neoonwheels
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I am sorry I meant PJ560 which has speakers on the side of the panel. The picture quality was good but I felt Panasonic has better PQ and again 3 years warranty was icing on the cake.
Brought home Panasonic 42X20D
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I am sorry I meant PJ560 which has speakers on the side of the panel. The picture quality was good but I felt Panasonic has better PQ and again 3 years warranty was icing on the cake.
baccilus
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Well..PQ is most important. I think I will stick with Panasonic or Samsung only. But can you attach some 2.1 speakers directly to the TV? That can at least be an option if I don't like the audio from the X20.
I have attached Creative 2.1 Inspire T3130 speakers with my X20. After that my enjoyment of watching tv has gone 50 times better. This speakers have a blasting sound (The woofer is awesome) as well as nice speech delivery. You dont need to buy costly soundbars. The speakers cost me 1976 incld VAT.
baccilus
Member
That's the answer I was looking for. I will buy some 2.1 speakers like yours for under 2K. Lynx has got a huge range now.
neoonwheels
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I have 5.1 which is connected to STB and DVD player. STB has pathetic sound quality while DVDP delivers quite good but not true 5.1 sound. I was wondering what went wrong.
I have a dolby sample which use all the 5 speakers and it actually tests all the speakers by sending output with delay of fraction of a second. I hope with new DVDP I will get true 5.1 and the files I play has dolby or prologic II.
I have a dolby sample which use all the 5 speakers and it actually tests all the speakers by sending output with delay of fraction of a second. I hope with new DVDP I will get true 5.1 and the files I play has dolby or prologic II.
pulsar_swift
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You have TATA SKY HD ? Who is ur DTH operator ?
neoonwheels
Active Member
Its normal TATA Sky. I have bought new composite gold plated connectors yesterday just to see if that makes the PQ any better.
pulsar_swift
New Member
Good bro. How is the break in going on ? How many hours did you reach now on ur plasma?
neoonwheels
Active Member
Its been only 15 hrs so far. I am a bit busy these days to manage to watch TV
. And then I have few movies which are AVI files on comp, as my DVD does not support USB, I am in a fix. I dont want to keep them writing on DVD just for the sake of watching them on DVDP. Next week my new player will come and then the full fledged breaking will begin 
neoonwheels
Active Member
Today I saw Ice Age 3 DVD rip (AVI) on my plasma through compisite DVD player and it was ROCKINGGGG. I was blown away by the crystal clear clarity and black levels. I can just imagine what V20 can do to such movie. I just love X20D. Cant wait to get hold of HDMI upscaling player.
neoonwheels
Active Member
Finally, I bought Philips DVP 3568/94 HDMI upscaling DVD player from Vijay sales @ 2900/-. Watched Harry potter and Ice Age 3 divx files on the player and the picture quality was mind blowing. Perfect black levels and awesome picture quality.
This is at a more conservative setting of contrast = 35 and sharpness = 40. I guess the quality will further go up as I increase the contrast. The TV is in breaking in process so not taking any risk. Finally I would be able to use my USB drive instead of burning DVDs.
I guess I made the right choice by going ahead with X20 and saving $$$. In future I can now add a nice HT system. Currently I have Artis 5.1 speakers and they are doing quite ok job. They are driven by DVD player and no amplifier is used as of now.
This is at a more conservative setting of contrast = 35 and sharpness = 40. I guess the quality will further go up as I increase the contrast. The TV is in breaking in process so not taking any risk. Finally I would be able to use my USB drive instead of burning DVDs.
I guess I made the right choice by going ahead with X20 and saving $$$. In future I can now add a nice HT system. Currently I have Artis 5.1 speakers and they are doing quite ok job. They are driven by DVD player and no amplifier is used as of now.
TaureanBull
Active Member
Hi Neonwheels. Congrats on your purchases.
I was just wondering if the plasma model's exact name is VIERA TH-P42V20D? I could not find any other model by 42x20D.
If that be so, then 37.5K you paid is extremely good price. Can you please confirm the exact
model number?
I was just wondering if the plasma model's exact name is VIERA TH-P42V20D? I could not find any other model by 42x20D.
If that be so, then 37.5K you paid is extremely good price. Can you please confirm the exact
model number?
Hi Neonwheels. Congrats on your purchases.
I was just wondering if the plasma model's exact name is VIERA TH-P42V20D? I could not find any other model by 42x20D.
If that be so, then 37.5K you paid is extremely good price. Can you please confirm the exact
Hi,
Guess you are not in India! The 42X20D is one of the lower end VFM plasmas being sold by Panasonic in India. Here is a link the model on the India website - VIERA TH-P42X20D | X Series | Digital AV | Panasonic India
neoonwheels
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sanjay0864
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The truth is, for a 42" TV you really do not need FULL HD. That is unless you are going to be watching from less than a distance of six feet.After reading this thread sometime i wonder do we really need FULLHD TV
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sanjay0864
Well-Known Member
Get the Samsung 50C550, much better value for money.
neoonwheels
Active Member
I picked up a 42X20D over the weekend for my parents, and upgraded my Airtel DTH connection to the HD box
After using it over the weekend, my initial impressions are -
1. Very decent SD viewing experience, a significant improvement over a 29" CRT that it replaced
2. HD content is mindblowing! only getting NG HD right now, but it is a treat on the eyes even with this TV (Have set the set top box to 720p output)
3. Also borrowed a WD Player over the weekend and watched a range of 720p and 1080p mkv's and they were just excellent. Regular DivX's were pretty good too, but i have now been spoilt by watching HD and there is no going pack
4. Reflections are a bit of an issue in well lit conditions, i have a lot of ambient light coming in to my hall, but it was not too bad, did not distract much from the TV viewing.
5. No TIR / Ghosting seen at all.
6. Using cinema mode with 50 contrast and 0 brightness
7. Sound output is decent for regular TV channels
This thread was a big factor in me deciding to purchase this TV and i am thankful to the other people who have contributed their thoughts here!
After using it over the weekend, my initial impressions are -
1. Very decent SD viewing experience, a significant improvement over a 29" CRT that it replaced
2. HD content is mindblowing! only getting NG HD right now, but it is a treat on the eyes even with this TV
(Have set the set top box to 720p output)3. Also borrowed a WD Player over the weekend and watched a range of 720p and 1080p mkv's and they were just excellent. Regular DivX's were pretty good too, but i have now been spoilt by watching HD and there is no going pack
4. Reflections are a bit of an issue in well lit conditions, i have a lot of ambient light coming in to my hall, but it was not too bad, did not distract much from the TV viewing.
5. No TIR / Ghosting seen at all.
6. Using cinema mode with 50 contrast and 0 brightness
7. Sound output is decent for regular TV channels
This thread was a big factor in me deciding to purchase this TV and i am thankful to the other people who have contributed their thoughts here!
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