plasma help

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i am after a new tv for the living room 16x16 feet. goin to be sat about 11 or 12 ft away from tv and goin to have it above fire place .had a look at the panasonic th 42 px80b and the samsung le40m87bdx the guy at the shop told me i would be better off with the samsung but i like the panasonic.i dont have sky and i probably wont ever get it. i mainly need the tv for movies. im planning on getting a blu ray player to go with it possibly a ps3 but iam not really into gaming .i have about 900 or a bit more to get both .it has really got my head spining full hd 1080 hd i dont know . hope someone can point me in the right direction. thanks

 

[JSM15]

I would not touch the Samsung, i know someone who bought it at Xmas and wants rid of it already due to motion handling.

42PX80 is a much better choice (£699) or the 42PZ80 which is the Full HD version just about to be released - going to be between £850 - £920 initially.

At your viewing distance you could even go for the 37PX80 for around £615.00

I am looking at getting the PX80 or the new HD Ready LG - 42PG6000 (£718.94 xomy.com).

Cheers,

JSM

 

[Anonymous]

the guy at the shop obviously wants you to buy the samsung as its discontinued now... but go for the PX80 and you wont be disappointed at all 🙂 try and find a deal with the Panasonic Blu Ray- DMPBD30 ( i think thats the model) as it won the recent Blu Ray test ^_^

 

[FuzzyinLondon]

Definitely the Panasonic over the Samsung. The Samsung doesn't come anywhere near the Panasonic for overall picture quality.

At your viewing distance 1080p has no value unless you're buying a set over 50". The Panasonic is much better for both HD and SD images. The Samsung really struggles with SD.

 

[Anonymous]

thanks for the help . well i have just been and payed for the panasonic . i pick it up 4 30 today i cant wait . thanks lord

 

[JSM15]

Give us the lowdown ASAP as i am looking at getting 37" version.

 

[Anonymous]

well jsm15 got it out of the box and set up in 20min very easy to do auto set up did it all .havent had a really good play with it yet but but as for picture spot on very sharp not like it was at the shop . the guy said the bad picture was because all the tvs in the shop were through the same ariel .so very happy with it cant wait to get a blu ray player for it . i got it from a local panasonic shop and they wanted £999 for it but got it down to £800 with a wall bracket . have seen it on the net for £700 but then £79 for a bracket so think i got a good deal and the shop is only 2min away if anything goes wrong . also asked about the 5 year warranty that i had seen someone post on here but they said at the shop that offer finished at xmas and its only a one year warranty that is available.hope this helps. lord

 

[JSM15]

Thanks for the info.

Yeah i saw the tv in Comet couple of weeks ago and thought the picture was poor compared to the LZD80 and even the PX70 (they were showing a Panasonic promo disc so i figured it was less to do with a poor ariel etc) and had decided against the tv despite the great reviews, however i went into another Comet and the set was showing Corrie and it had a cracking picture so it does very much depend on the source etc in those kind of places!

Keep me updated on it's performance as i am thinking of getting one this week - waiting on a £610 JL price match (to get the 5yr g'tee) but otherwise i will buy from an online merchant at the same price, who offer a 30day no quibble moneyback g'tee. Still tempted by the new LG though lol.

 

[Anonymous]

[quote user="lord"]

. i got it from a local panasonic shop and they wanted £999 for it but got it down to £800 with a wall bracket . have seen it on the net for £700 but then £79 for a bracket so think i got a good deal and the shop is only 2min away if anything goes wrong . also asked about the 5 year warranty that i had seen someone post on here but they said at the shop that offer finished at xmas and its only a one year warranty that is available.hope this helps. lord[/quote]

The 5 year free Panasonic TV guarantee starts on 1st May.