SVA HD4208-UII 42-Inch EDTV-Ready Flat-Panel Plasma TV
Spend a little extra for a better Plasma
I had been searching for a good EDTV Plasma for some time. I have no HDTV feed so there was no need to pay extra for the better resolution. After searching for some time I saw this SVA model go on sale for 1799 so I jumped on it and had it at my house in a weeks time. The display looks great and the stand and speakers it comes with are very nice. I left the speakers in the box since I also purchased a surround system. The first thing that I found that I didn't like about this display was no support for Progressive Scan signals, so that new DVD player from Sony wasn't worth it I guess. With Progressive Scan signaling turned off the display was adequte watchin a DVD, but nothing great. Once I tried watching TV however, that's when I was really let down. The display made everthing blurry and appear out of focus, but just barely, it gave me a headache trying to watch normal TV programming. I played with the Aspect settings, the picture settings, etc.. nothing helped. I also noticed that gradients didn't show well, instead of a smooth gradient fill on certain scenes it appeared choppy and the trasition was stepped.<br /><br />After one week of adjusting, I boxed it up and sent it back. I paid another $200 for the Panasonic 42PWD7UY. What a difference!! Progressive signals, much better resolution, better contrast, better everything. There's now no wonder it's rated one of the best EDTV Plasmas on the market, but this isn't a review for the Panasonic just wanted to stress that a little extra money in the world of Plasma's is REALLY worth it!!