FULL HD Bargain of the weekend

[I am Penguin]

You won't really notice the difference between 8ms, 5ms and 2ms....

And at R10k I'd rather get a Sony or a Samsung or even a Sinotech tbh

Sure? Go find the thread where Dolby actually explained the difference he saw between the standard and 100HZ versions before he made his final decission. Anyway it's all in the eye of the beholder.


That is realy not the only feature to be stuck on anyway, so people must check and compare the pakage as a whole. The LG Scarlet range is nothing to scoff at.


I personally like the new 600hz LG 60PG70 60" Plasma TV for about R30000.00. I will be keen on and upgrade so will watch the prices on this one.

60PG70

•60" Full HD 1080p Plasma TV
•Resolution 1920x1080p.
•1080P Source Input HDMI 60p/30p/24p Component 60p/30p/24p.
•1000000.1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio.
•Brightness (cd/m2) 1,000.
•600hz. Sub Field Driving (0.001ms Response Time).
•Displays 600 cuts of images per second.
•3x HDMI (version 1.3).
•USB 2.0 (Picture,Music, Video).
•SIMPLINK with HDMI.
•2 Tuner P-i-P.
•AV Mode - Allowing users to choose among movie, video game & sports modes
•Edge Frameless design.
•Invisible Speaker tuned by Mr. Mark Levinson.
•Clear Voice.
•XD engine.
•Swivel Stand (20/20)
•Colors Reproduction (R,G,B) 16Bit.
•Life Span (hr) 100,000Hrs.
•Aspect Ratio Correction - 7 Modes (16:9/Just Scan/Auto/4:3/14:9/Zoom1/Zoom2 ).
•Audio Output (Watts - THD 10%) 10W + 10W.
•Surround System SRS Trusurround XT.

 

[iceman23]

Was thinking about the LG 60" before I bought my Samsung 50". Just felt the features on the Samsung was way better than the LG as well that the Sammy looked better aesthetically.

 

[SaiyanZ]

For R10k you can get a 40" Samsung, 40" Sony or 47" Sinotech. All Full HD LCD. Choose one.

 

[matt loves telkom]

60''? is that the biggest you can get in retail stores?

 

[Dolby]

Sure? Go find the thread where Dolby actually explained the difference he saw between the standard and 100HZ versions before he made his final decission.

Yup - 50hz to 100hz is large pretty large.

On a PC monitor I can see the difference my old 19" 8ms and my 22" Samsung 2263 (dunno the refresh is though ...).

Add on topic, any one go to the AV expo this weekend at Sandton Convention centre? They had quite a few specials there :

A friend bought (albeit, old model) Sony Bravia Full HD 40" at R8,500.00

 

[rodga]

yep i was there
had to go back today cos they called and told me i was one of the finalists for the 100k home theatre competion
left with nothing...

 

[iceman23]

60''? is that the biggest you can get in retail stores?

Nope you can get a 63" Sammy Plasma but it costs about R55K. The 60" LG costs 30K.

Also, Game has the 50" full HD plasma (B550) for 15K if anyone is interested. There is a part of me that thinks that maybe I should have gone for this instead of the B650. (In terms of price)

 

[TYR]

I think the one I bought a year ago was the B550 ... was R30K then.

Could not live with it, picture was just too bad at that price range ... took it back.

 

[iceman23]

Plasma? It was probably the A550. The B550 was only released this year. "2009 model".

The B650 is really great. It has a really good picture engine. I was just not sure it was worth the extra 7K but I still love it.

 

[TYR]

Yeah, sorry, was a PS50A550 FullHD plasma. Returned it, paid in R10K and got a KURO ... best R10K I ever spent.

 

[Dolby]

I have a 46" B650 ... it is pretty wow

I never saw the A series, but reviews but them at pretty far apart quality wise.

 

[Zerocool09]

anyone bougth the new listed LG 60PG70 60" for R30K ? I am keen ... sounds like a good deal ! saw a demo of it and the DSTV HD channel was on, WOW ! amazing !

 

[iceman23]

Was looking at that. Went for the sammy 50" 650 instead. Looks a very good deal though.

 

[Zerocool09]

howzit guys ...

well, all i can say ... if you have money to waste, to it on a LG 60PG70FR 60" !

i got a very good deal ...

bought that big tv, with dstv HD, free bracket and HDMI cable ... and all i can say ... watching blu ray movies on my ps3 ... picture perfect ....

honestly, the only plasma that beats any LCD anyday !

i am over the moon ...

it feels like the movies, in my house, lol !

i am giving it 2 thumbs up !

 

[ToxicBunny]

Where did you get it from and how much?

 

[rodga]

sony 40x450 for 15k
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=201096

 

[adsl3g]

i think ull notice the extra 3" before u notice the response time

totally agree - I am looking to up my 37" to a 42" LCD. Not decided on brand yet but looking around.

 

[rodga]

check the link in the post above yours ...

 

[Zerocool09]

A quick question, if someone can help me ... what is the distance required for optimal viewing with a 60" ?

secondly ... with DSTVHD ... i understand that only 1 or 2 channels are in HD, but wont the rest be upscaled automatically when you use your HD pvr ?

Example, when you play ps3, you can have a rca cable, a S-video cable, and then a HDMI cable. the format stays the same, but i gets better and better with every cable upgrade ...

please advise ...

 

[ToxicBunny]

60" would by abotu 3m as a rough thumbsuck I reckon....

Only 1 channel on DSTV is in HD.. the rest are upscaled, but they're still in 4:3 aspect ratio so will look strange, plus you can only upscale a certain amount.. the picture quality will still be crap in comparison to real HD feed.