[nikonf4] Re: It's starting....
- From: "Jay Paxton" <JayPax@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:00:21 -0600
I probably need to consider some serious audio upgrades. All my stuff
is pre 1980 (except for the Mitsubishi CD player that just died - and it
is circa. 1986). It is all good stuff, but old.
I have my ex-Mother in law's old Sansui Receiver in my office, circa.
1968, with a Sony CD player. Still works great, although all the pilot
lights no longer work. The price was right. My ex-brother in law was
going to throw it out when they cleaned out Ma's house, and I rescued
it.... And a Dual turntable.
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From: nikonf4-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:nikonf4-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of WiltW@xxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 5:37 PM
To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [nikonf4] Re: It's starting....
Time to upgrade that receiver Jay! My 'old' Onkyo THX 5.1unit (from
about 15 years ago) had an issue (I can't remember what) so I upgraded
myself to another Onkyo THX 7.1 unit with HDMI and optical inputs, and
it was a fraction of the cost of the old one!
--wilt
In a message dated 11/29/2010 2:54:11 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
JayPax@xxxxxxxx writes:
I have AT&T U-verse. The Panasonic set does have an optical
sound
output, but my Yamaha Receiver (which I bought in 1977, and
which is
still magnificent), has no optical input, same not even having
been
dreamed of in 1977, I am sure.
Is there such a thing as a converter to convert optical input to
analog?
Or am I a hopeless dweeb for asking such a question?
-----Original Message-----
From: nikonf4-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:nikonf4-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of John Osthus
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 4:48 PM
To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [nikonf4] Re: It's starting....
For the audio you should not be going through the TV anyway.
That is an
absolutely unnecessary step that gains you nothing.
The only complication is how you have your room wired and what
equipment
you
have or are willing to buy. If you do not have optical sound
these days
you
are missing out.
If you can tell me what your gear is I can help you figure out
the best
path.
There are several factors to consider and also some benefits
from a new
TV
that most consumers are not aware of because the cable
TV/satellite
people
don't want you to know.
Best,
John
-----Original Message-----
From: nikonf4-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:nikonf4-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On
Behalf Of Jay Paxton
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 11:26 AM
To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [nikonf4] Re: It's starting....
Thanks. I am still looking. Looked at the Panasonic G series
50" at
Best Buy this weekend. It is a magnificent image, and is almost
50%
less in price that the high end LED-LCD sets. But I am reading
from
some sources that the plasma will fade (and the rich blacks that
are so
attractive in the plasma) will 'gray up' in time.... then other
sources
say these newer ones are better about that. But who knows?
Also, this set does not have an analog audio output (many of
them don't
these days). So how will I connect it to my existing stereo
system to
get better than the tinny sound that all flat panel TVs emit?
It's a
shame someone at Panasonic didn't think of that.
-----Original Message-----
From: nikonf4-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:nikonf4-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 11:10 AM
To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [nikonf4] Re: It's starting....
Set it up Friday... going from CRT I'm still getting used to it.
Image is nice, though it's obvious that newer shows look better
than
older
shows. Watched the Eagles game on it Sun... The loss was just
as ugly
as
it would have been on the CRT (and no motion/refresh rate
problems).
Overall, for what I paid I'm happy with it.
> Mark-
>
> So how is the plasma? Are you happy with it?
>
> I am still looking.
>
> -JP
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nikonf4-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:nikonf4-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Mark Stein
> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 7:08 PM
> To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [nikonf4] Re: It's starting....
>
> A couple of things...
>
> First... Price. I set a price threshold that it had to be
less than
> $400
> for a 37-42 inch tv. This was the lowest price set I've seen,
and it
> also
> has 2 year interest free financing... (less than $20 a month).
>
> Also, unless you pay for the higher refresh rates, plasma is
better
for
> motion than LCD.
>
> I'm setting it up tomorrow... I'll let you know how it is.
>
>
>
> At 07:02 PM 11/24/2010 -0600, you wrote:
>>Mark-
>>
>>I am looking for a big screen TV as well.
>>
>>Why did you choose plasma over LED/LCD?
>>
>>LCDs look brighter and richer color in the store.... but maybe
not
when
>>you get home.
>>
>>What made up your mind?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Jay
>>
>>Lookout... black friday specials are starting. And me being a
> patriotic
>>
>>american, I'm stimulating the economy.
>>
>>Bought the 42 inch plasma on Mon. night. Now, I just bought a
wacom
>>bamboo
>>tablet (their cheapest one) for $49 at newegg (with free
shipping). I
>>also
>>bought a bluetooth head set for $.99 after rebate.
>>
>>Think I'm buying a miter saw on friday (Sears and Lowes has
them for
>>$100
>>with stand). And a couple of gifts for people too.
>>
>>-MS
>
>
>
>
>
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