doodles:Hello there. I'm interested in buying either the Panasonic TH37 PX80B or the TH42 PX80. Because both these screens are not full HD will the 42 inch screen have a big loss in quality over the 37 inch screen? We don't have a very large living room so we could manage with the 37 inch but because both TV's have a similar price on line I'm not sure which one to go for. Thanks in advance.
How far are you sitting from the screen? And will you be watching much SD? if so from what source (dvd?, through an upscaling reciever? or just off air?)
From 7/8ft I would go with the 42 even for off air SD, 6ft or less stick with the 37" for off air SD but you could still get the 42" if watching HD or upscaling SD or even watching DVD.
Be aware it takes time to get used to the size, I got the 37px80b early Jan and only now think I maybe could have gone for the 42", at first I thought 37" was plenty big enough. What size are you stepping up from? this will have an impact on your initial feelings about the TV too.
Also can I ask why the px80 and not the new x10? The 42" in that model might even be better quality SD than the previous version and is worth checking out when the prices are so similar (or is the px80 now heavily discounted?)