Hyundai 42" Plasma £444 @ pcworld + del

motorguy

jinkssick wrote:

Just so you know this is not HDTV. Which is not that an incredible option, so this is quite a good deal.

Its a good deal in such much as its a cheap TV, however as HD is the way things are going unless you have a need for a very large cheap TV, i'd pay the extra to go for an HD one, and preferably an LCD one at that.

ukbill69

Plasma is a dieing age of tv, never any good and experts back LCD and whats been going longest you might ask, well LCD has been out of donkys!, im just waiting for the best LCD to come out at a good price then ill buy one, but im keeping my cash in my pocket for now.

drphibes

ukbill69 wrote:

Plasma is a dieing age of tv, never any good and experts back LCD and whats been going longest you might ask, well LCD has been out of donkys!, im just waiting for the best LCD to come out at a good price then ill buy one, but im keeping my cash in my pocket for now.

Sorry mate but your comment that plasma tvs have never been any good is ridiculous.
I own a Panasonic 37 plasma and a Sharp Aquos 32 lcd and I would take the plasma everyday of the week.
Your theory about waiting for the right tv will result in you never actually buying anything because there is allways something better just around the corner.

Drphibes

Anarchist

ukbill69 wrote:

Plasma is a dieing age of tv, never any good and experts back LCD and whats been going longest you might ask, well LCD has been out of donkys!, im just waiting for the best LCD to come out at a good price then ill buy one, but im keeping my cash in my pocket for now.

You are completely and utterly misinformed.

Plasma is not dying. Most plasma manufacturers (sony excluded) are increasing production of plasmas year on year, this year included. Current technology LCD has not been out as long as current technology Plasma. (ps, they're donkeys). Plasma actually works similar to your old CRT set, its more an evolution really.

I personally own a 42" Phillips 9 series LCD (and have owned a hitachi plasma) not to mention I work with the things most days (ICT for conferencing). Plasmas do have far better image quality unless you're watching cartoons on DVD. More realistic colours, better reproduction of blacks, better contrast.

Both have their advantages. Retention/burn on plasmas can still be an issue (albeit nowhere near the worry most people think, its very uncommon these days besides with these cheap crap hyundais)

The best LCD will NEVER come out 'at a good price'. As poster before has mentioned, there is always something better round the corner, and the best will always command a ridiculously high price just because it is the best.

Look at the Philips ambilight. £3500 for a 42" LCD.

Crabman

I remember hearing that plasmas lose half their brightness after about 3 years average use?

MonkeySaving?

No offence guys and girls, but if you're looking for a "quality" 42" plasma/lcd tv that is guaranteed HDTV then you should be paying no less than 1k. In the TV world the phrase "you get what you pay for" rings very true

EDIT, and if you want future proofing, you need to go HDTV

anewman

Remember plasma TV's use up to 4 times the electric of standard CRT TV's so your electric bill will be bigger too

ricflairandy

anewman wrote:

Remember plasma TV's use up to 4 times the electric of standard CRT TV's so your electric bill will be bigger too

this is totally wrong. Do you also belive plasmas need regassing?

jinkssick

So reading from this I should go for Plasmas rather than LCD?! But I am saving my money for the best mentioned either Plasma or LCD and then I want to keep my head in focus to get a 52'' or 50''.

anewman

ricflairandy wrote:

this is totally wrong. Do you also belive plasmas need regassing?

No. But I have noticed plasma's tend to make quite a bit of heat which suggests what I have read in the news about them using up to 4 times more energy is correct. Heat is a form of energy.

Take a look at a plasma watts rating and a crt watts rating and that will make the difference obvious.