our distance viewing is ard 10ft or 3meters .. she is afraid 42" is big thus not clear. Somore, it is not Full HD as compared to 32", which is Full HD ..

Comments pls .. ps .. upgrading from 29in CRT so need some advise ..

Just found that 42x28K uses power comsumption of 230W while LCD ones, 93W .. huge differences !!
This mean it's twice the power .. electricity cost me high ...
I thought the eco-mode would help reduce this .. correct me if im wrong.

Also, the sales agent told me that plasma tech is fading off so no point buying .. He said plasma not indemand cos very hot, glaring, etc .. recommended me LED wor .. i told him budget constraint .. hahaha

Thanks everyone for the advise ..
Most likely i wud be getting plasma .. x28 .. though it's HD ready instead of full HD, i guessed budget is a bit tight.
Also, i am not a gamer or those must-have .. it's just normal astro (Might go byond), etc ..

Hope i will make the right decision ..

BTW, is there any alternative to plug in other USB player via HDMI to play downloaded movies, like divx or avi?
As you know, Panny doesnt have USB slot but SD slot ..

Thanks !! The info helps alot ..
Saw inthe Panny website .. there are two versin of 42in .. X28 and A28. From the specs, not much of the difference .. funny thing? I didnt check the price for A28 cos X28 is selling at rm2.2K .. So, which is better leh and why launch 2 version but same specs?

What abt normal astro .. is the surrounding hot?
Went to SengHeng during lunch .. they displayed A28 model only, RM2400. When i asked abt X28 .. they said old model n no longer have stock ..

I believed these sets are assembled in Msia cos Panny has plant (Forgetten where .. ) .. like Sony, the assembly plant is in Bangi.
For panel ... yes, all of the panels comes from Japan new plant, which was operative, think 2 or 3years ago.

Got my X28 today .. love it but sad to say, there is no s-video available for my normal astro. Guessed have to use live it.

Overall, quite happy with it cos the pics are good n not tiring or fake.

Well, entry level of Japan's plasma costing rm2200 .. no further comments.

Our SD card reader only allows to view pics .. is it possible to upgrade the software to enable to view avi/ divx files?

Just a quick question on X28
I've downloaded this specs from this website, http://www.panasonic.com.my/viera ..

I noticed in last pg, MULTI WINDOW is one of the features available and next to it stated "PAT" .. May i know wht function is this and how is it turned on .. I check the original manual book but cant find this anyway .. Confuse leh ..

Also, SD Astro has one monitor output .. Would the quality be better if i use this monitor output and plug into the X28 monitor output? I believe the settings would be adjustable like a typical monitor settings ...

Thanks for help in advance ..

rm2100K .. Ipoh area.

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Added on July 19, 2010, 9:20 pmFound something interesting but is this true? Would it really help ?

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/895038

Sharing among Panny plasma kakis ..

This post has been edited by KronenZerg: Jul 19 2010, 09:20 PM

Wanted to check the hrs used but when i checked the remote, there isnt any "recall" button ... so, how to check wor?

Thanks .. you are correct.

Yippee .. managed to check it .. Total of 35hrs used, ave of 5hrs since i got it last Sat. Guessed it's a new set.

Thanks a lot !!

can i enquire .. if there is any difference aft 200hrs of watching? What the significant difference between before and after this timeframe?
Would the images be sharper, etc?

Also, how or when do i know it's time to calibrate it?

Thanks