I want a Plasma TV again!

Matty_Boy · 11 Jan 2016 at 14:44

we still have 3 plasma tvs in use in the house, all Panasonics - a 50PZ70, 37PX70 and 37PX600. requires a small power station to power them though!

Orch · 11 Jan 2016 at 14:49

thedoc46 said:
I'm currently at the CES show in Vegas, and i can tell you, as a plasma die hard fan, who's been distraught at the fact that plasma has left the market for the last three yrs, that a solution is very nearly in the hands of the consumer.

My jaw dropped at the latest OLED 4k panels from the likes of Samsung and especially LG.

Never in my life have i seen colors and clarity as good as what i saw at the show.

Plus this set was only 2.7mm thick. It was a jaw dropping experience.

It'll probably cost a bomb, but hey at least there's a solution that'll replace plasma.

That's really good to hear. It's been worrying me for a while now that I've got nothing to upgrade my GT50 too. I just can't get on board with LED/LCD after having Plasma. The GT50 feels like looking through a window, every LED/LCD I've seen is like looking at an illuminated bill board or something. No way near as natural.

Buckster · 11 Jan 2016 at 17:29

kitfit1 said:
Well, yesterday i finally bit the bullet and parted with the dosh for an LG 65EF950V (gulp ) 65 inches of OLED flat screen goodness. It should be delivered on saturday, i just hope i don't come to regret it. The old Panny can now see out it's days in the bedroom.

oooh very nice choice - let us know how you get on with it

Buckster · 11 Jan 2016 at 17:30

Matty_Boy said:
we still have 3 plasma tvs in use in the house, all Panasonics - a 50PZ70, 37PX70 and 37PX600. requires a small power station to power them though!

I think all the Panasonic Plasmas, be them the Pro or Consumer ranges are built very well

Matty_Boy · 13 Jan 2016 at 12:27

Buckster said:
I think all the Panasonic Plasmas, be them the Pro or Consumer ranges are built very well

Even though the 37s are only 720p, the picture quality is still superb. I much prefer Plasma to LCD/LED. Next set will have to be OLED when the prices come down a bit and the technology is more mature.

Random Guy · 13 Jan 2016 at 12:46

Still rocking my Panny TX-P50G30B which I got after Christmas sales about 4 years ago. Still going strong with the beautiful colours and deep blacks

Scam · 13 Jan 2016 at 13:15

Love my GT60. I think I bought the last (new) one in London

Personally OP I would wait and get an OLED. No point going back to plasma (let alone 2nd hand) now.

P.B · 13 Jan 2016 at 19:58

I miss my old LG plasma the screen uniformity on my new led one is rubbish I really want the flat oled 4k screen

nightrider1470 · 14 Jan 2016 at 12:28

Vt60 here.... Love it

Tunney · 14 Jan 2016 at 12:49

It's going to be a sad day when our Panasonic plasma TV in our basement TV room dies. I don't mind our Samsung LED TV in the living room for HD content but SD looks a million times better on the plasma.

bimbleuk · 14 Jan 2016 at 13:09

I've still got 42" & 50" Panasonics myself. The 50" has only been used for films most of it's life and I don't watch many each month.

Silly thing is the 50" has been with me for years but a 4K UHD VA panel I bought recently got knocked over and broke the panel only after a couple of months!

Too thin and flimsy compared to the 50" Panny which would have just sat there like a rock wall!

iamtheoneneo · 14 Jan 2016 at 15:39

Not looking forward to the day I have to replace my GT, I just look at whats out now and apart from a few high end models the rest just look so poor.

Quartz · 14 Jan 2016 at 18:37

I'm heartened by what I read of OLED, but it's such a pity they couldn't scale plasma to 4K/UHD.

chaparral · 15 Jan 2016 at 23:08

Psycho Sonny said:
10+ hours a day? Anybody who works/has a social life/goes out maybe watches a maximum of 2-6 hours you would think per day..

One of my pioneer plasma's

And this picture was taken about a year ago

theone8181 · 16 Jan 2016 at 13:31

chaparral said:
One of my pioneer plasma's

And this picture was taken about a year ago

What did you do leave it on all day?

chaparral · 16 Jan 2016 at 19:19

theone8181 said:
What did you do leave it on all day?

That the pioneer plasma we have in the living room which gets used a lot....

But the LX508D pioneer kuro in my bedroom only has 4194 hours (This one I bought in 07 or 08)

chaparral · 17 Jan 2016 at 13:12

chaparral said:
One of my pioneer plasma's

And this picture was taken about a year ago

I just had a look at how many hours it done now...

It now done over 30,000 hours :eek:

413x · 17 Jan 2016 at 16:04

I love my plasma and will only go for oled when it dies.
My friend had to buy a new TV.. Just before oled start getting reasonable.

He was happy with his but even in the non realistic show room you could clearly pic out the oled from the led

Dirty led!

crinkleshoes · 17 Jan 2016 at 16:15

I miss my Kuro... the PQ was awesome.

The first things I've seen that I think compete with that are the latest OLED screens - they are simply stunning!

Cost a fair whack though...

chaparral · 17 Jan 2016 at 19:24

crinkleshoes said:
The first things I've seen that I think compete with that are the latest OLED screens - they are simply stunning!

Cost a fair whack though...

I payed a little over 6k for my 2 pioneer plasma's all them years ago..
Don't think i will ever want to pay out that kind of money again on just TV's...

Am willing to go up to around 1.5k max for a 55" when I do upgrade to a 4K OLED