jono300

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Anyone recommend any particular easter weekend deals on 42` plasma tv`s ??

curreys have a nice 42` samsung at £799 which looks a good deal, had a couple off LG models that I must admitt I was very impressed with the overeall picture quality, would have preferreec to go with panasoinic after reading so many good reports on them on here but seems the offers on the panasonics are no longer running and they are back up to well over a grand ??

so anyone know off anything worth investigation further this easter weekend ??

XRS

Have a look here - Panasonic 42" for £798

PC_World - Flat Panel TVs

StickyMicky

asda are knocking them out for £599

sti-04!!

I had a look at them yesterday. I was going to get a 32" LCD for the kids bedrooms but for the same price i can get a 42" plasma.

My local asda was out of stock yesterday but i have left my number as they will be getting another delivery on wednesday. I'll have two please

jono300

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Great stuff can I just have a few more votes for this particular panasonic model before I get the credit card out ??

anyone know of any reviews off this particular model ??

appreciatte the advice guys thanks again.

j4ckos mate

can we have a plasma / lcd forum page please?

jono300

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plasma / lcd forum ??

Would not bother mate, plasma / lcd will be a thing off the past within a few years anyway making the new forum redundant !!

seriously thou yep others with no interest in this side off thing must be sick to that back teeth off hearing about this subject !!!

funny thing is ,I am after a plasma, dad is after a plasma and bother in law is after a plasma, strange thing is that between all three off us we probably watch about a couple off hours worth off tv a week !!!!

" boys and there toys " !!!!!!!

miff13

I bought that panny model just before christmas and it's fantastic, picture quality is excellent and stunning on Sky HD.

Review here Home Cinema Hardware Reviews

Can't go wrong for that money!

jono300

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Think thats all I need to know mate !!!

wonder if yours came with this particular stand or you opted to go for wall mounting ??

really do fancy having it on the wall but wife prefers having it on a stand - decisions , decisions !!!!

wonder if they would knock anything off for taking the set only and not the stand ??

miff13

Mine came with this stand eBay.co.uk: Panasonic Pedestal Stand TY-ST50P600W for 50" plasma TV (item 200095992360 end time 09-Apr-07 09:43:11 BST)

The model with the stand you'd get was £300 more!!

I'll definitely mount mine on the wall at some point but haven't got round to it yet

Matt

StickyMicky

i know its not a well known brand, but the picture looked ok to me when i had a look at one instore

probably a decent make setup in a new case IMO

couldnt find any details intstore on the full spec (ie: bet it does not do 1080 etc etc)

ScoobyDoo555

another vote for the Panny

DAn

jono300

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[QUOTE=XRS;6819425]Have a look here - Panasonic 42" for £798

PC_World - Flat Panel TVs[/QUOTE

A quick phone call to pc world today revealls that funny enough my local stores dont have that model in stock and that it is not even available for delivery from there main uk warehouse ??!!!

salesman did think it was strange that they were advertising it within there easter weekend sales even thou it was not actaully availble but could sell me any other one they had in stock !!!


so okay any other links to the above pany at this £798 price ??!!!

cheers

pslewis

The Panasonic disappointed me massively - the picture quality was ok'ish but the cabinet/the look of it was really bad ...............

The LG, however, fantastic picture and fantastic looking piece too ....

I hate LGs Customer Service, but it was - by a country mile - a better picture than the Panasonic

jono300

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Okay thanks mate, yep not overally keen on this stand currantly supplied with the above pany, but again if I get my way it wont be required as the screen will be being wall mounted.

LG, yep these were the ones that were picked to be on the demo wall off my local comet / currys ?? and must admitt the pic quality was actually amazing, kinda put off by the fact its not an established name or is it ??!! and probebly because this " LG " make is available at my local esco / asda etc !!!

would have went for the above panasonic but seems I may have trouble tracking one down at the above price ??!!

pslewis

Well, I went into my local Currys to buy a Panasonic 37" for £698 ..... the LG simply blew the Panasonic out the water - and I hate to admit it!!

I have plenty of Panasonic stuff and it's great - but, their Plasmas are now beaten by LGs offerings ...... even the grand Pioneer was well and truly beaten - my eyes don't lie!!

I came home with a 42" LG Plasma at £799 and it is simply stunning on Standard Definition.

However, each to their own ...............

EXSCOOBY

awesome nonsense

ronjeramy

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Bloody hell Pete you finally bitten the bullet and bought a plasma TV. Nice choice on the LG, i have just bought one too, though i don't have it installed on the wall just yet

XRS

I went to my local Currys today and they had this model (their demo) up for £798 including the "ski jump" stand. Sarf coast though.

Deep Singh

Can you give me the exact model code for the LG please?

jono300

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Okay went into my local comet for a look at what they had to offer, they had an LG and a samsung model, both 42" and both priced at £799, being as it mostly normal tv and freeview we watch as opposed to HD sky tv the salesman let us see what freeviw looked like on them , must admitt side by side the samsung looked a much sharper picture quality than the LG model but again have seen the LG model running HD and was very impressed !!

wall brackets ?? did not realise they wree so expensive !! comet quoted £200 for one suitable for holding a 42" plasma, for another £100 they can organise full fitting off the wall bracket but any cables are just conceealed conj as opposed to running them down the rear off the actual plasterboard.

decisions, decisions ??!!

Geezer

On the 19th April, Aldi have a 47" LG Plasma in their stores for £1099. I would expect you would need to get there early though.

Geezer

jono300

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Sure comet had 50" plasmas in today starting at this sort off price, very good price but just too B-I-G for most livingrooms !!

gillyz20let

the only 42" plasma under £1500 worth getting is the panasonic th42px70b.

i did bout 2weeks of reaserch when i was after a plasma and its pretty clear after the 1st 10 mins of browsing the a/v sites this is the one.

i also have 2 toshiba lcd tv's, a 32" and 37" (both top of the range models) and the panny plasma pisses all over these for PQ.

wouldnt touch LG with a barge pole, there cack hence why there cheap.

jono300

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Any idea what the difference is between the th42px70b and the model I mentioned earlier in this thread that was supposdly available from pc world ( panasoinic th 42px60b ) ?????

gillyz20let

the px70 is the newer model i.e new panel and better quality, but you can still do a lot worse than a px60.

jono300

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Okay cheers appreciatte the info, just need to find a cheap source off this newer model now then !!!

Deep Singh

These are a very reasonable price. Approx £900 from Empire Direct if you don't want a stand etc (which I don't)

pslewis

I repeat, the Panasonic is one UGLY TV!!

Maybe those who like the BugEye Impreza also like the Panny??

Some people just love really ugly things ........

What would you do if you had a dead pixel? is it acceptable?

Geezer

But LG is Phillips, and Phillips ain't cack. In fact, I was reading a mag the other day that w@nked off about Phillips Plasma. The technology is the same.

Geezer