pslewis

I've just been offered a SONY KEP42MIS Plasma TV for £1900 - Delivered.

1. Is it a good TV?

2. Is it a good price?

3. Should I change my excellent Sony Trinitron Tube TV for it?

Pete

16vmarc

1. Have you done a search on it?

2. Can you spare 1900?

3. Do you want it?

davegtt

for that money Id guess you'd find a better plasma, look at Pioneer or Panasonic... Sony are rebadged lower graded plasmas.... Samsung IIRC

pslewis

1. Yes, not much help really - reviews I am looking for

2. Course I can, just picked up my £1600 winnings from the bookies

3. Don't know? I haven't a clue what to spend the £1600 on!!

Pete

J4CKO

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I thought that all the Chavs bought these on their crappy 30 grand a year ?

You need to spend more than that in your position, even I could afford that piece of crap.

Schumacher

When I advised you back in the days, you had a right go at me for suggesting a Pioneer Plasma. Now you're saying the same thing as me!
Pete, it's ****e. I've seen it priced at £1750, inc delivery. Pioneer or Hitachi are the ones to go for.

-Schuey

paulr

Trust your eyes,not reviews.

The only plasma's i've seen worth having are top of the range Panasonic.Cheap plasma's are a waste of time,if thats the case you'd be better off with a decent Sony crt.

16vmarc

I recommend this:

pslewis

Thats a portable ..... ok, for the bedroom - but would want something a bit grander for the lounge

Pete

davegtt

LOL.... no I didnt have a go, I had a go at suggesting plasma above my budget that Id stated.... to be honest we ended up with a 37" veira which I think is superb

GaryCat

Why don't you sponsor the NSR forum? Just imagine it.. "Non Scooby Related.. sponsored by P.S.Lewis"

pslewis

INTERESTING!!!

I would have to ban the pratts though ...... MicaPink and UncleButt, get yer coats

Just joking .... stay - we need losers like you so I can look great!!

Pete

micared

We'll stay, you can **** off though. Keep in touch with yourself, come back when you've got less time, etc, etc.

16vmarc

I love it when everyone gets along

micared

Yeah, me too!

ex-webby

So are you saying that the plasma I bought for £1900 12 months a go (which is now available for about £1300) is a piece of ****e then?? Perhaps I can't trust my eyes and I should of gone to spec savers instead!

Pete,
Try to get a test drive on one in a show room. Get them to hook up a DVD player either by RGB Scart or preferably component. You can then make your own mind up! As you may presume from my comment, you can spend miniscule amounts on these and still get a good set......... true, you can spend thrice as much to get the best....... but can you tell the difference but more importantly does it really matter, I suggest probably not. I love mine to bits and is awesome for watching films on etc. What ever you end up with, make sure it has all conceivable inputs on it for present & future proofing as much as you can.

Regards,
Shaun.

Tricky Dicky

Sorry........dont these plasma screens need re-gassing...after a certain while....???

pslewis

Cheers Shaun .... what concerns me is spending £1900 and getting something bigger, but not better than my CRT ....

It's the old thing, wait as something better and cheaper is on its way - or jump in and forget whats happening until you need another?

Anyway, I'm off to the beach .... get some Mackeral for the Bar-B-Que tonight

Pete

mannyo

A common myth, Plasmas dont and indeed cant be re-gassed. The typical life of a modern plasma screen is in excess of 50,000 hours. My old sony CRT in 5 years only made 7,000 hours so thats a good few years. What happens is the phosphors in the screen wearout eventually. Airports and trainstations tend to use plamsa tv's and they are on 24/7 mostly and just keep going.

A good source for info regarding plasma screens is http://www.avforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=82 .

scooby-si

lmao YES

Vinesh

I'd go for a Pioneer screen, much better than Sony.

My setup:



Avforums is a very good source for info and advise.

stormyuklondon1

ive had a panasonic 42pwd6 for about a year now and its a very good plasma.
for the same price as the sony, you could look at this-

http://www.webelectricals.co.uk/cgi-.../products/1004

excellent plasma, stylish and a good price

pnbond007

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pslewis

I have a complete Sony set up, inc a plasma. We paid over £2.300 for the TV, but along with the deal came a top of the range Sony DVD-R at half price & the Sony wall bracket.

Also purchased a Sony 17" Lcd flat panel for the bedroom, perfect is the only word.

Can only say excellent,

However these units only produce quality pictures if wired correctly. Invest in gold plated scart & phono leads this provides as I'm sure your already aware optimum connection.

Picture quality is excellent, but you do need distance from the screen, anything less than say 6/8ft you will see grain effect.

Invest & worry not, I'm a techno junky & totally pleased with my Sony kit & in spite of recent comments Sony is still at the top end of the Market, others just follow.

Cheers Matey

PNB

Vinesh

I thought Panasonic and Pioneer are market leaders. Other manufacturers follow them

Always allow 10-15% of your budget for quality interconnects.

djuk

Too true, there are very few brands who actually produce their own plasma screens - Pioneer and Panasonic being two of them.

Sony's as far as I am aware are re-badged samsung or LG screens... not sure who they are using at the moment.

pnbond007

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Each to their own guy's,

I scanned the market for the best deal with a good name, if sony are fitted with Lada panels I could'nt give a monkeys.

I have always used Sony & shall continue to use them in future.

Christ

If your thinking of buying any TV at the moment make sure its HDTV capable, as if not it will be obsolete in a years time...

Plasmas need a very good source, DVD is generally good on most half-decent sets, but Analogue is terrible, Sky a bit better (until they transmit HDTV), and free-view better still..

Pioneer are currently the best sets in all the reviews, but Id look for yourself, as Ive seen some terrible TV's which get an apparent 5 star rating..

Also many TV's share Tubes / Plasma Panels... Both Loewe and Band and Olufsen use phillips tubes, and Loewe make some of the best CRT sets available..



Chris

Chip

Pete,
From experience I wouldnt touch a Sony as Ive had so much trouble with them in the past and their customer service was appalling.

Check out www.avforums.com where you'll find loads of info on plasma, lcd etc.

Chip

Vinesh

To improve picture quality, invest in one of these

www.lumagen.com

All my sources are displayed in 768p at 1024x768

Pbr

Amazed no-ones mentioned NEC, they make their own screens and are rated joint top of the plasma league (with Panasonic) by most of the sites I've been on. Their latest models are rated at 60,000 hours phosphor half life.