Adds88 said:
That's expensive! Jules from THX calibration charged me £185! Where abouts do you live?
Excellent! Steve is a great guy ,really knows his stuff ,he was even in the April/May issue of home cinema magazine doing an interview on the benifets of calibration .he will take you through the whole process and answer any questions you may have,spent a good 3 hours on my ZT.ok it's expensive but I spent £3800 on the TV another £200 on getting the best out of it is money well spent.
Im loving it 🙂 the hobbit and promethues blows me away counting the days until steve calibrates my tv
This is my first post ever - and what a thread to make it in!
I find myself in virtually the same position. Needing a new, bigger screen to replace my trusty old 32" (yes, 32"!) Sony. Bigger house, bigger room, etc, etc, etc.
I was really drawn to the VT65 but just impossible to find now. Electrical Discount UK still appear to have ZT65s though and I am sorely tempted, but hesitating to push the button on what will be a £2500 splurge!
Luke - sounds like you're convinced you made the right decision instead of waiting for the AX900 (or as I was contemplating, the AX800)?
My big hang-up over 4k is given there's no broadcast content, and since that'll be what my missus in particular mostly watches, why would I go 4k? From the screens I've seen demo'd I've been a bit disappointed with the upscaling of 1080i broadcast content to 4k.
If you don't mind me asking, where did you pick yours up? The one thing I've heard as a slight negative is the fan noise. Has that been noticeable at all?
I find myself in virtually the same position. Needing a new, bigger screen to replace my trusty old 32" (yes, 32"!) Sony. Bigger house, bigger room, etc, etc, etc.
I was really drawn to the VT65 but just impossible to find now. Electrical Discount UK still appear to have ZT65s though and I am sorely tempted, but hesitating to push the button on what will be a £2500 splurge!
Luke - sounds like you're convinced you made the right decision instead of waiting for the AX900 (or as I was contemplating, the AX800)?
My big hang-up over 4k is given there's no broadcast content, and since that'll be what my missus in particular mostly watches, why would I go 4k? From the screens I've seen demo'd I've been a bit disappointed with the upscaling of 1080i broadcast content to 4k.
If you don't mind me asking, where did you pick yours up? The one thing I've heard as a slight negative is the fan noise. Has that been noticeable at all?
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Tempting. Especially as it's from a Pana store, but... the 60" ZT65 is already pushing it size-wise. A 65" VT65 is not something I'll ever convince the missus about!
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So, are you considering the 55-inch versions of AX800 / AX900? Bear in mind VT65 is exactly the same as ZT65, except for some small differences. Check my views on the ultimate shootout I attended 5 weeks ago:
http://www.whathifi.com/forum/tvs-and-projectors/the-ultimate-shoot-out?page=3
http://www.whathifi.com/forum/tvs-and-projectors/the-ultimate-shoot-out?page=3
Very useful reading. Thanks for posting that. I'll look through the whole of that thread a bit later.
If I didn't go for the ZT65, it would be a smaller screen, yes. When I was looking at the VT65 I was even down as far as the 50". For a 4k set probably 55" would be where I'd look - or thereabouts as I think the AX802 comes in a 58" variant? We're 3m+ away from the screen at viewing distance, so could theoretically go quite comfortably up to a 65", but - and it is a big but - there is a level of domestic bliss I need to maintain, and the 65" VT65 is about 10cm wider and taller than the 60" ZT65 from what I can make out on the Panasonic site. That might be a stretch too far even for me to convince the wife!
If I didn't go for the ZT65, it would be a smaller screen, yes. When I was looking at the VT65 I was even down as far as the 50". For a 4k set probably 55" would be where I'd look - or thereabouts as I think the AX802 comes in a 58" variant? We're 3m+ away from the screen at viewing distance, so could theoretically go quite comfortably up to a 65", but - and it is a big but - there is a level of domestic bliss I need to maintain, and the 65" VT65 is about 10cm wider and taller than the 60" ZT65 from what I can make out on the Panasonic site. That might be a stretch too far even for me to convince the wife!
TPS still have some plasmas left, I would go for the 55VT65 at £1800 - that's a bargain!
http://www.tps.uk.com/?tab_name=PANASONIC&tab_id=52
http://www.tps.uk.com/?tab_name=PANASONIC&tab_id=52
If you really want the 50 inch here is stock:
http://www.andrewstvdirect.co.uk/Televisions-Essex/Plasma-Televisions/panasonic-50-smart-viera-plasma-tv-tx-p50vt65b.html
http://www.andrewstvdirect.co.uk/Televisions-Essex/Plasma-Televisions/panasonic-50-smart-viera-plasma-tv-tx-p50vt65b.html
Here is the 60zt65:
http://www.electricaldiscountuk.co.uk/store/p/tvblu-ray-homecinema/televisions/plasmatvs/Panasonic-TXP60ZT65B/?gclid=CK2L1LKdrL8CFeyWtAodcB8AlA
http://www.electricaldiscountuk.co.uk/store/p/tvblu-ray-homecinema/televisions/plasmatvs/Panasonic-TXP60ZT65B/?gclid=CK2L1LKdrL8CFeyWtAodcB8AlA
Ooh... now that it seriously tempting. Especially as the ZT65 appears to have had a £100 price increase at Electrical Discount UK, which is where I was looking at it earlier in the week from their Amazon site which included a five year warranty. £800 is a big difference between the 55VT65 and 60ZT65. Well, to me anyway!
Have never bought anything from TPS. Presumably a reputable retailer?
Have never bought anything from TPS. Presumably a reputable retailer?
funster said:
Yep, TPS are on AV Forums all the time and supply them with TVs for reviews. Quite a few of us have bought 3D glasses from them.
Definitely not local as I'm in South Hampshire, but can get up there on Monday. Will give them a buzz tomorrow.
If I can get the 55VT65 on Monday I think this is a "done deal".
If I can get the 55VT65 on Monday I think this is a "done deal".
gel said:
TPS are a decent retailer in my (admittedly limited) experience, and the ZT is a cracking TV so well worth a punt. There may be some fan noise (seems to vary by unit) but likely no worse than you would get from running an old PS3.
mr malarky said:
I think TPS are good at dealing with the fan noise with a fan fix, so if you get any problems ask them about it. The guy will know how you can get it fixed he is on the forums all the time.
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