After countless hours of searching in google and getting confused, I approach the Geek Gods of Tech Enclave for help. I want to go for a 42 inch HD ready TV. I own a Xbox 360, PS2 and want to play downloaded 720p content from my PC to the TV [DVI Input]. My viewing distance is about 5 to 6 feet in my living room. And I don't mind whether it is a plasma or LCD [Low light room and I live in Bangalore where the sun doesn't shine much]. Considering this what model would you suggest? Plasma or LCD? and what make would you suggest buying? Currently I'm considering LG-Scarlet 42LG60FR or Panasonic-TH-42PV80H or Panasonic-TH-42PV8H or any other model [Budget is 80K]. Please help me in making up my mind.
Need help in buying a new HD Ready TV
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well since u want a 40inch tv and ur viewing distance is 5 to 6 feet u will need a FULL HD tv,since plasma like pansonic have a resolution of 1024x768.to make u understand,simple rule for HD tv to come in the first place is more resolution the better,but at a certain point humans will not be able to see the advantage of more pixels,but with 40 inch and above lcds u definetly want more pixels especialy at ur viewing distance.if a tv has lower resolution u can compensate by increasing ur viewing distance.
now take for eg if u take a regular 29inch crt tv ,now if u see its pixel density u will notice approx 815 pixels/per square inch, now when u take a 42inch plasma like TH-42PV80H it will have approx 1044 pixels/per sq inch . but when u take a 40inch HD lcd it will have 1535 pixels/ sq inch, so it has roughly about 50% more pixels / sq inch then a plasma,and a FULL HD 40inch lcd will have approx 3035 pixels / sq inch which twice that of a regular lcd and 3 times more then a panasonic TH-42PV80H .
so tell me which would be better. the panasonic plasma produces a contrast of around 1800:1 where the sony and samsung lcd produce a contrast of around 2300 to 2500 which is more then the panasonic plasma.
so i suggest u get a lcd like the samsung series 5,or if u happen to buy in the grey market get urself a samsung series 6 or ask for series 7.do note samsung will soon officialy launch series 7,8 lcds in india.
now take for eg if u take a regular 29inch crt tv ,now if u see its pixel density u will notice approx 815 pixels/per square inch, now when u take a 42inch plasma like TH-42PV80H it will have approx 1044 pixels/per sq inch . but when u take a 40inch HD lcd it will have 1535 pixels/ sq inch, so it has roughly about 50% more pixels / sq inch then a plasma,and a FULL HD 40inch lcd will have approx 3035 pixels / sq inch which twice that of a regular lcd and 3 times more then a panasonic TH-42PV80H .
so tell me which would be better. the panasonic plasma produces a contrast of around 1800:1 where the sony and samsung lcd produce a contrast of around 2300 to 2500 which is more then the panasonic plasma.
so i suggest u get a lcd like the samsung series 5,or if u happen to buy in the grey market get urself a samsung series 6 or ask for series 7.do note samsung will soon officialy launch series 7,8 lcds in india.
Thanks for the knowledge Adder. I was one of those early bird morons who ended up buying the Samsung HD Ready CRT's for a grand 40k when it was launched here and after experiencing the high failure rates in both the TV and their home system, have made up my mind not to buy any more Samsung. Would really appreciate if you recommend any other leading brands with some specific models.
TechHead said:
well u could go for the 1080p version of the panasonic 42inch plasma TH-42PY800H which has black levels that of pioneer kuro.
@neoronin u could also go for the panasonic TH-42PY800H ,i dont know the market price,this model has more contrast then the present sony lcds and its also a FHD panel.but i am not that sure about its use for gaming since there is quite a lot of static images and it being a plasma which could cause a burn in.
Go without any thought for 1080p LCD only.LCD is light weight, consume less power, have a longer lifespan and does not have problem of screen burn which may be in plasma. I have seen two instances of plasma tv going fut.
Brand you can decide though samsung LCDs are not behind in any way from sony.
Brand you can decide though samsung LCDs are not behind in any way from sony.
adder said:
I am actually very happy with the way a simple request has yielded so many helpful replies. Based on your inputs, I have decided not to go for a Plasma. But somehow at the risk of spoiling my already gone four eyes, have decided to go for a 40/42 inch full HD LCD. Am going to shop around now [or wait till Diwali to get some offers] But damn particular about not going for Samsung though
neoronin said:I am actually very happy with the way a simple request has yielded so many helpful replies. Based on your inputs, I have decided not to go for a Plasma. But somehow at the risk of spoiling my already gone four eyes, have decided to go for a 40/42 inch full HD LCD. Am going to shop around now [or wait till Diwali to get some offers] But damn particular about not going for Samsung though
diwali will surely be a good time to buy lcds.
if u cannot afford the sony W series then the next best would be the sony V series.if u want to save some cash u can also buy in the grey market it will be atleast 10k to 15k cheaper.i myself and many have bought lcds in grey market ,since most of the manufactures provide only 1 year warranty so for me the huge price premium in showroom didnt justify,and before buying in the grey market i checked for dead pixels and backlight bleed,and it was perfect i spent 46k for my tv and in the showrooms it used to cost 63k.and most of my friends and relatives have all bought it in the greymarket no problems what so ever.
I have 2 doubts here. One is about the grey market interactions. Would you take the risk of investing so much money on a product without warranty?
And is there an international website from where you can purchase the LCD tv's which ship to India? And if so, are they dependable?
And is there an international website from where you can purchase the LCD tv's which ship to India? And if so, are they dependable?
neoronin said:
well once u check the lcd is working fine and it doesnt have any bad pixels and no backlight bleed,then u are good to go.if at all the lcd does go wrong within 1 year then u can always repair it since in lcds if something goes wrong it will mostly be with electronics and they change the entire circuit board which costs about 4000.and dont forget u will be saving around 10k at the least, when u buy from the grey market.
but chances of lcds going kaput is small and first tier manufactures like sony have a very high quality control.
as for as shipping it to india u will have to pay around $200 for shipping and they u will be taxed around 32% on the price of lcd and shipping.which makes it the same price as showroom minus warranty.