After a new 40/42" tv

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With about £800 maybe more to spend, any recommendations?

AVForums have suggested these;

Sony KDL40W4000U
Samsung LE40A656

See there is also a panasonic on here that people seem to like as well.
 
Sony are overpriced, but Samsungs are faulty. So I'd get the Sony. However any reason why you're not considering a plasma?
 
I dunno I havent gone against it thats just what people have said.

btw ive had a samsung for 2yrs and never had an issue so :P
 
badbob said:
Sony are overpriced, but Samsungs are faulty. So I'd get the Sony. However any reason why you're not considering a plasma?
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WT...
Sony are overpriced...?
Samsung's are faulty.....?

Sony's are expensive because they are just excellent - you'll be hard pushed to match the image quality those things give.
As for Samsung's "being faulty" - what rubbish.
 
Psymonkee said:
Save bumping my own thread LCD really better than Plasma for gaming? Or will it make little difference?
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That is somewhat open to debate. That debate usually revolves around the fact that most plasmas are not as high resolution which does make a difference for games. However the TH42PZ80 is full 1080p so this argument is pretty much out. Plasmas offer better blacks and faster (non-existent) response time. Note that plasma still does suffer from screen-burn, though it is usually temporary it is still annoying, though is often avoidable.

Lets put it this way, I have a Sony KDL-40V3000 and got it for £650. Although it is an awesome TV and I love it, had the TH42PZ80 been <£750 when I bought it (It was £850 then) there would have been no competition, the Panny would have been mine. I just depends what is available at the right price at the right time though and at the time I got mine the Sony offered the best value for money for what I was after. Right now the TH42PZ80 is probably the best for your money.
 
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How long does it take for an image to get burnt on the screen? Cos I rarely game on the tv for periods more than 2hrs
 
That depends on a number of factors

a) Contrast setting
b) Dynamic contrast enabled?
c) Length of time image has been static
d) Intensity of logos
e) Robustness of the plasma panel
 
NickM said:
^^ What he said, just got a plasma 42" panny and its awesome!
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Don't mean to hijack the thread but i'm looking at 42" plasma's.

The 2 brands i'm looking at are pioneer and panasonic. The panny's are more reasonable in terms of price. I hear the pioneer's are the dog's ******* but are priced as such.:p

Was looking at panny's TH-42PZ81B/80B/85B. Can't really see any difference in the models.
 
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I believe that panny make the pioneer panels for them anyway...
The TH42PZ81B has built in freesat/freeview tuner,
the 80B & 85B do not have built in freeview/sat tuners.
80B & 85B I cant tell the difference between.
 
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Awesome :D

Gonna have to just choose based on looks or maybe blindly throw a dart :p

TV Tuner ain't important to me as I don't watch broadcast TV :)
 
Errr every place I look says the 80B DOES have freeview :confused:

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Model: TH-42PZ80B

42" VIERA Full HD Plasma Television
£699.40
Save 44%
TSP £1249.99
42" Full HD Ready Plasma
24p Playback
Integrated Freeview Receiver
3 x HDMI Connections
Actual Colour: Black
 
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