42" Samsung HD ready sale

[Stevie G]

which make?

 

[Rosaudio]

Sinotech?

 

[Stevie G]

not to bad, but i prefer plasma over Low Class Display

 

[Rosaudio]

LCD > Plasma

Always

 

[Stevie G]

plasma has always dominated the big screens

lcd's is only now slowly catching up to plasma screens.

plasma you get a better picture quality and value for money
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[dudleygb]

Smurfatefrog : I know we've had this argument before.... and we're entitled to each others opinions but 1024x768 is a 4:3 aspect ratio resolution, that is an undeniable fact.

1024 / 768 = 1.333333333333 ---- 4 / 3 = 1.333333333333

1280 / 720 = 1.777777777778 ---- 16 / 9 = 1.777777777778

If the pixels aren't "square" then its doing massive image manipulation to get a 16:9 image displayed even vaguely correctly.

exactly so, I bought an oolllldd sony plasma some years back and its 720p ie 1280x720, and my suggestion is to get at least a 720p panel if not 1080p (full HD). It plays all full HD content prefectly, but really, just pay the extra 2k and get a full HD panel. I saw someone was selling a 42" full HD plasma for 8999.

Obviously, if you only buy 720p now, even though it will play blu ray and full HD, you wont get the full HD experience. However, with DVD, avi and other lower quality media, it plays a lot nicer on the 720p, its just logical. If you do go full HD, DO NOT play anything less than 720p on it, cause it just looks crap. If u buy HD, play HD on it!!!

 

[dudleygb]

plasma has always dominated the big screens

lcd's is only now slowly catching up to plasma screens.

plasma you get a better picture quality and value for money
:erm::erm::erm:

this is not true, absolutely NOTHING beats playing a blu ray or full HD media on a full HD lcd, its perfect!!!! The plasma's arent as bright, the LCD's have surpassed the plasmas and LCD/LED is becoming the standard. Saying that though, plasmas have become excellent value for money and when I bought my plasma, I could buy a bigger plasma for the same price as a smaller lcd. I preferred going for the size. In short, if you are looking for a great FULL HD panel at a steal, plasma is perfect. I've had mine for almost 5 years and its still good as new.

 

[Stevie G]

Dude

SA is way behind the world when it comes to technology. Blu Ray HD equipment is still new here and too expensive for the average Joe.by next year blu ray and hd goodies will become gradually cheaper, but it would be a waste in buying full hd now.

Its almost like buying a Lamborgini and driving on our 120km freeways

Ek is ook nie MAn van Staal wat elke pixel kan raak sien nie.

 

[iceman23]

this is not true, absolutely NOTHING beats playing a blu ray or full HD media on a full HD lcd, its perfect!!!! The plasma's arent as bright, the LCD's have surpassed the plasmas and LCD/LED is becoming the standard. Saying that though, plasmas have become excellent value for money and when I bought my plasma, I could buy a bigger plasma for the same price as a smaller lcd. I preferred going for the size. In short, if you are looking for a great FULL HD panel at a steal, plasma is perfect. I've had mine for almost 5 years and its still good as new.

lol. here are tests done by professionals. Media myths that LCD is better. Top qualitys plasma like Pioneers, Panasonics and even Samsungs now are superior to LCD. Look at the stats if you dont believe me. LED is not OLED. LED is just the LED backlit versions of LCD and still dont match up to top quality Plasma's IMO

http://technabob.com/blog/2009/07/14/plasma-vs-lcd-tv-test/

http://www.displaymate.com/LCD_Plasma_ShootOut.htm

 

[ToxicBunny]

Pretty much nothing on the market matches up to top quality Plasma's, but almost nothing matches the price of a top quality plasma either...

In a similar price brakcet, the LCD usually is better than the equivalent Plasma in terms of price/performance.

 

[TYR]

I love how most people think 1080p is the most important spec on a TV

You have to be closer than 2.5 meters to spot the difference between a Pioneer PDP-508XG (1366x768) and the LX (1080p) model. These are 50 inchers. This is on a side by side comparison and with a paused picture ... the moment you let the Blu-Ray play it becomes almost impossible to see any difference. Put these TV's in separate rooms and view from 3 meters and you will not be able to tell which is which. The HD-ready 508 also takes a 1080p signal (very few 768p sets do), so this side by side comparison is possible feeding both panels the same signal.

Almost every other spec on a TV makes a very noticeable difference. Black level, STATIC contrast ratio, colour correctness, image processing. One million perfectly rendered pixels will give you a much better experience than 2 million badly rendered pixels. Why do you think there is such a huge price difference between a Sony S-series and the W-series, they use the same panels.

If you play xbox/ps3 90% of the time, get an LCD. If you watch TV in a very brightly lit area then LCD is a good option. They have improved viewing angles on LCD's significantly, but even the best Sony XBR8, XBR9 with local dimming backlit LED still gives you a very noticeable colour shift for any off axis viewing (that for me is a deal breaker). If you have a light controlled room or watch SD content a lot, then plasma is definitely your best option. R7K for this Samsung is a steal, do not be put off by it being HD ready. On 42" 1080p will not give you anything better for Blu-Ray's.

I bought a Samsung fullHD 50" plasma last year, but I believe Samsung was just too eager to get a 1080p plasma out, because all consumers just looked at that one number. It had false contouring problems, motion judder and overall IMO just bad image processing. Colours were good and black level was OK. I took that set back and paid in R10K for the 508XG (HD ready), and that is definitely the best R10K I have ever spent. I have not seen another TV that even comes close to the picture quality of the KURO. ... OK, wait the Panasonic V10 and Z1 does come very close.

 

[Stevie G]

what i don't understand is why would ppl buy a screen bigger then 32 inch for gaming.are you faking blind or something.for gaming the best screen would be a 32 inch full hd lcd. anything other then gaming your best bet would be plasma for overall picture qaulity and price range.wherever i go, does not matter the size if its 42 inch up to 65 inch the plasmas rape the lcd's IMHO.

stop being a Low Class Display fan

 

[dudleygb]

Dude

SA is way behind the world when it comes to technology. Blu Ray HD equipment is still new here and too expensive for the average Joe.by next year blu ray and hd goodies will become gradually cheaper, but it would be a waste in buying full hd now.

Its almost like buying a Lamborgini and driving on our 120km freeways

Ek is ook nie MAn van Staal wat elke pixel kan raak sien nie.

agreed, but if none of that was an issue, then my money is still on LCD as far as picture brightness and quality goes. Then again, not sure if the new plasmas are even better?

 

[dudleygb]

lol. here are tests done by professionals. Media myths that LCD is better. Top qualitys plasma like Pioneers, Panasonics and even Samsungs now are superior to LCD. Look at the stats if you dont believe me. LED is not OLED. LED is just the LED backlit versions of LCD and still dont match up to top quality Plasma's IMO

http://technabob.com/blog/2009/07/14/plasma-vs-lcd-tv-test/

http://www.displaymate.com/LCD_Plasma_ShootOut.htm

well, there we go, i stand to be corrected. I've always loved and defended my old sony plasma anyhows, I guess I just got more reasons to hold onto it for another 5 years

 

[LancelotSA]

For the average Joe, this screen is adequate w.r.t. specs,picture quality, inputs,etc.

You are totally right with that comment. If I were to get an LCD or plasma it would be to replace my current, and old, CRT TV. Pretty much anything will be an upgrade.

A larger screen would be good but I have no need for full HD etc etc etc. I want to be able to watch regular DSTV, not have the people on the screen look squashed, and have decent colour. Nothing else really matters.

So yeah, we all have our own needs and the constant knocking of anything not full HD just makes it more difficult for us "average Joe's" to use any of the information provided on here.

 

[LancelotSA]

I love how most people think 1080p is the most important spec on a TV

You have to be closer than 2.5 meters to spot the difference between a Pioneer PDP-508XG (1366x768) and the LX (1080p) model. These are 50 inchers. This is on a side by side comparison and with a paused picture ... the moment you let the Blu-Ray play it becomes almost impossible to see any difference. Put these TV's in separate rooms and view from 3 meters and you will not be able to tell which is which. The HD-ready 508 also takes a 1080p signal (very few 768p sets do), so this side by side comparison is possible feeding both panels the same signal.

Almost every other spec on a TV makes a very noticeable difference. Black level, STATIC contrast ratio, colour correctness, image processing. One million perfectly rendered pixels will give you a much better experience than 2 million badly rendered pixels. Why do you think there is such a huge price difference between a Sony S-series and the W-series, they use the same panels.

If you play xbox/ps3 90% of the time, get an LCD. If you watch TV in a very brightly lit area then LCD is a good option. They have improved viewing angles on LCD's significantly, but even the best Sony XBR8, XBR9 with local dimming backlit LED still gives you a very noticeable colour shift for any off axis viewing (that for me is a deal breaker). If you have a light controlled room or watch SD content a lot, then plasma is definitely your best option.

You see now these sort of comments are actually useful. Giving real life scenarios and explaining why a certain screen is preferred. Thanks.

 

[placebo]

This argument whether Full HD led against HD ready Plasmas have gone on and on.There are so many threads regarding this argument it is now becoming laughable.If I was to use my TV for XBox or playing Blue Ray DVD's then buy an LCD .For normal SD tv viewing buy a plasma.Third option buy what suits your eyes best,what you enjoy as picture quality and what suits your needs is the set to buy.Not all of us drive Merc's,BMW'S Audi's Or Ferrari's.