The Plasma TV Blog

At first glance, it appears that the difference in the 56DLX25 and Panasonic’s other 56” screen DLP television, the 56DLX76, is a matter of styling. The DLX25 looks quite a bit different, and comes with an optional stand. The suggested price is around two hundred dollars lower, and the styling of the DLX25 is quite attractive and modern. There is actually something much more important involved. The DLX25 has a native resolution of 1280 x 720 and this allows 720p progressive scan and 1080i. While this is close to state of the art at the current time, the DLX76 model allows 1080 progressive scan, and is going to be more compatible with Blu-ray DVD players and some of the other newer High Definition technologies that are becoming available.

Once you look past this issue and assuming you are not so concerned with the compatibility of your television set with future advances in technology, the DLX25 has all of the things that make the DLX76 such an attractive choice. There are the same 30 watt surround sound speakers, and the SD Card Slot that allows the display of JPEG photos on the screen. The connector array is complete including personal computer connections, and the whole thing is anchored by HDMI single cable interfaces that make connection to your Home Theater setup extremely simple and uncluttered. There is the standard V-Chip programming lockout, and picture in picture capability and a 181 channel NTSC tuner.

The DLP is a rear projection type of television, and therefore does not have that pencil thin profile of the other High Definition units, but even with a 56” screen the depth measurement is only around 18 inches and it is fairly easy to fit it into any space. Compared to older model CRT type televisions, and the earlier generation of projection types, it is still a rather light 86 pounds. The High Definition picture and extremely accurate color reproduction are the strongest selling points of the DLP. If you are giving one serious consideration, the place to begin is going to be taking a look at that picture. Once you do that, you are going to most likely become a DLP fan.