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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 18 October 2010, 14:14:32
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-TX-P42S20B-42-inch-Widescreen-Freeview/dp/B0039SLYH8
Overall....I feel that plasma is better. This television has received many excellent customer reviews.
The best price I've found is from Dixon's at £539.99 including free delivery.....But Mrs Optimist has looked on the internet and found a voucher code for £20 off....making it.....£519.99.
Can anybody get this model for less? Let me know...... I'm going to order it today. :y :y :y :y :y
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Looks like a good price to me :y Couldn't see it cheaper anywhere that I know of, either.
Now you have me looking .. why is it the only >60" sets are the '3D Ready' ones, which I don't really want.
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Grief the size of that TV! You must either live in a mansion or be on the dole!
;D ;D ;D
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Sounds like you've picked yourself a good set there Opti & I can't find it cheaper anywhere else with free Del. either! :y
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Grief the size of that TV! You must either live in a mansion or be on the dole!
;D ;D ;D
1st one, I have seen the gardens. ::)
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Id need another room just for that! great price.
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John Lewis sell it for £599....£80 more ......with a(FREE....but not really ;D) 5 years guarantee.........Is that worth another £80?.. :y :y :y
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John Lewis sell it for £599....£80 more ......with a(FREE....but not really ;D) 5 years guarantee.........Is that worth another £80?.. :y :y :y
I bought a 46" Panasonic in January, Bought it becuase of the 5 Year warranty, was dreading the price coming down with a bump but they actually went up in price.
Nice TV's though. :y
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John Lewis sell it for £599....£80 more ......with a(FREE....but not really ;D) 5 years guarantee.........Is that worth another £80?.. :y :y :y
I bought a 46" Panasonic in January, Bought it becuase of the 5 Year warranty, was dreading the price coming down with a bump but they actually went up in price.
Nice TV's though. :y
How much is a five year warranty worth ....Skrunts?...
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Richer Sounds sell the 5yr warranty for £50 I think.. John Lewis give it to you for free.
Edit: FWIW I didn't buy the extended warranty on my LG Plasma.. *touches wood*
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Shame its an inferior plasma panel
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Good job its a superior plasma panel
Fixed that there for you.
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Good job its a superior plasma panel
Fixed that there for you.
Made it incorrect you mean, plasma is an inferior technology and the contrast story is a load of bull for real world viewing.
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Hmm...Doesn't John Lewis do a 'Price Match' deal? It would be the best of all worlds if they did Opti :)
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Hmm...Doesn't John Lewis do a 'Price Match' deal? It would be the best of all worlds if they did Opti :)
Worth a try.....thanks Phil.. :y
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Hmm...Doesn't John Lewis do a 'Price Match' deal? It would be the best of all worlds if they did Opti :)
JOHN LEWIS:
"We match the Online & Shop prices of our High Street Competitors" :y :y :y :y
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great choice Opti :y :y
now then, original Star Wars Trilogy on Blu-Ray, close the curtains switch off the lights and wonder why on earth anyone wouldn't buy a plasma 8-)
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Hmm...Doesn't John Lewis do a 'Price Match' deal? It would be the best of all worlds if they did Opti :)
JOHN LEWIS:
"We match the Online & Shop prices of our High Street Competitors" :y :y :y :y
I gave them a bell Phil.....Dixons are internet only.........and everything must be.... comparable.....including warranty /guarantee...sadly.. :-/ :-/ :-/......never mind... :y
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Good job its a superior plasma panel
Fixed that there for you.
Made it incorrect you mean, plasma is an inferior technology and the contrast story is a load of bull for real world viewing.
Depends what you watch (or it did), my 1.5yr old Panny plasma outperformed the LCD's around it hands down when watching fast moving action. I suspect that LCD has caught up now but I bet Plasmas still haven't killed off the screen burn which was their biggest negative point.
To the OP, try to check out both from different angles looking for reflection, I remember when I bought mine that the higher models had an anti-glare screen coating, it makes a significant difference.
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Hmm...Doesn't John Lewis do a 'Price Match' deal? It would be the best of all worlds if they did Opti :)
JOHN LEWIS:
"We match the Online & Shop prices of our High Street Competitors" :y :y :y :y
I gave them a bell Phil.....Dixons are internet only.........and everything must be.... comparable.....including warranty /guarantee...sadly.. :-/ :-/ :-/......never mind... :y
Odd. Aren't Dixons also on the high street? Sounds like an online price of a high street competitor to me.
Having said that, I wouldn't fancy entrusting anything to Dixons after-sales support so you made the right choice. :-X
Kevin
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Dixons rebranded all their high st shops to Currys, I think that brand only exists online and in airports now.
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Hmm...Doesn't John Lewis do a 'Price Match' deal? It would be the best of all worlds if they did Opti :)
JOHN LEWIS:
"We match the Online & Shop prices of our High Street Competitors" :y :y :y :y
I gave them a bell Phil.....Dixons are internet only.........and everything must be.... comparable.....including warranty /guarantee...sadly.. :-/ :-/ :-/......never mind... :y
Odd. Aren't Dixons also on the high street? Sounds like an online price of a high street competitor to me.
Having said that, I wouldn't fancy entrusting anything to Dixons after-sales support so you made the right choice. :-X
Kevin
Not any more, that brand is only online. Its now Currys.digital which is there high street shop, which of course is totally different brand and image ::) ;D
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great choice Opti :y :y
now then, original Star Wars Trilogy on Blu-Ray, close the curtains switch off the lights and wonder why on earth anyone wouldn't buy a plasma 8-)
You giant geek :P
Wouldn't catch me doing that... Honest. :-[ ;D ;D
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Not any more, that brand is only online. Its now Currys.digital which is there high street shop, which of course is totally different brand and image ::) ;D
Oh, well. Goes to show what the probability is that I'd even remotely consider buying anything there. ;)
Kevin
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Good job its a superior plasma panel
Fixed that there for you.
Made it incorrect you mean, plasma is an inferior technology and the contrast story is a load of bull for real world viewing.
Bah, rubbish, plasma is far superior in "picture quality" IMO. I don't care about superior switching speeds and 50 gazillion to 1 contrast ratios or what ever the details are, the picture with LCD is, to my eyes, rubbish, not one of the top end lcd's looked right in the bigger sizes.....maybe my eyes only work with plasma perhaps? ;)
And afaict the new 3d tv's seem to be going with plasma koz LCD can't cope. :P. (I haven't looked into that much tbh :-X)
Anyway 42 inch plasma in the bedroom, 50 inch plasma in the lounge. :y
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Not any more, that brand is only online. Its now Currys.digital which is there high street shop, which of course is totally different brand and image ::) ;D
Oh, well. Goes to show what the probability is that I'd even remotely consider buying anything there. ;)
Kevin
Did somebody say Currys? ;D...... Where's the door..... :D
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a friend recently bought one of thesde monsters 63 inch 3d samsung ....
http://www.dixons.co.uk/gbuk/samsung-ps63c7000-63-full-hd-3d-ready-plasma-tv-05270729-pdt.html
i was cynical, till i went round lat week and watched a few things on it...
but jeeez it's the price of a half decent miggy....
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/|\ see, plasma. :y
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Well, I'm keeping my superior CRT for a while yet. ::)
;)
Kevin
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Shame its an inferior plasma panel
Only Plasmas I have seen which I thought were good were the late Pioneer ones.
I have seen some bad ones as well
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Well.....the time for talking is finished......I've ordered it....£519.99.
Mrs Optimist used her Nectar card and went through to Dixon's via Nectar.com.....so this gave us 2076 nectar points as they are offering 4 per £ at the moment.....I think this is worth about another tenner.
So I think I've done a good deal.
You can be sure that next week somebody..... somewhere will be selling this television for £400.....Oh well that's life. ;D ;D :y :y :y :y :y
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Shame its an inferior plasma panel
Only Plasmas I have seen which I thought were good were the late Pioneer ones.
I have seen some bad ones as well
Yes those Pioneer panels were very well thought of.
If plasma does it for you - splendid - as far as I'm concerned they're too heavy, run too hot and consume too much energy for me.
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a friend recently bought one of thesde monsters 63 inch 3d samsung ....
http://www.dixons.co.uk/gbuk/samsung-ps63c7000-63-full-hd-3d-ready-plasma-tv-05270729-pdt.html
i was cynical, till i went round lat week and watched a few things on it...
but jeeez it's the price of a half decent miggy....
£200? Not bad.
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a friend recently bought one of thesde monsters 63 inch 3d samsung ....
http://www.dixons.co.uk/gbuk/samsung-ps63c7000-63-full-hd-3d-ready-plasma-tv-05270729-pdt.html
i was cynical, till i went round lat week and watched a few things on it...
but jeeez it's the price of a half decent miggy....
£200? Not bad.
Agree there Steve.
Would they double up and allow 3D to be used via a suitable graphics card on a computer, would make a nice monitor for my bedroom and double as a tv. ::)
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Shame its an inferior plasma panel
Only Plasmas I have seen which I thought were good were the late Pioneer ones.
I have seen some bad ones as well
Yes those Pioneer panels were very well thought of.
If plasma does it for you - splendid - as far as I'm concerned they're too heavy, run too hot and consume too much energy for me.
LCD sets offer a great static picture Zulu...but they are very poor when it comes to dealing with movement.....that's my subjective opinion anyway... :y:y
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-TX-P42S20B-42-inch-Widescreen-Freeview/dp/B0039SLYH8
Overall....I feel that plasma is better. This television has received many excellent customer reviews.
The best price I've found is from Dixon's at £539.99 including free delivery.....But Mrs Optimist has looked on the internet and found a voucher code for £20 off....making it.....£519.99.
Can anybody get this model for less? Let me know...... I'm going to order it today. :y :y :y :y :y
Try this one... You get a warantee worth the paper its printed on too...
http://www.johnlewis.com/230911082/Product.aspx?SearchTerm=TX-P42S20B £599 with 5 year warantee...
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Shame its an inferior plasma panel
Only Plasmas I have seen which I thought were good were the late Pioneer ones.
I have seen some bad ones as well
Yes those Pioneer panels were very well thought of.
If plasma does it for you - splendid - as far as I'm concerned they're too heavy, run too hot and consume too much energy for me.
LCD sets offer a great static picture Zulu...but they are very poor when it comes to dealing with movement.....that's my subjective opinion anyway... :y:y
I would certainly respect that Opti and am happy that you have been sorted out. 8-) :y
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Try this one... You get a warantee worth the paper its printed on too...
http://www.johnlewis.com/230911082/Product.aspx?SearchTerm=TX-P42S20B £599 with 5 year warantee...
;D ;D ;D Splendid.
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I would not buy a plasma without getting a 5 year warranty.
I had 2 plasmas and they both died within 3 years of purchase - the warranty paid off both times.
I don't like LCD so now have an LED backlit set which I'm pleased with. The 46" LED model consumes only a third of the power that the plasma did - so that also helps.
Proper LED is the ideal but still a few years off.
Just my views - but as this place is full of opinions then why not add mine also?
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Good job its a superior plasma panel
Fixed that there for you.
Made it incorrect you mean, plasma is an inferior technology and the contrast story is a load of bull for real world viewing.
Bah, rubbish, plasma is far superior in "picture quality" IMO. I don't care about superior switching speeds and 50 gazillion to 1 contrast ratios or what ever the details are, the picture with LCD is, to my eyes, rubbish, not one of the top end lcd's looked right in the bigger sizes.....maybe my eyes only work with plasma perhaps? ;)
And afaict the new 3d tv's seem to be going with plasma koz LCD can't cope. :P. (I haven't looked into that much tbh :-X)
Anyway 4.2 inches in the bedroom, 50 inch plasma in the lounge. :y
Not sure what that has to do with TV.s but its a brave thing to admit in public Chris. :y :D ;D ;D ;D
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Good job its a superior plasma panel
Fixed that there for you.
Made it incorrect you mean, plasma is an inferior technology and the contrast story is a load of bull for real world viewing.
Bah, rubbish, plasma is far superior in "picture quality" IMO. I don't care about superior switching speeds and 50 gazillion to 1 contrast ratios or what ever the details are, the picture with LCD is, to my eyes, rubbish, not one of the top end lcd's looked right in the bigger sizes.....maybe my eyes only work with plasma perhaps? ;)
And afaict the new 3d tv's seem to be going with plasma koz LCD can't cope. :P. (I haven't looked into that much tbh :-X)
Anyway 4.2 inches in the bedroom, 50 inch plasma in the lounge. :y
Not sure what that has to do with TV.s but its a brave thing to admit in public Chris. :y :D ;D ;D ;D
;D I had to go back and check what I'd written then ;D :D
20 inch tube in the kitchen ! ;)