Dracoro

42 inch.

£700-£850

£750 Panasonic TH42PX70PED

Is this the best one out there for the money?

Shark Man

If I see one more TV thread I'm going to ask for it be put on the reasons for infracting LOL

Well, it's plasma, so that tick one box
It's 1080p, so that ticks another

It's not a Pioneer, but at that price you ain't going to get one for that much

TopBanana

I have one. Very happy with it.

SM, it's 720p.

Dracoro

It's 1080p according to the specs.

TopBanana

No, definitely 720p. I think it accepts 1080p signals - maybe that's what the specs say

BlkKnight

Sony 40W2000 Prices are going to take a big hit when the ?0W3000 is released next month

KiwiGTI

Panasonic or Pioneer. Anyone who tells you different is just trying to drag you into their world of misery.

billythekid

Matsui.

Ill get my coat.

davegtt

If its niether of the above its not worth buying IMO

Shark Man

Must have been a misprint from the tech specs I read.

In that case, one can buy a Hitachi P42TP01 1080p plasma or LG 1080p plasma for the same price (actually a bit less).

EddScott

Haven't seen the 1080p above. But I've got the panny you mentioned and its been fine.

MartinM

42PX70 on Sky HD in the lounge; 37PX70 on the old Sky+ box in the bedroom

Recommended

Jamz3k

second that, the panasonic may not be Pioneers but they are damn good


James A Pioneer Owner

TopBanana

Not sure which LG you're talking about but I've just had a quick check and the P42TP01 isn't 1080p. For 1080p, the panel needs to display 1920x1080. The cheapest I found for 1080p plasma was about £2.5k a couple of months back, which is why I went for the 720p.

Shark Man

[QUOTE=TopBanana;7284509]Not sure which LG you're talking about but I've just had a quick check and the P42TP01 isn't 1080p.

Wrong, Its a 1080 line panel:

http://www.hitachiserviceeu.com/scri...42TP01E_EN.pdf

Page 68

Chris L

I picked up a Panasonic TH-42PX70 plasma today and I'm most impressed Lovely bit of kit and very well priced.

jono300

iTrader: (8)

Another owner off the TH-42px70, purchased from John Lewis with there standard 5 year warranty can honestly say that its a cracking set, done a lot off research prior to opting for this particular set and time and time again the above set was the one that was highly recommended.

check out the avforums website for loads off info on this set- best initial settings for running in etc, etc - a great site and well worth adding to your favourites list !!

BlkKnight

isn'#t the native res on the 42px70 1024x768

Sharkman - I think it downscales to 1024*768 - even though it accepts 1080P inputs.

Panasonic TH42PX70 Review

Panasonic TH42PX70 Contrast Ratio & Full Specifications

TopBanana

Wrong! 1080p is 1080 horizontal lines AND 1920 vertical lines and. That one only shows 1024 vertical lines.

andrewdelvard

Jesus, you've got to run the bugger in???

Dracoro

Thanks peeps.

So it looks like the Panasonic is the best for the money.

StickyMicky

didnt a lot of people have problems with "purple snakes" on the screen?

TopBanana

That was the PX60

Iain Young

Another vote for the panny here. Excellent screen

Matteeboy

Last minute vote for getting out more.

Leslie

PSL has got the answer to that one

Les

MartinM

I think that's the avforms mega-geek approach - if they really need it, I would have thought that Panasonic would mention it in the user manual, but they don't.

Didn't bother with doing anything special with ours - just turned them on and watched them! (colour mode = Cinema IIRC)