abhinav
New Member
Hi,
I am planning to upgrade from a 21"CRT to a "Flat screen". Following are some aspects :
* Size undecided, but minimum 40" and max 50" most likely
* Budget - around 35-40k to max 50k, unless something more value for money at a bit higher. Lower than this is absolutely fine
* Usage : Regular HD, Movies. Not looking for extremely high performance.
* Need it to last as long as possible - no quick upgrades for me. So higher duration warranty is good.
* Should be fine with HD Ready
* Not looking for Smart features.
* Viewing distance - 8-9ft on average.
Looking at the threads here last year, my understanding was that Plasma, especially Panasonic, would be a good fit for me.
Now I searched for Panasonic Plasma,s but looks like they are no longer available and are discontinued.
The only Plasma's I see are a couple of LG models and couple of Samsungs.
So the questions :
1. Does it still make sense to go for plasma, given that most manufacturers plan to phase it out ? Wouldnt A.S.S, panel failures be a high cost to replace esp with Samsung/LG 1 year warranty ? (Not sure how much extended warranty will cost).
2. Is LED the alternative ? Which are good VFM models ?
3. Any other points to note ?
I am planning to upgrade from a 21"CRT to a "Flat screen". Following are some aspects :
* Size undecided, but minimum 40" and max 50" most likely
* Budget - around 35-40k to max 50k, unless something more value for money at a bit higher. Lower than this is absolutely fine
* Usage : Regular HD, Movies. Not looking for extremely high performance.
* Need it to last as long as possible - no quick upgrades for me. So higher duration warranty is good.
* Should be fine with HD Ready
* Not looking for Smart features.
* Viewing distance - 8-9ft on average.
Looking at the threads here last year, my understanding was that Plasma, especially Panasonic, would be a good fit for me.
Now I searched for Panasonic Plasma,s but looks like they are no longer available and are discontinued.
The only Plasma's I see are a couple of LG models and couple of Samsungs.
So the questions :
1. Does it still make sense to go for plasma, given that most manufacturers plan to phase it out ? Wouldnt A.S.S, panel failures be a high cost to replace esp with Samsung/LG 1 year warranty ? (Not sure how much extended warranty will cost).
2. Is LED the alternative ? Which are good VFM models ?
3. Any other points to note ?
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