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Thread ID: 121284	2011-10-19 02:39:00	LCD or LED TV	bellbird (6169)	PC World Chat

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1238477	2011-10-19 05:01:00	The manual clearly states that the digital is 16:9 and cannot be changed. My gripe is that fat fellas are now skinny and skinny you could turn sideways and you wouldn't see them!!!!! What is your TV's ratio? Is it 1080p?	Cato (6936)
1238478	2011-10-19 05:05:00	www.panasonic.co.nz Manual is there as well.	Metla (12)
1238479	2011-10-19 05:11:00	Number of Pixels Full-HD 1,920 x 1,080 (16:9) So where is the issue? 4:3 wouldn't be squeezed "fat to thin" if anything, it would be the other way round...	Cato (6936)
1238480	2011-10-19 05:29:00	Cato, as I said digital is only 16:9 aspect ratio. Can't be changed to 4:3.	Bryan (147)
1238481	2011-10-19 05:36:00	Cato, as I said digital is only 16:9 aspect ratio. Can't be changed to 4:3. yeah, we get that. This will cause the 4:3 signel to be stretched to 16:9 screen, making people fatter, not skinnier.	Metla (12)
1238482	2011-10-19 05:47:00	LED refers to the type of lightsource and therefore uses a lot less power than a standard LCD and even less than a Plasma, however whether an LED LCD is better than a standard LCD I don't know Well, I was in the TV business at the technical end for many years in NZ, and for a year or so in the UK as well, and deluded as I might be, I like to think I know what good screen performance looks like, so if you will indulge me for a minute or so, the LED (LCD) Tvs I have seen have been quite stunning and I would opt for LED every time. The technolgy is not in any way exotic, the difference (as others have said) is simply in the light source, and LED technology is pushing out the old fluorescent tube lighting system. It give a better and more stable colour temperature, and LEDs do not age like fluorescent tubes do, and nor do they need high voltage power supplies. Active-matrix OLED screens will be a quantum leap forward again when they hit the consumer TV market, and because there will be no backlight, and no LCD, screen life should be the same as for the rest of the electronics. A faulty LED will show as a dead pixel, so what else is new, LCD screens have the same problem? Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
1238483	2011-10-19 05:49:00	Get a 42" Panasonic :) Wait till HN have their New Years sale - I picked my 42U20Z up for $1000 (down from $1800) Full HD with inbuilt Freeview.	Myth (110)
1238484	2011-10-19 05:49:00	If I were getting an LED LCD it would be a backlit I think Agent 24. My knowlege of widescreen tvs is very limited at this point. Thanks for tips Disco Dan, I'll make a list to take with me of things to query. I don't think we have JBHIFI in Christchurch, I'll be looking at Harvey Norman, Smiths City, Bond & Bond and maybe Dick Smiths.	bellbird (6169)
1238485	2011-10-19 07:21:00	If I were getting an LED LCD it would be a backlit I think Agent 24. My knowlege of widescreen tvs is very limited at this point. Thanks for tips Disco Dan, I'll make a list to take with me of things to query. I don't think we have JBHIFI in Christchurch, I'll be looking at Harvey Norman, Smiths City, Bond & Bond and maybe Dick Smiths. Norman Ross at Tower Junction might also be worth a visit just to see whats available, not sure how their prices compare in general, but they have some good deals from time to time. Good luck, we'll be going down the same road once EQC have paid out. Cheers	Iantech (16386)
1238486	2011-10-19 08:13:00	Norman Ross at Tower Junction might also be worth a visit just to see whats available, not sure how their prices compare in general, but they have some good deals from time to time. Good luck, we'll be going down the same road once EQC have paid out. Cheers Just received my EQC payment, hope yours won't be too long. Another thing to add to my list to query when buying is the shape of the base, a friend thinks the oval ones aren't as stable as square/oblong - something to consider here. I assume they can be braced though.	bellbird (6169)
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