Is it worth buying a second hand plasma TV

cranford

If the 290 watts consumption is true if you plan to use TV on average for 6 hours a day it could cost you about £90 a year in electricity, (6 x 365) / (1000/290) x 14p or what ever your unit electricity rate is.
A 42 inch LED could use a quarter of that.

Chrishazle

Big advantage of plasma is viewing angle. OK, we haven't looked at LED TV's for a few years, but when we last looked - in John Lewis Home as they have loads of TV's on display side by side, we could not believe how narrow the viewing angle was for the LED TV's compared to our 42" Pana plasma, so we bought a second hand Pana 50" plasma with freeview SD and freesat HD built in so now have 3 x pana plasmas in the house!

roddydogs

If the 6 month gtee is right, its worth a punt.

RumRat

Chrishazle wrote: »

Big advantage of plasma is viewing angle. OK, we haven't looked at LED TV's for a few years, but when we last looked - in John Lewis Home as they have loads of TV's on display side by side, we could not believe how narrow the viewing angle was for the LED TV's compared to our 42" Pana plasma, so we bought a second hand Pana 50" plasma with freeview SD and freesat HD built in so now have 3 x pana plasmas in the house!

Depends on the budget. Decent LED TV's have improved a lot and OLED TV's even more so.
I'm not sure how many people go that far off axis when viewing TV. For me it would mean a drastic look at the layout of the room if the TV faded to any unwatchable degree from the seating area.
You could probably get a nice 65" TV in the footprint of the 50" Plasma.....;):D

bengalknights

The only plasma worth getting are the Pioneer Kuro's if you can find them

poppasmurf_bewdley

How old is the TV?

I'm asking because plasma TV's haven't generally been made for several years now, so it could be quite an old set.

Biggus_Dickus

Grumpysally wrote: »

Ive seen a 42inch Panasonic plasma TV in the local British Heart Foundation shop.
Its £100. http://www.soundandvision.co.uk/tv/plasma/panasonic-tx-p42s10b

I've looked it up online and it's about eight years old.
Would I be better off saving my money and putting it towards a new LCD TV, hopefully in the after Christmas sales?
Thanks

If your prime consideration is cost (initial and ongoing) then you really must perform a realistic calculation of how much it will cost you to run your TV whichever one you choose,...be it Plasma or a new/er LCD.

As mentioned several times already some Plasma’s are very power hungry. Depending on your personal usage the monthly/annual cost of running the two types of TV can be significantly different.

There’s a handy calculator in this link that will give an indication of monthly/annual running costs’...ish!

http://energyusecalculator.com/electricity_lcdleddisplay.htm

roddydogs

Not all plasmas are power hungary, I had a Samsung 60" (2013" it was 145w, same as an led.

RumRat

roddydogs wrote: »

Not all plasmas are power hungary, I had a Samsung 60" (2013" it was 145w, same as an led.

I know we are all doing it, but, comparisons are a bit pointless as the power consumption (of either) would depend heavily on the settings used, Brightness, back light, etc.
Realistically, does anyone buy a TV and consider the power consumption?

Grumpysally

Thanks for all the above replies. I think I'll give it a miss and save up for a new TV.
The idea I had in my head that a 2nd hand plasma would be a good buy, was, I think, lodged there several years ago now I come to think of it. Obviously they are all going to be several years older now and LED TVs probably several years improved.

: )