Need advice on LG 42'' Plasma

[Nav]

Hi Guys,

This is my first post. I am looking for a 42'' plasma. I went to the gurgaon x-cite store yesterday - they had LG 42PG61UR at a discounted price of 45K with a DVD player and some other freebies. I think if I bargain without the freebies, I will get it for around 40K.
The only catch is it is a demo piece, looked in great condition with a protective plastic cover which they say will remove on installation. Do you think it is a good deal? Or should it be cheaper or not bought altogether?
Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[vishaltanksale]

Buddy,
Instead you can go for PQ70, it has higher contrast ratio and Bluetooth as add-on. I checked with ezone and Vijay sales here in Mumbai and both are quoting 43.5K after some baragain.
I still want to compare Pan PV8, PV80 and Sam B450, before I make my buy.

All the best.

 

[multifaced]

Buddy,
Instead you can go for PQ70, it has higher contrast ratio and Bluetooth as add-on. I checked with ezone and Vijay sales here in Mumbai and both are quoting 43.5K after some baragain.
I still want to compare Pan PV8, PV80 and Sam B450, before I make my buy.

All the best.

all are good models. i got myself PQ70 for44k with freebies HDMI cable and wireless headphone. you can easily get it for 42-43k without freebies.

IMO, dont go for a demo piece. because the good life of Plasma panels may depends on initial use. so better get any latest model and use em carefully for atleast initial 100hrs. i myself feels improvement in PQ after one month usage.

Best luck for your purchase

 

[adder]

well from what i have seen,the LG has some decent image processing,but even though colors are subjective the LG plasma be it PQ30 or PQ70 seems to have a strong domination of blues,which makes the color look unnatural compared to panasonic and samsung plasmas.they don't go as bright as other plasmas either,i.e without effecting blacks levels.

 

[dasukhija]

Folks - I would like to buy this PQ70, but there are 2 concerns:

a. This is HD Ready, would I miss anything if I am not getting a full HD TV? I dont have a blu-ray player, however I have HDMI upscaling Philips 5996 DVD player.
b. More importantly, this will be on a wall which is opposite windows of my living room, there is some glare currently on my CRT, will this glare cause any issues in PQ70 or does PQ70 have a good anti-glare panel?

Please help. I am confused.

 

[adder]

Folks - I would like to buy this PQ70, but there are 2 concerns:

a. This is HD Ready, would I miss anything if I am not getting a full HD TV? I dont have a blu-ray player, however I have HDMI upscaling Philips 5996 DVD player.
b. More importantly, this will be on a wall which is opposite windows of my living room, there is some glare currently on my CRT, will this glare cause any issues in PQ70 or does PQ70 have a good anti-glare panel?

Please help. I am confused.

well hd or fhd will depend on ur viewing distance.
well plasma will show the glare just like ur crt,unless u have those hi-black sony trinitron based crts.people who have used tvs that have a matte screen would never go back to tvs that have a glossy screen.u can also check out the samsung 40inch B530.

 

[dasukhija]

Thanks Adder. My viewing distance would be between 12-14 feet. Would Tatasky look better on PQ70 or Samsung LA37B450?