Is the Panasonic 42in Full HD Plasma Viera any good?
November 29th, 2008 by admin
Tam asked:
Our family purchased one and it’s being delivered but I read some reviews about some coming damaged from the company. I’m a little skeptical because I we bought it because our old Panasonic TV of 16 years broke and I trust this brand a lot. We also have a microwave from 1989 – Panasonic is good, right?
Also, does it get burn in?
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December 1st, 2008 at 5:38
LCD is on top right now but if you are buying a plasma Panasonic is the way to go. I’ve had a 42″ inch plasma (Panasonic) in my room for about 2 years now and it hasn’t given me any problems yet.
Panasonic is the leader in Plasma television and its a brand i trust as well.
Info you should know, burn it does happen but only if a STILL image has been on the screen for more than 3 hours. For example lets say you connect you computer (with a pretty bright wallpaper)to your plasma and left it on for about 3/4 hours, the image of your wallpaper would probably be burned it.
But who’s going to do that right? so other than that i pretty much guarantee you will be happy with your Panasonic TV.
December 1st, 2008 at 23:30
Plasma tvs are always better than LCDs and other televisions.But the cost of repair is too high for both plasma and lcd.panasonic is the best in plasma tv.however check whether there are any plasma tv with sony.Sony is also a great competitor in LCD tvs.I am not sure whether they have any plasma versions.as for me panasonic plasma is best and if you are going for LCD then sony bravia Is best.
December 2nd, 2008 at 22:36
Panasonic is NOT one of the more popular brands, but the Viera is the higher end of their line and does test out well.
Brand loyalty is nice -but the top companies now are very different from what they were 16 years ago. Pioneer is actually the ‘best’ with the Kuro line, followed by Samsung.
Yes – burn in can be a problem with plasmas, but a little common sense will prevent problems.
Here is what you do:
- Turn down the brightness and contrast on each input to something like 60% of max. Remember to do this for each input separately because on the higher end televisions there are separate settings for each input.
- Use the THX optimizer or a setup DVD with test patterns to correctly set the brightness/contrast/color. Good disks are “Digital Video Essentials” or “Avia”.
- Upgrade your service to HD. Trying to display standard def on a HD display looks like crap and the shrunk image will burn in the black bars on the sides over a year of use. Watching real HD TV programs will fully fill the screen and prevent burn in.
- Go ahead and play modern Xbox or PS3 games. Even hours of use wont burn in as long as you dont freeze the screen for hours/days on end. Just play less than 4 hrs per day and you will be fine.
AGAIN – order an upgrade to your cable or sat service to get real HD signals. It will be jaw-dropping in the difference this makes.