Hello all,
edit: first post, so go easy on me ;-)
I've had my panasonic 36 inch tube TV for years now, and to be honest it's been a good set. For SD TV, I actually still quite like it in comparison to some of my mates LCD or Plasma TV's. However, it's time for me to embrace HD a little bit more and change my set for a new one.
One of the first TV's that caught my eye when I wasn't really looking for a new TV was the SonyKDL-40HX803 3D LED backlit TV. Seemed like both the 3D and 2D pictures were pretty good, and he viewing angle was more than suitable for my lounge.
This got me thinking about TV's a little more, so I nipped down to Bennetts near me who have a good range and a little more knowledge than your average currys chap. At Bennetts they seemed very pro the Panasonic plasma TV's (whether for personal pref of commission i'm not sure). The showed me the Panasonic TX-P42GT20B 3D plasma TV, although they didn't show me much in the way of different source on it. For about 1700 odd quid I could get the TV, stand, cables, and full surround sound (the one that gets the good reviews worth about £600). Now, from what I did see it looked ok, and the sound on the surround sound was pretty good. He said the normal TV sound is Ok too, although he didn't have it set up to well for me to hear. I looked into this TV a bit more and the reviews seem pretty good, although the 2D doesn't seem to be as cracking as the 3D from what I hear.
Now, the one thing i noticed whilst there is how the Samsung TV's pictures seem to grab your eye. They are usually showing cartoons though, and the chap at comet said that LED/LCD are great for games and cartoons, but not so good for normal TV colours such as football pitches ;-)
So, I looked into the Samsung TV's and I quite like the look of the Samsung UE46C8000. It's quite a bit more than the panasonic, but the reviews were good (apart from crosstalk and consistency of backlighting), and the set I think looks stunning. Although the screen is 4 inches bigger, it doesn't seem to look too imposing due to the design.
So, in comet today I thought I would try and look at them both with the same content. I got the chap to get a blue ray disk which had both cartoon and non-cartoon content to look at them both. It's really tough to compare them. You never know whether its the cables the setup or whatever that makes the difference, and I guess it comes down to preference.
However, I would love to hear your views on the following:
[*]Which of the three would you have - the sony, the panasonic or the samsung - or is there a better one for the money (phillips?)[*]The comet chap pointed out that the LCD was 200mhz and the plasma was 600, but is that a fair comparison with different technologies.[*]The pictures seem to be vibrant versus natural (samsung vs panasonic). Does the samsung make natural scenes like grass look too mental and fake, or is it just a matter of adjusting either set to the way you like it. [*]Even on normal blu ray stuff, the samsung seem to be a crystal clear picture, where the panasonic had some grainyness - do you think that was the setup?[*]Will i notice the crosstalk that much on the samsung or sony versus the panasonics plasma?[*]The 46" samsung had better reviews than the 40" or should I consider the 40". the reason i ask is that i think 40-42" would suit my room really if im honest, but the 46 samsung didn't look too big, and I have been told that its bigger is better with 3d[*]Panasonic 3d glasses get slated form comfort, where the samsung ones don't so much
At the end of the day I want a good 2d tv that can also do good 3d when required. I have kept this 36" one so long whilst always 'waiting to see what happens with the tv wars', but i think i might eternally be waiting to see. I could -wait for more 3d devs, or wait for OLED, or wait for ever!
One last thing. I'm a sky user, so sky HD will be the main source.
Sorry for the vomiting of my thoughts, but I really am getting a headache trying to figure this all out ;-)
Cheers,
Mike
edit: first post, so go easy on me ;-)
I've had my panasonic 36 inch tube TV for years now, and to be honest it's been a good set. For SD TV, I actually still quite like it in comparison to some of my mates LCD or Plasma TV's. However, it's time for me to embrace HD a little bit more and change my set for a new one.
One of the first TV's that caught my eye when I wasn't really looking for a new TV was the SonyKDL-40HX803 3D LED backlit TV. Seemed like both the 3D and 2D pictures were pretty good, and he viewing angle was more than suitable for my lounge.
This got me thinking about TV's a little more, so I nipped down to Bennetts near me who have a good range and a little more knowledge than your average currys chap. At Bennetts they seemed very pro the Panasonic plasma TV's (whether for personal pref of commission i'm not sure). The showed me the Panasonic TX-P42GT20B 3D plasma TV, although they didn't show me much in the way of different source on it. For about 1700 odd quid I could get the TV, stand, cables, and full surround sound (the one that gets the good reviews worth about £600). Now, from what I did see it looked ok, and the sound on the surround sound was pretty good. He said the normal TV sound is Ok too, although he didn't have it set up to well for me to hear. I looked into this TV a bit more and the reviews seem pretty good, although the 2D doesn't seem to be as cracking as the 3D from what I hear.
Now, the one thing i noticed whilst there is how the Samsung TV's pictures seem to grab your eye. They are usually showing cartoons though, and the chap at comet said that LED/LCD are great for games and cartoons, but not so good for normal TV colours such as football pitches ;-)
So, I looked into the Samsung TV's and I quite like the look of the Samsung UE46C8000. It's quite a bit more than the panasonic, but the reviews were good (apart from crosstalk and consistency of backlighting), and the set I think looks stunning. Although the screen is 4 inches bigger, it doesn't seem to look too imposing due to the design.
So, in comet today I thought I would try and look at them both with the same content. I got the chap to get a blue ray disk which had both cartoon and non-cartoon content to look at them both. It's really tough to compare them. You never know whether its the cables the setup or whatever that makes the difference, and I guess it comes down to preference.
However, I would love to hear your views on the following:
[*]Which of the three would you have - the sony, the panasonic or the samsung - or is there a better one for the money (phillips?)[*]The comet chap pointed out that the LCD was 200mhz and the plasma was 600, but is that a fair comparison with different technologies.[*]The pictures seem to be vibrant versus natural (samsung vs panasonic). Does the samsung make natural scenes like grass look too mental and fake, or is it just a matter of adjusting either set to the way you like it. [*]Even on normal blu ray stuff, the samsung seem to be a crystal clear picture, where the panasonic had some grainyness - do you think that was the setup?[*]Will i notice the crosstalk that much on the samsung or sony versus the panasonics plasma?[*]The 46" samsung had better reviews than the 40" or should I consider the 40". the reason i ask is that i think 40-42" would suit my room really if im honest, but the 46 samsung didn't look too big, and I have been told that its bigger is better with 3d[*]Panasonic 3d glasses get slated form comfort, where the samsung ones don't so much
At the end of the day I want a good 2d tv that can also do good 3d when required. I have kept this 36" one so long whilst always 'waiting to see what happens with the tv wars', but i think i might eternally be waiting to see. I could -wait for more 3d devs, or wait for OLED, or wait for ever!
One last thing. I'm a sky user, so sky HD will be the main source.
Sorry for the vomiting of my thoughts, but I really am getting a headache trying to figure this all out ;-)
Cheers,
Mike
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