You have to read all the details of the reviews. The differenceshows up when they run special test patterns.
Yes most Plasmas are 1280x702, the reason is cost. there are a few 1080i plasmas and they cost $1000~1500 more.
The 100 watt power could be the fact the TV has tuners and extra inputs in it. John
Under cnet's reviews, they state that the Pansonic
Th 42PHD7UY is superior to the Th42PX50U. Yet under specs for both, the only difference that I see is the lack of inputs on the PHD7UY model, plus it uses about 100 watts less in power.
Why would this make the picture superior for the PHD7UY model?
Also, why don't plazma's have higher resolution?
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