Re: Plasma TVs
 

OK. As I said elsewhere, good luck, I'll be thinking of you.

Re: Plasma TVs
 

Bought a 1080 50" plasma a couple of months ago - brilliant clarity with the Blu-Ray, but unless it's hooked up to an HD cable box, programs can be a bit fuzzy due to the bigger screen. I love it, esp taking into consideration that since I moved to Canada I've had a cheapy 17" CRT with green blob in the corner of the screen (after the house was zapped by lightning, lol!) and for most of this year I haven't had any TV at all!!!

Re: Plasma TVs
 

Just purchased a 32" LG LCD HDTV and the picture quality with normal Rogers is very average, worse than on a good CRT. We are collecting our HD box tomorrow, so hopefully this will improve things substantially. I even took the original Samsung we purchased back to the shop, such was the lack of clarity and 'ghosting' on the picture. I am not techy enough to make many distinctions between specs, so I am looking forward to HD.

Re: Plasma TVs
 

It will help - the standard cable quality here is shocking, miles worse than freeview back in the UK. The HD is better, though they could do with a touch less compression on the picture!

I got a Samsung LCD for the bedroom and can't say I was overly impressed with the quality either... The Panasonic plasma I got for the lounge however is superb.

Re: Plasma TVs
 

From what the guy from the cable company told me when he was here the other day, if the shows are broadcast in 480 or 720 - and he says no shows are broadcast (at least in Regina and probably elsewhere) in 1080 at the moment, the only way you would get the benefit of a 1080 TV is by using a blu-ray player. So I guess you buy the 1080 for the future -- if you decide its worth it to you.