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Wal-mart 42' Plasma

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emjem

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This is ILO Technologies brand which is owned by GoVideo -- which I think is a manufactured for Wal-mart type thing. I haven't been able to find any links for specs. But the .00 in the price means it's a Wal-mart 'special' limited offer and/or clearance price.

This is not just a local Wal-mart clearance item so it should be widely available.

Warranties are by Wal-mart: 90 days full (regular Wal-mart return policy), and 1 year parts only.

Model # P42BMST
852 x 480 pixels
16.7 million colors
125 channels
Brightness: 375 Cd/m
Contrast Ratio: 800:1
160 degrees viewing angle
Built in speakers
Picture in Picture (with seperate input device)
Zoom and Freeze Frame
Aspect Ratio 16:9 or 4:3
Accepts HDTV signals up to 1080i with external DTV receiver
9 Languages

AV Input: S-Video, Composite, Audio L/R, Component
Video - Y/Cb/Cr, Y/Pb/Pr
Ouput: TV Out (Composite Vid, L/R Audio), External Speakers L and R.
PC Interface: DVI connector and D-Sub 15
9 Pins Serial Port
Power Consumption: 370 Watts (Average)
Weight 75 lbs (without stand)
Display Size: 36.3" X 20.4"

Max Horizontal Resolution: 1024 X 768 @ 60 Horiz. Frequency
 
Oh, it has the 'move picture' burn-in protection feature. This can be turned off. The time between moves is fully adjustable
 
I can confirm that this rollback is in effect in NE Pennsylvania.

The local bestbuy also has a 42" plasma for 1999.xx as well.
 
Does anyone know what the real res is on this? The first statement shows 852 x 480 pixels and then it says Max Horizontal Resolution: 1024 X 768
 
1024 X 768 is listed as the max resolution available for PC use. The 852 x 480 is television resoluton. Heh, I don't know enough about this to explain why.
 
Originally posted by: emjem
1024 X 768 is listed as the max resolution available for PC use. The 852 x 480 is television resoluton. Heh, I don't know enough about this to explain why.
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It will downscale the image. You're only going to get 852x480 pixels.
 
Originally posted by: jasonja
Originally posted by: emjem
1024 X 768 is listed as the max resolution available for PC use. The 852 x 480 is television resoluton. Heh, I don't know enough about this to explain why.
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It will downscale the image. You're only going to get 852x480 pixels.
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I'm not ready for a 42" monitor for my PC so this is all meaningless to me, but the manual says:"There are a total of 11 default timing modes in factory setting listed" The table shows 4 lines of 640x480, 4 lines of 800x600 and 3 lines of 1024x768 -- listing Horizontal Frequency (range 31.50 to 60.023MHz), Vertical Frequency (range 60 to 75) and Dot Frequency Clock (range 25.18 to 78.75 MHz).
 
If you want a good cheap ED plasma, skip the cheapie models (take it from a HT guy).

Get the Panny 42" ED @ visualapex for $2095 + $200 shipping. MUCH MUCH better plasma, with industry-leading black levels (at least for now, although new models are coming with higher contrast ratio).
 
Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Your title reads 42 foot plasma, just a note 🙂
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Heh, heh, thanks. After spending 3 days trying to understand all this resolution BS so that my wife can watch 'As The World Turns' in life-like proportions, I'm a little punch drunk and disgusted. So I think 42 foot plasma is appropriate to the subject, lol.

I wasn't interested in a new TV, but I was just walking thru Wal-mart and there it was calling to me. WOW! Under $2k for a Plasma -- and I get 10% off of that to boot. The Associate's standing there telling me if I don't like it I have 90 days to return it for a full refund. So I thought, "why not?"

Then after I plugged it in I found the answer.

Stuff is all screwed up. Unless you have HDTV 16:9 input you will have black bars/frames/whatever surrounding your picture, with the threat of phosphor burn-in. Or you can reduce the risk of burn-in and have the monitor stretch, twist, warp, zoom or otherwise distort the input to fill the 16:9 screen. Usually making everybody including Paris Hilton look to be in need of dieting, or a new head with a top on it.

Or I can pay TW a healthy monthly fee to get digital TV with HDTV for about 6 stations -- most of which I don't watch anyway. Plus I finally get hooked by the cable company into having dasm 'set top boxes' on each of my 7 TVs.

Then there's the dasm 'movie standard' wide screen DVD's that don't fit any resolution. Black bars top and bottom. But not to worry, 16:9 HD DVDs are just around the corner. But wait, won't the movies have to be distorted to fit those?

Now there's the problem of trying to take this new toy away from my wife. I mean, she doesn't mind a little distortion or care about phosphor burn in. Big, thin is in. But heck,her happiness is worth at least 2 grand.

So if you know about all this pleasure and still want a 42" Plasma this is a Hot Deal. But jeez, for only three hundred more I could get the Pany, hmmmmmmm. no stand.

Thank you Uncle Sam for your leadership in video entertainment.
 
Panny is the best in the EDTV Plasma category, for the money.

However, if you can score a Daewoo plasma on sale at Fry's (usually $1799), it's an unbeatable deal. Daewoo usus all NEC internals and glass; NEC is usually rated right behind the Panasonic in quality, and the two manufacturer's are the best in their class.
 
Originally posted by: jpeyton
Panny is the best in the EDTV Plasma category, for the money.

However, if you can score a Daewoo plasma on sale at Fry's (usually $1799), it's an unbeatable deal. Daewoo usus all NEC internals and glass; NEC is usually rated right behind the Panasonic in quality, and the two manufacturer's are the best in their class.
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I've got that Daewoo, and I am thrilled with it. Since buying it, I've read a lot about hdtv (or in this case, edtv) and most of the videophiles at avsforums will steer you toward the Panasonic, but I'm still very happy.

If you do get a cheaper brand, and the picture quality for sd (480i) isn't what you hoped, think about letting something else do the scaling. On my Daewoo, I was very disappointed in the way my standard definition broadcasts looked. I got the HD receiver from Dish, and now I just let the Dish convert standard tv to a 1080i signal. Then my tv looks great, since my poorer scaler isn't having to do the converting.

I liked my plasma when I first bought it, but now that I am letting the other receiver do the upconverting, I LOVE it.

Oh, and by the way - I got it for $1999 but with $95 in Best Buy rewards coupons, and a $200 gift card (because of a glitch in the way they sold it to me, where the following week's gift card rebate applied). So I basically paid $1704 for a plasma tv. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Rio Rebel
Originally posted by: jpeyton
Panny is the best in the EDTV Plasma category, for the money.

However, if you can score a Daewoo plasma on sale at Fry's (usually $1799), it's an unbeatable deal. Daewoo usus all NEC internals and glass; NEC is usually rated right behind the Panasonic in quality, and the two manufacturer's are the best in their class.
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I've got that Daewoo, and I am thrilled with it. Since buying it, I've read a lot about hdtv (or in this case, edtv) and most of the videophiles at avsforums will steer you toward the Panasonic, but I'm still very happy.

If you do get a cheaper brand, and the picture quality for sd (480i) isn't what you hoped, think about letting something else do the scaling. On my Daewoo, I was very disappointed in the way my standard definition broadcasts looked. I got the HD receiver from Dish, and now I just let the Dish convert standard tv to a 1080i signal. Then my tv looks great, since my poorer scaler isn't having to do the converting.

I liked my plasma when I first bought it, but now that I am letting the other receiver do the upconverting, I LOVE it.

Oh, and by the way - I got it for $1999 but with $95 in Best Buy rewards coupons, and a $200 gift card (because of a glitch in the way they sold it to me, where the following week's gift card rebate applied). So I basically paid $1704 for a plasma tv. 🙂
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Does the Dish converter do a near perfect job of conversion without distortion? Or are circles still turned into ovals?
 
Does the Dish converter do a near perfect job of conversion without distortion? Or are circles still turned into ovals?
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It does a good job. I haven't noticed turning circles to ovals. I'll look closer when I get a chance.
 
These 42" plasmas are really an attractive option for $2K. I have a 65" Mits RPTV that has superior picture quality but it has huge footprint and there are hidden expenses that you don't think about which don't come into play with a plasma. With a plasma, you slap it up on a wall and viola...you are in business. With a RPTV, you will probably spend $400 upward for some type of cabinetry or shelving to disguise the fact that you have a huge box in your house.

Good find.
 
emjem -
I know what you mean. I've got an old 27" that looks beautiful. My buddy has this huge TV, and it's 16:9. Whenever I watch tv there, everyone looks real fat and distorted. An he has to pay a fortune for HDTV.

I just don't see spending all that money just for Television.
 
Originally posted by: rustyjeep
emjem -
I know what you mean. I've got an old 27" that looks beautiful. My buddy has this huge TV, and it's 16:9. Whenever I watch tv there, everyone looks real fat and distorted. An he has to pay a fortune for HDTV.

I just don't see spending all that money just for Television.
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rusty,

Those are legitimate points, but not true in all cases. Specifically:

1. It only looks distorted if you're distorting the image ratio from its original. You can always display in native 4:3 ratio wil bars on the sides if you want (but with a plasma, you risk burning those bars into your display)
2. You don't have to pay a fortune for HDTV - at least not everyone does. I started by buying a standalone hd receiver for $175 and using an indoor $10 antenna, and I got quite a few hd locals (I think CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, PBS, and one or two others). And I only decided to get the Dish HD receiver when they offered to upgrade it basically free, so I only pay $10 extra for the HD programming. Does that sound like a fortune?
 
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