Best Plasma for £800?

devilkazuya · 22 Apr 2009 at 09:55

I am looking to spend around £800 maximum for a plasma very soon and been looking around online. Seems that pioneer and panasonic screens are favoured. Any particular model I should buy from shops? I would prefer a 42inch kind of size

will be using this for gaming with a PS3 too so response time etc I prefer to be good

Music Man · 22 Apr 2009 at 10:11

devilkazuya said:
I am looking to spend around £800 maximum for a plasma very soon and been looking around online. Seems that pioneer and panasonic screens are favoured. Any particular model I should buy from shops? I would prefer a 42inch kind of size

will be using this for gaming with a PS3 too so response time etc I prefer to be good

I would go for Panasonic or Samsung if you have £800 to spend , saying that i tested a 50 inch Samsung plasma out on my PS3 yesterday , it was amazing for blu ray , to tell you the truth i cannot play games very well on a large screen , my 26 is perfect

lcd screens have good response time these are good for gaming , i know of a few sets that have some smearing

Beware of screen burn , but i guess if you look after your plasma you will be o.k , not sure if this is such a big issue these days with the new new panels , it would not put me off buying a plasma anyway . . .

lunarwolf · 23 Apr 2009 at 14:05

at that price range you really need to only consider panassonic imo. or if you can double your budget get a kuro while they're here

Music Man · 23 Apr 2009 at 21:52

lunarwolf said:
at that price range you really need to only consider panassonic imo. or if you can double your budget get a kuro while they're here

Panasonic i agree

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devilkazuya · 24 Apr 2009 at 16:48

I want it to be 1080p screen, so is there a good panasonic plasma for my £800 budget? are plasma screens good response time wise compared to LCDs?

Nick1881 · 24 Apr 2009 at 17:27

If you can find a Panasonic TH42PZ80 they are 1080p but they no longer make it so you might struggle to find one.

Alty · 26 Apr 2009 at 03:27

mr_x_plosion said:
If you can find a Panasonic TH42PZ80 they are 1080p but they no longer make it so you might struggle to find one.

Seconded, I have one and you cannot get a better TV for the money. Good news is that after a quick look you can get one for £829.99 from the rainforest - £729.99 for a reconditioned one if you are strapped for cash.

Don't delay, just get one while you can! I use if for Xbox 360 and HD-DVDs as well as PS3 and Blu Rays and also as a 42" monitor for the PC (a lil bit overkill but still sweet as hell!

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Killajaz · 28 Apr 2009 at 13:19

Another vote for Panasonic. Apart from Pioneer, there is no contest. I have the PZ85 and it is simply amazing.

PZ80 can be had sub 800. PZ85 is a bit more.

buckeejit · 28 Apr 2009 at 20:34

have had 2 Panasonic Plasma's in the past 4 years and one of those if because I gave one to my mum. Not a problem out of any of them and they still working as good as the first day I got them

martink · 28 Apr 2009 at 21:07

PZ80 sounds decent. I may have to invest, getting fed-up of looking for a TV.

Any probs gaming on Plasmas?

Killajaz · 6 May 2009 at 10:25

I game nearly every day on the PS3 and it is very good

Margaret · 6 May 2009 at 13:11

LG 42PQ6000 is picking up good reviews and better than the latest Panasonics I believe, think it's going for £700-750.

Not 100% sure which Panny's it was picking up better reviews over though, just know they were 2009 Panny's.

We have a PZ80 and one of the latest LG's, pretty much the same PQ. The LG has fancy menus and looks nicer though.

Prophet · 6 May 2009 at 13:14

martink said:
Any probs gaming on Plasmas?

None at all. I have a 42" PX80 which I use my 360 on quite often.

No lag, great colours and IQ

No screen burn either!

Margaret · 6 May 2009 at 13:15

If you turn to a black screen after gaming for a while with health bars that have been on screen for lengths of time you can usually see an imprint if you look really closely. But obviously you cannot see this at all when further back or when something is on screen.

It washes away soon after.