Smallest 1080p Plasma

DreadNiK · 10 Jul 2007 at 09:06

I'm just trying to settle a disagreement between myself and a mate who works part time as a salesman at a major high street electronics retailer...he looked skeptical when I told him I was planning on getting a Samsung M87, so I said he didn't know what he was talking about because a couple of weeks earlier he told me there were (at least, he may have claimed even smaller, I was drunk) 42" plasma screens that could do native 1080p available in his store...and since, try as I might I can not find a single 42" 1080p plasma, except for a news article about how panasonic just came out with one thats only available in Japan (article was April '07)...

I'd be happy to be wrong on this since I would be interested in such a screen, but I don't think there is one available here yet.

Anyone?

FrankJH · 10 Jul 2007 at 09:26

As far as I know the only plasma 1080p screens available here are 60" plus (but maybe the next gen is out with 50" but I havent seen any yet)

I dont think there are any 42" lcd screens either (as they are usually either 40" or 46")

DreadNiK · 10 Jul 2007 at 09:32

FrankJH said:
As far as I know the only plasma 1080p screens available here are 60" plus (but maybe the next gen is out with 50" but I havent seen any yet)

I dont think there are any 42" lcd screens either (as they are usually either 40" or 46")

I think there are 50" 1080p plasmas available now, and I'm pretty certain there are 42" 1080p lcds.

gt_junkie · 10 Jul 2007 at 09:51

DreadNiK said:
I think there are 50" 1080p plasmas available now, and I'm pretty certain there are 42" 1080p lcds.

Yup - there are even 40" 1080p LCD's. The Samsung LE40M87BDX is one such screen!

gt

DreadNiK · 10 Jul 2007 at 09:54

yeah I think he was aware of that, he was just saying 40" and 46" are the more common 1080p LCD sizes (true?)

...I'm definately aware of that TV, since that's what I'm saving the pennies for...

What I want is for someone to give me the model number of a 42" or smaller plasma that can do 1920x1080, that is available in this country, or to definitively tell me there isn't such a beast.

DreadNiK · 10 Jul 2007 at 11:21

having far too little to do at work, I have finally managed to find some Panasonic plasmas that are 42" native 1080p, but that cost about 2x the amount of the m87...

Still haven't found the (what I believe to be mythical) LG 42" 1080p plasma that my acquaintance insists exists...

FrankJH · 10 Jul 2007 at 12:18

DreadNiK said:
I'm pretty certain there are 42" 1080p lcds.

Ok - I havent heard of 42" LCD's but maybe they do exist - not sure of the benefit of 2" though over any distance but if its the same price in comparison then no problem

Corasik · 10 Jul 2007 at 14:40

DreadNiK said:
having far too little to do at work, I have finally managed to find some Panasonic plasmas that are 42" native 1080p, but that cost about 2x the amount of the m87...

Still haven't found the (what I believe to be mythical) LG 42" 1080p plasma that my acquaintance insists exists...

Pretty sure the Panasonic PZ700's are the only 1080p 42inch plasmas, if not the only 1080p plasma's period.... Expensive but very nice screens.

Most other plasma's that claim 1080, are infact 1024x1080i.

There may well be some other 1080p plasma's out now, but Panasonic was there first, and was first at 42inch.

I'd take a Panny TrueHD plasma over an LCD at any price

, but thats because I find LCD TV gives a very artificially looking picture to my eyes. I'd even take a 1024x768 9th generation Panny Plasma, over a fullHD LCD screen.

Fr0dders · 10 Jul 2007 at 18:54

pioneer are bringing out a 42" 1080P plasma in october i believe.

but price is 2.5K + so over twice the price of the equivalent 1080P LCD.

antijoke · 10 Jul 2007 at 20:48

Sony do a KDL-40W2000 (40" TV) that does 1080p

james.miller · 10 Jul 2007 at 20:49

not exactly a plasma is it?

FrankJH · 10 Jul 2007 at 20:54

Either way I think we can all agree that 42" 1080p plasma's certainly arent common at the moment and the price if you do find them probably makes them uneconomical

Im still very much an LCD fan (even though if you can afford to get a giant 1080p plasma then Go For It!!)

Oops Dead Again · 10 Jul 2007 at 21:19

Off the top of my head

Panasonic

TH-103PF9 103"
TH-65PX600 65"
TH-50PZ700 50"
TH-42PZ700 42"

Pioneer

PDP-5000EX 50"
PDP-LX608D 60" Coming soon
PDP-5080HD 50" Coming soon

Samsung

P76 Series 42" coming soon
P96 Series 50" coming soon

LG

60PF95 60"

There are possibly more but it seems Panasonic is the only option at the moment at the 42" size

PhillyDee · 10 Jul 2007 at 23:33

TH-103PF9 103" <-- buy that one! Then play CS on it!

Oops Dead Again · 10 Jul 2007 at 23:34

PhillyDee said:
TH-103PF9 103" <-- buy that one! Then play CS on it!

I saw it at the CEDIA show last month, its bonkers