step_andy Posted November 30, 2008 Posted November 30, 2008 (edited) Hi, Looking to get into plasma or LCD goodness. Had fair research into panels and what caught my attention is LG plasma with twin HD tuners and in built PVR. http://au.lge.com/products/model/detail/tv..._50pg79ed.jhtml Is it a good choice? Looking to minimize cable and gadget clutter. Is the panel any good? It can be had for $2500 Edited November 30, 2008 by step_andy
step_andy Posted December 1, 2008 Author Posted December 1, 2008 Is the panel any good? It can be had for $2500 Couldn't find any reviews, but went ahead and bought it anyway. Managed to negotiate $2,445 inclusive of extra 3 years warranty and delivery from HN Brisbane. Delivery on saturday. yay Also...bonus 26 inch TV by redemption https://lg.campaign.net.au/FullHDTVBonus/
pgdownload Posted December 1, 2008 Posted December 1, 2008 TVs with built in plasmas should be a cautious by. Generally there's a fair price premium over a seperate screen and pvr just as good or better even. There's also quite often limits on built in PVRs so see if you can't get a manual and see exactly what it does. The other main drawback is if the PVR breaks down you have to ship out the whole TV (or visa versa). When it comes time to upgrade one component or the other you basically will need to do both at once. Finally you almost certainly won't be able to stick in a larger harddrive as you can with several models. But as long as you're aware of the limitations then it can still be a good buy. Regards Peter Gillespie
step_andy Posted December 1, 2008 Author Posted December 1, 2008 TVs with built in plasmas should be a cautious by. Generally there's a fair price premium over a seperate screen and pvr just as good or better even. There's also quite often limits on built in PVRs so see if you can't get a manual and see exactly what it does. The other main drawback is if the PVR breaks down you have to ship out the whole TV (or visa versa). When it comes time to upgrade one component or the other you basically will need to do both at once. Finally you almost certainly won't be able to stick in a larger harddrive as you can with several models. But as long as you're aware of the limitations then it can still be a good buy. Regards Peter Gillespie Excellent points. I believe that the TV takes an external drive via USB for additional storage.
diesel Posted December 1, 2008 Posted December 1, 2008 Excellent points.I believe that the TV takes an external drive via USB for additional storage. But I don't think any of the recordings can be played back on a PC or burnt to DVD for archiving
step_andy Posted December 1, 2008 Author Posted December 1, 2008 But I don't think any of the recordings can be played back on a PC or burnt to DVD for archiving Correct.
cqsta Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 (edited) So, how is the TV? I can't find any reviews on the internet. Can you give us a mini review? I am seriously contemplating buying this Edited December 8, 2008 by cqsta
cqsta Posted December 12, 2008 Posted December 12, 2008 So, how is the TV?I can't find any reviews on the internet. Can you give us a mini review? I am seriously contemplating buying this http://www.cnet.com.au/tvs/plasma/0,239035...39293609,00.htm
Fluffy Llama Posted December 30, 2008 Posted December 30, 2008 Andy (or anyone else that owns a 50PG79ED), how did you find this unit? Plan on ordering one tomorrow (cut off for the free lcd promo). Thanks for any feedback!
Guest WP01 Posted December 30, 2008 Posted December 30, 2008 Andy (or anyone else that owns a 50PG79ED), how did you find this unit? Plan on ordering one tomorrow (cut off for the free lcd promo).Thanks for any feedback! Had mine for 2 weeks now, and I can't fault it ..Previously had a 42" LG LCD,that has now been moved to another room. Awaiting the delivery of the 26" LCD as well. I was intending to get the Panasonic 800,but came across this LG when shopping,did some more research and some more dealing at JB and brought it home just in time for Xmas..
mattwor Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 But I don't think any of the recordings can be played back on a PC or burnt to DVD for archiving That is not true! The TV formats the HDD as a linux partition and can be read with appropriate software (under Windows, I use Explore2FS). You just extract the files onto a Windows PC and do whatever you want with them. Having said that, my PC crashed and I can't remember what software I used to convert the extracted video file into something editable (the files don't have extensions). I think I discovered what worked by hit and miss in the first place, so I guess I'll have to do that again unless anyone has some suggestions ? (I can view the file in SUPER preview or Mplayer, but can't convert it - I think because I don't know what the extension should be)
Roscomac Posted August 15, 2009 Posted August 15, 2009 That is not true!The TV formats the HDD as a linux partition and can be read with appropriate software (under Windows, I use Explore2FS). You just extract the files onto a Windows PC and do whatever you want with them. Having said that, my PC crashed and I can't remember what software I used to convert the extracted video file into something editable (the files don't have extensions). I think I discovered what worked by hit and miss in the first place, so I guess I'll have to do that again unless anyone has some suggestions ? (I can view the file in SUPER preview or Mplayer, but can't convert it - I think because I don't know what the extension should be) VSOConvertXtoDVD will convert the recorded files to DVD and burn them if you want - it won't allow editing. Sony Vegas will edit the .vob files but requires you to either to convert (again) to something like .avi or completely use Vegas and save as a Vegas project. Others do not recognize the file including Vegas until converted.
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