I wouldn't like to diverge much from the topic at the thread & i of course do appreciate ur points but to an extent. Yes,u r right that sammy or lg doesn't offer a 42"Fhd pdp in india & that's a big loophole in mkting. of their pdp range for the average indian joe who mightNOT always like to go BIG (50"+) for their HDtv.Take my instance,i upgraded from a 40" fhd lcd & was seeking something better in around the same size (& as like u,lcd's eekeed me out,u will find it in another thread),so i had to look for plasmas only, & let me tell u,i began the hunt with the Panasonic 42"v20d(st30 Not yet launched then).After almost zeroing on the 42" ,i got the news that Panasonic locally had ran out of stock with 42"v20d & after much pursuit & asking their higher ups about availability,the best they were Non committal about anynew stock They told the v20d has ben discontinued & if i wanted i can buy the 50v20d for nearly 1lk,which was immediately available(in stock) but i simply couldn't afford, being the average joe! Still i waited for sometime in constant pursuance of getting a 42v20 from somewhere but all in vain & ending up in frustration!...........Meanwhile Samsung launched their new pdps & i got to see the 51D550 in action.For me,this appeared just the saviour,just the kind of tv i was looking for & my decision was probably immediately made in favour of the d550..The pictures & colours,in whole the complete package of getting such a BIG tv at such down to earth prices,particularly comparing to panasonic ,left me with no better choice than picking up a 51 d550! It was a 9 inch bigger panel than the 42"v20d with almost the same prices only at slightly inferior black levels.But with much better picture processing,feature packed,particularly having a full inbuilt media player & inbuilt 3d & extremely sleek looks seemed to me a much better value & hence a instant choice.I also can honestly say u this,that viewing a large FHD tv of over 50"screen estate has so much more visual impact than a smaller 42"fhd tv, the positive difference makes up more than the subtle differences one can find in p.q with the v20d. So, having purchased the tv,& being truly happy with its superlative picture & the features it has, i an assuredly say u , i am least bit regretful of Not having bought a Panasonic "neopdp"& am extremely happy with my purchase!If any Panny ST/GT can be compared to VT, I think Sammy D550 can equally be compared to the D8000,the Best Plasma for 2011 so far.I would also like to add in that Samsung globally has outsold more pdp's than panasonic-the plasma mkt. so far in 2011, so there is a definite trend of change & perception in different spheres i presume.
The other question is why No 42"Fhd from samsung yet, i feel that if they indeed launch one, their core business of 40 "Fhd lcd/led tv would be directly hit(pricewise)!.... still sammy launching a 42"fhd pdp would have been the right step,since it would given a direct head on competition to panasonic 42"pdp's,created a level playing field & a choice for those opting for the smaller sized fhd pdp's ,therby helped in brining the panny pdp tv prices to Realistic levels! Indian junta are also becoming intelligent purchasers & no one likes to be milked for buying any product that comes with a tag of uberness but of 0 practical value!.I am Not discrediting Panasonic for anything,their flagship neopdps are still perhaps the best,...but when their lesser models of st/gt series of smaller sizes cost more than the bigger sized pdp's of the competition in the same segment, i'm honestly ridiculed!
Also,majority of Tv salesman just simply speaking bakwas about Plasma tv & painting a catastrophe about buying a pdp ,i fairly squarely pin that to utter callousness & ineptitude of the plasma manufacturers & No strategy of creating new customers or retaining olones.I honestly dont know what their pr teams does Or what strategies they have to reach out to peoples, who are thinking about getting their next best hd tv.Panasonic being the plasma leader should bore the brunt of doing such reckless non-motivated business of their brilliant pdps & it irks me the most,when they hardly put any promotion & Adv. of their pdp's but does so regularly for their Lcd range with full page advs.Unless there were the interweb & forums like this, many of the average joes would have hardly known, that Plasma tv are still being made, perhaps pansonic makes them a lot better..& the Grand fact that Plasma Tv's are the Best of the Tv's there are.
I'm just left wondering how the indian pdp mkt goes on with such complacency & so many customers r bereift of the better technology at the whims & profit plans of this big corporations...& as a yet another average indian joe,i think,...are we always to be taken for granted?
I am Not a Big thinker,i spoke out of my mind & mayb some ignorance, but everything candid!
*Extremely sorry to prankey for taking up so much space in yours best buy thread.I needed to vent out some air & tell my side of story or as i see it!
...sorrypal, hope u understand
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