50" PLASMA. £1000 TO SPEND

mightynimrod · 16 May 2008 at 19:15

FISHGUTS said:
Right the cheapest I can get this is 1300 and there is only a few left around now.
If I can get the px for 800 is the pz worth 500 more.
I might use it for with a media pc now so what would the px be like for gaming.
Would it be worth 500 more?
I could build a media pc for that!!

Aaaaaargh help!

If your usinmg it for media content then the 1080p will be superb

Gaming is superb on mine and i run a PS3, Xbox360 and Wii on it.

I could've done the same and got the PX but decided it was worth it to get the PZ as i know i would've regretted it if i didn't.

Better to pay the £500 now than over a grand in a years time when you realise that you should've gotten a 1080p set.

SS-89 · 16 May 2008 at 19:20

Jihad said:
I know Plasma is better and I know some LCD's have crap Freeview/SD performance.

Got a Plasma downstairs and it's a smoother image than my LCD but that's the only real difference I care to notice, my last LCD had terrible SD performance though.

Well it depends on the brand and quality of the set. Like LCD's, there are some poor quality plasmas. Now I'm not saying yours is but that can be the case, also Black Levels and contrast ratios are much better on Plasmas along with SD performance.

Margaret · 16 May 2008 at 19:27

SS-89 said:
Well it depends on the brand and quality of the set. Like LCD's, there are some poor quality plasmas. Now I'm not saying yours is but that can be the case, also Black Levels and contrast ratios are much better on Plasmas along with SD performance.

Yeah I already know the benefits of Plasma screens and I would have got one if it wasn't for the fact I use my LCD for the computer and I needed 1920x1080, wasn't going to pay loads extra just because it was a Plasma however.

and the Plasma downstairs is a Panasonic PX-something series 37 inch, it has great SD performance and looks smoother than my LCD, apart from that I haven't noticed any differences with the motion and the viewing angles are much better.

FISHGUTS · 16 May 2008 at 20:41

Well from this morning I've completly changed my mind.
My local specialist will do the 50" 70px for £900 or £1000 with five year warranty so I'm thinking that's not bad?
I'm on 32" crt at the mo so this is going to be a massive step up.

[DOD]Asprilla · 16 May 2008 at 21:51

FISHGUTS said:
I'm on 32" crt at the mo so this is going to be a massive step up.

Don't worry, plasmas shrink pretty quickly.

Scoobie Dave · 17 May 2008 at 10:34

[DOD]Asprilla;11701029 said:
Don't worry, plasmas shrink pretty quickly.

I think any screen shrinks over time!

Always want bigger!

croni486 · 17 May 2008 at 15:47

Scoobie Dave said:
Always want bigger!

Thats what my wife said and she doesn't watch the TV :confused:

FISHGUTS · 17 May 2008 at 17:03

Thanks for the advice everyone.
Just bought a 50" px70 from a local store. not the cheapest at £900, but it will do.

Amnesia · 25 May 2009 at 03:05

bit late but just seen this

Panasonic 50PX8 Plasma TV
£449.98

5 Year Warranty

edit oh ...wait im only 1 year late lol

wont bother to delete..just incase someone is looking for a tv

firstborn · 25 May 2009 at 08:24

-Ad- said:
As I say time and time again good choice choosing plasma as it is superior vs LCD for tv, blu-rays and upscaled dvds..

Plasma gives me headaches due to being sensitive to flicker.

Metalface Mark · 25 May 2009 at 09:31

What flicker?

firstborn · 25 May 2009 at 11:12

Metalface Mark said:
What flicker?

The image flickers, in particular bright areas of the image.

Metalface Mark · 25 May 2009 at 11:22

Its not something ive ever seen and im particularly sensitive to these kind of things.

firstborn · 25 May 2009 at 11:28

Metalface Mark said:
Its not something ive ever seen and im particularly sensitive to these kind of things.

Well it's there. Seen it on a number of displays now and the main reason I'll not be going the plasma route for my next display - bit of bugger as my mates Kuro makes me want one, but for the flicker....

james.miller · 25 May 2009 at 16:30

flicker on white can be an issue with plasmas, yes. mine doesnt but do get phospher trails. They are bad though and tbh ive just got used to them

Jonnycoupe · 26 May 2009 at 00:20

Metalface Mark said:
What flicker?

The brightness of each cell is controlled by PWM unlike CRT which varies the curent/excitation and hence brightness plasma does it in pulse and its why screen burn can be more of an issue.

-Ad- · 26 May 2009 at 08:02

firstborn said:
The image flickers, in particular bright areas of the image.

Never seen any flicker, surely you mean PWM noise, the dancing pixels around the screen ?

firstborn · 26 May 2009 at 09:22

-Ad- said:
Never seen any flicker, surely you mean PWM noise, the dancing pixels around the screen ?

call it whatever, the end effect is still the same.

chipperhead · 26 May 2009 at 10:55

Amnesia said:
bit late but just seen this

Panasonic 50PX8 Plasma TV
£449.98

5 Year Warranty

edit oh ...wait im only 1 year late lol

wont bother to delete..just incase someone is looking for a tv

Could you give me a bit more info on this please, my email is in trust.
Thanks.

Oxide™ · 26 May 2009 at 12:36

firstborn said:
call it whatever, the end effect is still the same.

then perhaps you are sitting too close watching SD for your viewing distance/screen size. I know what you mean but I cant notice it at the ideal viewing distance (which you should have researched before perhaps buying that 50" or whatever)