Best 42" flat panel TV (Plasma) under 65k

Dushie · #31 28th August 2008, 11:22 PM

Even in Bangalore the price is 60k for PV8 and 65 for PV80

flared · #32 29th August 2008, 12:28 PM

From my online research Image Retention seems to be the only issue in pV80h (not restricted to Panasonic plasma) or else it seems to be a good VFM Plasma tv. I was pretty impressed with the TV when I did a quick audition.
If and when I buy a tv I think it would be frontrunner unless Samsung A450 impresses me more.

psychotropic · #33 29th August 2008, 08:35 PM

ah well at least i saved 4.5k

...and the set itself is a lot better looking....and oh yes.....reignofchaos certifies that it handles HD better

.....either ways i am extremely happy with the picture on this.....especially the upscaled pictures from my SOny NS708 DVD player....even pictures frmo the tata sky are handled very well.....and football looks beautiful!!

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Originally Posted by Dushie

Even in Bangalore the price is 60k for PV8 and 65 for PV80

psychotropic · #34 30th August 2008, 12:04 PM

I watched Letters from Iwo Jima yesterday. Outstanding performance from the DVD player and the TV. I still haven't calibrated it properly, but for an uncalibrated thing it's looking damn good....it has a lot of dark scenes and the blacks were superb.....and skin tones and the colours were very natural and beautiful.....

the Sony NS708 has a TV surround mode that uses the TV speakeres to create a virtual surround which is seriously very impressive. The gunshots and bullets were sounding to my sides and whizzing past my head. Of course not even close to a proper home theater, but very very good considering that you only have a TV for sound.

flared · #35 2nd September 2008, 11:47 AM

Great to know that you are enjoying the tv. Any more pics to share?

psychotropic · #36 2nd September 2008, 12:03 PM

the problem is my camera is out of service which was why i had to take thos grainy shots with my phone and put it up....maybe i'll take some more grainy shots with my phone and put it up!!

anuragn · #37 8th September 2008, 11:38 AM

Hi all,
I traded my 5 month old 32" LG LCD for a new Panny PV8. It's simply superb in performance. Got it for 54K (in exchange for old CRT).
Much better blacks, very less judder visible in tickers, colours appear better, and even the sound is much better. The surround sound mode also enhances the sound to some extent using Tata sky. But the picture appeared grainier, probably due to very low Signal Strength & Quality in the STB.
@ Tata Sky users: By the way, how much signal strength & quality do you generally get? Mine shows strength reading of 110 (appx 30%) and quality is around 30-40%. Initially, when I got it installed, I used to get 80-90% in both the parameters, but now it has degraded.

psychotropic · #38 8th September 2008, 01:13 PM

hey anurag, how do you check that (the signal strength and quality)? With regard to the drop in the parameters, I would suggest you call the Tata Sky helpline, they are generally very helpful and guide you through whatever you need. But ya, on a 42 inch plasma the Tata Sky is only going to look reasonable.....firstly it's 4:3 and unless you want to watch it with bars on the side, you'll have to stretch it.....and secondly it's an SD image over a composite cable....in addition to that if there are signal strength issues, then this problem would be compounded.....although one quick tip to improve your Tata Sky picture would be to reduce the contrast a bit on the default setting for your composite input....

square_wave · #39 8th September 2008, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by psychotropic

hey anurag, how do you check that (the signal strength and quality)? With regard to the drop in the parameters, I would suggest you call the Tata Sky helpline, they are generally very helpful and guide you through whatever you need. But ya, on a 42 inch plasma the Tata Sky is only going to look reasonable.....firstly it's 4:3 and unless you want to watch it with bars on the side, you'll have to stretch it.....and secondly it's an SD image over a composite cable....in addition to that if there are signal strength issues, then this problem would be compounded.....although one quick tip to improve your Tata Sky picture would be to reduce the contrast a bit on the default setting for your composite input....

Will the "big tv" by relience be any better than the tata sky ? They claim mpeg4 transmission. The signals we have is SD. So how will mpeg4 make a difference ?

anuragn · #40 8th September 2008, 04:25 PM

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hey anurag, how do you check that (the signal strength and quality)?

Go to Organiser> Option 5 > Option 7

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Will the "big tv" by relience be any better than the tata sky ? They claim mpeg4 transmission. The signals we have is SD. So how will mpeg4 make a difference ?

In Tata sky, compression artifacts can be seen very clearly around channel logos. While in anaogue signal, I don't think these would be visible.
Since Big TV uses a better compression tech, maybe overall PQ should be better. I've seen a demo of Big TV, and it did appear much better than my Tata Sky, although it might not have been an apple-apple comparision due to various other factors.

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