It seems that the consumer model would work better because of the RCA inputs.... Any other comments?
Hi, I know that there are many posts on this topic, but after browsing I still couldn't find a good answer.
I am looking at the Consumer Panasonic TH-42PX50U and the Industrial Panasonic TH-42PHD7UY. I am prety sure that I will end up geting one of them but I am having trouble deciding them.
The main issue that I am confused on is the inputs, the Industral model claims that it uses BNC inputs, while the Consumer claims to RCA. I just have a normal cable box with a coaxial cable coming out of it and a PS2 with the "red/white/yellow" plug. In the future, I also may need Component (RGB) and a VGA input. I can't seem to figure out which plasma has the correct kind of connectors. I am thinking that the consumer's RCA wold work better (it rins a bell), but I'm not sure.
Another issue is picture, I know that these Panasonics are suposed to be good, but are there any other better (cheaper) brands? Does the Industrial one have better quality?
The last issue is the resolution. BOTH plasmas claim to a 1024 x 768 resolution. Does this mean that it is a 720p plasma.. Not true HD. Do I want a 1080i or 1080p plasma? I don't know about this. I need to know what the resolution of those are and if that is good.
Thanks for reading-
K9calamity

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