tx-p42x10 vs LG 42PQ6000

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Having pretty much decided to go down the panasonic route, was planning to buy this weekend. In currys they said the LG 42PQ6000 was similary price to panasonic, but better spec. On looking it did actually seem to have richer colours, & has made me think twice. Have LG actually caught up with Panasonic, or might it just have been the lighting in the shop?! Any LG/Panny experts out there?

 

[ear]

Blacks are not so good on the LG and probably motion is better on the panny.on colours I think it's more os less the same, the panny maybe better 1%

 

[Anonymous]

ear:

Blacks are not so good on the LG and probably motion is better on the panny.on colours I think it's more os less the same, the panny maybe better 1%

Hi Ear,

is that based on having observed both sets in action, or general comments about how LG sets used to be? This latest LG set did look more impressive than the Panny in the store, so would be interested to know if you'd observed differently somewhere else?

Many thanks

 

[ear]

I've seen both at the stores, not side by side and showing diffrerent movies.that mentioned above is just my opinion on both sets.I think the LG is 42PG6000.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for getting back to me.

The 42PG6000 was last years model. The 42PQ6000 is this year's, which claims double the contrast ratio of last years, and also 600hz subfield thingy. Perhaps LG have made more of an advance between 2008 and 2009 than Panasonic have with going from the 42PX80 to the 42PX10.

Controversial opinion that LG is better than Panasonic (pound for pound) may now actually be the case?!

 

[Anonymous]

I haven't seen this year's LGs first hand yet but I hear that the black's are better. Last year's LGs (the PG7000s anyway) were superior to Panasonics in many ways, not least because they had very granular and accurate picture controls allowing them to take calibration well. The Panasonics by comparison lacked (and may still lack) even some basic user controls for adjusting grayscale and colour and none of the available colour temperature presets was even close to D65. Additional control is available in the service menu but you really need to know what you're doing before venturing there.

I'd say that if you'll be getting it professionally calibrated, then go with a Panasonic. Otherwise you may get a better (more accurate) picture from an LG.ÿ

 

[ear]

tvnewbie if it is new I hope its better.I'll be on the look for it at the stores.

 

[ear]

Well the PG6000 also has 600 hz.The PG7000 is much better it is full hd also.