la40d550

Only concern is running hd Dstv from lounge through Ellie's wireless av sender/receiver to bedroom :/ quality going to look a bit yuck.... Any ideas? Don't wanna run cables
 
johndoe1983 said:
Any ideas? Don't wanna run cables
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Even if you used cable it wouldn't be great. Running an analogue AV signal into a digital 1080p FHD TV is never going to produce impressive results.

If all TV is going to do is display a low quality/res analogue signal (AV or RF), it would have been better to get entry Plasma with large well spaced pixels and corresponding low res. A high def 1080p TV will make all the signal imperfections apparent to you.
 
I have two of the same TV's and they are super.

My bedroom is about twenty metres from the DSTV box and I would love to get a HD signal into my room. I also won't be able to run cables.
 
Roman4604 said:
Even if you used cable it wouldn't be great. Running an analogue AV signal into a digital 1080p FHD TV is never going to produce impressive results.

If all TV is going to do is display a low quality/res analogue signal (AV or RF), it would have been better to get entry Plasma with large well spaced pixels and corresponding low res. A high def 1080p TV will make all the signal imperfections apparent to you.
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Tx Roman. But for the price, I reckon I should go for it in any case. I've never seen the LA40D550 at that price before!

So I'll stream through the ellies av sender/receiver for the moment. Since I'm using a wireless NAS to share media to my lounge currently, I'll do the same for bedroom one and just suck it up wrt dstv signal quality loss.

If i truely want to watch HD tv, I'll goto the lounge.. Can't have everything i life i suppose ;-)

Hate those av things though... everytime I switch on microwave it BZzzzzzz's ;-)
 
R3,899 is an excellent price for 40" 5 Series, they are good entry level LCD TVs, work great as PC screens when set to PC Mode. They will suffer from inconsistent black levels, though due to S-PVA panel the deepest of the lot are pretty dark. SD via AV/RF is just very disappointing (I have 32" 5 Series LCD).

If you're looking for SD quality over AV/RF then you should look at the PS43D450/PS43E450 HD Ready plasma. I would take my PS42C450 for SD and HD any day over my LCDs, has deep consistent blacks which means a much higher contrast ratio and subsequent superior picture quality. The down side is that if you sit closer than 1.5-2m you'll probably want FHD if you have a lot of F/HD media.
 
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Tx PP, always useful info :-) u just blew my mind (aka "man up") he he

I think I'll stick to the d550. Wouldn't mind having a panel for good pc support. gonna give it a shot, if it doesn't deliver I'll trade it back in for the plasma day after
 
Oo another q... Ps3 on d550 vs. plasma..... Suggestions? (for gaming and bluray that is)
 
johndoe1983 said:
Oo another q... Ps3 on d550 vs. plasma..... Suggestions? (for gaming and bluray that is)
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Well thats where the tables turn (vs budget Plasma usually 1024x768 res).

A 1080p signal on a 1080p screen is going to look best, as there's no scaling (when TV in 1:1/PC mode). All Bluray's are 1080p and a good portion of PS3 titles, esp. newer ones, are 1080p capable (indicated on back of box).
 
Roman4604 said:
Well thats where the tables turn (vs budget Plasma usually 1024x768 res).

A 1080p signal on a 1080p screen is going to look best, as there's no scaling (when TV in 1:1/PC mode). All Bluray's are 1080p and a good portion of PS3 titles, esp. newer ones, are 1080p capable (indicated on back of box).
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Tx Roman. wasnt able to pick it up today... but now it's final - D550 it is :)
 
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