Saturday, November 8, 2008

Panasonic TH-50PH9UK 50" Plasma Display

This 50" plasma display with the size and the exceptional image quality is equally at home in the broadcast studio, a corporate boardroom, or on the set. Panasonic combines the very best in image quality, customization and size selection in its new Professional Series plasma family. With industry-leading 16-bit processing, 3,072 shades of gradation and an up to 10,000:1 contrast ratio, the TH-50PH9UK provides significant image quality improvements to produce an unforgettable visual experience. With Panasonic's multi-function input slot system, this large-screen panel offers seamless integration in virtually any AV, PC or interactive environment, so it can be used in the widest range of vertical or horizontal display applications. This 50" panel is more lightweight and energy efficient, and its ultra-stylish design looks ultra sleek even when the panel is turned off. The TH-50PH9UK comes standard with PC Input, Audio Input (for PC), Serial Control (RS-232C) Input, BNC Component Video/RGB Input and Audio Input, BNC Composite Video Input, S-Video Input, and Audio Input (for Video). There is an available slot for an optional terminal board. Or, you can remove the standard boards and mount up to three optional boards.
Customer Review: Over a year running with this product, never a regret
I purchased this product over a year ago. I have never regretted it. For those that use a cable box as their TV tuner and run their audio through an audio tuner, this is the way to go HD. For the same price and same amount of space as a 42 inch plasma television, I was able to buy and install this 50 inch plasma monitor. My only caveat: you should also buy either a HDMI or a DVI blade (sold separately) at the time of purchase. If you have more than one HDMI source you may want to buy 2 HDMI blades or a switching system. Another piece of advice is my set shipped with BNC (British Naval Connectors) for the component inputs. These can be converted to the more common RCA inputs with converters that sell for about a dollar each at an electronics store. Have a friend help you install the TV, it is heavy! That being said the installation and set up is pretty straightforward. The set itself is wonderful. Overall appearance is very clean. It almost disappears when it is off. Many visitors have walked past it and asked where our television is. The viewing angle is very good, and we have had no issues with glare. There is a screen saver option that will create random small white squares to prevent burn in, surprisingly not distracting. It also has a display mode that minimizes distortion to the center of the screen when the picture is stretched and will crop out tickers that run across the bottom of the screen to further prevent burn in. After a year I have not been able to find a hint of burn in. The picture is beautiful. The blacks are very dark, colors are bright. It is able to produce a brilliant red with no bleeding. Both SD and HD look great. Overall this is a great set. If it somehow became damaged, I would replace it with the same model.
Customer Review: Great monitor
I won't add to what's already been said about a great display. However, I would simply warn anyone that the HDMI board sold separately for this display only supports up to 1080i. If you are using a 1080p source, use the DVI input.


Home Theaters are becoming more affordable for everyone. You no longer have to be of the elite to have a home theater room. You don't have to sacrifice quality or just plain coolness. You can have a great sounding home theater room for under $5,000.

Here is a list of the items we listing when we planned our theater room.

PROJECTOR:
Projectors provide the ultimate home theater experience. Nothing else comes as close to truly re-creating the viewing experience of a movie theater. Front-projection TV delivers all that and more - images bursting with cinematic detail and color across a larger-than-life screen measured in feet, not inches. The projector will need a bracket to hang on. They can usually be found where you get the projector.

SCREEN:
With front projection you can go BIG! Shop around for screen you can get very good screens for a lot less than the retail stores would have you believe. We found really great deals on ebay.

RECEIVER:
We went with Sony all the way, but that's just us. Shop for something you trust and feel comfortable spending you dollars on.

DVD PLAYER/CHANGER:
We went with a single DVD recorder and a 400 disc changer. We use the single player for movies we rent or ones we get from family and friends to return and we load our collection in the disc changer.

SPEAKERS:
Speakers can be as simple or as high end as you desire. We went with a 7:1 arrangement. Two in front; two on the sides and two in the back plus a center channel and a sub-woofer.

SEATING:
Seating should be arranged so everyone has a good view of the screen. However, if more seating is needed throw some fun big pillows on the floor - the more the merrier.

You'll need a good power supply that is designed to take the load of all your components. These can be a little pricey, but are well worth it.

Set the mood with movie posters, collectibles! You can have a lot of fun putting these together. We threw in an old fashioned stand up pop corn machine.

Get started on your home theater room today! It's great fun!

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