Which Tv? Plasma or Lcd? Novice!

revolutionrock · 9 Jun 2008 at 15:09

Right, I am after a new tv.

I need a 42" tv, but i am not sure whether to get a LCD or Plasma?

It will be used for:

Sky
Xbox

And Also, The XBOX will be connected Via VGA.

Which should i get ,and also any that you reccomend for £550(could stretch to 600)

I have seen a 42" Plasma for £550(samsung)

revolutionrock · 9 Jun 2008 at 15:34

sorry, just read Plasma is on its way out.

anyone find me a lcd for £550? a good brand preferably!

[DOD]Asprilla · 9 Jun 2008 at 15:44

Plasma is the right idea, but please, not the Samsung.

Save a little more and get the TH42PX80 from Panasonic or the 42PG6000 from LG is supposed to be very good. Both can be had for around £650.

I only have experience of the Panny, but they are supposed to be comparable sets. I dounb't you will be disappointed with either and they should hold their own for a good few years.

[DOD]Asprilla · 9 Jun 2008 at 15:45

skeeny said:
sorry, just read Plasma is on its way out.

Where did you read that load of tosh?

revolutionrock · 9 Jun 2008 at 15:51

I read that Plasma was only made until LCD where of a good standard.

It was on a thread here a bit ago.

PhillyDee said:
I was under the impression that plasma was just invented till LCD was better anyway . . . .

HEre

revolutionrock · 9 Jun 2008 at 16:00

PHILIPS 42PFP5532D/05 any good ? ?

Can be had for £550.

[DOD]Asprilla · 9 Jun 2008 at 16:09

skeeny said:
It was on a thread here a bit ago.

I'd read the rest of that thread if I were you, as I and a number of other argue that Plasma is the better technology and will continute to be produced.

revolutionrock · 9 Jun 2008 at 16:10

[DOD]Asprilla;11853224 said:
I'd read the rest of that thread if I were you, as I and a number of other argue that Plasma is the better technology and will continute to be produced.

Woooops, just have!

Oh Well, need to find one with a VGA input, which is proving to be rather hard

[DOD]Asprilla · 9 Jun 2008 at 16:17

Why VGA? Most will have a DVI and you can get a VGA - DVI adaptor.

revolutionrock · 9 Jun 2008 at 16:27

[DOD]Asprilla;11853286 said:
Why VGA? Most will have a DVI and you can get a VGA - DVI adaptor.

Oh right.

Well i want my xbox to be able to be in HD , and I don't have one with an HDMI port. So I need an alternative.

So would that be ok?

[DOD]Asprilla · 9 Jun 2008 at 16:30

Never actually done it before, but the theory is sound.

revolutionrock · 9 Jun 2008 at 16:40

[DOD]Asprilla;11853375 said:
Never actually done it before, but the theory is sound.

Would it not lose quality if it went through a adapter?

[DOD]Asprilla · 9 Jun 2008 at 16:47

Actually, I've jsut read that there are two different types of DVI, one digial one one analogue and VGA will only convert to the analogue.

If I were you I'd join avforums and search the site there as there appears to be some pretty useful info for you. I'd love to go through it myself, but I'm at work.

-Ad- · 9 Jun 2008 at 22:21

LCD stil lags behind plasma in the picture quality sakes and is the inferior technology !

Philips tvs are a bit meh, samsung are meh and panasonics are excellent.

That is all

Flukester · 10 Jun 2008 at 16:06

plasma production is being cut (fabs shutting)

lcd production is still climbing

maybe plasma is superior from a image quality perspective, but from a pure technical aspect it's based on technology from the stone age and difficult to fab......

Plasma is too expensive for mainstream so LCD is here to stay and tide us over till (im guessing here), OLED, which takes the benefits from both techs and merges them. (self lighting pixels giving great contrast of plasma and super thin, low power gas free displays of LCD)

[DOD]Asprilla · 10 Jun 2008 at 16:11

Flukester said:
Plasma is technically superior, but it's too expensive for mainstream so lcd is here to stay

Absolutely correct.

LCD is cheaper and the margins on it are better for the manufacturers and retailers, which is why they push it at us all the time.

Plasma provides a better picture.

As I have to tell people at work every day, new does not always equal better.

Personally, I'd be happy to pay £50 to £100 extra for a large panel TV that is actually good than to save a little money on something cheap to 'tide me over' until OLED.

TheDean · 10 Jun 2008 at 16:16

One answer really: Panasonic TH-42PX80B

Fothsn · 10 Jun 2008 at 22:09

[DOD]Asprilla;11853031 said:
Plasma is the right idea, but please, not the Samsung.

Save a little more and get the TH42PX80 from Panasonic or the 42PG6000 from LG is supposed to be very good. Both can be had for around £650.

I only have experience of the Panny, but they are supposed to be comparable sets. I dounb't you will be disappointed with either and they should hold their own for a good few years.

Why not the Samsung? Have you read the reviews? Scores higher than the mentioned Panasonic models.

[DOD]Asprilla · 11 Jun 2008 at 06:24

Fothsn said:
Why not the Samsung? Have you read the reviews? Scores higher than the mentioned Panasonic models.

You can tell that without a model number? Interesting.

Go read one of the many complaint threads on AV forums. There are just too many issues. Also, regardless of what the reviews say, the picture quality is just not as good as the Panasonics.

Fothsn · 11 Jun 2008 at 08:37

I know which model numbers as you seem to tell people to avoid them in threads like this, the PSQ97 range. Here is just one review of said screen http://www.hdtvorg.co.uk/reviews/plasma/samsung_ps50q97hdx.htm there are plenty more reviews like the above which get very good reviews, I’ve got the one mentioned and its excellent, defiantly a plasma to recommend rather than avoid.

Every TV isnt perfect.