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HD AND NON HD TELECAST

I Have been shopping for a flat Screen and have been bouncing between the Formats. I really like the Sony Bravia in LCD.. The Sony Wega in RP... But was kind of still leaning towards Plasma when I strolled into a Video store the other day and noticed how poor the Plasmas looked on one wall... I asked why the veil look and he said they were watching a movie. It wasn't HD.. The only plasma that looked good was the Pioneer Elite. I watch a lot of DVDs and non HD telecast... Is there one format that is better than the others in non HD?

Thanks,

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drubin
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DVDs look great on my plasma. SD television may look better on other technologies, but this has proved to be a non-issue in my household. We love our plasma and, frankly, I'm surprised that most audiophiles don't prefer plasma (or maybe they do).
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kr4
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Some of us do. It looks great on DVD and on HD broadcasts. On SD (4:3), it is OK and only begins to look ragged if I zoom to fill the screen.

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yohjo
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I have had two Panasonic 50 inch plasma displays and dvd's are great on both. I suspect the store you went to had poor, and long, cables connecting the displays which does not help at all. If you have a decent dvd player I think you will enjoy the plasma.
jaybo
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until hd broadcasts are in place, quality still varies by network. the tv's are fine.
audiotumbler OP
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We watch movies most of the time (DVD) and very little regular programming. My wife loved the crispness of the Bravia LCD, but I felt the movie experience would be best on the Plasma. It's just more like a window for me... The pioneer elite plasma was just so superior on standard TV... HD it wasn't as apparent... As long as it's great on DVD that's fine with me..:) There is a couple on new Panny's coming out in a couple of weeks that I wanted to look at.... Didn't really want to spend 5K... More like 2.5K
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