stevie boy

hello boys an girls,


after my 32' isn't going to get fixed and there're paying me out, i've got a budget af about 1k, but don't have to spend it all! i'm after at least a 42' 1080p, although i dont use hd at the mo i will be doing in the future.

on the shortlist is the panasonic th-42pz81b the one with freesat built in but not found a discount on it yet. £900 or £975 from JL with 5 year warrenty

and i've just spotted the lg 42lg7000 with £450 off taking it to £550 from curries, sorry psl, but read a not te best review.

your opinions on these and others please


cheers stevie

j4ckos mate

get a viera

mart360

Depends on what your main source material is..

if its totall HD bluray etc, then 1080p

if its mainly SD source, then 1080i

and go panasonic or pioneer plasma

both will give you what you want.

Mart

Jamz3k

if you don't buy the Panasonic, your an Idiot.


Thats it final.


James

stara

have a look at the 100hz samsungs, not to everyones liking, but great for sport, no blurring during pans, but pic looks too 'smooth' with the 100hz setting on max.

stevie boy

hi mate

is that because there's no point paying for something i'll rarely use, or 1080i gives a better picture from an sd source??

cheers stevie

zs_phil

iTrader: (1)

my broken plasma which i have had just under 2 years is a panasonic supposed to be one of the best but if they cannot fix it will i buy another panny..... yes i will be buying another panny a 42pz80 1080p unless they fix mine for under £300

panasonic are one of the best i think

P1Fanatic

You cant buy a Pio plasma for £1k though as they dont make em any more. Even when they did youd be very lucky to get one down to £1k new.

No personal experience with Sony (LCD) or Panny (Plasma) myself but they seem to be pick of the bunch every time I read an AV review.

Simon

P1Fanatic

Only full HD inputs like blu-ray display at 1080p so if you have no plans to use that then pointless. Also most reviews suggest that for under 50" there is no real difference unless you sit about 5ft from the screen and like to pause clips and stare at them.

That said most decent sets are fullHD now anyway so not as much of a decision.

I personally went Plasma due to the (IMHO) softer and more realistic picture. I found all the LCD's I watched were just too clinical on the eye which makes the picture look adjusted and un-realistic unless all you watch is animations etc.

Simon

TheVoices

iTrader: (5)

Currys website has the Panasonic 42" plasma at £499 ! (42PX80 ?)

rr_ww

But that's not 100Hz. Makes me laugh that people are out today and look for 3 things on a TV. How big, How much and What make.

All valid questions, but 2 others are i) FULL 1080 (not just HD Ready) and ii) Scan rate (100hz minimum, 200hz if you can stretch to it (Sony only at the min)

PANASONIC TH42PZ85B at Richer Sounds - HI-FI Separates, Home Cinema, Speakers, MP3 DVD Portables, Plasma LCD, etc.

This is something that fits the requirements of the OP aside from no FreeSatHD (which if you have SkyHD you don't need anyway - you need a HD compatible dish on the side of your house in both cases)

Same price for the FreeSatHD one though
PANASONIC TH42PZ81B at Richer Sounds - HI-FI Separates, Home Cinema, Speakers, MP3 DVD Portables, Plasma LCD, etc.

Pavlo

Makes me laugh why people go on about 100hz technology on LCD and Plasma screens.

stara

why does it make you laugh?

ScooByer Trade

I havn't looked around much yet for the Panny PZ81, although i did find one with the cabinet & 5 year Panasonic warrenty for £979.99 at hiwayhifi.com - Specialists in Plasma & LCD TV, Home Cinema, Cameras, Camcorders, MP3, Laptops and more... .That is with Freesat.

TheVoices

iTrader: (5)

Because it was technology introduced 10 years ago on CRT televisions to compensate for flicker caused by the refresh rate. I didn't rate it much then and I can't believe that it's really necessary on a plasma or LCD TV now.

It's another of those developments like DNR (digital noise reduction for the picture), which claims to improve the picture but in reality makes it look over processed and artificial.

stara

quite different to CRT 100hz technology, which was just was the scan speed was doubled purely to reduce flicker.

on lcd, 100hz technology intoduces a 'predicted' image in between the uk standard 50hz images (as there are no 100hz image sources, only 50hz or 60hz) to reduced blurring on pans, really good for watching sport, but makes the movement too smooth on films etc, it can be turned off though.

gingerboy

The panasonic Th42PX80B is 100hz........ whilst it is not full 1080P at it's price point few other sets of that size can touch it! Look around and dig out some reviews relating to that model and their is little or no negative points about.

I bought one about 3 months ago @ £549 and am very pleased with it. I have a panasoinc upscaling DVD player connected to it and a Humax PVR9300t which upscales to 760p (I think thats right) either way the picture quality is very good indeed!

Whilst a 1080P would have been nice I couldn't justify the additional bunce at the time as we are building a house and the wife was having kittens about me spending £550 .

When you do go and look at them, make sure that the source being viewed is an upscaled source if possible as usually the feeds in Currys etc are standard def i.e. straight from a TV aerial.

Once you get them setup properly they come into their own!!

Good luck whatever you decide - as per an earlier post Panasonic is the way to go.

GB

mart360

If i can, ill take some shots at the various screen resoloutions, then you can see for yourself


wont be untill later today though


Mart

XRS

I've had the Panny TH42PZ81B for a while now, and it's a fantastic set. Even the SD looks good with it, especially playing recordings from the PVR. Well and truly recommended