42" Panny or 42" Samsung

[RHINES4]

I want to get a new tv and my choices are down to a 42" Panny or Samsung both are plasma and 720P. I mainly watch sports and my new blu ray. What do you think? thanks

[reider]

Originally Posted by RHINES4

I want to get a new tv and my choices are down to a 42" Panny or Samsung both are plasma and 720P. I mainly watch sports and my new blu ray. What do you think? thanks

Do not waste your money on 720P! What's your budget?

[daisuke149]

panny of course. no question

[reider]

Originally Posted by daisuke149

panny of course. no question

Its not so trivial.

[dperrone]

I would go for a 1080P tv, I have all Samsung's in my house and a Pioneer Plasma. So I do like Samsung, BUT I have been told by a few people and a few Best Buy/Magnolia guys that the new Panasonic Plasma's are second only to Pioneer. I have been told on a few occasions that "if you can't afford a Pioneer plasma or it is not in your budget then to get a Panasonic Plasma. So if you are buying plasma I would always go Pioneer first (no question) but would probably give the Panasonic the nod over the Samsung. All my Samsung's are LCD's or DLP so I am not sure about the Sammy Plasma

this is just my opinion

[Guinness7]

I have a 1080p 42 Panny plasma and I am very happy with it. Check the 1080 out they are not that much more.

[DetroitSportsFan]

1080p Panasonic plasma. See my sig.

[all_blu_man]

Go with the panasonic plasma. The samsungs still have a little problem with burn-ins and i know this because i work in audio/video dept in a electronic store(cannot tell which one).

[digibob]

1080p Panny. Forget 720p. Wait for the newer Viera 2008 models. Their Picture is Amazing.

[WickyWoo]

Plasma Panasonic all the way

LCD Samsung

[RHINES4]

Thanks guys, I have no real budget. Is 1080P really that much better than 720P? I have read where 42" and under doesn't really matter. thanks again!

[WaRe]

Panny all the way.

[Johnny Vinyl]

At 42" you'd be wasting your money on a 1080p. Get a 720p and with the money you saved, invest in a better Home Theatre set-up.

As far as which plasma to buy, all I can say is I love my Panasonic 42". Pioneer is considered the best (by many), but I can't justify the difference in price.

Samsung is a really well-respected brand for both plasam and LCD, and I don't think you'd go wrong in choosing either one. Look for a good deal, but remember...at 42"....don't waste your money on a 1080p.

[crxvtec]

1st thing 1st, get a 1080p if you are going to watch blueray and excpect to get the most from it. they are not that much more especially if budget has some flexibility. 2nd, I bought a 46 lcd samsung tv at 120htz for 1800. It was a one day promo at frys electronics( so they said). I was strictly plasma untill this TV came along for that price. The panny tvs I saw were great but the sammys looked noticley better. Thats just my opinion. BTW, the new sammy is sweet.
BTW, i have been reading the forums for awhile and this is the question that made me join. I try to buy as many movies as possible and i am informing everybody where I work (iwork at a hotel & over 150 co-workers in my department) that has heard but dont quite get what it all is. GO bluray

[RHINES4]

Originally Posted by digibob

1080p Panny. Forget 720p. Wait for the newer Viera 2008 models. Their Picture is Amazing.

When will they be out?

[ground chuck]

Originally Posted by crxvtec

1st thing 1st, get a 1080p if you are going to watch blueray and excpect to get the most from it. they are not that much more especially if budget has some flexibility. 2nd, I bought a 46 lcd samsung tv at 120htz for 1800. It was a one day promo at frys electronics( so they said). I was strictly plasma untill this TV came along for that price. The panny tvs I saw were great but the sammys looked noticley better. Thats just my opinion. BTW, the new sammy is sweet.
BTW, i have been reading the forums for awhile and this is the question that made me join. I try to buy as many movies as possible and i am informing everybody where I work (iwork at a hotel & over 150 co-workers in my department) that has heard but dont quite get what it all is. GO bluray

did you get the 4671?

[gearyt]

Originally Posted by RHINES4

Thanks guys, I have no real budget. Is 1080P really that much better than 720P? I have read where 42" and under doesn't really matter. thanks again!

Depends on a lot of factors... the weak link thing. If a restricted budget is not a factor, easy decision 1080P !!

P A N A S O N I C P L A S M A !!!!!!...

[reider]

Originally Posted by John72953

At 42" you'd be wasting your money on a 1080p. Get a 720p and with the money you saved, invest in a better Home Theatre set-up.

As far as which plasma to buy, all I can say is I love my Panasonic 42". Pioneer is considered the best (by many), but I can't justify the difference in price.

Samsung is a really well-respected brand for both plasam and LCD, and I don't think you'd go wrong in choosing either one. Look for a good deal, but remember...at 42"....don't waste your money on a 1080p.

I guess, you're trying to justify your own 720P purchase...
Unless your viewing distance is more then 8 feet, you WILL see a big difference between 42" 720P and 1080P. Period.

[RHINES4]

Would it be better to purchase a 1080P LCD or 720P Plasma?

[chan1490]

Panasonic....I have one and it is great.

I never hear too much about Samsung plasma's....they are more into LCD's.