Latest plasma TVs

[Covenant]

Has anyone bought a plasma recently and if so what do you think of it compared to LCD?
My Pioneer plasma is now about 6 years old and still going strong but it uses a lot of juice. The latest ones seem to only consume about 100 watts.

[Clive]

You might want to compare with LED, not necessarily LCD. We got a 32" Philips smart TV recently for £330. It knocks spots off our 5 year old Panasonic LCD. It's not even close....

[Covenant]

We have a cheap LED in the bedroom, it's ok, nothing special. The Sharp Elite is the one to go for I believe. Expensive though.

[Clive]

I've not done an extensive survey, we just compared sets in John Lewis, got a good deal and are really happy. In fact anyone who sees the TV picture is impressed and say there TV is nowhere near as good. I'm sure there's better but given the price it's very good indeed, so much better than was possible a few years ago. However the sound isn't great, bass is good but the mid is spitty. It seems most TVs need sound bars nowadays.

[realysm42]

I've not done an extensive survey, we just compared sets in John Lewis, got a good deal and are really happy. In fact anyone who sees the TV picture is impressed and say there TV is nowhere near as good. I'm sure there's better but given the price it's very good indeed, so much better than was possible a few years ago. However the sound isn't great, bass is good but the mid is spitty. It seems most TVs need sound bars nowadays.

Given most people care about aesthetics more than anything, the form follows function and thus, sound on TV is always pretty horrible. I've never heard someone say "the sound on my TV is great!".

[Covenant]

I have never used the built in speakers, always had it connected to an AV system. My subwoofer is 1250 watts!

[Clive]

I have never used the built in speakers, always had it connected to an AV system. My subwoofer is 1250 watts!

That explains why my room shakes here near Altrincham!

[slate]

Given most people care about aesthetics more than anything, the form follows function and thus, sound on TV is always pretty horrible. I've never heard someone say "the sound on my TV is great!".

You should go in to a Bang & Olufsen dealer to have a listen then

[Ammonite Audio]

You might want to compare with LED, not necessarily LCD. We got a 32" Philips smart TV recently for £330. It knocks spots off our 5 year old Panasonic LCD. It's not even close....

I've just been looking at these new Philips sets too - after much gazing at moving objects etc, it was clear that the £399 one is way better than Samsungs, LGs etc at the same price level.

Something in me is hoping for OLED sets of 32" or similar to be produced for sensible money, eg not massive 55" sets at Premiership Footballer prices. I'll probably be hoping for some time!

[slate]

100 W... is that on standby? ;-)

The new 2013 Panasonics have not been tested yet

Numbers from a test of the VT50 - factory versus calibrated

Standby 0.3 W 0.3 W
SD+HD 173 W 181 W
3D 232 W 225 W

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