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I'm torn between two TV's at the moment, the Pioneer 428xd "Kuro" and the Panasonic TH-42PZ70, both on the face of it seem like excellent TV's and both are within my budget.
However I have a dilema, I know that "resolution is not everything" and fully appreciate what everyone has to say about the Pioneer's lower res not meaning much, but, if you're a games player like myself and watch sky-sd/sky-hd (eventually) exclusively does the fact that the Pioneer has a lower *horizontal resolution* make any difference - should it influence my choice in terms of game playing?
The Panny 42PZ70 as you know is a full HD 1080p set, so I presume when fed a signal from a PS3/XBox 360 it will have a "easier" (note I stayed away from "better"!) time of it,but will the picture of the game running actually benefit? What does the Pioneer do when it can't display the extra pixels sent out by either console? Are they just "lost". I know the arguments currently are that "1080p is lost on everything other than 50" and above or projectors" but what will the lower horizontal resolution mean for us gamers? Will the Kuro do games the same justice as the Panny, is it that big a difference? (note I've only seen the Panny, not the Pioneer which seems very hard to find "in the flesh")
If this is a concern, is the Panasonic a "good enough" choice? It certainly seems to be well respected, so for games/Sky/Sky-HD is it still worth going for the Pioneer? The little devil on my shoulder also says that the £400-£500 saved could buy me a pretty nice receiver also.... (it is tempting)
. Any gamers out there care to comment on their Kuro's/Panny's?
Thanks folks for all the help to date, just reading these forums along with the reviews has made the job of choosing this TV replacement *slightly* easier...!
Regards,
Chris
However I have a dilema, I know that "resolution is not everything" and fully appreciate what everyone has to say about the Pioneer's lower res not meaning much, but, if you're a games player like myself and watch sky-sd/sky-hd (eventually) exclusively does the fact that the Pioneer has a lower *horizontal resolution* make any difference - should it influence my choice in terms of game playing?
The Panny 42PZ70 as you know is a full HD 1080p set, so I presume when fed a signal from a PS3/XBox 360 it will have a "easier" (note I stayed away from "better"!) time of it,but will the picture of the game running actually benefit? What does the Pioneer do when it can't display the extra pixels sent out by either console? Are they just "lost". I know the arguments currently are that "1080p is lost on everything other than 50" and above or projectors" but what will the lower horizontal resolution mean for us gamers? Will the Kuro do games the same justice as the Panny, is it that big a difference? (note I've only seen the Panny, not the Pioneer which seems very hard to find "in the flesh")
If this is a concern, is the Panasonic a "good enough" choice? It certainly seems to be well respected, so for games/Sky/Sky-HD is it still worth going for the Pioneer? The little devil on my shoulder also says that the £400-£500 saved could buy me a pretty nice receiver also.... (it is tempting)

Thanks folks for all the help to date, just reading these forums along with the reviews has made the job of choosing this TV replacement *slightly* easier...!

Regards,
Chris