Anyone seen the 1080p panasonic plasmas?

**FastRedPonyCar** · 11-20-07, 10:24 AM

My attention (due to size restraints) has shifted from the 50" DLP Samsungs to these 42" Plasmas by panasonic. Specifically, the TH-42PZ77U model.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1186004963573

Seems like a great TV. We didn't look at it when we were at best buy this weekend so I haven't seen it in person. The anti glare coating along with it's superior image quality vs lcd has me intrigued and it falls within our $1500 or less budget.

Lyme · 11-20-07, 06:27 PM

I'm curious what your going to use it for? Regular tv watching? Do you like watching a lot of football? Playing video games (sports in particular)?

**FastRedPonyCar** · 11-21-07, 07:11 AM

regular tv and movies. football on sundays occasionally but that's really it.

**lduguay** · 11-21-07, 07:29 AM

This one has a better PQ, but for 200$ more

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1177718059598

**FastRedPonyCar** · 11-21-07, 07:35 AM

It's only $1430 from amazon and the 42PZ77U is $1391.

What's the difference between the 2?

I notice just at first glance that the cheaper one has a 10,000:1 contrast ratio and the more expensive one has 5000:1

Isn't higher better?

**Rakeesh** · 11-21-07, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lduguay

This one has a better PQ, but for 200$ more

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1177718059598

That one is worse.

Lyme · 11-21-07, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FastRedPonyCar

regular tv and movies. football on sundays occasionally but that's really it.

The reasoning was because Plasma tvs still have issues with burn in (there is a thread on that around here somewhere), but as your not typically watching programs that cause the issues, it shoulden't be a problem.

**FastRedPonyCar** · 11-21-07, 01:53 PM

This one MAY be in our price range. It's the most expensive of the 3 types of their 42" plasmas. Any word on it?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1177718059598

**Rakeesh** · 11-21-07, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FastRedPonyCar

This one MAY be in our price range. It's the most expensive of the 3 types of their 42" plasmas. Any word on it?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1177718059598

The one in your first post looks the best so far. I haven't taken the time to look for the response times though. Usually I don't heed that spec. To me, anything below 10ms is good, and pretty much all TV's fall well below that these days.

**FastRedPonyCar** · 11-21-07, 02:30 PM

the main difference between them is that hte first one i listed has a 10000:1 contrast and the other 2 have 5000:1

**lduguay** · 11-21-07, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlphaWolf_HK

That one is worse.

Care to share?
I've seen both side by side and i prefer the PQ of the 700u.
The 700u has an anti-reflective screen, and the pz77u has an anti-glare coating (LCD like).
So anti-glare works better in bright rooms, anti-reflective is better for dark rooms.
Everybody knows that the contrast ratio rating is baloney.
The 700u has 4 speakers.. (Not really a deciding factor, as i usually leave them unpacked in the original box).

**lduguay** · 11-21-07, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlphaWolf_HK

The one in your first post looks the best so far. I haven't taken the time to look for the response times though. Usually I don't heed that spec. To me, anything below 10ms is good, and pretty much all TV's fall well below that these days.

Response time for a plasma screen?

11-20-07, 10:24 AM	#1
FastRedPonyCar Resident Tire Destroyer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 3,007	Anyone seen the 1080p panasonic plasmas? My attention (due to size restraints) has shifted from the 50" DLP Samsungs to these 42" Plasmas by panasonic. Specifically, the TH-42PZ77U model. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1186004963573 Seems like a great TV. We didn't look at it when we were at best buy this weekend so I haven't seen it in person. The anti glare coating along with it's superior image quality vs lcd has me intrigued and it falls within our $1500 or less budget. __________________ - Desktop - Core I7 D0 revision 920 @ 3.75 ghz - XSPC Rasa 750 RS240 H2o Cooling - EVGA GTX 680 @1325mhz - ASUS P6T Deluxe - 128 gig Crucial RealSSD C300 - 150 gig Velociraptor +2.75 Terrabytes of WD Sata 3.0 storage - 12 Gigs Mushkin DDR3 1600 - 910 watt PC P&C PSU - Saffire Pro 40 firewire audio interface w/ Adam A7 studio monitors - Corsair Obsidian 650D case - Win 7 Pro x64 - PCBank 2700 27" LED - Laptop - MSI 16F2-012 - i7 2630QM - GTX570m @ 750Mhz - 8 gigs HyperX 1866 - 120 gig OCZ Vertex 3 SSD- 750 gig Scorpio Black - BluRay - 95% Gamut Screen - IC Diamond goop

11-20-07, 06:27 PM	#2
Lyme Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,682	Re: Anyone seen the 1080p panasonic plasmas? I'm curious what your going to use it for? Regular tv watching? Do you like watching a lot of football? Playing video games (sports in particular)?

11-21-07, 07:11 AM	#3
FastRedPonyCar Resident Tire Destroyer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 3,007	Re: Anyone seen the 1080p panasonic plasmas? regular tv and movies. football on sundays occasionally but that's really it. __________________ - Desktop - Core I7 D0 revision 920 @ 3.75 ghz - XSPC Rasa 750 RS240 H2o Cooling - EVGA GTX 680 @1325mhz - ASUS P6T Deluxe - 128 gig Crucial RealSSD C300 - 150 gig Velociraptor +2.75 Terrabytes of WD Sata 3.0 storage - 12 Gigs Mushkin DDR3 1600 - 910 watt PC P&C PSU - Saffire Pro 40 firewire audio interface w/ Adam A7 studio monitors - Corsair Obsidian 650D case - Win 7 Pro x64 - PCBank 2700 27" LED - Laptop - MSI 16F2-012 - i7 2630QM - GTX570m @ 750Mhz - 8 gigs HyperX 1866 - 120 gig OCZ Vertex 3 SSD- 750 gig Scorpio Black - BluRay - 95% Gamut Screen - IC Diamond goop

11-21-07, 07:29 AM	#4
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11-21-07, 07:35 AM	#5
FastRedPonyCar Resident Tire Destroyer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 3,007	Re: Anyone seen the 1080p panasonic plasmas? It's only $1430 from amazon and the 42PZ77U is $1391. What's the difference between the 2? I notice just at first glance that the cheaper one has a 10,000:1 contrast ratio and the more expensive one has 5000:1 Isn't higher better? __________________ - Desktop - Core I7 D0 revision 920 @ 3.75 ghz - XSPC Rasa 750 RS240 H2o Cooling - EVGA GTX 680 @1325mhz - ASUS P6T Deluxe - 128 gig Crucial RealSSD C300 - 150 gig Velociraptor +2.75 Terrabytes of WD Sata 3.0 storage - 12 Gigs Mushkin DDR3 1600 - 910 watt PC P&C PSU - Saffire Pro 40 firewire audio interface w/ Adam A7 studio monitors - Corsair Obsidian 650D case - Win 7 Pro x64 - PCBank 2700 27" LED - Laptop - MSI 16F2-012 - i7 2630QM - GTX570m @ 750Mhz - 8 gigs HyperX 1866 - 120 gig OCZ Vertex 3 SSD- 750 gig Scorpio Black - BluRay - 95% Gamut Screen - IC Diamond goop

11-21-07, 01:53 PM	#8
FastRedPonyCar Resident Tire Destroyer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 3,007	Re: Anyone seen the 1080p panasonic plasmas? This one MAY be in our price range. It's the most expensive of the 3 types of their 42" plasmas. Any word on it? http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1177718059598 __________________ - Desktop - Core I7 D0 revision 920 @ 3.75 ghz - XSPC Rasa 750 RS240 H2o Cooling - EVGA GTX 680 @1325mhz - ASUS P6T Deluxe - 128 gig Crucial RealSSD C300 - 150 gig Velociraptor +2.75 Terrabytes of WD Sata 3.0 storage - 12 Gigs Mushkin DDR3 1600 - 910 watt PC P&C PSU - Saffire Pro 40 firewire audio interface w/ Adam A7 studio monitors - Corsair Obsidian 650D case - Win 7 Pro x64 - PCBank 2700 27" LED - Laptop - MSI 16F2-012 - i7 2630QM - GTX570m @ 750Mhz - 8 gigs HyperX 1866 - 120 gig OCZ Vertex 3 SSD- 750 gig Scorpio Black - BluRay - 95% Gamut Screen - IC Diamond goop

11-21-07, 02:30 PM	#10
FastRedPonyCar Resident Tire Destroyer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 3,007	Re: Anyone seen the 1080p panasonic plasmas? the main difference between them is that hte first one i listed has a 10000:1 contrast and the other 2 have 5000:1 __________________ - Desktop - Core I7 D0 revision 920 @ 3.75 ghz - XSPC Rasa 750 RS240 H2o Cooling - EVGA GTX 680 @1325mhz - ASUS P6T Deluxe - 128 gig Crucial RealSSD C300 - 150 gig Velociraptor +2.75 Terrabytes of WD Sata 3.0 storage - 12 Gigs Mushkin DDR3 1600 - 910 watt PC P&C PSU - Saffire Pro 40 firewire audio interface w/ Adam A7 studio monitors - Corsair Obsidian 650D case - Win 7 Pro x64 - PCBank 2700 27" LED - Laptop - MSI 16F2-012 - i7 2630QM - GTX570m @ 750Mhz - 8 gigs HyperX 1866 - 120 gig OCZ Vertex 3 SSD- 750 gig Scorpio Black - BluRay - 95% Gamut Screen - IC Diamond goop

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