Toshiba 65HM167 and Panasonic TH-58PZ700U High Definition TVs. ‘Nuff Said.
It’s about that time, folks: when the year comes to a close, and your old worn-out TV starts to look its age. But what can you do about it? Over the next couple of days, I’ll show you some flat panel TV options from the extremely budget conscious to the stuff your dreams are made of. Speaking of dreams, I’ve got two 1080p televisions here: one flat panel display and one rear projection. Either one alone will knock your socks off—together, they’re something else entirely.
The Pansonic TH-58PZ700U 58-inch Plasma is what everyone who designed high definition television had in mind when they dreamed it up. Plasma televisions are widely considered the absolute best way for your favorite movies to come alive in your living room. Speaking of which, the Toshiba 65HM167 65-inch Rear projection Television is so large, you might need a new living room for it. Or, just toss some of your furniture! Trust me, for this TV most of your friends and family will be willing to sit on the floor.
We’ll come back to the DLP TV in a minute. Panasonic is one of the best plasma manufacturers in the market. Pay no attention to nay-sayers that doubt the future of this medium: LCD might be cheaper, but you can’t beat the colors, the contrast, or the amazingly vivid imagery produced by a Panasonic Plasma TV. The Panasonic TH-58PZ700U is no exception. It has an astounding pixel count of 1920×1080, rendering it a native resolution of 1080p. Aside from having an unbelievable 5000:1 contrast ratio, this is a 16:9 widescreen display, which is only going to add to the home cinema effect of this television.
But what does a 1080p native resolution rating mean? It can be a tad confusing, I’ll admit. That’s because the same nomenclature is used to describe both the type and intensity of the HD signal itself, and to indicate what an HD-ready display is capable of. The little “p” or “i” that follows a numerical value (in High Definition’s case, either 720 or 1080) indicates either progressive or interlaced scanning. An interlaced signal contains two sets of relevant pixel information, each set containing half the information needed for a single frame. Progressive scan has all the information for a HD image contained in a single one of these signal sets. An interlaced signal can be high definition, but it can never be as crisp or full as a 1080p signal. Still with me?
Since the highest HD signal currently used is 1080p, this means that your Panasonic TH-58PZ700U Plasma TV can show off Blu-ray and HD-DVD content in all it’s glory. And as far as High Definition television goes, this Panasonic can eat it for breakfast. Just connect your Blue Laser disc player to one HDMI connection, and your HD set top box receiver to the other HDMI input. Then bask in the bright, brilliant, and beautiful Plasma goodness.
Panasonic TH-58PZ700U Plasma TV
Is 58-inches too small? Perhaps someone has recently driven a car through your living room wall, and you’d rather spend all that home repair money on something more impressive than mortar and spackle. You can fill that awful gap (or just install it in a fully intact home theater space) with the Toshiba 65HM167 65-inch DLP Rear Projection TV, even if the hole was made by a Buick. But please don’t tell your homeowner’s insurance (or your landlord, heaven forbid) that we suggested it; that would reflect badly on us.
Okay, DLP has been around for a while now. So has the space shuttle. Despite the caterwauling of Negative Nellies, the space shuttle is still awesome. The same goes for this Toshiba-built DLP TV. DLP functions by reflecting light from a backlamp off of a superconductor array of millions of tiny mirrors. This means that the stunning imagery and color of digital television can be reproduced for relatively cheap, making this the most affordable (as well as the most impressive) form of High Definition Displays available. In fact, this 65-inch TV is virtually half the price of the 58-inch Panasonic. And because everything stays digital from signal to screen, it displays 1080p content brilliantly.
Toshiba 65HM167 DLP HDTV
Because it isn’t razor thin (neither am I, so I can’t complain), Toshiba has been able to pack loads of technological goodies into the 65HM167 65-inch TV. Xtreme BLAC is one of those accoutrements. It makes representation of the color black (one of the Achilles heels of this kind of technology) as inky and rich as you could possibly want it. TALEN is another. Toshiba’s signature advanced light engine works in conjunction with DLP (which, by the way, was developed by the geniuses down at Texas Instruments) to produce spectacular images, with minimal on screen artifacts usually associated with huge displays. Just don’t sit too close, or your eyes will melt.
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I am currently searching for a lamp for my 60 inch dlp panasonic tv. Model # TY-60DL54K-K.
All the lamps show TY-LA2004J….What is the difference between a J and K Bulb?
Thanks in advance,
Ron Boutet
Nov 10th, 2007 at 6:45 am
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