a) sony are increasing prices across the board in the next few weeks
b) wtf sony?
c) wtf sony?
d) why lcd? is it going to be in a well lit place?
e) get a pana plasma (for $2500 u will get a 50" pz800) or samsung lcd (46" 650 3yr warranty)

last edited by Anono at 11:29:38 15/Nov/08

fyi, sony tvs are awesome, dont listen to anono, you could say his advice is a no no (Lolz)

ALdi.

Just out of curiosity, what's the best tv for watching movies in the average lounge room plasma or lcd? No console/computer will ever touch this TV.

n store comparisons are the WORST way to make a decision when buying a LCD/plasma. they use different connections and sources to move stock all the time in every store.

Also the store will probably be twice as bright as your house. When I got my LCD home it felt like it was burning the images into my retinas but in store it was fine.

last edited by whoop at 14:22:23 15/Nov/08

sony make the f*****g s***test panels ever, I can't believe that even a f***wit as retarded as spook likes them.

First get a plasma, 2nd get a pioneer. It is the best panel you can current get and it is not a question of opinion it is fact.

I just got a 40" Samsung Series 6 LCD for $2100 from Good Guys the other week. Came with a free bluray.

oh ross, you silly!
i hope you're not still angry at me for calling your car a homo poofter mobile

also, plasma lolz

last edited by Spook at 15:43:57 15/Nov/08

I wouldn't buy a PS3 until after Christmas, if prices haven't come down by a big margin by then I wouldn't bother with the console at all since it will become the next Dreamcast.

Even if Sony do another deal with TV + console you'd still be better off buying a Samsung LCD/Panasonic Plasma now and the PS3 when the price drops rather then throwing your money on the ground, dousing it in petrol and setting it alight.

Shady's back, tell a friend

In 6 months the US dollar will tank and Aussie Imports will be dirt cheap.

Anyone seen a brand called "Hisense"? Had a wander past the pretty TVs at JB and this one popped out as a pretty cheap unit that packs quite a bit into it.

if i try plugging my old n64 into any of these tv's itll still work right?

Pioneer plasma at high end, otherwise pick whatever deal you can get on a Panasonic or Samsung.

the sony's are nice, have an xbr myself. Its good if you are willing to spend the cash, though I wouldnt mind getting the Z etc, new sony range has some nice features like ethernet port for straight DLNA (maybe internet streams too if we can catch up the US) and the XMB (previous Sony menu isnt as nice thats for sure), for the size you want you might not find a good sony in that price range though. i wouldnt go for anything less than full HD.

I got the 50" Panasonic 850A plasma a couple of weeks ago. All I can say is awesome, yes the pioneers do look slightly better (but not by as much as they used to). I use mine only on the HTPC, but will hook up the xbox360 and wii at some stage for gaming. I haven't used the internal tuner so can't comment on that but it is an awesome TV. Had zero image retention issues but I've got the contrast turned down at the moment until its run in a bit. Everything from the HTPC looks awesome, upscales all my DivX and DVD stuff really well and the blu-ray/HD DVD content looks amazing.

This is my first big flat screen as I was loathed to give up my Sony HD CRT. PQ isn't as good as the CRT (but we all know that anyway) but the overall experience is much better.

I paid $3000 including 5yr warranty from DSE.

Well worth the $$

do it properly imo

60" baby

http://unix.org.au/~brett/sydney/newpad/smalltv.jpg

Bought my 40" Sony Bravia 1080P W series LCD for 1900 with the free ps3 deal.

haha i did this also =) very happy

I already had a 60gb ps3 so i sold the new 40gb ps3 + my old tv for 1k, so my 40" cost me $1000 :)

u pay extra for the samsungs cause they have a sexy black gloss on them.

so free ps3

not really... but nice try

woah dude, don't knock the Sony's dude - YOU CAN'T KNOCK SONY MANG - SONY IS DA BOMB

I own both a plasma and an lcd so I think I make a reasonable comparison. I have always been pro-plasma, however:

I have been very impressed with our Samsung 5 Series, much better than I was expecting. Clearly better than the plasma, the colours etc are that much more vibrant. And the motion blur/pixalation is near non-existant (this model is NOT 100hz either), although I haven't watched any sport etc on it. 360 is better than on the plasma, again the colour etc is superior.

One downside is the patchy blacks, but you only really notice that on a full black screen. I don't tend to watch full black screens very often. Also if you stand too close it looks like s***, LCD's need a bit of distance to look their best.

You still can't beat the value of some of the plasma's however (the models less than say $2k) as the cheaper LCD's are pretty crap. Our 32" LCD was the same price as our 42" plasma.

I think the 42" Panasonic's still represent great value at around $1,200, a 40" Series 5 LCD is about $2k. I wouldn't pay $800 more for the LCD and still have less screen space. The difference isn't big enough to warrant that.

However if I was spending over 2k I suspect as LCD would get the nod (based on my experiences with both at home).

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last edited by mission at 10:45:48 20/Nov/08

how old is the pana plasma? what model, cause if its not an 8 series then its not really a very good comparison.

simul dont they normally ring up the store to find out if the quote is legit or not?

apparently not.

No mongie you are in a better position

i may not agree with ross on plasma (much prefer LCD)

but i can tell you, sony are not the brand they once were, their name is worth mud, and any build quality and better tech they once had, went out the window about 5 years ago. its all cheap crap and not worth the extra 20% to have a inferior badge.

there are 2 main choices in tv's (at the top end) Samsung or panasonic.

in the mid range (bang for buck), i have no idea, but why spend that much and not get the best. silly.

last edited by giririsss at 12:22:02 20/Nov/08

My Sony 40" is now 1 year old, no problems as all :) love it.

Its fairly irrelevent as to whether "you're loving your sony". Mainly because its what you're used to.

I'm sure the same applies to me... but I am still waiting for someone to provide some

evidence

as to why your LCD's are better than my plasma. I think I've tried to explain my opinion on a million occasions, but generally only get a "My sony looks awesome" in response.

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