TyNorth ...
not sure about your Sammy SIRTIS question, but I was considering the Panny 50LC13 when I bought the Sony. you're right it has great inputs. Does the 50LC14 have any major improvements over the 50LC13 other than larger speakers? Does it address any of the shortcomings/fan noise and bulb issues the odd user complained about?
A few reviews I saw stated that it wasn't as nice/bright a picture as the Sony and the two stores I visited didn't seem to show it well - could it have been a weak feed on purpose - maybe there's more margin in the Sony's and they pump em out
I'd love to be proven wrong as it has pretty much everything I wanted (although a PC DVI along with its HDMI would be very nice).
I have about 15 more days on this Sony till my 30 day trial runs out, so I'll be **VERY interested to hear how your Panny turns out:
1) How is the Fan noise?
2) How is the PQ?
3) How is the Screen pixel quality - any dead pixels?
4) How is Panny support if/when you have a problem?
I have seen a few people online griping about the issues above and that contributed to me going Sony, but I preferred the Panny from the start.
For whatever reason, the links I posted in my first post above were truncated and don't work so if these ones don't come out - it ain't me
Panny PT50LC13 USER Reviews (not much about the PT50LC14 yet):
http://www.ecoustics.com/Consumer/Reviews/PT-50LC13
I also notice that Hitachi's new 50VS810 in Canada has TWO HDMI's and comes with a USB Camera Hookup. No VGA input however so it would be back to trial and error to get VGA output working with it's HDMI input.
http://hitachi.ca/product_details.asp?PID=321&LID=10
Please let me know how it works out (I'm away from the PC this weekend but will watch for your posts when I get back)
Spending wads of money used to be far easier
The sales guys are gonna love me if/when I go back for my fourth TV (I'm on my Third one with this Sony)
anyway, I'm not dropping $4500 after taxes (I bought some other goodies as well) on stuff that doesn't cut the mustard
