After much deliberation I have decided to purchase a Plasma instead of LCD.
I had pretty much had my heart set on the Pioneer 428XD, however I am seriously tempted to go with the new Panasonic PZ70 thus saving myself around £5-600. As with any purchase of AV I trust my own eyes and ears. However a little advice and opinion of others always helps! I will be keeping the TV for at least the next 5 years.
I viewed both the Pioneer and the Panasonic at the weekend. Both were running thorough a Pioneer Blueray player, I was overwhelming impressed with both. Unfortunately the two sets were not side by side and I was therefore unable to have a perfect comparison. For some reason I was slightly swayed towards the Pioneer. Has anyone seen the two sets side by side?
I want to purchase a TV that will be as future proof as possible. I note the Panasonic only has v1.2 HDMI thus not accepting the future releases of HD formats (Im sure these will be available within the next couple of years) is this a major drawback? The power consumption also worries my slightly. The plus points, as I see them, are that the Panasonic is a full HD and accepts 24fps which as I understand helps with motion judder, is that correct?
I havent seen what the quality of SD is like on either of the sets I would appreciate comments from anyone that has. I will be getting Sky HD but of course most programming will be in SD.
Would appreciate comments on the above. Should I pay the extra £600 and go for 428XD? Should I wait for six months and get next gen of Panasonics with 1.3 HDMI etc etc ? I never though buying a new TV could be such a dilemma!
I had pretty much had my heart set on the Pioneer 428XD, however I am seriously tempted to go with the new Panasonic PZ70 thus saving myself around £5-600. As with any purchase of AV I trust my own eyes and ears. However a little advice and opinion of others always helps! I will be keeping the TV for at least the next 5 years.
I viewed both the Pioneer and the Panasonic at the weekend. Both were running thorough a Pioneer Blueray player, I was overwhelming impressed with both. Unfortunately the two sets were not side by side and I was therefore unable to have a perfect comparison. For some reason I was slightly swayed towards the Pioneer. Has anyone seen the two sets side by side?
I want to purchase a TV that will be as future proof as possible. I note the Panasonic only has v1.2 HDMI thus not accepting the future releases of HD formats (Im sure these will be available within the next couple of years) is this a major drawback? The power consumption also worries my slightly. The plus points, as I see them, are that the Panasonic is a full HD and accepts 24fps which as I understand helps with motion judder, is that correct?
I havent seen what the quality of SD is like on either of the sets I would appreciate comments from anyone that has. I will be getting Sky HD but of course most programming will be in SD.
Would appreciate comments on the above. Should I pay the extra £600 and go for 428XD? Should I wait for six months and get next gen of Panasonics with 1.3 HDMI etc etc ? I never though buying a new TV could be such a dilemma!