I have a commercial Panasonic 42" EDTV, which is perfect for DVDs as the resolution of the monitor matches the source exactly. At a viewing distance of greater than 8 feet, there is no difference between an EDTV and an HDTV in my opinion. The only drawback to the commercial vs. consumer versions is that you'll have to buy a mount separately, as well as speakers (if you're not using a HT setup). Also they tend to use BNC connectors instead of RCA jacks. Cnet has some very good discussions on commercial vs. consumer plasmas, including Panasonic's new 50" HDTV. You can also look at http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/ which has some good info on the differences.
"Commercial" plasma screens the real deal for HT?
Following my other thread where I was asking for advices on $1500 screens for my small 10*11 audio-video room to be used solely for DVDs (no TV cable input), many have amswered that the best deal remain traditional CRT TVs, wide-screen (Sony Wega or XBR).
I stumbled onto a forum that advocates the purchase of commercial plasma screens (about $1500 for 42": Matrix, Hyundai or other NEC) with none of the consummer gadgets, no speaker, just component input. That would do the job for me as I have no HDMI output on my McCormack UDP-1.
What is the catch, if any? resolution (800*400 and change) too low? reliability? this seems to be a good deal to me and will not create a big mass between my audio-first speakers.
Any opinions?
Thanks
I stumbled onto a forum that advocates the purchase of commercial plasma screens (about $1500 for 42": Matrix, Hyundai or other NEC) with none of the consummer gadgets, no speaker, just component input. That would do the job for me as I have no HDMI output on my McCormack UDP-1.
What is the catch, if any? resolution (800*400 and change) too low? reliability? this seems to be a good deal to me and will not create a big mass between my audio-first speakers.
Any opinions?
Thanks