Panasonic Viera TX-P42V20B replacement?

Id stick with JL and put in a small bit for the upgrade. On a side note the sony KDL46W905 they offered is a very good tv, I know its not plasma but its usually around £1k plus, I would wager they were offering it up as its getting replaced currently so they probably want to clear stocks.

How much are they asking you to put in?
 
My god they are offering you the second best plasma ever made.


Take it now before someone else does


I'm considering killing something in my GT50 to get them to offer me a VT65B (not srs).
 
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ndaar said:
How much are they asking you to put in?
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£400 and the cost of my original TV.

It's taken a lot of back-and-forth with JL and fair bit of useless customer service on their part (various resolutions promised and never followed through, managers failing to call me back when promised, etc) but yesterday I finally got to speak with a 'decision maker' about the whole affair.

While JL were offering to refund me my original purchase price in full so I could buy the GT60 from Richer Sounds, the chap I was speaking with said it would be better for all concerned if JL could find a way to make the VT65 more affordable for me so that my custom could remain with them and my faith in their customer service could be restored.

As strange as it might sound, for me it's more about keeping my money with JL and the reassurance that their guarantee offers should the worst happen in the next five years. The quality of the screen is a bonus.
 
Have you decided to put the £400 in then? You cant knock the TV or the offer JL have put forward. Just its up to you if you have the £400 spare.
Let us know what you finally decide.
 
Sorry - should have clarified.

I've taken JL up on their offer and the VT65 will be with me on Wednesday next week.

I was rather hoping to have a screen on the wall this weekend, but I can handle a few extra days given I've been almost four weeks without one.
 
glitch said:
Sorry - should have clarified.

I've taken JL up on their offer and the VT65 will be with me on Wednesday next week.

I was rather hoping to have a screen on the wall this weekend, but I can handle a few extra days given I've been almost four weeks without one.
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Good choice :) Enjoy the tv and let us know your thoughts when it arrives. four weeks with no tv.....Id go mad.
 
I'll only be too happy to report back on how I get on with the VT65 - least I can do in return for all the help and advice that has been offered, for which I'm extremely grateful.
 
you had a 42" VT20 which imo in the current market is worth £300 at best.

in the end you got the kuro killer panel (same panel as ZT65B which costs around £4000) and an additional 8" (far bigger screen) for £400.

imo you got a complete steal, you literally robbed them, the VT65B is £1800

http://www.johnlewis.com/panasonic-...143dde30&s_kwcid=128x39593&tmad=c&tmcampid=73

that means they offered you basically £1400 for your old tv worth £300, unbelievable.

the VT65B is the best plasma panel ever to be made and most likely will be forever as plasma is being phased out. it's the same panel used in the ZT65B.
 
I'm very pleased to say that the VT65 has arrived and is sat on the wall, happily playing a documentary on BBC Four HD.

If I had to sum the thing up in one word, I'd have to say it was magnificent.

While I appreciate I've been mainly looking at a mounting bracket on a wall for the past four weeks, I'd like to think my sense of quality hasn't been diminished that much. And I'm honestly staggered by the pictures on this thing - it makes my old VT20 look like a relic from a bygone era.

The only things to let the side down thus far are the needlessly intrusive Smart functionality (for which I care little, although I appreciate I'm firmly in the minority there) and the lack of audio outs for my Zeppelin Air, necessitating the use of the headphone port.

If anyone has any questions, please fire them in my general direction and I'll do my best to answer them.

PS. on the calibration front, I have spectrometer at my disposal (LaCie Blue Eye Pro) so is there software I can pair with it once the necessary running-in time has been surpassed?
 
V F said:
Whats different between the 50B and 65B? Says both are 50"…
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you need to compare full model numbers not just one part of them ;)

e.g.

50GT60B
42ST50B
50VT65B
65ZT65B


the first 2 digits represent screen size so from the above they would be 50", 42", 50" and 65" and in that order.


the next 2 digits represent the series within their range which goes from UT - ST - GT- VT - ZT, although UT was made EOL a few years back now and that is the order it follows, the ZT range is the best of the best.

the next 2 digits represent how new the panel is 65 being the newest panel, then 60, then 50 then 40, then 30, then 20, then 10.

OP went from a 42VT20B to a 50VT65B, he effectively went from a 42" to a 50", stayed within the VT range (second best) but got a much newer panel the 65B is the latest one and the 20B is what 3-5 years old now.
 
glitch said:
I'm very pleased to say that the VT65 has arrived and is sat on the wall, happily playing a documentary on BBC Four HD.

If I had to sum the thing up in one word, I'd have to say it was magnificent.

While I appreciate I've been mainly looking at a mounting bracket on a wall for the past four weeks, I'd like to think my sense of quality hasn't been diminished that much. And I'm honestly staggered by the pictures on this thing - it makes my old VT20 look like a relic from a bygone era.

The only things to let the side down thus far are the needlessly intrusive Smart functionality (for which I care little, although I appreciate I'm firmly in the minority there) and the lack of audio outs for my Zeppelin Air, necessitating the use of the headphone port.

If anyone has any questions, please fire them in my general direction and I'll do my best to answer them.

PS. on the calibration front, I have spectrometer at my disposal (LaCie Blue Eye Pro) so is there software I can pair with it once the necessary running-in time has been surpassed?
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Glad your happy with your TV :) Think you had a great deal.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
you need to compare full model numbers not just one part of them ;)

e.g.

50GT60B
42ST50B
50VT65B
65ZT65B


the first 2 digits represent screen size so from the above they would be 50", 42", 50" and 65" and in that order.


the next 2 digits represent the series within their range which goes from UT - ST - GT- VT - ZT, although UT was made EOL a few years back now and that is the order it follows, the ZT range is the best of the best.

the next 2 digits represent how new the panel is 65 being the newest panel, then 60, then 50 then 40, then 30, then 20, then 10.

OP went from a 42VT20B to a 50VT65B, he effectively went from a 42" to a 50", stayed within the VT range (second best) but got a much newer panel the 65B is the latest one and the 20B is what 3-5 years old now.
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There's also a TX-P50VT50B but as I said, whats different between the TX-P50VT50B and TX-P50VT65B? So just a slightly different panel? I can't see any difference in specifications or calibration accuracy on review sites.
 
V F said:
There's also a TX-P50VT50B but as I said, whats different between the TX-P50VT50B and TX-P50VT65B? So just a slightly different panel? I can't see any difference in specifications or calibration accuracy on review sites.
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The 65B panel is the best panel ever made it's been nicknamed the kuro killer.

The VT50B is good but the VT65B is a lot better.

I have the same panel as the VT50 in my GT50.

The VT65 only shares it's panel with one other TV the ZT65B.

So to answer your question there is a big difference between the two and the VT65B is better and newer. The 50 range of panels are 2012 models the 60 and 65 range of panels are from the 2013 range but the 60's are exactly the same as the 50 but with different electronics
 
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