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Sorry for the naval gazing thread thread chaps.
Der can you PM me a contact number as I want to have a chat about getting a Plasma, and blue ray set up from you. I have PM'd you, but I fear it may have gone straight to junk mail as my auto-reply from PH did the same.
Opening it out to the masses - Opinions on below.
Having played my in-laws some HD footage and 7.1 sound recently, I've been charged picking some kit for them. After getting them to have a play with card-board mock-ups of different sized screens they've settled on 42". Location for TV is a garden room with raw sandstone walls, big open fire, and has more of a library feel to it than a listening room, so I can sympathise with them wanting smaller rather than larger.
I'm thinking Pany 42" V10 and their SC-BT205 home cinema system - my thinking behind the Pany blu-ray is that they are techno-phobes so kit all by the same company makes things a bit simpler.
I know everyone raves about Pany Plasmas but has anyone got any experience of the blu-ray speaker system. Also am I missing any obvious alternatives?
Thanks!
Der can you PM me a contact number as I want to have a chat about getting a Plasma, and blue ray set up from you. I have PM'd you, but I fear it may have gone straight to junk mail as my auto-reply from PH did the same.
Opening it out to the masses - Opinions on below.
Having played my in-laws some HD footage and 7.1 sound recently, I've been charged picking some kit for them. After getting them to have a play with card-board mock-ups of different sized screens they've settled on 42". Location for TV is a garden room with raw sandstone walls, big open fire, and has more of a library feel to it than a listening room, so I can sympathise with them wanting smaller rather than larger.
I'm thinking Pany 42" V10 and their SC-BT205 home cinema system - my thinking behind the Pany blu-ray is that they are techno-phobes so kit all by the same company makes things a bit simpler.
I know everyone raves about Pany Plasmas but has anyone got any experience of the blu-ray speaker system. Also am I missing any obvious alternatives?
Thanks!
TV's spot on, if not a bit more than needed - G10 version may be entirely satisfactory for their needs.
Depending on budget to play with, I might suggest the likes of a Gallo Acoustics set-up, with a standalone Panny or Pioneer B-R player, giving a better account of doing the cinema experience more justice.
Depending on budget to play with, I might suggest the likes of a Gallo Acoustics set-up, with a standalone Panny or Pioneer B-R player, giving a better account of doing the cinema experience more justice.
PJ S said:
TV's spot on, if not a bit more than needed - G10 version may be entirely satisfactory for their needs.
Depending on budget to play with, I might suggest the likes of a Gallo Acoustics set-up, with a standalone Panny or Pioneer B-R player, giving a better account of doing the cinema experience more justice.
Cheers. If it was my money, I'd probably go for the Gallo's or KEFs, but TBH it would be wasted money on their part. The improvement in audio for the extra cost would be just wasted on them. Depending on budget to play with, I might suggest the likes of a Gallo Acoustics set-up, with a standalone Panny or Pioneer B-R player, giving a better account of doing the cinema experience more justice.
What's the difference in picture quality between the V and G series?
Only the inclusion of the THX mode for the V10 - which is very good but not just as spot on as an ISF Calibration would be.
ISF'ing is about £100-150 per input done for daytime and evening use, so if you did both the Sky and B-R/DVD HDMI inputs, you're looking at circa £300 (once the TV has accrued the 100-200 hours settling period).
As for the audio - going with the Panasonic, you have the VEIRA Link to control the system or the main functions of it (play, pause, etc) for the B-R surround centre, but don't discount the Pioneer players/system (if they do an all-in-one), if my experience of their HDD DVD Recorders are anything to judge by.
ISF'ing is about £100-150 per input done for daytime and evening use, so if you did both the Sky and B-R/DVD HDMI inputs, you're looking at circa £300 (once the TV has accrued the 100-200 hours settling period).
As for the audio - going with the Panasonic, you have the VEIRA Link to control the system or the main functions of it (play, pause, etc) for the B-R surround centre, but don't discount the Pioneer players/system (if they do an all-in-one), if my experience of their HDD DVD Recorders are anything to judge by.
Edited by PJ S on Wednesday 4th November 16:17
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