Anyone selling Abtus AV480-WT plasma mount? I'm trying to get the second unit for my old 42" plasma tv. Previously bought in lelong.com.my for RM 280 but they are running out of stock.

This post has been edited by pierreye: Oct 22 2008, 01:08 PM

You shouldn't count by inch diagonal. Correct measurement is square inch. The size estate is much higher for 42" compare to 32". For example, going from 25" diagonal to 50" is not 2 x. It's 4x the size.

Some people feel the issue of fuziness of LCD which is due to motion blur. Read this bleow:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1074013

PV80 panel and PY800 panel contrast level is different. If I'm not wrong, the native contrast for PV80 is 15k and PY800 is 30k. Same here, PY800 had more pop and 3D compare to PV80.

Service Menu. I posted the code in this thread. Search for it.

You are right. In the near future, pioneer and panasonic will use the same panel (from panasonic). PY800 and PY850 50" confirm coming from Japan factory. With the current price, I believe it is very attractive. I think if panasonic selling the next rev at lower price might not from Japan anymore (cut cost!)

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Added on December 28, 2008, 11:59 pmIf you use HTPC, 1:1 pixel mapping is a must and Full HD is useful. The font will be super sharp compare to non-HD model. If you purely talk about movie, then depends on sitting distance. Sit nearly and you can still see the edge is not as sharp as full HD tv (especially curve is not so smooth).

This post has been edited by pierreye: Dec 28 2008, 11:59 PM

With all this discussion on full HD vs non full HD panel, prioritize your needs and budget. I'll give some advice based on my observation:

LCD vs Plasma (no comment as I'm plasma supporter. Motion smearing is a big issue for me and the LCD CCFL backlight is too bright. CCFL is based on fluorescent light and flicker at a constant 50hz (US is 60hz). Try use a video cam and point at the LCD screen. You can see flicker that is due to the flickering is not in sync with your video cam ). Unless it is using something like panasonic inverter lamp which flicker at much higher frequency.

Size - bigger the better. Seriously, for less than 8 feet, 42" is OK. Anything more than that better get a 50" or higher (if your wallet permit).

Full HD vs Non full HD. If you use HTPC, you definitely need 1:1 pixel. Most 1080p display will be able to support 1:1 pixel mapping or make sure you defeat overscan option. As for debate between 1024x768 vs 1366x768, I would agreed best get 1366x768 if you need 1:1 mapping as your aspect ratio would be correct. Based on my old 42" PV60, the panel is 1024x768. In order to get correct 1:1, I can only use VGA input at 1024x768 resolution. Although the font is sharp, but the aspect ratio is incorrect. Always problematic when playing movie using HTPC and had to use MPC to rescale the aspect ration which is troublesome. Not to say impossible but not for normal user. 1366x768 will save you lot of times from tweaking.

So for movie watcher, the priority is Size then HD panel.
For dual use as PC, the priority is HD panel then size.

Make sense?

This post has been edited by pierreye: Dec 29 2008, 08:26 AM

Side by side comparison without proper tuning is not accurate. I can tell you most of the demo unit is setup using dynamic mode and it screw up the color and black level. Contrast and brightness is way out. I always ask the sales man to pass me the remote to set the mode I'm looking at before comparing different unit.