hitchwest

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thinkin of buying a 42" in tv lookin at the offers on the internet before i go to the shops
just seems to be that most of the best bargains are plazmas just always thought that plazmas did nt last as long as lcd anyone give any advice on this



cheers lee

Richie.

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I bought a plasma Lee. Best bet is to go and compare them personally mate. I got recommended a 40 LCD Sony, but it was shit in comparison to the 42 Panasonic Plasma i bought.

http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_G...153/index.html

Cragrat

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Wait a little while mate and get LED when prices have dropped

Go to currys etv and compare,u do need bluray player etc tho

Am gonna wait myself and get one when prices are down a bit

supertouring230

if your going for 42" mate get a plazma as the picture quality is better than the lcd ones at this size of screen

Rs(555)

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i bought a lcd matethe plasma tele screen looked wierd at different anglesbut go look for yourself mateoh happy christmas

hitchwest

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nice 1 folks going to pop down the shops for some prices then go to john lewis to take advantage of the free 5yrs warranty

going to check out the blu ray cinema systems too

arch

I have just bought a 42" LCD, to replace my 37" Panny Plasma.

No contest, buy a Panny Plasma, I am soooooo disappointed with the LCD. Plasma is better for games, footie and films. LCD is better for being used as an ornament.

cossiejay

lcd all the way plasma screens lose the colour and only last on average 3 years this is why they are cheaper

Jay,

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lcd panasonic vierra brilliant on the ps3 lol but really depends on use just for films plasma multi-purpose gaming ect lcd imo

hitchwest

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will be used for messing about on the wii watching films and general watching tv

cossie col

defo right mate get panasonic as they are the best plasma ask about or look on which they come out top

Rsmat

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had both and the lcd imo was far better.

cossie col

only if you buy a shit make
free 5 yr warranty on panasonic

Cragrat

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Had mine 5+yrs now and it aint lost any colour so I can't agree with that chap

But then it wasn't a cheap

hitchwest

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i am favoured on the panasonic as my old mans got a panasonic 37" had it about 2yrs and with the sky hd it looks mint

cossie col

we work with different av installers who do all the big media systems in masive houses and they all use the panasonic plasma stuff so must say something

Jay,

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get the 42 lcd then you wont be disappointed

cossie col

only thing with lcd is ghosting on sports and fast moving and black aint quite black plasma above 40inch defo

GARETH T

depends on what sort of room its going into, and what do yu like to watch on it

a lcd is always backlit so it doesnt render blacks as good as a plasma and the viewing angle is lower (in general) on a lcd

plasmas are good for films, but they can have ghosting issues, so not the best for sports like football

the myth about plasmas not lasting long is BOLLOCKS (well it is now) when they was first out they did have issues, but modern units are good for 10 years normally

if you want the best in TV quailty, CRT are stil the best, but who the fuck would have a massive CRT in there living room LOL

Rsmat

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never heard of that mate....mines A1.

bezo

is this true? so after 3 years you have to buy a new one?

Rsmat

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no anymore mate they have got far better.

hitchwest

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i dont think so as people would nt offer 5yr warranty on them as they would be paying out every time

bezo

kind of worrid as a was thinking of buying a plasma.

yellowsierra

If you do your homework you will find there really is only the Panasonic to go for
The latest range topper has everything (and no Ghosting) which is why i got one

Mark V8

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I've had my Hitachi 42 inch plasma for over 5 years and it is still very good, especially with sky hd.

Prices have droped a fair bit since I bought it though

Mark

cossiejsy

I have just got a 46" led tv and picture is awsome and its also energy saving aswell

cossiejay

could be right the one we bought was not a top one but now got a samsung lcd great tv there are going to be if's and but's on this one

studabear

I'm on the lookout for a 60" LG plasma, was hoping currys mighthave come down in price in the sales

TIFF

50" Plasma's are now around the £600 mark

studabear

yeah, some good prices out there, I'm upgrading from my 47" LG lcd

righthooker

i have both, 50" plasma and a 38"(i think )lcd, the picture quality for colours ect are better on the lcd, the 50"is in reality to big lol, and is not too good for sports due to the ghosting . Horses for courses i think

nugnah

i have a Hitachi Plasma 37" had it for 5 years and still looks amazing , also got LG 42" LCD less than a year and that is fantastic aswell, but you get what you pay for, always check on refresh rates if you are going to watch fast films and play games otherwise you will get ghosting and picture stuttering.
My Hitachi cost £3500 and the LG £900
Jason

jaiscossie

Depends what size screen your going for really mate, anything 40'" or above and plasma is better

S1

Do bear in ind that when you go out looking for tv's they may not be set up very well. I recently bought a 46 Sony LCD that was ok whan i first switched it on but picture was not the best. My mate pointed me i the direction of an AV forum where they are quite anal about TV's. There are threads for all the popular models that give recommended setups, not just colour brightness etc as there are lots of advanced setups you can do. Mine is now spot on, Sky HD and Bluray films are the bollox.

ps if anyone wants a decent but cheap BluRay player, Macro have a Sony playerfor 129.99 plus vat,it came out top player in the under 300 range in WhatHifi or summat, plus it comes with 3 free films on bluray.

pete mcrash

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my panasonic plasma had a problem so it went back and i got 2 loan TV's.....first was a 37" LG LCD......shite, i took it back after a week......the 2nd was a 42" samsung plasma......utter shite and no where near as good as a pani plasma........

danneth

42" and bigger plasma, 40" and lower LCD, in plasma you only want panasonic, in LCD you want pioneer then panasonic

Rsmat

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mines a 42" LG and its quality no issue`s atall but then again i dont watch much t.v allways out with the birds and dog or messin with car..

Spax

I've got a Panisonic 50" plasma in the lounge and a Panisonic 37" LCD in my bedroom, the LCD is crap end of, the pixels are sooo visable it's unreal! the plasma in my eyes is the dogs bollocks! I had to wait 4 months for it but it's amazing in HD and on the Xbox, my dads plasma is still going 11 years on! ok it cost £7k! JVC model

Spax

Fil

how much you wanna spend if its the normall £500 - £700 then panasonic G series plasma, got a P42G10 myself, was the best i had looked at

marks and spencer were / maybe still doing it with 5 years warrenty and a free blueray player for aroud £650