£2799.99 - 42" Plasma for £999.99

Ben_About_Town

I would be interested in knowing about what a HD plasma is and what it isn't. I have been looking at a Pannasonic TH42PE30, (or the 37 version). seen the 42 for £2100 and the 37 for £1700. In two minds about paying an extra £400 for 5 inches.

So what is HD Plasma and is the TH42PE one of them, before i have to do my searching again. Also i am told that there are only 6 companys that build plasma, can anyone remind me of them. I know LG, Panasonic, Samgsung, but can't remember the other 3.

Meeten

Just for those that are interested in getting a plasma - the one that I have found to be the most highly rated, (that compareses to the Panasonic PW6), is the NEC VR5 (42"). (For those that are waiting for screens that are HDTV ready, there is no set time for the introduction of this technology, so who knows how long the wait will be ......)

Please be aware that this is a PANEL - there is no built in tuner - which I guess does not matter to a vast number of people as they have cable/sky. Another point to note is that this DOES NOT have SCART connections - there are others that are 'better', just not a s user friendly. Whilst I am on, there are no speakers, but they can be added on if you want.

Furthermore, the cost of this panel is £1,600, another £100 for the wall mounting bracket, and then approx £50 for a decent set of cables. So - if you are in the market for a plasma, sub £1,000 then this is not for you - but if, like some people on this thread are interested in getting a plasma, and are looking out for one, then this is a cracker!!!

I won't name the shop where you can get it from on this thread - also, I do not work for, nor have any connection with the store, but it is where I am going to place my order, once the room is ready to accept the screen. And after I ahve decided what sorround sound system to get (Dennon me thinks)!! If anyone is interested, then PM me, and I will pass the details. :beer:

RedOnRed

Has the world gone crazy?

A 42" TV screen in the living room! That's huge!

That's serious, professional, I like to stay in a lot and watch TV lifestylee.

Tony_H_3

Actually 42" isn't massive in most reasonably sized living rooms. I am not much of a TV watcher but do enjoy dvd's / films and it really does make all the difference. Size used to cost considerably more but not now days. Once you go big you will certainly not want to go small again.

smashed

If you are confused about High Definition, you should read this article that was on BBC News a couple of days ago.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4361543.stm

zag2me

DO NOT BUY ANYTHING WITHOUT A HDTV STICKER!!!

Sky will launch hdtv next year and belave me when you see it you will cry if your tv wont support it. Although it had been reported that you will be able to use some analogue connection methods, futureproofing a display that is going to cost you 1000 pounds would be wise.

A new HDTV Ready sticker will start appearing on tvs over the coming months, This is why these tv's have suddenly gone down in price.

gromituk

theonlyrick wrote:

The 'details' they miss out is that you need to build a cheapo projector, you get poor results and that you need to use your TV upside down...

And I think you'll get colour purity problems with upside-down CRT TVs due to the earth's magnetic field. Not to mention possible overheating due to the air flows not being as designed.

Anyway! This mahoosive TV for £200-ish shows the incredible results you can get by combining an LCD panel (specialist bought, or buy dismantling a laptop or TFT screen) with an OHP.

Hey what a clever idea! I do, however, wonder about the colour temperature using an ordinary halogen bulb - it mentions in the text that you need a higher colour temperature light source to get natural colours, but doesn't mention this as a disadvantage in the conclusion, so perhaps it's not bad. I guess the photos taken will have been done with automatic colour balance on the camera so may look better than in real life.

Also, it's worth noting you can get slimline OHP's that are MUCH less bulky than the type they demo.

Ah - slimline OHPs work by having a light source shining downwards next to the lens, and a mirror on the base, so that the light goes through the acetate and back again. This might not work with an LCD panel (much more light loss; polarisation problems?) but would be fun to try!

kinster_2

Tony_H wrote:

Just an update to let y'all know they are selling some Daewoo 42" for a mere £799.95 less than 800 quid!! Click Here (Instore ONLY)

yeah, I was looking at this way back, but decided I didn't need one

jpwjpw

cheers for that tomshardware article! very interesting

noblen

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