Is now a good time to buy a Panasonic plasma?
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So, I need another new television. 50" plasma it is. It will be Panasonic 50GT or 50VT. 4K LED or HD-OLED are just too new and expensive.
The trick is that I don't need this new television for another 2 or probably 3 months. So should I buy it now, while stocks are available, or should I wait and risk stock depletion? Will prices get slashed to clear old stock when they get end of lifed, or will they go up as the cognoscenti seek out the last few best ever plasmas?
The trick is that I don't need this new television for another 2 or probably 3 months. So should I buy it now, while stocks are available, or should I wait and risk stock depletion? Will prices get slashed to clear old stock when they get end of lifed, or will they go up as the cognoscenti seek out the last few best ever plasmas?
Best screen out there at the moment, tempted to pull the trigger myself (55vt65)but there are a few scary stories with image retention/burn, I know it's a trait of plasmas but I do have sky sports news on a lot also I do a fair bit of gaming.
Other contender on the LCD side is the sony w905 but that's not without its faults.
Thankfully my 2005 pioneer is still holding on for dear life!
Other contender on the LCD side is the sony w905 but that's not without its faults.
Thankfully my 2005 pioneer is still holding on for dear life!
With my selling head on, Panasonic are currently out of stock of GT60s (both sizes) with a small chance of one more batch to come
sometime in December, Stocks of ST/VT/ZT are available but sometime in December by my reckoning they'll have dried up.
So in my honest opinion i'd move sharpish.......
sometime in December, Stocks of ST/VT/ZT are available but sometime in December by my reckoning they'll have dried up.
So in my honest opinion i'd move sharpish.......
Patch1875 said:
Best screen out there at the moment, tempted to pull the trigger myself (55vt65)but there are a few scary stories with image retention/burn, I know it's a trait of plasmas but I do have sky sports news on a lot also I do a fair bit of gaming.
Other contender on the LCD side is the sony w905 but that's not without its faults.
Thankfully my 2005 pioneer is still holding on for dear life!
Easily sorted, just give the set an easy time for the first couple of weeks and after that be sensible with the settings avoiding dynamic Other contender on the LCD side is the sony w905 but that's not without its faults.
Thankfully my 2005 pioneer is still holding on for dear life!
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tdm34 said:
Patch1875 said:
Best screen out there at the moment, tempted to pull the trigger myself (55vt65)but there are a few scary stories with image retention/burn, I know it's a trait of plasmas but I do have sky sports news on a lot also I do a fair bit of gaming.
Other contender on the LCD side is the sony w905 but that's not without its faults.
Thankfully my 2005 pioneer is still holding on for dear life!
Easily sorted, just give the set an easy time for the first couple of weeks and after that be sensible with the settings avoiding dynamic Other contender on the LCD side is the sony w905 but that's not without its faults.
Thankfully my 2005 pioneer is still holding on for dear life!
modes
One of the best tv's I have ever bought was a panasonic p50st30 just two years ago. A mate of mine liked it so much he badgered me to buy it, after I saw the p50gt60b I gave in very quickly.
I'm two days into using this absolutely fantastic plasma and at £1149 with a 5 year guarantee from richer sounds I'm a very happy chappy. From conversations with the store, there won't be many (if any) plasmas left from panasonic at all in the new year.
Hope you get what you're looking for
I'm two days into using this absolutely fantastic plasma and at £1149 with a 5 year guarantee from richer sounds I'm a very happy chappy. From conversations with the store, there won't be many (if any) plasmas left from panasonic at all in the new year.
Hope you get what you're looking for
Patch1875 said:
tdm34 said:
Patch1875 said:
Best screen out there at the moment, tempted to pull the trigger myself (55vt65)but there are a few scary stories with image retention/burn, I know it's a trait of plasmas but I do have sky sports news on a lot also I do a fair bit of gaming.
Other contender on the LCD side is the sony w905 but that's not without its faults.
Thankfully my 2005 pioneer is still holding on for dear life!
Easily sorted, just give the set an easy time for the first couple of weeks and after that be sensible with the settings avoiding dynamic Other contender on the LCD side is the sony w905 but that's not without its faults.
Thankfully my 2005 pioneer is still holding on for dear life!
modes
tdm34 said:
With my selling head on, Panasonic are currently out of stock of GT60s (both sizes) with a small chance of one more batch to come
sometime in December, Stocks of ST/VT/ZT are available but sometime in December by my reckoning they'll have dried up.
So in my honest opinion i'd move sharpish.......
Thanks all.sometime in December, Stocks of ST/VT/ZT are available but sometime in December by my reckoning they'll have dried up.
So in my honest opinion i'd move sharpish.......
I should have been more clear in my OP; I already have a number of Panasonic plasmas (including a 65VT) so I don't need confirmation that these are great screens. I just need to buy another one and was wondering if it was better to buy now or wait.
tdm34's response was the kind of thing I was looking for...supply is becoming constrained so it's time to source one I think.
I have an old (9 years) panasonic plasma, and a number of people (who have purchased s
te 40" lcd) comment on the picture quality, and ask if I have a new tv. This normally tends to happen when streaming a kids film like Planes or something. The colours just pop, are sharp with no bleed and the blacks/grey are not stepped.
You cannot go wrong with a panny plasma, I also game on mine and have had a bit of retention, but no burn in at all ever.
te 40" lcd) comment on the picture quality, and ask if I have a new tv. This normally tends to happen when streaming a kids film like Planes or something. The colours just pop, are sharp with no bleed and the blacks/grey are not stepped.You cannot go wrong with a panny plasma, I also game on mine and have had a bit of retention, but no burn in at all ever.
tdm34 said:
With my selling head on, Panasonic are currently out of stock of GT60s (both sizes) with a small chance of one more batch to come
sometime in December, Stocks of ST/VT/ZT are available but sometime in December by my reckoning they'll have dried up.
So in my honest opinion i'd move sharpish.......
I can't comment on how quick they'll sell, but can vouch for the VT65 as an ownership proposition.sometime in December, Stocks of ST/VT/ZT are available but sometime in December by my reckoning they'll have dried up.
So in my honest opinion i'd move sharpish.......
I bought the 55" version from TDM above and love it on Sky HD. Just waiting for the weekend when I can get a full fat 1080p Blu-Ray on it.
Awesome!
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