Panny plasma on the way out . What now ?

[ssjenkins]

Hi All ,

My 4 year old 42" TH42PX71E has just produced a nice little green line running down the middle of the screen . Looking around it seems to a common problem with the panel . I doubt if it's worth getting it repaired as it also has an intermittent problem during cold weather .

I'm not sure what's been going on over the last 5 years . I seem to remember the rule of thumb to be 0 -> 32 = LCD and 32+ -> = PLASMA .
Anyway , I now see that LED TVs are doing the rounds . Could anyone give me some suggestions on a replacement .

Thx in advance .

Sammy

[xanadu]

What size screen do you want?

Do you want 3D?

What's your budget?

[TonyO]

Make sure you get the 5 year warrantee, at least your get your moneys worth then.

[sparky_dog]

The LED ones are still LCD panels, only the backlights are LED instead of CCFL.

FIL recently swapped his 50" Panasonic Plasma for a 55" 3D Samsung LCD/LED... very impressive.

[ssjenkins]

Thanks guys . I'm just looking for something similar to what I have . No 3D . Budget will be around £800 .

Thanks for the advice .

Sammy

[pikkachu]

Using a 55'' Samsung LED. More than happy with it (so far)

[RABBY]

ssjenkins

Probely the best on the Market [ https://www.satpimps.co.uk/showthread.php?t=150155 ]


Just Bloody SUPER M8:king-041:

[xanadu]

LG 50PK590 is what I have, which is very good picture.

[ssjenkins]

Thx to all . At the moment there's only one thin line on the screen so I may just wait till it dies . Saying that I think I'll go for a LG next time .

Sammy

[RABBY]

ssjenkins

Thx to all . At the moment there's only one thin line on the screen so I may just wait till it dies . Saying that I think I'll go for a LG next time .

Sammy

LG ? IS Must say the one I HAVE[ You will not believe the picture Quality ] 3D IS Something ELSE ?I Waited Got what i want !!!!!!!!!!!!

Very HAPPY:respect-067:


Only 20mm THICK!!!!!

[john1000]

65" Panasonic plasma out now. Draws more power if left on standby, but the plasma screens are still the best.

[Blagi]

LG came out with the glassless 3D screen in Korea only, so far:

http://www.whathifi.com/news/korea-lg-launches-worlds-first-glassless-cinema-3d-monitor

Just announced by LG in Korea is the world's first glasses-free Cinema 3D monitor – and the company says it gives a taste of the company's commitment to a future where 3D TVs no longer need glasses to create stereoscopic images.
The 20in DX 2000 monitor, which sells for KRW1.29m (about £765), offers a solution to one of the major problems of such designs by using innovative eye-tracking technology to ensure the right pictures are sent to each 'channel'.
Conventional glasses-free 3D displays use a 'parallax barrier' system, in which a filter in front of the display – essentially a series of lenses, like a fresnel design – ensures each eye sees different pixels, thus creating the 3D image. That's all well and good, but even slight movements of the head or viewing position can cause the image to collapse into 2D, or just a blur.
LG's technology, which it describes as 'naked eye 3D' uses a web*****tyle device built into the display to track the position of the eyes, thus ensuring the correct images are sent to each eye by adjusting the angle and distance of the 3D image.
The company says it's the first to combine eye-tracking and parallax barrier technologies, and free viewers to move to different angles and positions without losing the 3D image.
The display also has a 3D switch function to convert 2D movies, pictures and games.
This announcement means LG now has a presence in each of the three 3D 'camps' – active shutter, passive (using its FPR technology and polarised glasses) and glasses-free –, and it says it hopes to secure a leading position in the emerging 'no-glasses' 3D market.
Si-hwan Park, Vice President of the Monitor Division at LG’s Home Entertainment Company, says that 'With a full line-up of 3D TVs, laptops, projectors and smartphones, LG Electronics is by far and away the industry leader in all things 3D.
'LG’s position has always been that 3D will and must eventually function without glasses. The D2000 is a look at what the future has in store.'
The DX2000 is now on sale in Korea, and will be coming to other markets (as the D2000) later this year.

[RABBY]

Still think i have the BEST


plasma [ IS NOT THE WAY TO GO ]

[keith mawer]

TO CHIP IN .... last year i spent days!!!!!! lloking at plasmas and lcd... ( led at the time was too expensive)..
I AM SO DAM pleased i got a lcd... i hate glass screans amd ghosting that plasmas can get,, ++++ the lcd is so much sharper . picture wise,,,
,mine is a lg.,.. just fab and oh!!!!! THE SUPPORT ON THE PHONE from lg ,, if you have a problem is fantastic

[Blagi]

I think the opposite, having a good plasma...

[RABBY]

Blagi

I think the opposite, having a good plasma...

Think you are well and Trully wrong m8[ I HAVE A PANNY PLASMA ]LG Latest LED ,tech is the best all Rounder [ 3D IS SUPER + INTERNET ]:respect-048:

[xanadu]

Try watching ITV2 Freeview on an LCD TV, then see it on a good plasma TV.

Plasma wins.

The picture is only as good as the source, and external decoders will usually be of superior quality picture than the built-in tuner.

[Blagi]

Response times, depth of colour (black), blah-blah... Plasma wins - always...

Plasma all-rounders exist, too, you know, Rabby...

DLNA, 3D, the works... And they are better!

For now...

[RABBY]

xanadu

Try watching ITV2 Freeview on an LCD TV, then see it on a good plasma TV.

Plasma wins.

The picture is only as good as the source, and external decoders will usually be of superior quality picture than the built-in tuner

Try watching on a LED TV [ Backlight TV ] Blows PLASMA:cheers2:


AS ALWAYS I HAVE THE BEST

[RABBY]

Blagi

PLASMA IS FINISHED [ SORRY ]