Panasonic TXL47DT65B vs Sony KDL-46W905A vs Sony KDL-55W805A

[nugget2014]

wanting to buy a tv in a month or two and looking between these three models. they are all around £800-900 and have good reviews

which would you think is the best out of the three? bear in mind the 805a sony is 55" while others are 46 and 47"

i have read that the 905a has much better 3d and picture quality than the 805a and the panasonic has a 5 star rating review on whathifi and also excellent picture quality. i will be keeping this tv basically until it dies on me so i want a tv that i can be happy and enjoy for many years.

will only be watching blu rays/dvd's and playing games on the TV, no actual TV itself.

the 905a is active 3d, but what is it like to view active 3d? never tested it and if the 905a is suggested to me will have demo it instore at richer sounds.

you think these tvs will drop anymore in a couple months when the last of the 2013 models will be dropped out by stores?

 

[Deleted member 2457]

wanting to buy a tv in a month or two and looking between these three models. they are all around £800-900 and have good reviews

which would you think is the best out of the three? bear in mind the 805a sony is 55" while others are 46 and 47"

i have read that the 905a has much better 3d and picture quality than the 805a and the panasonic has a 5 star rating review on whathifi and also excellent picture quality. i will be keeping this tv basically until it dies on me so i want a tv that i can be happy and enjoy for many years.

will only be watching blu rays/dvd's and playing games on the TV, no actual TV itself.

the 905a is active 3d, but what is it like to view active 3d? never tested it and if the 905a is suggested to me will have demo it instore at richer sounds.

you think these tvs will drop anymore in a couple months when the last of the 2013 models will be dropped out by stores?

This new Sony does well:

http://www.trustedreviews.com/sony-kdl-50w829_TV_review

If it was me I would go bigger when you buy one. Are you definitely set on this 3 or can we add more suggestions? I can think of some others too.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

The one I suggested above is a 5 star WHF review too.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Here it is:

http://www.whathifi.com/review/sony-kdl-50w829b

 

[Deleted member 2457]

http://www.totaldigital.biz/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=43_124&products_id=5061

You can get John Lewis to price match this and you get a free sound bar too.

http://www.johnlewis.com/sony-bravia-kdl50w8-led-hd-1080p-3d-smart-tv-50-with-freeview-freesat-hd-2x-3d-glasses/p1169391?colour=Silver

The sound bar must be one of these:

http://www.johnlewis.com/search/sony-soundbar?_requestid=3584365

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Yep, you get this sound bar too:

http://www.johnlewis.com/sony-ht-ct60bt-2-1-bluetooth-sound-bar-with-nfc-subwoofer/p1219153

That's £690 for the TV without the sound bar!

 

[nugget2014]

is there any need for the soundbar? i'll be using a home cinema 2.1 and eventually buying up to a 5.1 in the future. i could always sell it i guess if i did get the tv..

 

[nugget2014]

Yep, you get this sound bar too:

http://www.johnlewis.com/sony-ht-ct60bt-2-1-bluetooth-sound-bar-with-nfc-subwoofer/p1219153

That's £690 for the TV without the sound bar!

this tv is still a bit out of my price range until it drops price. i'm open to other tv suggestions yeah but 46" minimum i'd go for. and i want to stick with the makes of sony/panasonic/LG.

 

[simonlewis]

nugget2014 you said you wanted a tv between £800-900 and gel has sugested a tv a 50" sony at £849, i don't understand why it's too expensive ???

 

[nugget2014]

nugget2014 you said you wanted a tv between £800-900 and gel has sugested a tv a 50" sony at £849, i don't understand why it's too expensive ???

sorry i didnt word it properly in my first post i mentioned all 3 tv's are around the 800 mark but that is a bit too expensive for me at the moment. i mentioned i would get one in a couple months when the 2013 models might of dropped to around £700 or around that.

so yeah my budget is £650-700 (can stretch to 750 if need be) so have to wait for prices to come down for a good tv i guess

 

[simbo188]

Well I have the sony 905a and the pic quality is tremendous having had a samsung D7000 recently the sony blows it out of the water and previously I had a Pioneer Kuro and although I no longer have this T.V to compare side by side i personally think the sony is equal to the kuro if that isnt enough praise I dont know what is go into a T.V shop and view them play with the settings no matter what the score in stars its down to personal taste really

 

[Deleted member 2457]

is there any need for the soundbar? i'll be using a home cinema 2.1 and eventually buying up to a 5.1 in the future. i could always sell it i guess if i did get the tv..

Yep, you could sell it. I would demo the TV still along with the others and compare them.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

is there any need for the soundbar? i'll be using a home cinema 2.1 and eventually buying up to a 5.1 in the future. i could always sell it i guess if i did get the tv..

Yep, you could sell it. I would demo the TV still along with the others and compare them.

That would hit your budget then.

 

[nugget2014]

i'll have to keep thinking. may not get a subwoofer and use some of the sub money towards a better tv.

i'll demo the 55" sony i mentioned and see how it looks compared to the 2014 sony model and some others.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Here you can get a free Blu-ray player with the TV:

http://www.hispek.com/free-soundbar-or-subwoofer-with-selected-sony-2014-tv-s-pc-925.php?source=homepage&utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=banner&utm_term=sonysbsub

 

[nugget2014]

Here you can get a free Blu-ray player with the TV:

http://www.hispek.com/free-soundbar-or-subwoofer-with-selected-sony-2014-tv-s-pc-925.php?source=homepage&utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=banner&utm_term=sonysbsub

i seen this earlier on richer sounds. think its the same sony TV. but with free BDPS-5200 blu ray player which i was going to buy anyway along with a tv!

http://www.richersounds.com/package/tv/tv---all/pah011729

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Here you can get a free Blu-ray player with the TV:

http://www.hispek.com/free-soundbar-or-subwoofer-with-selected-sony-2014-tv-s-pc-925.php?source=homepage&utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=banner&utm_term=sonysbsub

Nice one! :cheers:

i seen this earlier on richer sounds. think its the same sony TV. but with free BDPS-5200 blu ray player which i was going to buy anyway along with a tv!

http://www.richersounds.com/package/tv/tv---all/pah011729

 

[Deleted member 2457]

I'm not sure with the other ones to be honest and I can't find any other deals, perhaps someone else can or offer some more advice on the above 3?

 

[rocketrazor]

Personally I'd go with a Sony, but then I've had bad experience with panasonics customer service!

also go as big as you can, it makes a huge difference, but don't sacrifice on quality of the picture.

Demo it yourself, and also make sure you view it from a similar position as to home, ie if it's off axis view it off axis.

i think the w905 was better than the w805, but I don't know if the w829 is better than last years w905?

cant you get a side by side demo in RS if your serious about god purchase they should may it round for you. I remember going into comet one year and they moved a tv for me for a side by side comparison :clap:

 

[Stuart.W.D]

i have the Sony W905A - PQ is sensational, this TV is blessed with Triluminos display,.the level of colour vibrancy is the best as far as a 1080p TV goes.. The 3D is quality & i love the design & i think the W9 is great value for the money !

 

[nugget2014]

i have the Sony W905A - PQ is sensational, this TV is blessed with Triluminos display,.the level of colour vibrancy is the best as far as a 1080p TV goes.. The 3D is quality & i love the design & i think the W9 is great value for the money !

sounds good that tv does but i think i'd rather go bigger and if i had to i'd go for the 55" sony w805a. i'll probably have to go instore and see if i can get a side by side comparison of the two sonys and panasonic (not sure about the 2014 sony model though..) i'll only demo 3 tvs and the third has to be the new 2014 8 series or the 2013 9 series..if i dont like active 3d then i wont buy the tv

 

[nugget2014]

Here you can get a free Blu-ray player with the TV:

http://www.hispek.com/free-soundbar-or-subwoofer-with-selected-sony-2014-tv-s-pc-925.php?source=homepage&utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=banner&utm_term=sonysbsub

Nice one! :cheers:

i seen this earlier on richer sounds. think its the same sony TV. but with free BDPS-5200 blu ray player which i was going to buy anyway along with a tv!

http://www.richersounds.com/package/tv/tv---all/pah011729

they've changed the deal instead of offering a free BDPS5200 blu ray player they are now giving BDPS6200!! worth £190!! amazing deal. i'm tempted to snatch it up right now just for the £190 saving

 

[nugget2014]

do you think they'd let me have the blu ray player with the sony kdl-55w805a tv? that tv doesnt come with the blu ray and is £899 but i'll ask if they can transfer the deal to that tv for me?

 

[Stuart.W.D]

I've had both passive & active TVs & from my experience active is the much better viewing experience. also bigger screen size isnt always better, i would choose PQ over screen size .I bought the Sony W805A before my W9 and i returned the W8 as DSE was awful. I dont no much on the Panasonic but from my experience the W9 is a keeper. And if a bigger screen is what you really need i would look at the SONY - 50W829

http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/sony/bravia-kdl50w829b/sony-kdl50w829bbu

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Here you can get a free Blu-ray player with the TV:

http://www.hispek.com/free-soundbar-or-subwoofer-with-selected-sony-2014-tv-s-pc-925.php?source=homepage&utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=banner&utm_term=sonysbsub

Nice one! :cheers:

i seen this earlier on richer sounds. think its the same sony TV. but with free BDPS-5200 blu ray player which i was going to buy anyway along with a tv!

http://www.richersounds.com/package/tv/tv---all/pah011729

they've changed the deal instead of offering a free BDPS5200 blu ray player they are now giving BDPS6200!! worth £190!! amazing deal. i'm tempted to snatch it up right now just for the £190 saving

That sounds a great deal! :clap: