Has anybody heard about this Panasonic LCD TV? VIERA TX-42LZ80 | LZ Series | Digital AV | Panasonic India Its a full HD unit with IPS panel LCD and this 42incher comes at a price tag of 52k (only?) MRP = ~67k.
There are no real reviews available only some user reviews here: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1139625&page=2 Most seem impressed by the US equivalent mentioned in this forum.
I started by reading thru' a lot of threads. All seemed to point to the plasmas being the most VFM and shortlisted the following models
LG PQ60 42" @ 39k
LG PQ70 42" @ 40k
Samsung BE430 42" @ 44k
Samsung BE450 42" @ 48.5k
Panny C10 42" @ 42k
Panny X10 42" @ 44k
I wasn't as impressed by Panny's plasmas (maybe it had something to do with the store settings). I thought Sammy BE430/450 were shade better than LG PQ60. Haven't been able to see PQ70 yet nor the Panasonic TX42 LZ80 (which I should be able to see today).
Other thoughts:
None of the plasmas listed above are full HD but only this 42" LCD is at this price point. The TV itself is a 60hz one, but I am not a sports buff at all. I am not yet willing to spend 75-100k on a TV, thought I was OK with 40-42k but then I saw this one and thought that stretching the budget by 10k was doable. In terms of features (particularly connectivity) this TV is closest to the Samsung Be450 which at 48.5k is only a few thou less and it is not full HD.
I have pored thru' many manuals to get to wattage consumptions. I found that most plasmas do not mention the wattage neither on the web nor funnily in the manual. The Samsungs only gave the standby consumption (<1W). Most plasmas I now understand are above 350W. Full HD plasmas are above 450W. The 42" Panasonic LCD is 180W peak and an average of 150W (as per the manual). A quick calculation tells you that at an average difference of 250-300 W the LCDs will save at least 2000 rs. per year for a daily 4-5 hr tv time! (Ok I have a lot of time on my hands, but then that's me).
I was a little worried about the SD performance of all of the above. We watch a lot of SD content off the stb. Many posts tell me about the average performance of all HD TVs (plasma or LCD) when watching SD content. Is it possible to upscale through my Denon 1909? Any other options? My take was this: eventually all our broadcasts will become HD but the life of all our TVs have been loooong. We have an 25yr old 21" Sony trinitron still going strong and another BPL 29" limping a little but still working.
Looking forward to your opinions, friends.
There are no real reviews available only some user reviews here: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1139625&page=2 Most seem impressed by the US equivalent mentioned in this forum.
I started by reading thru' a lot of threads. All seemed to point to the plasmas being the most VFM and shortlisted the following models
LG PQ60 42" @ 39k
LG PQ70 42" @ 40k
Samsung BE430 42" @ 44k
Samsung BE450 42" @ 48.5k
Panny C10 42" @ 42k
Panny X10 42" @ 44k
I wasn't as impressed by Panny's plasmas (maybe it had something to do with the store settings). I thought Sammy BE430/450 were shade better than LG PQ60. Haven't been able to see PQ70 yet nor the Panasonic TX42 LZ80 (which I should be able to see today).
Other thoughts:
None of the plasmas listed above are full HD but only this 42" LCD is at this price point. The TV itself is a 60hz one, but I am not a sports buff at all. I am not yet willing to spend 75-100k on a TV, thought I was OK with 40-42k but then I saw this one and thought that stretching the budget by 10k was doable. In terms of features (particularly connectivity) this TV is closest to the Samsung Be450 which at 48.5k is only a few thou less and it is not full HD.
I have pored thru' many manuals to get to wattage consumptions. I found that most plasmas do not mention the wattage neither on the web nor funnily in the manual. The Samsungs only gave the standby consumption (<1W). Most plasmas I now understand are above 350W. Full HD plasmas are above 450W. The 42" Panasonic LCD is 180W peak and an average of 150W (as per the manual). A quick calculation tells you that at an average difference of 250-300 W the LCDs will save at least 2000 rs. per year for a daily 4-5 hr tv time! (Ok I have a lot of time on my hands, but then that's me).
I was a little worried about the SD performance of all of the above. We watch a lot of SD content off the stb. Many posts tell me about the average performance of all HD TVs (plasma or LCD) when watching SD content. Is it possible to upscale through my Denon 1909? Any other options? My take was this: eventually all our broadcasts will become HD but the life of all our TVs have been loooong. We have an 25yr old 21" Sony trinitron still going strong and another BPL 29" limping a little but still working.
Looking forward to your opinions, friends.
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