3 year old 42in Panasonic, whats it worth?
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okgo said:
andy3781 said:
As it's an HD Ready only TV you wont see the benefit of blur ray anyway so i'd say £225 all in tops. Most of that being for the player rather than the tv
Can you explain this? I think you're wrong.the human eye lacks the visual acuity to tell the differance between 1080i and 1080p
The chassis on that Panny was excellent and will give you a picture on BD at least equal
to most modern day 1080p LCD/LED sets, with more accurate black levels and Vastly more
superior motion handling.
tdm34ds said:
okgo said:
andy3781 said:
As it's an HD Ready only TV you wont see the benefit of blur ray anyway so i'd say £225 all in tops. Most of that being for the player rather than the tv
Can you explain this? I think you're wrong.the human eye lacks the visual acuity to tell the differance between 1080i and 1080p
HereBeMonsters said:
tdm34ds said:
okgo said:
andy3781 said:
As it's an HD Ready only TV you wont see the benefit of blur ray anyway so i'd say £225 all in tops. Most of that being for the player rather than the tv
Can you explain this? I think you're wrong.the human eye lacks the visual acuity to tell the differance between 1080i and 1080p
Oh! and a third thing that's just come to mind, what size screen are you watching?
Edited by tdm34ds on Sunday 23 January 15:15
I meant its an "HD ready" Tv meaning it'll only accept HD sources and not display them. So having a Blu Ray player is neither here nor there and it would just as good if you were putting a dvd player through it connected via a component input. If it were a Full HD set then it would be different case as you would be able to see the extra lines output from the blu ray.
tdm34ds said:
HereBeMonsters said:
tdm34ds said:
okgo said:
andy3781 said:
As it's an HD Ready only TV you wont see the benefit of blur ray anyway so i'd say £225 all in tops. Most of that being for the player rather than the tv
Can you explain this? I think you're wrong.the human eye lacks the visual acuity to tell the differance between 1080i and 1080p
Oh! and a third thing that's just come to mind, what size screen are you watching?
I'd say it's just about as noticable as watching a 720p upscaled.
andy3781 said:
I meant its an "HD ready" Tv meaning it'll only accept HD sources and not display them. So having a Blu Ray player is neither here nor there and it would just as good if you were putting a dvd player through it connected via a component input. If it were a Full HD set then it would be different case as you would be able to see the extra lines output from the blu ray.
I have that TV. Could you explain why a blue ray looks much much better than a DVD? andy3781 said:
I meant its an "HD ready" Tv meaning it'll only accept HD sources and not display them. So having a Blu Ray player is neither here nor there and it would just as good if you were putting a dvd player through it connected via a component input. If it were a Full HD set then it would be different case as you would be able to see the extra lines output from the blu ray.
It will display HD at 720p/ 1080i, which as others have said is more than enough for complete clarity on a 42 at 'normal' viewing distance... There is a subjective view that it's still not quite as 'good' as having a Full HD panel due to up/ downscaling issues (especially on the Panny HD ready panels as they have odd pixel counts of 1024x768 I think), but the Blu Ray experience will still be very enjoyable!Perhaps we should answer the OP's question, huh? I sold a two and a half year old Panny plasma for about £300 (it was a 37" non-HD version) a couple of years back when prices were still high for plasma kit. Now you could get a brand new one for not much more. I'd say £350 for the telly and blu ray? £400 tops.
Half what you can find a price on a current 42X20, and the BR player - probably £50 tops.
Being honest, any saving you make, could be a false economy.
If it was a V10, then it'd be worth taking a punt on, but I'd say he'd struggle to get £300 for the pair, even on eBay, especially with the fees.
Have a look on AV Forums, and see if anyone's sold one relatively recently - that'd give you and him an idea as to where the market is now.
Being honest, any saving you make, could be a false economy.
If it was a V10, then it'd be worth taking a punt on, but I'd say he'd struggle to get £300 for the pair, even on eBay, especially with the fees.
Have a look on AV Forums, and see if anyone's sold one relatively recently - that'd give you and him an idea as to where the market is now.
B1G GK said:
A mate has offered me his 3 year old Viera (TH42PX80B) and Blu Ray player,
He's said make me an offer, what are they worth?
Ebay and the like aint being much help.
Can you get a chance to try it in a quiet room to make sure it doesn't have the Panasonic buzz? Also some people don't get on with the screen flicker.He's said make me an offer, what are they worth?
Ebay and the like aint being much help.
If both of those are OK then it's a superb TV for general TV watching.
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