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[jonnyboy82]

Ive got a budget of about £600 ish for a new telly. What do you recommended?

Im def not interested in 3d at all. Just want a quality picture when watching freeview, playing call of duty(PS3) and watching blu ray dvd's.

Obviously need to have built in freeview, usb port, plus atleast x2 HDMI ports.

Edited by jonnyboy82, 25 Jul 2012 - 14:21.

[jonnyboy82]

I have upped my budget to £900 now.

Am I right in saying that plasma screens will be slightly thicker and also plasma are better for gaming?

I am currently looking @ the samsung ue46es6710. Anyone have this tv I could do with some feedback?

[Soundwave]

Is 1080p full HD a must??

if not then get yourself over to AV Forums & buy this...

http://www.avforums....-plasma-tv.html

Pioneer Kuro for sub £600 easily one of the best telly's ever made.

If you simply must have 1080p then get yourself a Panny Plasma (I have a G20 bought it before all the 3D nosense started) & it kicks major bum in the PQ department.
Cost me £900 2 years ago so should be able to find 2nd Hand ones for around the £300 mark

If you want brand new then this would be my choice...

http://www.tps.uk.co...ge_name=product

Review for the set here (50" version but the same)...

http://www.hdtvtest....01207041899.htm

Panny is the Plasma king & I would recommend them over any other brand.

Neil

Edited by Soundwave, 30 Aug 2012 - 15:34.

[jonnyboy82]

I would have loved the pioneer it just does not have what im looking for. But with regard to the Panasonic TX-P42ST50B is this the best tv for the budget or the best plasma?

[Soundwave]

jonnyboy82, on 01 Sep 2012 - 18:14, said:

I would have loved the pioneer it just does not have what im looking for. But with regard to the Panasonic TX-P42ST50B is this the best tv for the budget or the best plasma?

IMHO the best Plasma within your budget.

If you can get upto £1,100 then this would be better still...

http://www.hispek.co...gn=Froogle_Feed

Reviews here...

http://www.avforums....301/Review.html

http://www.hdtvtest....01208142085.htm

It's smaller but has better features & is just one model down from their top of the raneg sets (VT series)

It's what I would buy if I wanted to upgrade my G20

Neil

[jonnyboy82]

I am going to see the Panasonic TX-P42ST50B @ richer sounds and I have also noticed they price match so hopefully they will match the £748 ive seen online.

Anywhere else you can recommend as a good retailer?

[Jammy B]

I love plasmas but LED makes it so slim and is a cooler white than the warm one in LCD's. But LED is expensive.

I'd look at The Samsung smart LED TV's and the plasma ones!

[jonnyboy82]

I have been looking @ both led's and plasmas but I feel plasma has the edge for me esp for the gaming. I was in PC world today comparing the led smarts and the plasma smarts and tbh I did not notice the plasma screens being much thicker than the leds. If they were I wouldnt even be considering a plasma as I am hanging mine on my wall. Not to mention the panasonic as mentioned above by neil has one many awards and seems a great buy.

[Ryan.]

ive not long got a Samsung 40ES5500. It comes in at the lower end of your price range and im very pleased with it, even using a normal aerial the HD channels look good.

If you can get a 6 series samsung in your budget i'd say thats a good shout

[jonnyboy82]

I am really torn between these two:

http://www.tps.uk.co...ge_name=product

http://www.samsung.c...ES6710UXXU-spec

aaargh!!

[Soundwave]

I think either of those would do you nicely.

The Sammy is mega slim so makes for easy mounting.

Personally I would still go Plasma but that's just me.

With that in mind I will warn you...the Plasma chucks out some serious heat!!
It's not too bad if you only have it on for a couple of hours but lately mine is going mad!
The wife is off on Maternity leave so the thing is on all day long & by the time we switch it off at night it's ridiculous...you can feel the heat it generates about 2 foot away from it, it's pretty bad.

Other than that though I can't fault it.

I would say you could come round for a nosy if you are local

Neil

[jonnyboy82]

Thanks Neil thats very kind of you to offer but I have taken the plunge and bought the Panasonic now.

Just got to wait till Friday now for delivery

Being on all day (plasma) is still energy efficient though isnt it?

Many thanks for all your help I will come beck and let you know my how I get on with it.

Edited by jonnyboy82, 04 Sep 2012 - 13:53.

[Skeelsie]

The plasma isn't very energy efficient as a guess about 180 watt consumption vs 120w for LCD but blacks are black no silly back-light dimming trickery, no IPS "glow" polarization or stupid contrast fiddles.

LED/LCD earn huge margins for manufacturers, hence the price fixing scandal whereas Plasma is a much lower margin affair.

Saying that a LCD does make a cracking, cheap, high res, burn free PC screen but once you get over 26" you see the huge flaws in the tech.

[Soundwave]

jonnyboy82, on 04 Sep 2012 - 13:52, said:

Thanks Neil thats very kind of you to offer but I have taken the plunge and bought the Panasonic now.

Just got to wait till Friday now for delivery

Being on all day (plasma) is still energy efficient though isnt it?

Many thanks for all your help I will come beck and let you know my how I get on with it.

Congrats buddy I'm sure you'll be pleased with it.

Yeah they aren't too bad.
They are bit more power hungry than an LED/LCD but still not bad.

Think there was a chart somewhere that showed a comparrison.

Actually just found this...

http://www.displaybl...-lcd-vs-plasma/

It comments that Plasma has a larger power drain @ 1080p vs an equivalent LED but consumes less @ 720p so it evens out there.

Having just done a bit more research it does appear that Plasma does cost a bit more to run per day than an equivalent LCD

http://www.digitalve...a-tv-ap654.html

You are looking at about 11p per day to run a Plasma & a yearly cost of about £40 which isn't huge but is more than an LCD set (about £14 for LCD)

It is pretty steep when you compare the 2 but worth the extra IMO

Neil

[jonnyboy82]

Ah its only money and you only live once so bite the bullet and enjoy!

[Soundwave]

jonnyboy82, on 05 Sep 2012 - 13:53, said:

Ah its only money and you only live once so bite the bullet and enjoy!

Lol £4 ish a month is just one beer less on a night out...don't worry & just enjoy a darn good telly.

If you have access to a Blu-Ray player give me a shout when it arrives & I can lend you a disc that helps set up the screen.

It's this one if you are curious...

http://www.amazon.co...y/dp/B000V6LST0

Used in on my plasma & it did help tweak a few bits.

Neil

[LEGEND325]

Did you get the TX-P42ST50B ?

I Don't think plasma's give out as much heat as they used to(you will have to let us all know)

[jonnyboy82]

Soundwave, on 05 Sep 2012 - 14:48, said:

Lol £4 ish a month is just one beer less on a night out...don't worry & just enjoy a darn good telly.

If you have access to a Blu-Ray player give me a shout when it arrives & I can lend you a disc that helps set up the screen.

It's this one if you are curious...

http://www.amazon.co...y/dp/B000V6LST0

Used in on my plasma & it did help tweak a few bits.

Neil

Lol, indeed I will enjoy it.

I have access to a PS3 which is my blu-ray player but tbh I dont actually watch or own many blu-rays but I may have to now its quality viewing.

LEGEND325, on 05 Sep 2012 - 18:24, said:

Did you get the TX-P42ST50B ?

I Don't think plasma's give out as much heat as they used to(you will have to let us all know)

Yes I did buy the TX-P42ST50B. I will report back and let you all know how im getting on.

[Soundwave]

jonnyboy82, on 06 Sep 2012 - 14:02, said:

Lol, indeed I will enjoy it.

I have access to a PS3 which is my blu-ray player but tbh I dont actually watch or own many blu-rays but I may have to now its quality viewing.


Yes I did buy the TX-P42ST50B. I will report back and let you all know how im getting on.

So did you get it ok??
How are you finding it?

I'd recommend getting a few Blu-Rays to test it out now...you'll be pleased you do

Neil

[jonnyboy82]

LEGEND325, on 05 Sep 2012 - 18:24, said:

Did you get the TX-P42ST50B ?

I Don't think plasma's give out as much heat as they used to(you will have to let us all know)

No it does not give off alot of heat. Tbh I was expecting it too but that is in comparison to my parents plasma but that is over 5 years old now but still going strong apart from 1 dead pixel.

Soundwave, on 12 Sep 2012 - 14:00, said:

So did you get it ok??
How are you finding it?

I'd recommend getting a few Blu-Rays to test it out now...you'll be pleased you do

Neil

Yes mate I sure did and I am very happy with it. Managed to get a 5 year manufacturers warranty and x2 free 3d glasses too. Oh and a free promotion from panasonic to claim another x2 pairs...result!!

No blu rays yet but I will definately be getting some soon. I havent really had much chance to play around with it though...any pointers to set it up for optimal viewing?

Also if you have a computer with windows 7 you can link it up as a media server but unfortunately my laptop has vista. Dont supoose you might know how to connect it using the vista operating system?