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A slave stood behind the conqueror holding a golden crown, and whispering in his ear a warning: that all glory is fleeting.” – General George S. Patton, Full context.... “For over a thousand years Roman conquerors returning from the wars enjoyed the honor of triumph, a tumultuous parade. In...

Thanks Vince for the vote of confidence. Again Great Review. Dave

Vince, Great review, I wish I had your knowledge. I am a novice when it comes to HTPC. I will be ordering a HTPC system which will include TT, so, based on some of your cons do you think I will experience some of these issues. I would not know how to change things and I certainly would not...

Wow, this last post really got me to thinking. I was going to order an HTPC from Cellar Cinemas, but, if this is not going to work what else do you recommend? I have a display with 1366x768 Native Resolution for which they set, calibrate, tweak the OS, etc. based on the info I give them. I...

All the info you will ever need- Plasmas- User Reviews, Info, Products, Questions, Etc. Dave

Read untill your hearts content- ask all the questions you want- "Ask and you shall receive" - Plasmas, Plasmas and more Plasmas". Dave

There is no hidden cost with plasmas. What you are now seeing by most manufactures are 3rd and 4th generation models. Brightness and contrast on most of todays plasmas rival those of todays CRTs. You will find very knowledgable people here- Plasma Questions and Answers are Here! Dave

I hope that no offense was taken by my post. I was not knocking any technology, only trying to give informational data for the origninal poster to consider as per his request. Dave

Let me try and clear a few things about Plasmas. 1. Black Level- The Panasonic and the Fuji is highly praised for their black levels. The current models are equal to CRTs as attested by P.Putman. The Panasonic is the clear winner in this category. 2. Burn-in- The same pre-cautions apply...

I am no expert, but my guess is the "Greyscale" needs calibrating. You don't say if it just appeared one day or not. Chances are it has been like this from day one. The set can be calibrated by a trained ISF Tech and this should fix it. Dave

Plasma is a whole new world unto itself. Here is a link for Reviews, Pro & Cons, the best & worst, where to buy, etc. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forum...?s=&forumid=40 Dave

Interesting article. One correction needed- says 300:1 Contrast- S/B 3000:1 Contrast. Also here's a link for your review and additional questions: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forum...?s=&forumid=40 Read until your hearts content;) . Dave

Mike, Send me you home address through my e-mail and when I return to work around the 14th of Jan I will make a copy of the info that you are seeking and mail it to you. Dave

;) Read until your hearts content: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forum...php?forumid=40 Dave

;) Calling the Service Mode: Holding down the MENU button on the TV set front, turn on the power button on the TV set. To Exit the Service Mode: Turn the television off by pressing the power button. Dave