whats the best plasma tv available?

[cdblu]

http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/16...t-of-the-year/

the pioneer elite pro fhd1 won product of the year. can anyone tell me if there is a better one currently available?

im looking for best pq and im willing to spend up to 10grand

[Gremal]

The pioneer you mention is still king. If I was buying today, I'd get that one. Still using my 3rd gen pioneer I bought five years ago.

[sokrman14]

Very much agreed. Stick with that one. The panasonic is a 65" 1080P for about 10k as well. From this point on it just depends on size when you are looking at 1080p plasmas. There are only a few out there so you gotta look.

[TBoneCapone]

....but from all accounts I heard Plasma's do not last as long as LCD's. Do you know if this is true or not?

[sokrman14]

Kind of true. LCD's last about 30 years, that is called their half life when they lose half of their brightness. Plasma have a half life of about 20 years. So not much of a difference. You will likely go through 2-3 TV's through that time anyways.

[Maximus]

Pioneer still make the best Plasma TVs.

[gvortex7]

Originally Posted by cdblu

http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/16...t-of-the-year/

the pioneer elite pro fhd1 won product of the year. can anyone tell me if there is a better one currently available?

im looking for best pq and im willing to spend up to 10grand

I have an insiders opinion on this matter since I look at plasma tv's, among other technologies, all day long at work.

The two best brands in plasmas are without a doubt Pioneer and Panasonic, with Pioneer maybe slightly having an edge since that's all they manufacture as far as televisions are concerned. Meaning they put all their resources in designing the best possible plasma technology available today. Panasonic on the other hand is the best selling plasma brand in the world, so they're no slouches in the quality department either. With that said, I would urge you to wait about 3 more months until Philips releases their long awaited 63" 1080P plasma tv, which judging from the specs will be a beast to contend with. AND!
Get this, it will sell for less the $5000 if what they said at CES is true. I wouldn't rush into buying one just yet, you might find yourself spending half the dough you originally set out to spend.

[Blackraven]

Hopefully Pioneer can release a HDMI 1.3 plasma set within this year.

As well as improve on power consumption and black levels.

[ascian]

funk panasonic and fuuuuuuuuuuuunk phillips. panasonic was rated in consumer reports so all the yuppies went out and bought them 2005 was definitely their year cause of that and pricing, but they are not that impressive. phillips... if you buy a phillips tv there's just no helping you. pioneer is the best. period, exclamation point, end of discussion.

[HDJK]

Originally Posted by ascian

funk panasonic and fuuuuuuuuuuuunk phillips. panasonic was rated in consumer reports so all the yuppies went out and bought them 2005 was definitely their year cause of that and pricing, but they are not that impressive. phillips... if you buy a phillips tv there's just no helping you. pioneer is the best. period, exclamation point, end of discussion.

Somebody needs to cut back on that sugar

[Rup_Muk]

What about "bang for the buck"? And - what about for folks that don't want to invest more than $1K for a 1080p set? For some reason, $1K seems to have become the new "affordability cutpoint" for consumer electronics.

Rup.

[Gremal]

Originally Posted by Rup_Muk

What about "bang for the buck"? And - what about for folks that don't want to invest more than $1K for a 1080p set? For some reason, $1K seems to have become the new "affordability cutpoint" for consumer electronics.

For what's out there now, I think you have no business concerning yourself with 1080p when your budget is $1k. Maybe in a year or two. Just find the best 720 display in your budget.

[biggquis]

Finally coming to the point where I may have to get rid of my 65" Samsung. It was the last plasma Samsung made. Got it just before my wedding 8 years ago. Set is still perfect and never had any issues. Just upgraded my game room set, so that TV will be going in the living room where the plasma is. Don't really have space in the master bedroom for the big guy, unfortunately. I'd love to mount it somewhere, but the wife is being weird about it

[Emoto]

Originally Posted by biggquis

Finally coming to the point where I may have to get rid of my 65" Samsung. It was the last plasma Samsung made. Got it just before my wedding 8 years ago. Set is still perfect and never had any issues. Just upgraded my game room set, so that TV will be going in the living room where the plasma is. Don't really have space in the master bedroom for the big guy, unfortunately. I'd love to mount it somewhere, but the wife is being weird about it

Is it 3D?

I'd be tempted to take it off your hands if you are near Massachusetts.

[biggquis]

Originally Posted by Emoto

Is it 3D?

I'd be tempted to take it off your hands if you are near Massachusetts.

Unfortunately it isn't

[Emoto]

Bummer.

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by Emoto

Bummer.

If you're looking for a 3D TV, check out ebay. Ebay has some listings for 3D TVs for sell by third party sellers. Ebay may be the only place where you can get one.

[Emoto]

Originally Posted by slimdude

If you're looking for a 3D TV, check out ebay. Ebay has some listings for 3D TVs for sell by third party sellers. Ebay may be the only place where you can get one.

Thanks for the tip. I am not really looking for one; my old Panasonic is still performing well. This was more the case of if one was going to fall into my lap, I would pick it up.

[Partyslammer]

Originally Posted by slimdude

If you're looking for a 3D TV, check out ebay. Ebay has some listings for 3D TVs for sell by third party sellers. Ebay may be the only place where you can get one.

Better option especially if you live in a major city is Craigslist. I wanted a back-up for my Panny VT50 65" (which is still running fine) so I've picked up two Panasonic (55" & "65) VT30s and a 65" ZT60 all near-new with super low hours in the past couple years for $350 - $600 cash. All came with at least 2 3D glasses and the 65VT30 came with 4. Aside from what I consider these all decent deals, I was able to demo them when I picked them up myself. That and I didn't have to worry about any shipping issues... unless I somehow screwed up doing it myself (which I didn't).

[Twm1988]

Originally Posted by americancaptain

Pioneer has no comparison but I had a Samsung 43" and it worked really good, no complaint about it. The resolution, brightness, everything was awesome.

I think the last couple years of Panasonic VT/ZT my have outdone the Pioneer's plasma's in most area's... plus, the last year or two Panasonics will be easier to find on the used market and will be 3-4 years newer than the latest Pioneer you could find.

I would go with one of the Panny's, if someone wanted to purchase a plasma these days.