Samsung A450 vs Panasonic PV80

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moserw said:
madbullram,

Congrats. You will enjoy great PQ for years on the PV8. Great VFM.

PS - When and where is the party???
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You would get an exclusive party when you hit Chennai :) All expenses taken care 3 days stay at house with food and non-alcho drinks and HD movie experience with Pop-corn and snacks.

Does that sound good? :)
 
madbullram said:
You would get an exclusive party when you hit Chennai :) All expenses taken care 3 days stay at house with food and non-alcho drinks and HD movie experience with Pop-corn and snacks.

Does that sound good? :)
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Sounds perfect. Its a done deal then. Next time I am in Chennai I have a new place to party at...

BTW your WDTV should really hit peak performance with the PV8. Do put in a detailed review about it, the PQ, how good is the upscaling for Divx rips of both DVDs and Blu-Ray DVDs.
 
Hi:

:eek: 45k, I got it for 53k, thought was the best deal. These plasma prices are going down in price like hell. Very good indeed.:)
 
madbullram said:
But whats really going to be my primary player is WD TV which would be playing all my HD movie content and DVD rips which I would be ripping and storing on my 1TB hard drive.
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Interesting. I see a lot of members are using the ripped DVD route for viewing. I see a lot of difference in just DVD players. I recently was watching a original DVD of Hijack (cut from HD content). On my Oppo 983 I could see colour and clarity that my Pioneer 696 just could not show - both at the same resolution (720P) and onto the same TV. I am assuming at 1080P the difference will be even more glaring.

What I would like to do one day Madbull, is to come to your place with my Oppo 983 and watch the same movie from a original DVD and from a ripped version. Should be good information for all of us.

Cheers
 
venkatcr said:
Interesting. I see a lot of members are using the ripped DVD route for viewing. I see a lot of difference in just DVD players. I recently was watching a original DVD of Hijack (cut from HD content). On my Oppo 983 I could see colour and clarity that my Pioneer 696 just could not show - both at the same resolution (720P) and onto the same TV. I am assuming at 1080P the difference will be even more glaring.

What I would like to do one day Madbull, is to come to your place with my Oppo 983 and watch the same movie from a original DVD and from a ripped version. Should be good information for all of us.

Cheers
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Most welcome Venkat. Snacks and non-alcohol drinks supplied free of cost :) provided it aint my fiancee entertainment day ;)
 
Okay guys here is my scorecard from my scribble pad during my analysis:

Parameter - LG - Sammy - Pana (scale of 1 to 10)

Design - 9.5 - 8 - 7

Sound - 9 - 8 - 7.5

HD PQ - 9 - 9 - 9 ( All std setting, Pana colours were natural and more pleasing after 20 mins of viewing)

SD PQ - 7 - 7 - 9.5 (Tata SKY - channels checked were HBO (Torque movie),Times Now (with news ticker), and Sun TV)

720p PQ - 9 - 9 - 9.5 (Iron Man on 720p .mkv format with DTS encoding played via my WD TV. Pana scored .5 more for the black and natural and smooth colours. BUT only a marginal bit)

Connectivity - 9 - 9 - 7 (Thats bcos i compared with Pana PV8)

So all in all I was completely happy with PV8 bcos:
1. I have a HTS so sound not a problem
2. All the DVD players have usb port so USB/SD Card slot was never a reason to think different
3. Design - I liked the matt finish of PV8 as it didnt reflect light unlike LG and Sammy
4 PQ - THIS is what a TV is for not for audio etc, this Panny PV8 won without any contention
5 Price - I got LG61 for 50k, Sammy 450 for 50k, and Pana 39990 on exchange ( so simple maths)

Having said all this, all 3 TVs are great. You chose what your eye likes and you will not go wrong with either of the 3 TVs. For SD content my humble opinion is that Pana is undisputed king/queen

PV8 is now available for 45.5K at JD which is a steal!!!
 
congratulations buddy.....although you have drifted away to the rival camp in terms of the manufacturer.....at least you are part of the big happy Plasma family :D.....hope you have years of enjoyment from your PV8....
 
venkatcr said:
Interesting. I see a lot of members are using the ripped DVD route for viewing. I see a lot of difference in just DVD players. I recently was watching a original DVD of Hijack (cut from HD content). On my Oppo 983 I could see colour and clarity that my Pioneer 696 just could not show - both at the same resolution (720P) and onto the same TV. I am assuming at 1080P the difference will be even more glaring.

What I would like to do one day Madbull, is to come to your place with my Oppo 983 and watch the same movie from a original DVD and from a ripped version. Should be good information for all of us.

Cheers
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Venkat/madbull,

Will be waiting for an update on this...
 
Psyc: Yes, I have but my respect for Sammy has increased by leaps and bounds and it was SD that swayed my decision

Moserw: Will update as soon as I get my TV
 
Congrats MadBull.
I knew you were gonna shift towards Panny, if you managed to watched the SD content on both TV's simultaneously. :)

It's like a team here, Pv8 team, and A410/A450 Team hehe. Glad to see you in mine ;)

madbullram said:
Okay guys here is my scorecard from my scribble pad during my analysis:

Parameter - LG - Sammy - Pana (scale of 1 to 10)

HD PQ - 9 - 9 - 9 ( All std setting, Pana colours were natural and more pleasing after 20 mins of viewing)
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I saw a major difference in HD PQ in between Samsung and Panasonic as i said earlier. You didnt. That's why i asked you to get your eye's help in such decisions. Lots of times, people come out with different conclusions for a same thing.
 
but this is very unfair....i don't have anyone on my team......i don't think there's anyone else on hifivision with a 410/450....Dushie has an older generation Sammy plasma.....anyone else?

AbhY said:
Congrats MadBull.
I knew you were gonna shift towards Panny, if you managed to watched the SD content on both TV's simultaneously. :)

It's like a team here, Pv8 team, and A410/A450 Team hehe. Glad to see you in mine ;)



I saw a major difference in HD PQ in between Samsung and Panasonic as i said earlier. You didnt. That's why i asked you to get your eye's help in such decisions. Lots of times, people come out with different conclusions for a same thing.
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psychotropic said:
but this is very unfair....i don't have anyone on my team......i don't think there's anyone else on hifivision with a 410/450....Dushie has an older generation Sammy plasma.....anyone else?
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I am with you dont worry, it was a very close call and my Fiance' liked Pana's matt finish
 
If i'm not wrong, marsilian's who's knowledge is 50 times AbhY's, is on your side as well ;)
 
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Hey congrats on your Panasonic PV8 plasma Ram !! So finally - the plasma purchasing thing is over !! Looks like I'd be making a visit to your place for a nice movie session soon !! :D


Warm regards,
Venkat
 
VSG12777 said:
Hey congrats on your Panasonic PV8 plasma Ram !! So finally - the plasma purchasing thing is over !! Looks like I'd be making a visit to your place for a nice movie session soon !! :D


Warm regards,
Venkat
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Always welcomed Venky :) may you also purchase PV8 at 40K without exchange in 3 months :)
 
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