Panasonic Or Sony
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When it comes to choosing a large screen HD TV which make/brand would u choose ?. I go for SONY or PANNY above all others. Altho Samsung and LG both build excellent HD TV's I tend to stick to Sony or Panny.
We all know that Sony and Panasonic HD screens are more expensive than other manufacturers but what makes them stand out better than others ?.
We all know that Sony and Panasonic HD screens are more expensive than other manufacturers but what makes them stand out better than others ?.
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They are better made, more reliable, and as companies offer a much better service.
Samsung and LG are considerably below the top two, with reliability (and early obselescence) serious concerns.
If your thinking about a LCD keep both Sony and Panasonic in mind.
Having personally made the awful mistake of buying a panasonic Plasma this year, If your looking big and considering a panasonic Plasma you must absolutely go see the TV in the flesh first.
get something nice and bright on screen and wack the contrast and brightness right up, you'll see a Horrendous flicker. lower it back down to normal viewing levels, if you still see it, you'd best consider that it will do your head in at home as your regular TV. All Panasonic TV's using the Neo PDP technology in the last 2 years flicker like this, it is a design feature/fault depending on who you speak to who has a clue about it. This years panasonic TV's also have some issues with motion with regular TV and HDTV stuff( anything 50hz if you know your tech).
Sony's LCD's won't do this but they do have a fantastic HD picture and pretty amazing black levels for LCD though not plasma black levels. If your most going to be viewing in a well lit room there is no contest get the Sony. I'd certainly be well happy with a high end sony at the mo.
If you still want a plasma and can see the issues with the Panasonic range, recent high end LG plasma's are decent enough, but if you want the best of the best your going to be hunting the Free-ads or e-bay and the like for a Pioneer Kuro LX- 5090/6090 or KRP-500/600.
I would not touch them with a barge pole, sony are in a totally different league to Toshiba.
I think Toshiba must be the most complained about LCD ever but they do have the best sound when using just TV speakers.
I agree but pioneer are the daddies of plasma but for normal people who dont have money to throw around a panasonic will have to do.
Of course LCD it has to be Sony everytime.
For me Panasonic edge Sony, but it's only a matter of preference really, I like their set up and where Sony seem to have menus to direct you to features, the Pannys have separate direct access buttons on the handsets.
I don't think you would be disappointed with either, however they are dearer than their competitors, but in this instance you always get what you pay for.
I went into John Lewis and looked at the new Panasonic LED LCD range. A 42 inch Freeview HD led cost £899 with a free 5 year warranty. An excellent price for an exceptional tv.
JVC only rarely made their own CRT TV's, you used to see all kinds of sets badged JVC, and just a few obviously JVC built ones.
I can't comment on their LCD's, or even if they still sell them, but the odd ones I've seen in customers houses looked OK.
You won't be disappointed.
In later years they were usually Vestel, in much earlier times they even bought sets from Thorn (the TX100 chassis). They also bought sets from Onwa at one time, a really cheap nasty portable.
Those are the three that spring to mind, but there were many other makes as well.
As I said, most JVC TV's were not made by JVC at all, so they never had a very good reputation in the trade, and the ones they actually made weren't highly thought of either.
JVC only ever had a good reputation for VCR's, they were never highly rated as a TV 'manufacturer'.
I presume this was in return for Thorn buying and re-badging their VHS decks?
No, it was supposedly part of a plan by the head of Thorn to try and get awarded a knighthood
Obviously the connection between Thorn and JVC had some bearing on the situation, as they already had close contacts.