If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
LCD or PLASMA for gameing and HD movies
Options
-
23-08-2009 1:14pm#1
Comments
-
-
-
-
-
-
Advertisement
-
-
-
-
-
-
Advertisement
-
-
Ei9go (where did that name come from?)
Ei9go - thanks for that and you are 110% correct - the G10's that we sell are UK only models (Panasonic are pretty unique now in this respect as most manufacturers now supply Pan european models) The G10 we supply does not have either a VHF tuner or compatable MPEG4 tuner.
...
John Mc
The MPEG-4 decoder in the Panasonics IS compatible!
The issue was with the Panasonics was them not interpreting a particular service type descriptor RTE were using in DTT test transmissions. This meant that the Panasonics would not scan and store the DTT channels, even though they were perfectly capable of displaying them and decoding the MPEG-4.
In recent DTT test transmissions, the service type was changed and the Panasonics - at the moment - will scan and store the DTT channels. My PZ5081B is currently receiving the DTT test channels.
No one really knows whether the UK market Panasonics will be able to scan and store the DTT channels when the service is actually introduced. I suspect they will as it is probably the raising of the issue here on Boards that resulted in the service type in test transmissions being changed back to something the Panasonics will recognise. But I could be wrong. I won't be doing a re-scan until I know for sure and will save the channel info I have to SD card as insurance.
So at the moment, my UK market PZ gives me satellite, HD satellite, Irish DTT test transmissions and all the terrestrial TV stations on UHF.
Sorry if I appear picky.
I think the P42G10B is an excellent choice. The worst case scenario is the DTT will not function when the service is finally introduced, meaning a cheap box will be required for DTT. Buying the Euro/Irish version of the set is a an absolute guaruntee from the outset that an additional box will be required to receive satellite.
At least the G10 option promisies at least a chance at a box free existence.
The lack of VHF is not much of an issue. DTT will be UHF only and sometime after DTT is introduced, VHF transmissions will cease altogether.
I can assure the OP that Panasonic HD Plasmas are utterly superb for gaming and viewing HD content.
Colourful snow sounds like a reception / poor antennae issue to me. I had poor terrestrial reception until I recently installed a high quality high gain UHF antennae. Now my reception is perfect.0 -
The MPEG-4 decoder in the Panasonics IS compatible!
The issue was with the Panasonics was them not interpreting a particular service type descriptor RTE were using in DTT test transmissions. This meant that the Panasonics would not scan and store the DTT channels, even though they were perfectly capable of displaying them and decoding the MPEG-4.
In recent DTT test transmissions, the service type was changed and the Panasonics - at the moment - will scan and store the DTT channels. My PZ5081B is currently receiving the DTT test channels.
No one really knows whether the UK market Panasonics will be able to scan and store the DTT channels when the service is actually introduced. I suspect they will as it is probably the raising of the issue here on Boards that resulted in the service type in test transmissions being changed back to something the Panasonics will recognise. But I could be wrong. I won't be doing a re-scan until I know for sure and will save the channel info I have to SD card as insurance.
So at the moment, my UK market PZ gives me satellite, HD satellite, Irish DTT test transmissions and all the terrestrial TV stations on UHF.
Sorry if I appear picky.
I think the P42G10B is an excellent choice. The worst case scenario is the DTT will not function when the service is finally introduced, meaning a cheap box will be required for DTT. Buying the Euro/Irish version of the set is a an absolute guaruntee from the outset that an additional box will be required to receive satellite.
At least the G10 option promisies at least a chance at a box free existence.
The lack of VHF is not much of an issue. DTT will be UHF only and sometime after DTT is introduced, VHF transmissions will cease altogether.
I can assure the OP that Panasonic HD Plasmas are utterly superb for gaming and viewing HD content.
Colourful snow sounds like a reception / poor antennae issue to me. I had poor terrestrial reception until I recently installed a high quality high gain UHF antennae. Now my reception is perfect.
Cnoc,
Thanks for the post and I know that The Pana nominally has MPEG4 - however at the moment they will not give us a cast iron assurance that the UK versions will continue to operate with the Irish MPEG4 - as you know we have sold lots of PZ81 series (yummy TV) and they work/don't work/work with MPEG4 - we do understand that it is changes being made to the trial broadcasts and not a fault of the Panas - however as a retailer it is better for us to err on the side of caution.
Re the VHF issue, yes I agree - it's really not an issue - however again the problem arises if a Customer wants to access VHF some time down the road and then discovers they have an issue - Panasonic are currently the only manufacturer we stock who supply a UK only TV to us - life would be much simpler if they just supplied UHF/VHF/MPEG4 units like everyone else!
On the 'snowy' front, again I agree 100% with you and I feel it's an external issue either in reception or cable screening.
And finally, yes I agree again that I think that Boards and Watty & STB in particular is responsible for huge influence both on RTE and on Customers in a positive manner as a result of their excellent forum here on boards and I woudld urge all boardies to pay it a visit every so often!
Thanks again,
ATB,
John McJohn McDonald / Managing Director / Richer Sounds Ireland / www.richersounds.ie / johnmc@richersounds.ie
0 -
-
-
-
