What's the go-to TV these days now Panny have binned plasma?
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t in comparison. Sadly the market is ruled today by Samsung, LG, Sony and some excellent Philips TV's.
Panasonic seem to be waiting to see if OLED is the next bog thing but in Japan 8K is on the cards making many 4K screens obsolete because 8K broadcasting is coming in 2016.....both BBC and Sky are very serious about 8K. LED TV's are improving but not quite unto where the plasma's were in 2012/13.
How big a screen and what is your budget?
Panasonic seem to be waiting to see if OLED is the next bog thing but in Japan 8K is on the cards making many 4K screens obsolete because 8K broadcasting is coming in 2016.....both BBC and Sky are very serious about 8K. LED TV's are improving but not quite unto where the plasma's were in 2012/13.
How big a screen and what is your budget?
belleair302 said:
Sadly the market is ruled today by Samsung, LG, Sony and some excellent Philips TV's.
Panasonic seem to be waiting to see if OLED is the next bog thing but in Japan 8K is on the cards making many 4K screens obsolete because 8K broadcasting is coming in 2016.....both BBC and Sky are very serious about 8K. LED TV's are improving but not quite unto where the plasma's were in 2012/13.
How big a screen and what is your budget?
Any news on how they intend to broadcast 8k given they can't even deliver 4k over the air?Panasonic seem to be waiting to see if OLED is the next bog thing but in Japan 8K is on the cards making many 4K screens obsolete because 8K broadcasting is coming in 2016.....both BBC and Sky are very serious about 8K. LED TV's are improving but not quite unto where the plasma's were in 2012/13.
How big a screen and what is your budget?
There are new 4k blu ray players coming but I can't so how anything with more bandwidth than HD can be viable for Sky and the BBC.
Blaster72 said:
belleair302 said:
Sadly the market is ruled today by Samsung, LG, Sony and some excellent Philips TV's.
Panasonic seem to be waiting to see if OLED is the next bog thing but in Japan 8K is on the cards making many 4K screens obsolete because 8K broadcasting is coming in 2016.....both BBC and Sky are very serious about 8K. LED TV's are improving but not quite unto where the plasma's were in 2012/13.
How big a screen and what is your budget?
Any news on how they intend to broadcast 8k given they can't even deliver 4k over the air?Panasonic seem to be waiting to see if OLED is the next bog thing but in Japan 8K is on the cards making many 4K screens obsolete because 8K broadcasting is coming in 2016.....both BBC and Sky are very serious about 8K. LED TV's are improving but not quite unto where the plasma's were in 2012/13.
How big a screen and what is your budget?
There are new 4k blu ray players coming but I can't so how anything with more bandwidth than HD can be viable for Sky and the BBC.
It's more likely the BT and Virgin will be first to make the jump, solely because they have the cables.
If the Japanese broadcaster NHK believe that for the 2020 Olympics they can compress the live feed successfully to deliver a high quality image across the nation then 8K will happen in Europe. The technology in compression and bandwidth is changing annually so never say never. Why do Sky and the BBC not deliver more 4K broadcasts and its not because of bandwidth issues nor camera technology?
belleair302 said:
If the Japanese broadcaster NHK believe that for the 2020 Olympics they can compress the live feed successfully to deliver a high quality image across the nation then 8K will happen in Europe. The technology in compression and bandwidth is changing annually so never say never. Why do Sky and the BBC not deliver more 4K broadcasts and its not because of bandwidth issues nor camera technology?
I can't see the point, if you compress it that much you'll end up with a crappy picture anyway (relatively speaking) defeating the purpose of 4K content.Will enough people actually buy big enough tv sets to make having 4k content worthwhile? HD seems to be pretty good as it is.
Blaster72 said:
belleair302 said:
If the Japanese broadcaster NHK believe that for the 2020 Olympics they can compress the live feed successfully to deliver a high quality image across the nation then 8K will happen in Europe. The technology in compression and bandwidth is changing annually so never say never. Why do Sky and the BBC not deliver more 4K broadcasts and its not because of bandwidth issues nor camera technology?
I can't see the point, if you compress it that much you'll end up with a crappy picture anyway (relatively speaking) defeating the purpose of 4K content.
8k is miles away. 4k is mostly pointless for domestic size screens - you need to be up above 80" from a reasonable viewing distance. My 1080p ZT plasma craps all over current 4k models because resolution after a certain point is far less important than black levels, contrast and dynamic range.
In my eyes it is still Panasonic, until 4K OLED becomes affordable.
I bought my 50" GT60 around march, and it took me ages to find one as I had left it late by then (all manufacturing had stopped by Jan). Chances of finding one in a shop now are slim to none. Back in March every place I had phones had had a dozen or more people that week calling for the same thing, and display sets with hundreds of hours set to 'shop' mode were being sold for full retail such was the demand. Things have calmed down a bit now, so you may get lucky. However my vote would be to get a nearly new one from the classified on the AV Forums. Most Panasonic plasmas were sold with a 5 year (transferable) warranty so that should give you some piece of mind. You might be able to bag yourself a bit of a bargain to boot.
I bought my 50" GT60 around march, and it took me ages to find one as I had left it late by then (all manufacturing had stopped by Jan). Chances of finding one in a shop now are slim to none. Back in March every place I had phones had had a dozen or more people that week calling for the same thing, and display sets with hundreds of hours set to 'shop' mode were being sold for full retail such was the demand. Things have calmed down a bit now, so you may get lucky. However my vote would be to get a nearly new one from the classified on the AV Forums. Most Panasonic plasmas were sold with a 5 year (transferable) warranty so that should give you some piece of mind. You might be able to bag yourself a bit of a bargain to boot.
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