Confused - Pana TH42PX70 vs Sony KDL40W2000

[leedsbear]

I am having last minute jitters - going to order a new telly on the 15th Dec and hesitating over the TH42PX70 - as someone at work said that I should look at the Sony KDL40W2000. I can but the Pana for £729 or the Sony for £837.

I read the reviews in What Hifi and realise that both are good quality TV's but has anyone been in the same predicament and if so what did you go for?

I do however need to go somewhere to see both in comparisson, but aware the Sony has now been superseeded so may struggle to find both TV's in the same shop for a direct comparisson.

I have Sky+ but not HD sky, nor do I own (yet) a Blu-Ray player.

Thanks for your help and comments.

 

[Anonymous]

Panasonic by a country mile. The plasma will give you better contrast and the black depth will give more natural colours.

No more jitters. You will live long and happily together.

 

[LOST]

panasonic !! plus i think the w2000 is a year old now and replaced with the w3000 . im sure someone will correct me if im wrong !

 

[Anonymous]

The Panasonic is the better tv by a long long way! Don't be fooled into thinking that, as the Sony set costs more, or because it has a higher resolution it must be better because that just isn't true. LCDs cost more than plasmas to manufacturer but they are nearly always an inferior product. The Sony W2000 is / was a good tv, has a nice bright picture, and can give good results from some HD sources, but it just doesn't come close to the Panny. The Panny is such a superb tv. It performs brilliantly with both standard-def sources and high-def material accepting 1080p which it downscales very well. It has a wonderfully sharp and realistic picture, with a stunning depth to colour. It is a great piece of evidence to demonstrate plasma's inherent superiority over LCD. Also, the Panny will accept 24fps and does a very good job with it, while the Sony will not take a 24fps signal at all. The Sony set is certainly proof of how far LCD has come, but I must repeat it just doesn't come close to the Panasonic.

 

[Anonymous]

Panasonic. I ordered the 37" version this weekend from Sound And Vision Online. They had a 42" in their store for £770, including 5 year warranty, if thats any help.