General help for newbie required - LCD/LED/Plasma?
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Sorry to crash the thread, but I've been having similar thoughts over recent weeks, except I couldn't cope with a 50" screen.
I've so far resisted a flat screen TV of any type, for a few reasons - a 28" CRT TV that works perfectly well despite it being 13 years old, a house full of kids who do their best to wreck it, and we've not got any HD sources other than my media player, and that plays fine over scart anyway, and a lack of free cash coupled with a dislike of buying stuff on finance.
Now I may be getting a new TiVo (fingers crossed), and happen to have some spare cash on hand. I've read this forum enough to get the general view that panasonic is probably going to be recommended, but which one should I go for? Is this worth going for, or would I be better going for an LCD screen instead?
Content sources will be:
Given the fact that it will be mounted on a cabinet as opposed to a wall mount, and will be within touching distance of the kids, should I avoid a plasma as I understand they can get a bit hot?
Sorry for the newb type questions.
I've so far resisted a flat screen TV of any type, for a few reasons - a 28" CRT TV that works perfectly well despite it being 13 years old, a house full of kids who do their best to wreck it, and we've not got any HD sources other than my media player, and that plays fine over scart anyway, and a lack of free cash coupled with a dislike of buying stuff on finance.
Now I may be getting a new TiVo (fingers crossed), and happen to have some spare cash on hand. I've read this forum enough to get the general view that panasonic is probably going to be recommended, but which one should I go for? Is this worth going for, or would I be better going for an LCD screen instead?
Content sources will be:
- Wii (Scart)
- TiVo (HDMI)
- DVD Player (Scart)
- Media Player (HDMI)
Given the fact that it will be mounted on a cabinet as opposed to a wall mount, and will be within touching distance of the kids, should I avoid a plasma as I understand they can get a bit hot?
Sorry for the newb type questions.
aclivity said:
Sorry to crash the thread, but I've been having similar thoughts over recent weeks, except I couldn't cope with a 50" screen.
I've so far resisted a flat screen TV of any type, for a few reasons - a 28" CRT TV that works perfectly well despite it being 13 years old, a house full of kids who do their best to wreck it, and we've not got any HD sources other than my media player, and that plays fine over scart anyway, and a lack of free cash coupled with a dislike of buying stuff on finance.
Now I may be getting a new TiVo (fingers crossed), and happen to have some spare cash on hand. I've read this forum enough to get the general view that panasonic is probably going to be recommended, but which one should I go for? Is this worth going for, or would I be better going for an LCD screen instead?
Content sources will be:
Given the fact that it will be mounted on a cabinet as opposed to a wall mount, and will be within touching distance of the kids, should I avoid a plasma as I understand they can get a bit hot?
Sorry for the newb type questions.
If I was you I'd go for a Plasma as they will stand far more abuse than LCD/LED & it won't be hot enough to harm the Kids, maybe warm but no chance of skin sticking to it!I've so far resisted a flat screen TV of any type, for a few reasons - a 28" CRT TV that works perfectly well despite it being 13 years old, a house full of kids who do their best to wreck it, and we've not got any HD sources other than my media player, and that plays fine over scart anyway, and a lack of free cash coupled with a dislike of buying stuff on finance.
Now I may be getting a new TiVo (fingers crossed), and happen to have some spare cash on hand. I've read this forum enough to get the general view that panasonic is probably going to be recommended, but which one should I go for? Is this worth going for, or would I be better going for an LCD screen instead?
Content sources will be:
- Wii (Scart)
- TiVo (HDMI)
- DVD Player (Scart)
- Media Player (HDMI)
Given the fact that it will be mounted on a cabinet as opposed to a wall mount, and will be within touching distance of the kids, should I avoid a plasma as I understand they can get a bit hot?
Sorry for the newb type questions.
You should get a decent 1080 50" for 600-1000 so smaller you will be looking at less (but not much less)
Try looking at LG's as well as the Panasonics.
While there may be many reasons why people prefer plasma I don't think getting burnt is really an arguement. 
Just got ourselves a 46" LG LCD which is very good!
Depending upon your love of sound, worth checking that the set has an audio out facility (not all do although most have earphone sockets so you can run phono adapters from that).
Yet to find a flat screen that provides decent sound quality - even the top end Lowe sets aren't that good. So running the sound through Hi-Fi amp makes a big difference.
Depending upon your love of sound, worth checking that the set has an audio out facility (not all do although most have earphone sockets so you can run phono adapters from that).
Yet to find a flat screen that provides decent sound quality - even the top end Lowe sets aren't that good. So running the sound through Hi-Fi amp makes a big difference.
ClassicMercs said:
Plotloss said:
Panasonic 50V20 if you don't want 3D, 50VT20 if you do.
+1StevieBee said:
Yet to find a flat screen that provides decent sound quality - even the top end Lowe sets aren't that good. So running the sound through Hi-Fi amp makes a big difference.
Interesting you say that - I bought a 50" Pioneer 1080 Kuro back in March 2008 and it came in a kit with the side mounted speakers and I must say I think they are excellent. I run everything through an amp anyway though anyway 
!MRSNEAK said:
ClassicMercs said:
Plotloss said:
Panasonic 50V20 if you don't want 3D, 50VT20 if you do.
+1Panasonic make HTIB systems too...
OldSkoolRS said:
Plotloss said:
Panasonic make HTIB systems too...
Arrrggghh! HTIB are spawn of the devil. 
If we can get every PHer to buy a Panasonic plasma on picture quality grounds, can we not also get everyone to buy a proper separates system on sound quality grounds as well? 
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