Some Plasma TV Advice Plz

[Darkatom]

I'm currently shopping for a new TV for my new place, my 32in sony that weighs about a 1000lbs is starting to show its age. I definitely have my eyes set on a plasma with a size of about 42in to 50in, as for 1080p I'm not really interested as I dont see my self owning a HD player for quite sometime. My budget is 2K tops. While searching thorugh the BB site I came across this one ( http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8254792&type=product&id=1169512771911) what do you guys think of it ? Advice welcome, thanks !

 

[joemama]

I was hoping it would be a Panny plasma when I clicked the link and it was! I've had my 42" Panny for over 3 years now and it has served me well. In my opinion (and many on avsforum) Panasonic plasmas are the best bang for the buck and are only bested by the more expensive Pioneer models. I intend to get a 50" 1080p set sometime in the near future but I'm not going to try and talk you out of buying 720p. 1080p will only be truly useful if you have plans of hooking up a pc (not a good idea with plasma anyway) and/or HD-DVD, Blu-ray movies. The fact is...1080p tv broadcasts are a long way in the future. To my eyes, a good 720p plasma will blow away even a high-end 1080p lcd when it comes to movies/tv watching.

 

[Darkatom]

Thats good to hear ! My sis has had her 42in 720p plasma for as long as yours and like wise its been going strong. This will be a living room tv and I dont plan to hook up a pc to it. The price this one is currently at is extremely attractive, so I'll make time to go check it out up close soon.

 

[Tekara]

I would go with the 1080p Panny set, either by dropping the screen size to 42" to meet your budget:
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-TH-...0?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1193106487&sr=8-1

or dropping a little more money:
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-TH-...0?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1193106487&sr=8-2

If you're going to drop the money, you might as well buy something that'll have some futureproofing to it. especially since it's not a big difference in money.

 

[Mindoculus]

you can also check out some of Sharp's Aquos LCD monitors. Their newer ones (92U with 120mhz refresh rate) may be too high budget-wise but last year's models don't disappoint either and they could save you some green.

 

[Darkatom]

Finally had some time to head over to BB and look at my choices first hand. I walked in with the intention of LOOKING at the 50in 720P Pansonic, but some how I walked out as a proud owner of a new Panasonic 1080P 50in Plasma .

 

[RadXge]

Featuring similar prices, the Pioneer Kuro PDP-5080HD (720P) pawns the Panasonic 1080p
My second choice in this price range is the Sony XBR4 LCD TV.

For 2K, you may be able to find the PDP-5080HD in the grey market...