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dansmith:

alan at richer sound in romford just told me that blade runner and casino royal arent great blu-rays

Hmmm... Casino Royale is considered one of the best Blu-Rays at the moment for picture... and Blade Runner ain't no slouch either in my opinion...

The reason I sujested it may be to do with the PS3 settings for BD/DVD playback is because in the OP Dan states that gmaes on the PS3 look mint and the Picture issues only occour during BD playback.

Have you tried altering the settings regarding 24htz? and the other HDMI settings like I think its SUPER WHITE or something like that is RGB set to FULL etc?

I have a Problem with My PS3 (been waiting for over a Month now for SONY to come and swap it!) where on the menu screen with video set to 1080p, I get constant flashes of what is best discribed as WHITE NOISE, but boot up a BD Movie or game and the picture is mint. Now according to SONY this is a fault with the inbuilt scaler so maybe You have a simular problem with your PS3 as according to the bloke I have spoken to at SONY, off the record they have a problem with a batch of 40gb PS3's which has led to a shortage in replacement units hence My  Month+ wait for a replacement.

Good pick up, DJ. So I guess the test would be to try the PS3 on another TV if problem persists when hooked up directly. Of course, given the issue is on Sky HD as well, this suggests it's a problem with their Onkyo / cable / TV, but you can't rule out a faulty PS3 and a faulty Sky HD box! Only testing will tell...!

its on full and superwhite and on 24fps tried it both ways. I really dont think its the anything but the tv alan told me that a tv is just a panel  thats outputs a picture and its alot to do with the source . thats not true anymore they arent so dumb and if theres a problem with the image processing then it would explain this or if the there is a problem with the pixel thats wouldnt help either.

spoke to richer sounds and they are going to replace it for me. My only worry is maybe its to big? im 2.5 m away from the screen and some standard def content dont look great. Should i get a refund and got for a 40/37 or is 42 fine? i really want to make sure i can enjoy my tv. I watch a mixture of standard def through sky hd and movies through blu-ray/ sky hd. I know skyhd upscales but i could still see artifacts.

Dan - you're never going to get a perfect picture all of the time. I have a Panaconic 37px80 and I sit just over 2m from the screen with sky hd. Some SD channels look rubbish (Setanta for example) while anything HD looks awesome. I get a little judder now and then but otherwise its perfect. Only reason I didnt get the 42" was because it would sit too far in the room and dominate, If I could keep it over 2m away then I would go with the 42".

thnx :) its pre purchase nerves on the plus side my home cinema is amazing! got an onkyo 606 hooked up to some mordant shorts and i couldnt be happier with that.

42" is fine. Do not go any smaller! I have the 42PZ85, sit about 7ft away in a 12ft room - thought it a big set at first but now wish I had a 50" particularly with the 2.40:1 ratio of most blu ray's.

By the way, Casino Royale and Bladerunner are excellent Blu rays in terms of picture quality (played through a Panny BD30 in my case). Good luck with the exchange. 

Got it replaced and the problem has gone. I love my panny now the picture is amazing and even divx streamed over wifi to the ps3 look amazing. Blu-rays now look out of this world!