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So here we have it, I didn't go for the 508XD after all. After my demo at 'specialist near elstree studios', the 508 really didn't stand a chance. As soon as I walked in the first thing I noticed was stupidly deep blacks on the new 9G, actually soo much so that i didn't even notice the black bars at the top and bottom of the casino royale picture.
i won't go on, the the although the difference is massive, the 508XD looked much better than the Panasonic PF10 [All tvs were ISF calibrated except the new 9G], and that is the best that panasonic can muster. Pio really are doing one hell of a job.
SD and HD both look sensational, and gaming looks pretty damn fine too. PWM noise is all but gone, retention has not reared it's head once, and to top it off the screen looks pretty snazzy when off too.
Finally, the lighting is provided by a remote control set of LED bars that can be calibrated for all RGB colours. 2 are on top of the screen and one down each side. they can be found in the power buy forum over at avforums, and cost 67 for that specific kit of x4 15inch bars, and the bar sizes can be tailored for your specific tv. you can see the affect they have, and it looks far far better in real life.
Showing off my pio-e-peenarse done, im off to watch resident evil 3
i won't go on, the the although the difference is massive, the 508XD looked much better than the Panasonic PF10 [All tvs were ISF calibrated except the new 9G], and that is the best that panasonic can muster. Pio really are doing one hell of a job.
SD and HD both look sensational, and gaming looks pretty damn fine too. PWM noise is all but gone, retention has not reared it's head once, and to top it off the screen looks pretty snazzy when off too.
Finally, the lighting is provided by a remote control set of LED bars that can be calibrated for all RGB colours. 2 are on top of the screen and one down each side. they can be found in the power buy forum over at avforums, and cost 67 for that specific kit of x4 15inch bars, and the bar sizes can be tailored for your specific tv. you can see the affect they have, and it looks far far better in real life.
Showing off my pio-e-peenarse done, im off to watch resident evil 3
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Out of curiosity can i ask what you paid?
Picture looks amazing
Picture looks amazing
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I was going to stick with my 8G. :|
The box contains the gas for plasma re-gassing
ya the stand, weighs over 10kg and is made very well. Got the swivel one because the normal ones weren't sent to dealer.
that damn tv unit is always asked about
It's ikea [I think] as it uses their bolts but is quite an old design so was probably bought for this flat when it was built about 4 years ago. pop over to avforums and search for 'dual lack'. Buy x2 ikea lack tv stands, and you can create a dual or to be accurate 1.5 height lack unit as the normal lacks are a little short. No drilling jsut bolting and a bit of thought needed, built one for the parents.Fantastic, bring em over with some beers as Il get thirsty, then watch some films and game
Out of curiosity can i ask what you paid?
Picture looks amazing
Got it slightly cheaper than they are now as i pre-ordered. Tv was 2400 with the stand at 100, and of course the 5yr warranty comes with that. The guys I dealt with were awesome, but can't mention them. A wild hint in my first post, but everything you need to know is over at avforums. Plus il be getting 'bumtious' himself to come and ISF calibrate my set once it has over 250hours on it.
Pity the gf already has got me my birthday present, an ISF voucher would have been sweet.
And my 4mp camera really doesn't show you anything of the picture. Better SD than the 8G, and HD is just mindblowing now, and I thought that the 8G was better than anything I had seen. Honestly, high-end LCD stand no chance, but lets wait and see what LED backlighting does later this year, although im not expecting miracles.
i soo nearly did and wasn't sure if it was worth the extra. but im picky and wasn't happy with the blacks of the 8G and 42 was a touch too small. Got this in the knowledge that I will be wall mounting it when i buy a house in a few years, and it'l be perfect then
Plus pioneer will be sourcing their glass from panasonic now [still making their electronics for it though], so this is the last truly 100% pioneer screen.
i say go have a look, you only live once
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There will always be something better along in 12 months....
I love my 8G and I'm kinda avoiding AV shops as I don't want to see one of these 9G babies in action. However, the 8G is excellent and I can't afford a 9G anyway, will probably wait until 12G before I next upgrade.
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I didn't realise bumtious was an ISF dude, I thought Gordon was the resident expert over there?
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i soo nearly did and wasn't sure if it was worth the extra. but im picky and wasn't happy with the blacks of the 8G and 42 was a touch too small. Got this in the knowledge that I will be wall mounting it when i buy a house in a few years, and it'l be perfect then
Plus pioneer will be sourcing their glass from panasonic now [still making their electronics for it though], so this is the last truly 100% pioneer screen.
i say go have a look, you only live once
I think I'd do like Asprilla and avoid AV shops. The 8G isn't my main display (CRT PJ is) so it's usually used with ambient lighting for casual viewing; I suppose it's not worth changing in that case.
But I still want to, looks very nice.
Can you measure this distance please? I have Kef Reference Model 200 which is 5" high at the back, so the red line distance cannot be less than that otherwise it'll be blocked out. I have a IR repeators so if the IR sensor is on the bottom not a problem as I'll use one of the IR blasters
I just remembered with the centre speaker in front of the TV I could read the "Samsung" logo, the speaker is not directly in front of the plasma.
hmm. might get the short stand and if it's too low send back and get the taller one. Difference is 7.9 cm between the two but that 8cm might alter eyeline, with the A558 centre of screen is smack centre of eyeline, 8cm taller means looking up.
hmm. might get the short stand and if it's too low send back and get the taller one. Difference is 7.9 cm between the two but that 8cm might alter eyeline, with the A558 centre of screen is smack centre of eyeline, 8cm taller means looking up.
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cooooool 
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what backlight system are you using? is it integrated into the tv or a second unit?