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Well, I finally spent my grand on the TH-37px70 after watching various demo DVDs, BBC HD content, and sd broadcasts via quite a few of my local dealers ( sorry for taking your time up guys ! ).
I was one of the people unsure of whether to buy the LCD or plasma, but for what it's worth, here's my reasoning.
I saw the LCD in a Panasonic dealer weeks ago, and the sales guy tried to sell me the LCD against the plasma ( there was £250 difference in the prices ), saying that the LCD would more suit my requirements even though I said that I would be watching sd rather than hd....future proofing he said etc, etc...
What finally sold me was not only the depth of the contrast and colours on the plasma, but lots of other things besides. I watch a lot of sport, and the motion handling really does make a considerable difference to the quality of viewing. Rugby is fantastic on the plasma, so good that my son, who has a Samsung LCD, is calling round to watch the rugby on Saturday on MY set.
Most of my viewing is via Sky sd. This is crystal clear, with no artifacts to notice even when extremely close to the screen. The built in freeview tuner similarly gives a top picture.
I bought the Panny 77 recorder at the same time, and this too gives superb playback of DVDs in scaled 1080p.
All told, if anyone is in two minds about LCD or plasma, make sure you demo the content you're going to watch on an everyday basis, as the showrooms are full of high quality demos which make ANYTHING on the shelves look decent. Try off air broadcasts in sd and see what I mean !
The only criticism I can level at the Panny is the sound quality. Having just said goodbye to an old Tosh 28" with subwoofer, Dolby surround etc all built in, the Panny is like an old tranny radio. But I suppose you can't have everything in a TV and still get change out of £700 - www.soundandvision.co.uk or Shop@Panasonic Bradford are both pretty competitive.
If you want to show off the HD handling prowess and the pin sharp definition to your mates, go for the LCD. If you want a superb picture, with beautiful contrast and colours on virtually any input signal, go for the plasma - either way both are great sets from this top supplier.
I was one of the people unsure of whether to buy the LCD or plasma, but for what it's worth, here's my reasoning.
I saw the LCD in a Panasonic dealer weeks ago, and the sales guy tried to sell me the LCD against the plasma ( there was £250 difference in the prices ), saying that the LCD would more suit my requirements even though I said that I would be watching sd rather than hd....future proofing he said etc, etc...
What finally sold me was not only the depth of the contrast and colours on the plasma, but lots of other things besides. I watch a lot of sport, and the motion handling really does make a considerable difference to the quality of viewing. Rugby is fantastic on the plasma, so good that my son, who has a Samsung LCD, is calling round to watch the rugby on Saturday on MY set.
Most of my viewing is via Sky sd. This is crystal clear, with no artifacts to notice even when extremely close to the screen. The built in freeview tuner similarly gives a top picture.
I bought the Panny 77 recorder at the same time, and this too gives superb playback of DVDs in scaled 1080p.
All told, if anyone is in two minds about LCD or plasma, make sure you demo the content you're going to watch on an everyday basis, as the showrooms are full of high quality demos which make ANYTHING on the shelves look decent. Try off air broadcasts in sd and see what I mean !
The only criticism I can level at the Panny is the sound quality. Having just said goodbye to an old Tosh 28" with subwoofer, Dolby surround etc all built in, the Panny is like an old tranny radio. But I suppose you can't have everything in a TV and still get change out of £700 - www.soundandvision.co.uk or Shop@Panasonic Bradford are both pretty competitive.
If you want to show off the HD handling prowess and the pin sharp definition to your mates, go for the LCD. If you want a superb picture, with beautiful contrast and colours on virtually any input signal, go for the plasma - either way both are great sets from this top supplier.