Plasma TV Recommendations

i went for this and i'm very happy with it.

http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/content/products/details/...~PAN-TH42PX70PED.htm

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Originally posted by KeanoKing:
i went for this and i'm very happy with it.

http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/content/products/details/...~PAN-TH42PX70PED.htm

I wondered about that one, but I was concerned about lack of digital audio output. How do you connect the TV tuner audio into the NVi?

Dave
Don't know about Nvi, but my 42" panasonic outputs from RCAs to the a/v input on my 552, so I have stellar tv/dvd sound and DAB on demand too (though the NAT05 is still much the better sound for radio).

I think the Panny is a good bet - although you could get a very good 50 inch Samsung for under a grand...

I have had the 37" panny for some time now, even on freeview the picture quality is stunning on most channels, though I do live in a strong signal area, the sound is average, though put through my Nait it is much better!
Dave

The best current Plasma TV available is the Pioneer 428 which costs £1800 and works very well with the n-Vi. It is the best by a long way. The Panasonic is probably 2nd best and is closer to your budget. It's good but doesn't have the depth of black that the Pioneer has, which impacts dark scenes (very common nowadays).

I got a Pioneer 428 just before Christmas. It's simply awesome but does cost quite a bit more than the others mentioned here.

Graham.

use my n-vi through a 58 series 42" fujitsu, which i preferred to the pioneer when i demoed them,

whats the tv to buy if I dont want to see floating pixels and boxes of black or eyebrows being left behind the action.. Is this an inherrent fault with these tvs..

can't say i get that with the pany. Yeah sure if the bit rate is poor - setanta sport and i stand really close - it looks poor. But most channels and DVD playback, for the money i have no complaints.

It's pretty simple - if you want a perfect TV - forget looking - there isn't one!

Worth mentioning that at 37", the Panny is the only option (for plasma).

Steve

And Wii games look fantastic on the Panasonic!

Just bought a 42" panasonic plasma and I am delighted with it.

Rob B

I think you've probably got the same as my old man went for and he is raving about it - for the money the pany's are great!

I bought a 50 inch Kuro just before Christmas. I still have a big daft grin on my face. Its superb.

David

What is the difference between the Pioneer 428 and 4280? I've looked on the site, but it's not very clear.

David

Not sure. I think it may be the free view tuner, or something like that. both are the same screen (42inch 8th generation)
David

Hello,

I am looking at Panasonic's TH42PX70 and PZ70, does anyone have experience of comparing the 2 and have any comments?

As far as I ca tell the main difference is the PZ is full HD.

Kind regards

Gareth

Jo Gareth,

I ultimately chose the TH42PX70 because I will be using it with a surround system and there is no need to pay for the advanced sound system that comes with the PZ70. The other bells and whistles were not of any real interest to me and did not persuade me to spent the additional money. It will be a number of years before I embrace full HD so this TV represented the optimum picture quality and price package for me. I even managed to land a 5 year extended waranty.

Kind regards

Brad

If you are not in a hurry - I recommend very highly Panasonic's next series of Plasmas, based upon demonstrations at CES two weeks ago.
They have had s significant jump in black levels and I regret buying a 700 series two months ago - to be frank I am very happy with it, but with 35000:1 native contrast and over 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast, the 800 series due this May/June is outstanding.
Worth waiting for.
Bryan

Thanks for all the suggestions. I went for the TH42PX70 in the end and it seems to work great with the NVi. Only problem is that I use a Hauppauge MVP as a MythTV frontend for recorded stuff.

The Panny doesn't seem to like the "Sync on Green" RGB signal from the MVP so everything looks like "The Incredible Hulk". OK, SoG is a legacy issue but most TVs seem to handle it fine. Not sure what the solution is yet, but it doesn't look straightforward!

Thanks for the comments.

I probably do have to buy it sooner rather than later as we are having work done in our lounge which needs the TV attached to the wall, and my current 32" CRT won't look right on the wall!

I will be also running the sound through my hifi so the sound isn't important so the PX range may be more suitable.

Kind regards

Gareth

john R1

the Fujitsu is a monitor panel, not a TV. Oh - and Fujitsu have pulled out of the plasma market...

My parents just bought a 50" Samsung for £700, list price was just under twice that, and it looks very impressive indeed for a £700 screen, it's got a WHF 5 stars on it too, and they presumably reviewed it at full price, not that I trust WHF particularly! Anyway if you want to stay under a grand I'd shop around, you'd be surprised what you can get for your money!!!

Can I ask where they got it from?