The PFM42V1 has a DVI input with a possible HDCP issue. Is this panel capable of accepting a signal from an HDMI DVD player through its DVI input, provided an HDMI-DVI cable is used?
The DVI input for the PFM-42V1 is not compatible with HDCP. If the DVD player transmits an HDCP encoded signal, it will cease to function. I am looking at Sony’s XBR range of plasmas. I was told that the panels and circuitry of Sony’s XBR panels are really those of Pioneer Elite plasmas and Sony styling that makes the only difference. I was also told that Pioneer hands over new panels and technology to Sony nearly a year after these are begun to be sold by their own Elite Pro brand. The salesman told me, that unless I was determined to have a unit with the Sony looks, I could actually get the same performance out of a Pioneer Elite PRO plasma, which would be cheaper because they were on sale at the time. Was this valid advice? The two companies, Sony and Pioneer are not connected in any way. This was misinformation, and probably an effort on the part of the salesperson to turn around the Pioneers faster, or to cover up a lack of Sony units in the shop. I want to upgrade my Sony 42XBR90
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