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Hi guys I'm thinking of getting a 42 inch plasma does anyone know anything about these For example which makes what to look for what make not to buy. There are a few in the local stores taht are pretty cheap now but not sure if there any good. Sorry I know its not about cars but I thought there might be someone on here who knows a lot more about these than me
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Dunno what the prices are for 42" plasma's but Sony got their flagship 42" LCD on sale now (still gonna cost ya £6259 tho ) and it is simply gorgeous. It is the smallest 42" I ever seen, in as far as the LCD is floating in between two sheets of glass, and there's no plastic surround or anything. It is just this glass with the screen in it, on a stand (or wall mount) with or without speakers clipped onto the sides (they can clip on the sides or stand on their own)
The quality is just stunning - puts plasma's to shame if you ask me
The quality is just stunning - puts plasma's to shame if you ask me
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http://www.prestige-audio.co.uk/home_audio/index.html
try these guyz...had my theatre done by them !!!
try these guyz...had my theatre done by them !!!
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plenty of cheap 42" plasma's are floating around, problem is some are pretty poor quality.
People are also falling for the trap of the price ie £999 for 42" - so lets go buy one! Only to find that they only have 1 or 2 scart sockets, no TV tuner and no bracket to install on the wall, which usually can cost up to £300!!!
LCD is better than Plasma, and is slowly catching up on screen size, however this is still at a premium as LCD is the thing to have, so if you can wait a year+ then do so and get an LCD, however if you have to have summat now and it has to be 42" on a budget, check out any reviews of the model number on the web and make sure the specification is what you need, as an example, I need at least 3 scart sockets and one AV input (3 scart for Sky, DVD and Video, AV input for digi camcorder) - or do what I did and spent £400 on a second hand £3000+ projector and a new screen and have an 82" screen instead this pic is a comparison between my 32" screen which looks tiny!!!
currently looking at this myself though
http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/182974.html
50" DLP (not LCD!) RPTV so slimline, plus its HDTV ready!!! to 1000 lines resolution!!!
People are also falling for the trap of the price ie £999 for 42" - so lets go buy one! Only to find that they only have 1 or 2 scart sockets, no TV tuner and no bracket to install on the wall, which usually can cost up to £300!!!
LCD is better than Plasma, and is slowly catching up on screen size, however this is still at a premium as LCD is the thing to have, so if you can wait a year+ then do so and get an LCD, however if you have to have summat now and it has to be 42" on a budget, check out any reviews of the model number on the web and make sure the specification is what you need, as an example, I need at least 3 scart sockets and one AV input (3 scart for Sky, DVD and Video, AV input for digi camcorder) - or do what I did and spent £400 on a second hand £3000+ projector and a new screen and have an 82" screen instead this pic is a comparison between my 32" screen which looks tiny!!!
currently looking at this myself though
http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/182974.html
50" DLP (not LCD!) RPTV so slimline, plus its HDTV ready!!! to 1000 lines resolution!!!
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Andy good point about tuner and mounting bracket both not cheap You gotta have strong walls cos the fuckers aint light either
girlfs dad has a 42" plasma in front room and a 32 LCD in family room
The Plasma colour and picture is slightly better but LCD much less hassle IMO less gubins
@ work we have 2 42" 's and 2 50" s for the 2 Video Conference systems both with custom crestrons remote control very cool but not cheap
DLP Projectors are smart little toys as well
girlfs dad has a 42" plasma in front room and a 32 LCD in family room
The Plasma colour and picture is slightly better but LCD much less hassle IMO less gubins
@ work we have 2 42" 's and 2 50" s for the 2 Video Conference systems both with custom crestrons remote control very cool but not cheap
DLP Projectors are smart little toys as well
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As Andy has said, please ensure if you get a Plasma it has all the correct connections on it.
Mine has 2 scarts (one RGB), 2 sets of component inputs (one for HiDef progressive scan), 2 sets of AV, PC RGB input, S-Video and it has a built in tuner (which is pretty useless as I have SKY+).
You have to ensure also that it has a high contrast and brightness ratio's for truer picture definition.
Connect one of these beutys up to either a progressive scan DVD player or Hi-Def on a XBOX and prepare to have your socks blown off!
Mine has 2 scarts (one RGB), 2 sets of component inputs (one for HiDef progressive scan), 2 sets of AV, PC RGB input, S-Video and it has a built in tuner (which is pretty useless as I have SKY+).
You have to ensure also that it has a high contrast and brightness ratio's for truer picture definition.
Connect one of these beutys up to either a progressive scan DVD player or Hi-Def on a XBOX and prepare to have your socks blown off!
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Connect one of these beutys up to either a progressive scan DVD player or Hi-Def on a XBOX and prepare to have your socks blown off!
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I am dying to upgrade my TV as I only have a 32' Sony Wega at the moment BUT all the Plasmas I have seen look pretty pony picture quality and I have heard loads of stories about the picture quality of normal TV's being better?!?!
Is LCD going to be the way forward for the next 5 years or is there something even better on the horizon? I want at least a 42' screen but I don't want poo quality!
Is LCD going to be the way forward for the next 5 years or is there something even better on the horizon? I want at least a 42' screen but I don't want poo quality!
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Be VERY wary of how much room these things take up (if you are not wall mounting). Mine is 42" but with the glass stand (which also cost up to £500 for a decent one) they do end up taking up a fair bit of room....... the wires as well are also a pain in the ass, especially if you have a Dolby Digital set-up as well.
Just to give you some idea (and my living room is'nt really that small).
Just to give you some idea (and my living room is'nt really that small).
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Originally Posted by Porkie
I am dying to upgrade my TV as I only have a 32' Sony Wega at the moment BUT all the Plasmas I have seen look pretty pony picture quality and I have heard loads of stories about the picture quality of normal TV's being better?!?!
Is LCD going to be the way forward for the next 5 years or is there something even better on the horizon? I want at least a 42' screen but I don't want poo quality!
Is LCD going to be the way forward for the next 5 years or is there something even better on the horizon? I want at least a 42' screen but I don't want poo quality!
I think the major plus between LCD and Plasma is the colour, plasmas colours are so deep and rich
If you want 40" plus go plasma if u want 32" ish go LCD IMO or if you have a wall thats free with no paintings pictures etc maybe a DLP projector but then again they have there down sides light etc
The next big thing is wireless speakers
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Plasma's are fine mate. Go in to a good retailer and get them to hook up a DVD player either by RGB or better still by progressive scan component. If you compare like for like a CRT is always better than LCD or Plasma, but the biggest you can go on that is 36" so you need to make you decision based on what is available.
I'm glad I bought mine as I dithered for about 12 months and had the same worries as you (about picture quality, technology etc), but I did my research and finally bit the bullet. For what I need the screen for my purchase was bang on and I would not of bought anything else.
Plasma's are fine mate. Go in to a good retailer and get them to hook up a DVD player either by RGB or better still by progressive scan component. If you compare like for like a CRT is always better than LCD or Plasma, but the biggest you can go on that is 36" so you need to make you decision based on what is available.
I'm glad I bought mine as I dithered for about 12 months and had the same worries as you (about picture quality, technology etc), but I did my research and finally bit the bullet. For what I need the screen for my purchase was bang on and I would not of bought anything else.
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You are right... I am dithering!!! but think I am going to wait to see what comes out. I love the picture on mine and I have been in to a few places and viewed some. I was disappointed and even the sony salesman said old tech Tv's are still best piccy.
DON'T LAFF!!! but when I want a bigger screen for the cinema experience.... I just pull my sofa forward It makes the surround sound better as well coz the rears are actually behind you properly! and the rear sides can be moved easily (got 7.1 )
DON'T LAFF!!! but when I want a bigger screen for the cinema experience.... I just pull my sofa forward It makes the surround sound better as well coz the rears are actually behind you properly! and the rear sides can be moved easily (got 7.1 )
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heres another tip may sound strange pop along to the Ideal Home Exhibition on say the last day and if you like a haggle there are bargins to be had
Thats where Girlfs dad got his and its all good kit speaker DVD Amp etc are all JBL Just cant member the make of the Plasma and it was cheap well not cheap compared to the cost of a normal tv but cheap considering what he got
Thats where Girlfs dad got his and its all good kit speaker DVD Amp etc are all JBL Just cant member the make of the Plasma and it was cheap well not cheap compared to the cost of a normal tv but cheap considering what he got
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I currently have a rear projection 42Inch samsung tv, how do i hook my xbox up then to make use of the hdtv thing i see on the halo box, ie what leads. I currently hook my xbox up using the lead that splits into red white yellow connectors.
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I may be more than dithered as the other TV the plasma replaced was absolutely fine and now resides in the downstairs shit house..... which has now been unusable since the 33"er was stuck in there!!!
Lee,
You could always buy a pair of stronger glasses to magnify the image!!!
You have 7.1 DD and havent been bothered to set-up the balance and time delay to each speaker yet...... shame on you!!!!
Lee,
You could always buy a pair of stronger glasses to magnify the image!!!
You have 7.1 DD and havent been bothered to set-up the balance and time delay to each speaker yet...... shame on you!!!!
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1)You must buy the Microsoft Hi-Def pack, which has to be bought from importers and costs about £40 - DONT buy anything made by anyone else!!!
2)You must get hold of the PAL/NTSC video switcher disk available on the net
3)Change the video on your XBOX to NTSC and then you will have another menu under video options on the MS dashboard. Tick all the Hi-Def options and off you go!
1)You must buy the Microsoft Hi-Def pack, which has to be bought from importers and costs about £40 - DONT buy anything made by anyone else!!!
2)You must get hold of the PAL/NTSC video switcher disk available on the net
3)Change the video on your XBOX to NTSC and then you will have another menu under video options on the MS dashboard. Tick all the Hi-Def options and off you go!
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Take your existing AV lead and burn the foooker..... this output is'nt worth the eletricity that your set is using to display the image! The minimum output used should be RGB Scart, followed by component video, followed by progressive comp video.
Take your existing AV lead and burn the foooker..... this output is'nt worth the eletricity that your set is using to display the image! The minimum output used should be RGB Scart, followed by component video, followed by progressive comp video.
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Lee,
Plasma's are not actually all that, the best plasma to go for is a presentation plasma as they are built for refreshing PC screens of 800x600 or 1024x768 etc compared to DVD 625 so and so, however check this site out for a plasma v lcd quick overview, as you can see, LCD takes 10 out of 13 wins and only just loses out on one because of current LCD screen size, however this is continuing to get bigger and bigger and 45" LCDs are currently available:
http://www.flattvpeople.com/tutorials/lcd-vs-plasma.asp
The problem I had was spending a few thousand quid and only gaining 10" (32" to 42") hence the reason I would suggest going to a projector instead which allows you to keep what you have now for normal TV and run a pj for quality TV and DVD etc. If you do a search you will often find a lot of project owners are ex-plasma owners who, after seeing the pj in action just had to go for a 4 x 42" plasma screen in one! I have it set up in my average size front room to which is 13.5' x 13.5' as per the image below:
pic with the flash on (and the screen running in 4:3 instead of 16:9 hence the overlap at the top DOH!)
Plasma's are not actually all that, the best plasma to go for is a presentation plasma as they are built for refreshing PC screens of 800x600 or 1024x768 etc compared to DVD 625 so and so, however check this site out for a plasma v lcd quick overview, as you can see, LCD takes 10 out of 13 wins and only just loses out on one because of current LCD screen size, however this is continuing to get bigger and bigger and 45" LCDs are currently available:
http://www.flattvpeople.com/tutorials/lcd-vs-plasma.asp
The problem I had was spending a few thousand quid and only gaining 10" (32" to 42") hence the reason I would suggest going to a projector instead which allows you to keep what you have now for normal TV and run a pj for quality TV and DVD etc. If you do a search you will often find a lot of project owners are ex-plasma owners who, after seeing the pj in action just had to go for a 4 x 42" plasma screen in one! I have it set up in my average size front room to which is 13.5' x 13.5' as per the image below:
pic with the flash on (and the screen running in 4:3 instead of 16:9 hence the overlap at the top DOH!)
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Check this out, this guy had this:
then changed to a projector and screen, painted the room with special sound proof paint and then installed special sound reflecting components on the walls to bounce the sound towards you
very nice if you have a dedicated room
This is smart too, this is this guys plasma:
however, check out his projector cinema room
http://www.pauldowning.co.uk/photo.htm
this is cool too, big TVs rule!
then changed to a projector and screen, painted the room with special sound proof paint and then installed special sound reflecting components on the walls to bounce the sound towards you
very nice if you have a dedicated room
This is smart too, this is this guys plasma:
however, check out his projector cinema room
http://www.pauldowning.co.uk/photo.htm
this is cool too, big TVs rule!
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FPMSL its ok to be jealous as long as you realise these guys have worked long and hard to pay for all that equipment.... the fucking lucky jammy bastards!!
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Most Plasma displays have a low picture resolution with around 480 virtical lines Which means when HDTV come along it will be obselete before you have paid for it
Hitatchi make 1024x1024 lines plasmas for reasonable money, I got my 42 inch from here
http://www.discountaudiovision.co.uk....html?dealtime
The picture from an anologue arial sucks donkey
SKY stuff varies from great to sucks donkey.
DVD region 2 is superb and whilst you can get away with region 1 (USA) on a 32inch TV the lack of lines makes for a crap picture when on a 42 inch plasma.
PS don't let your kids near the centre speaker with jam on thier fingers
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Hitatchi make 1024x1024 lines plasmas for reasonable money, I got my 42 inch from here
http://www.discountaudiovision.co.uk....html?dealtime
The picture from an anologue arial sucks donkey
SKY stuff varies from great to sucks donkey.
DVD region 2 is superb and whilst you can get away with region 1 (USA) on a 32inch TV the lack of lines makes for a crap picture when on a 42 inch plasma.
PS don't let your kids near the centre speaker with jam on thier fingers
Mark
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whjilst we on the subject of home AV
does anyone want to buy a set of mission speaker stands similar to the those on the picture above ...they are silver and have spikes on base, they are not light and are very high quaility!!!make me an offer and they are yours!!!
these are not required and havent been used for the last 3 ys!!!
ta
does anyone want to buy a set of mission speaker stands similar to the those on the picture above ...they are silver and have spikes on base, they are not light and are very high quaility!!!make me an offer and they are yours!!!
these are not required and havent been used for the last 3 ys!!!
ta
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got a really stupid question about the projectors, do you have to run all the wires up to the projector , how do you plug in the DVD, SKY, VIDEO????
really interested in buying now
really interested in buying now
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got myself a 44" rear projection, i find the picture top quality, lights on or off in the living room!, thing weighs about 15st tho! which makes it huge and a pain to move, still nice and cheep @ £700 2ish years ago, living room aint the big so seems even bigger than it is
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Andy ,
nice to see it finished.
porkie ,
if you have the room or even a seperate room look at crt projectors.i got one and am almost finished fitting out the upstairs of my garage.friends and relitives have been getting demos over the last few days and seem well impressed.90" screen and am going to go bigger.
the experts tell us that nothing matchs crt for quaility yet and defo not on picture size.
need to paint room in dark colours for reflections but am slow to do it.
have a look at this site for ideas,its a friends site .
http://www.everyoneshometheater.com/
nice to see it finished.
porkie ,
if you have the room or even a seperate room look at crt projectors.i got one and am almost finished fitting out the upstairs of my garage.friends and relitives have been getting demos over the last few days and seem well impressed.90" screen and am going to go bigger.
the experts tell us that nothing matchs crt for quaility yet and defo not on picture size.
need to paint room in dark colours for reflections but am slow to do it.
have a look at this site for ideas,its a friends site .
http://www.everyoneshometheater.com/
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i just fitted a 42" panasonic lcd to a customers wall and i thought the picture looked crap,but the 17" one i put on their bedroom wall looked good,how far away from the screen and how far off the ground should a 42" screen be fitted ?
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I got a 90 inch screen at the moe projectors are way good.Racing games are mentel and gta was a blast lol if u want a cheap home cinema kit at a real good price for what u get look at this projector http://www.wedgwood-group.com/epson_..._projector.htm u wont be disapointed real quiet too some are mega loud
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If i had the choice I'd go for a LCD tv, much sharper picture. Beware Plasma's can be feckin expensive if they go wrong, my boss's did recently and he was quoted a grand to put it right!! He just went and bought a new one (the old was 5yrs old and cost £10 grand when new) but most of us aren't gonna be able to do that
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Originally Posted by swerv
got a really stupid question about the projectors, do you have to run all the wires up to the projector , how do you plug in the DVD, SKY, VIDEO????
really interested in buying now
really interested in buying now