Someone told me??? Any way I couldn't find the model # you listed at the Panasonic site, but I did find this one.
Looks like it will scale. John
http://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/vModelDetail?displayTab=O&storeId=15001&catalogId=13401&itemId=89237&catGroupId=24973&modelNo=TH-42PD50U&surfModel=TH-42PD50U&cacheProgram=11002&cachePartner=7000000000000005702
This TH-42PHD7UY seems all but perfect! I was about to buy it, when someone told me that it does not scale the picutures, ie. If you watch something with a signal that is not the same as its native resolution, like a larger HD signal or a smaller TV signal, it will not be able to scale it to size, and will end up cutting off the picture or distorting it. This seems kind of absurd... Has anyone had any experiances with this? Please enlighten me.
-Aaron

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