Hi Guys,
My home cinema is about to undergo some major surgery and after trawling through about a billion posts I have finally decided to go for the new 42" Kuro 
The PDP4280XD has got great reviews everywhere and in every shop I went to was clearly better than the other panels around it - both LCD and plasma, and both HD ready and 1080p. Cool, so that helps me ignore the price then. Sweet 
The 4280XD is the most common and in places like John Lewis is £1799 with a 5 year guarantee (and a 1 week wait). Thats what I thought I would get.
Then I saw a SX4280D in Richer Sounds for £1499 (in stock now) but only a 1yr guarantee. A 5 year guarantee is £300 extra... so same price, doh!
I quite like the idea of a long guarantee as this is my first flat panel (its replacing a 35" tosh picture frame CRT) so I am a bit nervous! 
Then to top it all off, my preferred hi-fi shop has a 428XD - this also has a 5yr guarantee and the dull black surround - and a 1 week wait - plus some extra features but costs £100 more:
1. dynamic brightness (sounds like a bad idea to me...)
2. USB slot for photo slideshows (sounds like a fun gimmick)
3. SW output (who cares, I have a great amp)
4. and ISF calibration (umm, sounds posh, but does it really matter?!)
Ignoring haggling and everything else for the moment, is the 428XD worth an extra £100? The ISF calibration sounds like a single use item that I wont really need (based on the reviews of the 4280) and the USB slot is just a gimmick.
Am I wrong about the ISF calibration?
And does the 428XD have any other extra features I've missed that could sway my decision?
Comments from more experienced people would be very gratefully received!
Cheers,
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Jelly
http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=656660
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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