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Originally Posted by gksunil  Yesterday saw an ad for Panasonic 42" LCD full HD for 55,000/- and 42" Full HD plasma for 65,000/-. I thought plasmas were cheaper. Any comments on panasonic LCD? |
As per manufacturing cost goes Plasma is costlier to manufacture for same specification as compared to LCD. This is the main reason Plasmas are abandoned in favor of LCD by all major manufacturers including Panasonic. Plasmas were cheaper in market for some time possibly due to inventory clearance of older models.
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Originally Posted by zaks I have been thinking of getting myself a flat panel from some time but didn't have the time and money to be serious. Anyway this festival season I feel we can get the best bargains, what with recession and inventory clear up for new year. So I went around yesterday to various showrooms to have a look and this is what I found-
I saw the LCDs from Samsung, LG, Sony and Panny. And Bravia is good but many other have caught up with them since I saw last time. I can't remembers the models since they all have some LH/TH/LS blah blah numbers.
There was this LG PS series which was looking quite excellent. The Samsung (some model) was also ok and surprisingly the Panny (some x9) was equally good as the best there though it was kind of not kept well. The other thing was that it's colors were vibrant and the viewing angle was the best of the whole lot, even expensive ones.
I just looked at the basic specs but not too much since I think how it appeals to me when I view them live is what matters most than the actual specs.
I also went to other showroom where they had this Panny 32x9 with Panny 42c10 and they both were fantastic.
Now coming to the prices the 32" ones which I am primarily interested were all prices around 30k-35k for HD versions. The Panny LCD is at the lower end of the price band though it is as good as others in picture quality so that makes it a great bargain.
I would have liked to go for the 42c10 which was quoted at 44k and it looked fabulous but felt it's a little too big for me and I am not too much of a TV viewer. But there was this 37" FHD Panny LCD which is going for 44k which will be the perfect size.
So my question is how much is Full HD a necessity for me , beacuse it costs a full 10K more?
My viewing is mostly Sports, Discovery, Natgeo and maybe some Movies once in a while. Do Tata sky or Dish warrant a fuHD?
It's all LCD rage out there and the only plasma was one model of LG and Panasonic ones but they were not gathering much attention. The Bravias are the most expensive LCD, are they worth so much ? |
Strictly speaking only BlueRay Discs warrants FullHD as of today in India, There is no FullHD satellite transmission today but situation may change very soon. So you have a choice buy a cheaper TV and change it later once you really have compelling need; but then that would always be an expensive affair so why not go for FullHD if difference is small.
Bravia is overpriced IMHO, premium pricing policy of Sony , Personally I do not see any reason for commanding such a premium but again buyers are willing to pay so why not.
I would suggest to look at something other then Sony.