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 Panasononic HDmi Plugin worked for my Series 7 Plasma July 18, 2008
David Goldman
Faced with upconverting my 51 inch Panasonic Series 7 television to HDMI, I purchased this Series 8, 9 HDmi Input Module. I checked the Panasonic website and called them but got no verification that it would work for Series 7 and could find no available alternative. Perhaps Panasonic prefers to sell TV's.
With the TV still upright (might be easier another way), I removed the four screws for the plate covering my previously unused slot 1, grounded myself, and slid the blade upward and in, having taken care that it was in the right orientation. I replaced the screws in the correct order, slapped on the HDMI ID sticker for the new input and reconnected my Sony PS3 (which plays Blu-Ray DVDs and games)with a $12-14 HDMI cable I also ordered from Amazon. Total time spent: 15 min - half of which was to find the right phillips screwdriver and enjoy the rather minimal instructions which had been translated into many languages I don't speak.
It worked immediately, the TV recognizing the new source and asking me if I wanted 1080p (of course). The results were fantastic for Blu-Ray. My wife thought I was some sort of electronic wizard. For conventional disks I see improvement, but my wife doesn't. I think her strategy is for us to replace our DVD collection with Blu-Ray, and she'll probably succeed in her strategy because the Blu-Ray is amazing.
 Exceeded my expectations June 13, 2008
Robin Reynolds
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was skeptical, but this card actually made a noticeable difference in the image quality from my HTPC. I kept going back and forth between this card and the DVI one and am happy with the decision I made. I would have preferred to use 1366x768 (assuming the DVI card would support it) to be closer to the native resolution, but 1280x720 looks just fine and with this resolution I can cut down on the number of cables running up the wall by using the HDMI switching in my receiver.
As others have said, install was super easy. I have a 720P 42" 9 series that is wall mounted. I didn't even have to take it off the wall to install this card.
Here are the steps I took to get everything working properly.
1. Moved the component video card to slot 3.
2. Installed this HDMI card in slot 2 (it has to be in slot 1 or 2 according to the included instructions).
3. Hooked up the cables (HDMI from HTPC and DVD to receiver, then HDMI from receiver to plasma).
4. Switched primary monitor in HTPC from VGA to HDMI(resolution automatically detected 1280x720).
5. Setup Receiver to output all signals at 720p.
6. Adjusted the pos/size on the monitor.
7. Removed all my (now redundant) optical, component and VGA cables after confirming everything was properly working through HDMI.
Piece of cake.
The nicest thing about this card was being able to replace many cables with only a few. Inexpensive (under $10) Monoprice cables (3' and 6') worked great for me.
As you should realize from other reviews and information online, make sure your plasma supports this card and that you install it in slot 1 or 2 as stated in the included instructions.
I am completely satisfied with my purchase and because the picture quality was improved and exceeded my expectations, I gave this card 4 stars. I realize that most people take away stars for faults, but that isn't the case here. I suppose for $60, I would have given it 5 stars...
Necessary accessory for this TV March 1, 2008
E. Oxenberg (Los Angeles, CA United States)
Um, if you've bought a Panasonic industrial plasma set for home theater viewing, you'd be dumb NOT to get this HDMI input adapter card. With Panasonic's shortage of HD inputs, this is the only option for true HD signal processing that's completely digital-digital. If you are buying one of the TH-series plasma, buy this too!
Works Fine in Series 7 January 30, 2008
Tom B. (Naperville, IL USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I ordered this to install in my TH-50PHD7UY Plasma in order
to use the HDMI output from my upscaling DVD recorder as well
as the Component input. Installation was easy and it works
like a charm, even though it is not advertised to work in
the series 7 sets.
 WARNING: Does NOT support 1080p January 25, 2008
bread baker (Leoma,TN)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
We purchased this module as a plug-in for our Panasonic High Def Plasma Display, a Professional series 1080p display. After numerous calls to Panasonic Support to find out why we couldn't use the 1080p output from our DVD player, we returned it when Oppo (our DVD manufacturer) told us that the HDMI module didn't support 1080p. What good is an HMI board that doesn't support 1080p in a 1080p display? And what good is Panasonic support when they don't even know their own product line? Save your money; if you have the TH-50PF9UK, use an HDMI-DVI cable.
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