L.G. MZ-42PZ14, anyone know anything about these ancient Plasma sets?

[Alastair E]

I have one waiting for me at work, had a very quick look over it Friday, didn't even power it up, as it was a bit damp having sat outside in a skip overnight, looks complete and in reasonable/unmolested condition, and pretty clean/dust-free inside....

A little research suggests this monitor-only 480i set is one of the first Plasma sets commonly available at a Huge cost of £2,500 in 2001/2.....!

I thought of bringing it home as a curiosity!

[tom66]

Re: L.G. MZ-42PZ14, anyone know anything about these ancient Plasma sets?

What's the panel in it?

LG have a few generations of panel:

PDP42SD1 = never released except in Korea, 1st gen IPM/discrete panel, SD, 2001, extremely rare
PDP42SD2 = 2nd gen IPM panel
PDP42SD3 = first started appearing in retail shops etc.
PDP42SD4 = ...

PDP42V5 = 5th gen IPM panel, 1st of the "V" series, reasonably popular
PDP50X1 = 1st gen 720p panel, 50 inch first, 2005 (X=XGA res, V=W-VGA res)

PDP42X1 = 1st gen 720p panel, 42 inch, 2005/2006
PDP42V6 = ...
PDP71H1 = first(?) 1080p large plasma, beating Panasonic by a year

PDP42X2/A = 2nd gen 720p panel, 2006/2007
PDP42V7 = ...

PDP42V8 = last of the SD/VGA panels but made up until about 2010 for developing markets

PDP42X3 = 3rd gen 720p panel, 2008

PDP42X4/A = 4th gen 720p panel, 2008/2009

PDP42G1 = 5th gen 720p panel, dropped IPMs (too many issues on X2/X3)
PDP42G2 = 6th gen 720p panel, LESS sparklies issues but has some minor

PDP50H1 = first 1080p small panel, 2008
PDP50H2 = generic 1080p small panel, 2009
PDP50H3 = high grade 1080p small panel, 2010

PDP50R1 = generic 1080p panel, 2010
PDP50R2 = same as PDP50R1 plus a few changes, late 2010
PDP50R3 = generic 1080p panel, 2011
PDP50R4 = generic 1080p panel, 2012~2014

[Alastair E]

Re: L.G. MZ-42PZ14, anyone know anything about these ancient Plasma sets?

Wow! You really Are a wealth of information!

Not sure of the chassis in it, didn't take note of that--will let you know....

[Alastair E]

Re: L.G. MZ-42PZ14, anyone know anything about these ancient Plasma sets?

Its a PDP42SD3.

I got round to it this afternoon and fired it up.

It actually works too! didnt have to do anything to it, just checked this and that before applying power,--not a sign of any sparklies and a good picture--which was from a PC.

--Only prob with the set is its lack of any tuner or conventional video source inputs. Its designed for use with its own set-top-box,--which I dont have, or from a PC....

Just How this set has survived the last week or two has amazed me. First, it would have been put into a skip, then had other sets piled all around/on/over it, hauled onto the back of a wagon, rumbled round the streets of Swansea, and then dumped out all over the concrete floor by tipping the skip up while on the back of the truck, with all the other sets, mostly old CRT ones--probably in the rain!

It was then put into a steel skip ready to ship to the TV recycling-co. I spotted it on one of my usual rounds looking for spares, and saved it along with a Samsung and another two LG plasmas. These were then loaded into a large plastic skip and transported with a forklift from the other side of the site to my W/S.

Somehow--It survived.....

Think after all That, It deserves a good home, I'll bring it home tomorrow....