1080p for £490

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Technika LCD-37-907

Does anyone have any experience with this TV? Just saw one in a supermarket earlier today and was impressed by the price, however it was just displaying a SD picture so couldn't tell what it was like. Please post your thoughts/opinions etc, every little helps.......:p
 
I have the 32" version of the Technika range and only HD content i have used it for so far unfortunately was some 360 games but the picture quality increase from SD was very noticeable :D I am impressed with it so far and will be getting a PS3 in a week or so and cant wait to see how Blueray looks on it.

SCM
 
You get what you pay for, and btw 1080p is useless unless you are within 5ft of the tv (42inch set by example). Sorry can't be bothered to find the graph that shows the distances where you will be able to make out differences etc etc.

I would spend your money on a better set like a panasonic px70 37 inch. It will urinate all over the cheapy supermarket brands and will give you an excellent SD as well as HD picture.
 
I sit about the length of my bed from the 32" and the difference in the HD quality just from the 360 from SD at this distance is very noticeable. Any further and yes the difference at this screen size is a bit harder to notice and you would need to go up a few sizes to 42" to get the best.

I have Sky HD downstairs on the main TV in the house for my folks and they have a 32" HD set and you can notice the difference at about 10 feet but it is hard to at times.

SCM
 
SCM said:
I sit about the length of my bed from the 32" and the difference in the HD quality just from the 360 from SD at this distance is very noticeable. Any further and yes the difference at this screen size is a bit harder to notice and you would need to go up a few sizes to 42" to get the best.

I have Sky HD downstairs on the main TV in the house for my folks and they have a 32" HD set and you can notice the difference at about 10 feet but it is hard to at times.

SCM
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I think people are talking about the difference between 720p and 1080p being only noticeable on huge HDTVs sat very close to...not SD v HD (which is very noticeable)
 
Jihad said:
- Not if you use the TV as a PC monitor.
- I sit about 5 feet away from my 37inch and 720 vs 1080P is definitely noticeable.
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i can back that up, if you are going to use it for a monitor, go for a 1080p but if not save cash and get a 720p
 
Jihad said:
- Not if you use the TV as a PC monitor.
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Well obvisouly, that's why i gave an example of 1080p vs 720p being un-seeable at less than 5ft on a 42inch set. But as a PC monitor then liek you say, 2ft or so viewing distance would be noticable.

- I sit about 5 feet away from my 37inch and 720 vs 1080P is definitely noticeable.
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What tv do you have, and you sure it can even do 1080p? Anyway ive tried it on my parents toshiba 42 X3030 and the difference was not definately noticable, more like a strain to see a difference. But the most impotant thing with the tv the OP asked is that 720p vs 1080p doesn't matter, that tv will produce a BAD 720p and a BAD 1080p picture which would jsut look a little sharper. I can't imagine how bad SD would look, and how a warranty would b resolved with some random company.

WHen i compared a 42 panasonic pz 1080p set to the pioneer kuro 42 (4280xd), the pioneer walked all over the panasonic in SD and HD even though it is a 720p set. I tested at my normal viewing distance (sofa @ 12ft), ~6ft, and only a few feet away (for those gaming sessions you are really concentrating)..... Result... The 720p pioneer made the 1080p panasonic look poor in 'ninja gaiden sigma and motorstorm', plus on the blur rays; starship troopers, stealth, and kingdom of heaven (think it was those blu rays).


Like I said in my other post, try to find a panasonic 37 px70, but also the brand new px80 is starting to come in stock at certain places at around the same price. If you want a tv that gives a great picture then one of these is a must at the price, but if you will be using it for PC work (ala monitor) then get yourself an LCD as plasma isn't suitable for use as a monitor.
 
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adfinni said:
What tv do you have, and you sure it can even do 1080p? Anyway ive tried it on my parents toshiba 42 X3030 and the difference was not definately noticable, more like a strain to see a difference. But the most impotant thing with the tv the OP asked is that 720p vs 1080p doesn't matter, that tv will produce a BAD 720p and a BAD 1080p picture which would jsut look a little sharper. I can't imagine how bad SD would look, and how a warranty would b resolved with some random company.
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lol I'm not stupid, of course it does 1080P otherwise I would not have bought it.

I haven't seen the same film in both 720P and 1080P but so far every 1080P film has definitely been noticeably better than the 720P one.
WHen i compared a 42 panasonic pz 1080p set to the pioneer kuro 42 (4280xd), the pioneer walked all over the panasonic in SD and HD even though it is a 720p set. I tested at my normal viewing distance (sofa @ 12ft), ~6ft, and only a few feet away (for those gaming sessions you are really concentrating)..... Result... The 720p pioneer made the 1080p panasonic look poor in 'ninja gaiden sigma and motorstorm', plus on the blur rays; starship troopers, stealth, and kingdom of heaven (think it was those blu rays).
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Of course the Kuro looked better, what did you expect? Also Plasmas are FAR better at displaying lower resolution content, even my parents Laptop at 1024x600 or something looks nice and clear on the 37" 720P Panasonic downstairs. (My PC set to 1368x768 or so looks crap on my LCD)
 
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the only thing with the kuros is you can have 2 px42"s for the price you pay for 1 of them and there isnt that much in it to justify the extra price
 
Jihad said:
lol I'm not stupid, of course it does 1080P otherwise I would not have bought it.

I haven't seen the same film in both 720P and 1080P but so far every 1080P film has definitely been noticeably better than the 720P one.

Of course the Kuro looked better, what did you expect? Also Plasmas are FAR better at displaying lower resolution content, even my parents Laptop at 1024x600 or something looks nice and clear on the 37" 720P Panasonic downstairs. (My PC set to 1368x768 or so looks crap on my LCD)
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Hehehehe good good, just had to get that out there to make sure, don't have a period :D

I was just saying that although 1080p will look better at close range than 720p, a crap tv, or tv that isn't setup properly will only increase the picture quality because of the resolution rather than actally giving a realistic image in terms of blacks, colour reproduction, brightness, sharpness etc.

Never tried the pc or laptop connected to the tv, but in my case picture quality comes over being able to get a windows system running. It would be useful though as I need to get the PS3 going as a media server to be able to display content. That is next weeks task.

the only thing with the kuros is you can have 2 px42"s for the price you pay for 1 of them and there isnt that much in it to justify the extra price
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And you can get x2 ford fiestas for x1 mazda rx-8.

I compared the px to the pz, and even on a standard dvd 'old skool star wars film', the pz looked much much better than the px. Then when i compared the kuro to the pz and was in another league to the pz.

You get what you pay for in tvs. The PZ range is excellent value for money, especially the 50 inch version for around £1300. But for the same price you can have a kuro, and personally willy waving size means nothing at all, and 42 is easily big enough at 12ft distance for me, and the vastly superior PQ of the kuro really does justify the price increase.

We are getting sooo off topic now, lets bring it back.
 
adfinni i guess you own a kuro then,IMO there is no were near as much in it to what you say,even all the magazine reviews rate all 3 with 5 stars,
 
You really do get what you pay for. Don't buy some piece of rubbish that A is going to have turd picture and B is going to break after 13 months. You would be better off buying a carefully researched second hand set than buying one of these. Unless of course you are one of those plebs who cant see the difference anyway. Even so the build quality alone should put you off.
 
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Hehehehe good good, just had to get that out there to make sure, don't have a period :D

I was just saying that although 1080p will look better at close range than 720p, a crap tv, or tv that isn't setup properly will only increase the picture quality because of the resolution rather than actally giving a realistic image in terms of blacks, colour reproduction, brightness, sharpness etc.

Never tried the pc or laptop connected to the tv, but in my case picture quality comes over being able to get a windows system running. It would be useful though as I need to get the PS3 going as a media server to be able to display content. That is next weeks task.
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Ha don't worry I can see why you asked though, I know lots of Plasmas can be set to 1080P but really they downscale it so not quite the same.

Some 720P films I've watched (Superbad) looked really, really good but certain 1080P ones definitely top it.

I guess the best way to try is to have the same film in both 720 and 1080 really, even then it's partly down to the transfer. :o
 
Jihad said:
Of course the Kuro looked better, what did you expect? Also Plasmas are FAR better at displaying lower resolution content, even my parents Laptop at 1024x600 or something looks nice and clear on the 37" 720P Panasonic downstairs. (My PC set to 1368x768 or so looks crap on my LCD)
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My old pioneer 436xde (1024x768res) plasma seemed to show more detail then my dell 24" (1920x1080) LCD went both were used side by side with 1080p signals...
 
chaparral said:
My old pioneer 436xde (1024x768res) plasma seemed to show more detail then my dell 24" (1920x1080) LCD went both were used side by side with 1080p signals...
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Well something is wrong there then, my parents Plasma at 1024x768 wasn't as sharp as my old BenQ 20" at 1680x1050 nor my HDTV at 1920x1080, both on Windows.

I don't know why your Plasma showed more detail, for me it's the opposite. (Which is the way I expect it to be considering the large resolution difference)
 
I was at my mates this weekend and he has the 32" one, only watched standard def but it was very impressive and the sound was also very good.

I am very tempted to buy this.
 
ppl convince themselves that they must have 1080p, but the fact remains you're much better off with a quality 720p set than a cheap 1080p capable screen.

there's far more to it than just resolution.
 
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