That's true but honestly, the 10-bit thingy is rendered and doesn't mean that the screen is a 10-bit panel. Only plasma tvs support true 18-bit colours or billions of colours to be exact so if you want a near cinematic experience, plasma tvs win, hands down. Of course, LCD tvs don't suffer burn in issues so playing your PS3 or XBOX 360 games on it or to use it as a pc monitor, it wouldn't be much of an issue. I have a crazy friend buying both, a plasma and a LCD in his living hall. Yeah, to have the best of both worlds. Hahaha.

Use an upscaling dvd player with HDMI output for best picture quality.

I guess you're referring to Panasonic's 700 series, Sony Bravia D series and the latest Sharp LCD, all have this double refresh rates. Honestly, it does improve the motion flow of movies and games.

Well, for 32', whether it is full HD or not, it doesn't make any difference as smaller and higher density of pixels, so the picture is sharp even it is not a full HD panel, had made an 'A' to 'B' comparison, Sony Bravia D 32' / 40' with Sony Bravia X 46', the difference were not notieceable, both the 32' / 40' models looked equally as good as the pricier full HD Bravia.

Probably using a lower quality panel if the price is a lot cheaper. I prefer the S-PVA panel that Sony is currently using. Hope to see the next generation S-PVA in the near future. There are still room for improvements.

I would say higher refresh rates will mean smoother motion and less eye fatigue. The refresh rates for most pc gaming rigs are around 85HZ (the higher the better) so for LCD tvs sporting 100HZ or 120HZ (PAL) refresh rates, it is a breakthrough and I do feel ghosting is related to response time.

Well, for action packed movies, like when King Kong swings and jumps while fighting the dinosaurs, it's smoother with 100hz. I have done A-B comparisons with Sony Bravia D & V series. That is what I feel. You can bring your own disc to test it. Of course, games will benefit the most with 100hz especially Gears Of War, FEAR and GRAW 2.

Well, you can tell the difference between a normal LCD running at 50 HZ / 60 HZ to one running at 100 HZ / 120 HZ. It's not too hard to spot the differences. Even my mum could spot the difference when we were at a Sony Centre looking at the Bravia S, V & D series. The increased refresh rates do help in reducing motion juddering, most noticeable in a sports game, when the camera pans and zooms. Try again, I'm sure you'll spot the difference. If not, just get a basic LCD will do if you're happy with what you see but for me, I'm aware that it's not the same.

The Panasonic TX-32LX700MK doesn't have very deep blacks, dark scenes looked greyish and colours are not as vivid as Samsung R8 or Sony Brave V / D series but if you like a panel which is more neutral and tonned down, this might be the one for you but for myself, I prefer something bright with strong colours.

IPS has better viewing angles and richer colours but for deeper blacks, S-PVA panels will win by a bigger margin. Both panels have their pros and cons.

IPS panels normally used by LG, Philips, Panasonic and Hitachi (not all models lah, the higher end models use IPS panels). S-PVA mostly used by Sony or Samsung (selected models only).

Sharp is using their own panels so it doesn't fall under the IPS or S-PVA panels.


Well, to be frank, Samsung's R8 will be the winner here if compared to the S series model but you can consider Sony's Bravia V series, you should be able to get it around RM3700 plus after nego, that is even better than Samsung's R8.

Only the first batch of PSPs from Sony are using Sharp TFT screens, the current PSPs in the market are using Samsung TFT screens, the difference is Sharp's TFT has better colours and less ghosting. This is an attempt by Sony to cut down production costs of their small wonder handheld.

37" is sure a sweet spot for a LCD tv, it's the right size for movies and gaming plus viewing full frame contents in their actual size won't look too small. Gud luck in your sales Bro. Anyone who haven't bought a LCD yet, should consider Bro Ngto's offer.

It's 8ms, only certain Sharp models listed as 6ms but I doubt their figures are accurate.

Not only that, most plasma panels support 18-bit colour (billions of colours) whereas for LCD tvs, mostly are 8-bit panels with some models from Sony and Samsung supporting a true 10-bit panel. The only saving grace for LCDs will be that they're much brighter than Plasma panels. Of course, it doesn't mean anything if you're watching Astro or normal dvds, which are only 8-bit at the moment. Even the current HD-DVD and Blu-Ray lineup don't support more than 8-bit colour at the moment.

18-bit is not future proof but it's like what you have said, you prefer the rich colours offered by plasma, that's b'coz it has a 18-bit panel. Pioneer will be releasing 24-bit panels next year, I guess it will hit the RM20K mark and above for sure since it is probably a full HD plasma tv. Blu-Ray and HD-DVD formats can support up to 36-bit colour via HDMI v1.3 spec but so far, none of them in the market supports more than 8-bit colours. Maybe in the next few years or when Transformers 2 hit HD-DVD in 2010.

Yup, that's true. It's b'coz they haven't have the necessary authoring tools and supporting hardwares yet. The PS3 is HDMI v1.3 ready and it supports 36-bit and even 48-bit colours too so it's up to game developers to decide whether they wish to support 36-bit colours for their games but I frankly feel that it is not possible considering the fact that the GPU in the PS3 is weaker than XBOX 360 or current pc graphic cards. The frame rates will suffer if it is implemented because of the higher bandwidth requirements. XBOX 360 can't even support 36-bit or 48-bit colours as it's doesn't meet the HDMI v1.3 requirements.

Pioneer Kuro really but sadly such panels can't be produced here. Most of the made in Malaysia high tech products suffer from QC problems. It's better that it is fully imported from Japan especially when it is positioned as a high end product.


Well, ask yourself one question, can you differentiate between a 6-bit TN panel with a 8-bit IPS / S-PVA panel for computer LCD monitors? If your answer is a no, then I guess you should know the answer. Well, colour banding is not a problem with panels able to output billions of colours, not only it looks smoother, it's more fluid and natural too, giving you a film like experience. That's where Plasma wins in this respect.

Wah, the price dropped so quickly. Scary ...... Probably the new models from Samsung should be hitting the market soon. I believe the next batch will have 100MHZ motion flow and 3 HDMI inputs at least.

Movies? In what sense? Astro? Tv programs? DVDs? If yes, they support 8-bit colour only, 36-bit is only possible with HDMI v1.3 certified panels and equipments.