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New 42 inch TV Dilemma - Panasonic or Sony?
albundy73
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I am currently looking to replace my 7 year old Panasonic LCD TV which is on its last legs. I am looking for a good quality 42 inch TV with a budget of around £500. I have narrowed it down to the Panasonic 42AS600 or Sony KDL42W7, both from the 2014 ranges.
I am naturally drawn to the Panasonic as my current Panasonic has lasted seven years. However looking at reviews there seems to be issues with poor SD picture and sound through the TV speakers not being the best. Reviews of the Sony are more positive with regards to picture quality but there seems to be problems with responsiveness and speed of operation especially when first switched on.
As I will probably be using my new TV for at least five years any advice from anyone who has the new 2014 Panasonic or Sony 42 inch TVs would be helpful in me making my final decision.
I am naturally drawn to the Panasonic as my current Panasonic has lasted seven years. However looking at reviews there seems to be issues with poor SD picture and sound through the TV speakers not being the best. Reviews of the Sony are more positive with regards to picture quality but there seems to be problems with responsiveness and speed of operation especially when first switched on.
As I will probably be using my new TV for at least five years any advice from anyone who has the new 2014 Panasonic or Sony 42 inch TVs would be helpful in me making my final decision.
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But go and see both.
the i/o event said sony would be one of the manufacturers using it.
No, as I'm service I don't get to hear what's happening in sales very often, but I wouldn't expect any announcements until such sets are planned for launch.
Articles I've read say the TV's (Sony/Phillips/Sharp) are to be launched in 2015, no month has been given.
Given that they sell for less than £30, I wouldn't make smart functionality the deciding factor when buying a TV. Buy the set with the best picture quality you can afford, and augment it with a cheap add-on box for services.
i was talking about AndroidTV the platform, not those crappy little chinese dongles that have android running on them.
If you'd bothered to read my post, rather than just half-reading it and spouting rubbish, you'd have realised that I'd addressed that point directly.
But then I shouldn't have expected much from someone who hijacks another poster's thread rather than starting their own.
In your case, I heartily recommend that you wait 12 months and then spend an extra £250 on unproven and obsolescent technology. Go for it
you clearly have no idea what you're taking about.
your responses back that up.
Android TV is a platform, where have you plucked the "£250" value from... out of thin air i suspect.
£500 budget will buy a nice sony or panasonic smart 42" so I would plump for the panasonic out of those two makes purely on my experience with a panasonic.
I have 2 Pannys and 1 Sony.
The Pannys are far superior in the Picture Quality.
SD Pictures are always going to struggle I feel, once you start watching HD. However if you watch something in SD when you know it is also broadcasted in HD; the picture quality will be very good.
Not always. The 1080p depends on viewing distance and Freeview HD on the TV is hardly used if you are using a PVR which in the modern world is obviously the way to go.
My (now a few years old) Panny plasma is 1366x768 and has no Freeview HD but neither is a problem that would make me want to replace it I don't need full HD 1080p and I use my PVRs for viewing so don't need the Freeview HD tuner in the TV.
Of course the best TV may well be 1080p and Freeview HD but that is the reason to get it rather than those features.