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Steve · 11-24-2009, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by mywxrld

According to my GPS the official elevation is 8752 feet. Being so close to the maximum altitude recommendation I still have a hard time buying something that may or may not work. The "hum" that it produces if it doesn't work the wife will hear and she will definately let me know about it.

If it does not work I have a 45 min to an hour drive (Denver is the closest major city) to solve the problem, whether it be get a new one or get the money back.

What's the altitude difference between where you live and Denver? If it's close, and if a display model works in the store with no problems then I don't see why one wouldn't work just as well in your home.

RBBrittain · 11-24-2009, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by fireman325

What's the altitude difference between where you live and Denver? If it's close, and if a display model works in the store with no problems then I don't see why one wouldn't work just as well in your home.

Everyone knows Denver's elevation--5,280 feet, or exactly one mile. (Edit: The article linked earlier says 5,295 feet, but that's not a big difference.) That's almost 3,500 feet lower than the poster's elevation.

mywxrld · 11-24-2009, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by rbbrittain

everyone knows denver's elevation--5,280 feet, or exactly one mile. (edit: The article linked earlier says 5,295 feet, but that's not a big difference.) that's almost 3,500 feet lower than the poster's elevation.

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Steve · 11-24-2009, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by RBBrittain

Everyone knows Denver's elevation--5,280 feet, or exactly one mile. (Edit: The article linked earlier says 5,295 feet, but that's not a big difference.) That's almost 3,500 feet lower than the poster's elevation.

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Originally Posted by mywxrld

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Gotcha.

dobyblue · 11-24-2009, 06:46 PM

The difference between 8,500ft and 9,000ft is only 2kPa.
You're at 74kPa, the panel is rated to 73kPa to work properly, or 9,000ft.
Call Panasonic, if they vouch for the panel then your return should be hassle free. I think risking a 1 hour return drive is worth it for a V10 panel.

Heck I've driven 1.5 hours just to get to the nearest IMAX cinema for TDK.

callas01 · 11-24-2009, 07:11 PM

I was in the local Vizio dealer (Costco) and was looking at the LED they have there and next to it was a Samsung(CCFL LCD). While the PQ I thought was good on the Vizio the Samsung next to it actually had a more real-life look and the colors seemed to me to still have better overall accuracy, blacks were about even I'd say. Of course they are not calibrated and the lighting sucks, but just standing there it seemed to me that there was still a better picture from the Samsung then the Vizio. IF it was a blind test and I didn't know which was which, I probably couldn't have told you which one was which right away, but the longer I was looking the more I noticed little things that made me think, Vizio- getting better, but still not as good. Esp. when considering that it took Vizio to produce an LED backlit TV to match a Samsung CCFL LCD...

I would vote for the Samsung. Sony too, each one looks about as good as the other, you just usually save a little $ buying a Samsung over the Sony.

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11-24-2009, 06:46 PM	#5
dobyblue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:71 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:655 Blu-ray reviews: 15	The difference between 8,500ft and 9,000ft is only 2kPa. You're at 74kPa, the panel is rated to 73kPa to work properly, or 9,000ft. Call Panasonic, if they vouch for the panel then your return should be hassle free. I think risking a 1 hour return drive is worth it for a V10 panel. Heck I've driven 1.5 hours just to get to the nearest IMAX cinema for TDK.

11-24-2009, 07:11 PM	#6
callas01 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Riverside, CA Home Theater Gallery:42 Blu-ray collection:230 DVD collection:47	I was in the local Vizio dealer (Costco) and was looking at the LED they have there and next to it was a Samsung(CCFL LCD). While the PQ I thought was good on the Vizio the Samsung next to it actually had a more real-life look and the colors seemed to me to still have better overall accuracy, blacks were about even I'd say. Of course they are not calibrated and the lighting sucks, but just standing there it seemed to me that there was still a better picture from the Samsung then the Vizio. IF it was a blind test and I didn't know which was which, I probably couldn't have told you which one was which right away, but the longer I was looking the more I noticed little things that made me think, Vizio- getting better, but still not as good. Esp. when considering that it took Vizio to produce an LED backlit TV to match a Samsung CCFL LCD... I would vote for the Samsung. Sony too, each one looks about as good as the other, you just usually save a little $ buying a Samsung over the Sony.

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