Panasonic 42PX60 or 42Px600

timmillwood · 22-12-2006, 21:09

Which is has the better picture?

Very tempted by the 42Px60 for £899 in the Currys Boxing Day Sale

meltcity · 22-12-2006, 21:44

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=496995

Hope this helps.

kas · 23-12-2006, 10:33

£899 in the Boxing Day Sale?
I have just checked the Currys online prices and all the Panasonic TH37 and 42 Plasmas are shown as over £1000. Is there a special sale website?

russellelly · 24-12-2006, 18:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by kas

£899 in the Boxing Day Sale?
I have just checked the Currys online prices and all the Panasonic TH37 and 42 Plasmas are shown as over £1000. Is there a special sale website?

It'll be online tomorrow, but the OP is correct. For the 42" it's £899 with table top stand or £1099 with floor stand, and the 37" will be £699 with tabletop or £899 with floor stand. It's on Dixons.co.uk now, but will be available online and instore on Currys too.

I'm tempted by the 37" myself (£810 with floor stand and staff discount

)

kas · 24-12-2006, 22:05

The 37" is now shown online Currys as £799. I must admit I am very tempted.

russellelly · 24-12-2006, 22:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by kas

The 37" is now shown online Currys as £799. I must admit I am very tempted.

It's a great price for a great telly. For my money it's the best 37" telly on the market - sadly (?) my trusty Sony 28" CRT just won't give up - maybe if I kick it?!

Apologies for my last post which it's now too late to edit - I'd put both 37" prices at £100 too low.

CJAKershaw · 26-12-2006, 18:51

I too was tempted by the 37" Panasonic - so much so that I bought one!

Ironically enough, the cabinet (which normally retails for another £200 - £400) was free but I already had a TV stand so had to ask for the pedestal/tabletop specially.

Was also very tempted by the 42" but erred on the side of caution - and am glad I did as the 37" is border (but not actually over the line

) oversized in my living room.

Now I'm just petrified that I'm going to burn something into the screen - does anyone know what the estimated time-till-screen-burn is for a static image on an average plasma? Better yet, are there any online supertests?

Am very satifised with the TH37PX60, however.

russellelly · 26-12-2006, 21:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by CJAKershaw

I too was tempted by the 37" Panasonic - so much so that I bought one!

Ironically enough, the cabinet (which normally retails for another £200 - £400) was free but I already had a TV stand so had to ask for the pedestal/tabletop specially.

Where did yoi get the free cabinet offered - was it in a Currys?

As for screen-burn, you shouldn't have to worry much on Panasonics, remember though that the first few thousand hours of use is when it is most sensitive, so maybe avoid the logoed channels for more than a few hours at a time, and get rid of the press reds whenever possible.

CJAKershaw · 26-12-2006, 22:23

Thanks, I've been reading up and it seems the first 100 hours, then the next 900 are the most likely to introduce screen burn. So I've been very careful today (am watching E4 in "Zoom" mode to avoid the DOG (now I understand why they're so annoying!) and mainly watching the BBC channels.

The cabinet was offered free in Currys in Swindon - in fact the assistant had to order it with the cabinet, then add the pedestal and take the cabinet off the order (plus subtract the normal 149.99 cost of the pedestal stand to make the figures add up)!

Personally, I was stunned when I saw how cheap they were selling the Panasonic's for - I've been sitting on a £1000 budget for the January sales and am I glad I waited. Considering the 42" was retailing for around £1299 and the 37" for about £1099 pre-Christmas, I was originally going to go for the 32" LCD (around £800, now reduced to £750) but I just found the price too tempting.

timmillwood · 27-12-2006, 00:53

so boxing day over, i think most stores have sold out!

Just like to see what people think when the new panasonic range comes over the next few months! ha ha!

I was going to get one, but as i already have a 42" plasma i thought i would wait for a 55" SED TV for next christmas

Scorpio · 01-01-2007, 16:34

Digital direct now has the 42" for £916 including cabinet stand...........phew! God, it's tempting but I, too, have a lovely CRT that is just so good and reliable.............hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Rgds,
Scorp

tellyfiend · 02-01-2007, 12:55

Quote:

Digital direct now has the 42" for £916 including cabinet stand...........phew! God, it's tempting but I, too, have a lovely CRT that is just so good and reliable.............hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

You know it makes sense!! Just tells Mrs Scorp the telly has put on a few inches like most of us over the festive period.

Happy New Year

Fiend

Scorpio · 02-01-2007, 13:04

You too, Fiend................I'll never swing it, lol!

Scorp

22-12-2006, 21:09	#1
timmillwood Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 631	Panasonic 42PX60 or 42Px600 Which is has the better picture? Very tempted by the 42Px60 for £899 in the Currys Boxing Day Sale

22-12-2006, 21:44	#2
meltcity Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,770	http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=496995 Hope this helps.

23-12-2006, 10:33	#3
kas Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sussex Posts: 341	£899 in the Boxing Day Sale? I have just checked the Currys online prices and all the Panasonic TH37 and 42 Plasmas are shown as over £1000. Is there a special sale website?

24-12-2006, 18:44	#4
russellelly Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Scotland Posts: 10,720	Quote: Originally Posted by kas £899 in the Boxing Day Sale? I have just checked the Currys online prices and all the Panasonic TH37 and 42 Plasmas are shown as over £1000. Is there a special sale website? It'll be online tomorrow, but the OP is correct. For the 42" it's £899 with table top stand or £1099 with floor stand, and the 37" will be £699 with tabletop or £899 with floor stand. It's on Dixons.co.uk now, but will be available online and instore on Currys too. I'm tempted by the 37" myself (£810 with floor stand and staff discount )

24-12-2006, 22:05	#5
kas Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sussex Posts: 341	The 37" is now shown online Currys as £799. I must admit I am very tempted.

24-12-2006, 22:34	#6
russellelly Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Scotland Posts: 10,720	Quote: Originally Posted by kas The 37" is now shown online Currys as £799. I must admit I am very tempted. It's a great price for a great telly. For my money it's the best 37" telly on the market - sadly (?) my trusty Sony 28" CRT just won't give up - maybe if I kick it?! Apologies for my last post which it's now too late to edit - I'd put both 37" prices at £100 too low.

26-12-2006, 18:51	#7
CJAKershaw Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 39	I too was tempted by the 37" Panasonic - so much so that I bought one! Ironically enough, the cabinet (which normally retails for another £200 - £400) was free but I already had a TV stand so had to ask for the pedestal/tabletop specially. Was also very tempted by the 42" but erred on the side of caution - and am glad I did as the 37" is border (but not actually over the line ) oversized in my living room. Now I'm just petrified that I'm going to burn something into the screen - does anyone know what the estimated time-till-screen-burn is for a static image on an average plasma? Better yet, are there any online supertests? Am very satifised with the TH37PX60, however.

26-12-2006, 21:29	#8
russellelly Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Scotland Posts: 10,720	Quote: Originally Posted by CJAKershaw I too was tempted by the 37" Panasonic - so much so that I bought one! Ironically enough, the cabinet (which normally retails for another £200 - £400) was free but I already had a TV stand so had to ask for the pedestal/tabletop specially. Where did yoi get the free cabinet offered - was it in a Currys? As for screen-burn, you shouldn't have to worry much on Panasonics, remember though that the first few thousand hours of use is when it is most sensitive, so maybe avoid the logoed channels for more than a few hours at a time, and get rid of the press reds whenever possible.

26-12-2006, 22:23	#9
CJAKershaw Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 39	Thanks, I've been reading up and it seems the first 100 hours, then the next 900 are the most likely to introduce screen burn. So I've been very careful today (am watching E4 in "Zoom" mode to avoid the DOG (now I understand why they're so annoying!) and mainly watching the BBC channels. The cabinet was offered free in Currys in Swindon - in fact the assistant had to order it with the cabinet, then add the pedestal and take the cabinet off the order (plus subtract the normal 149.99 cost of the pedestal stand to make the figures add up)! Personally, I was stunned when I saw how cheap they were selling the Panasonic's for - I've been sitting on a £1000 budget for the January sales and am I glad I waited. Considering the 42" was retailing for around £1299 and the 37" for about £1099 pre-Christmas, I was originally going to go for the 32" LCD (around £800, now reduced to £750) but I just found the price too tempting.

27-12-2006, 00:53	#10
timmillwood Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 631	so boxing day over, i think most stores have sold out! Just like to see what people think when the new panasonic range comes over the next few months! ha ha! I was going to get one, but as i already have a 42" plasma i thought i would wait for a 55" SED TV for next christmas

01-01-2007, 16:34	#11
Scorpio Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,048	Digital direct now has the 42" for £916 including cabinet stand...........phew! God, it's tempting but I, too, have a lovely CRT that is just so good and reliable.............hmmmmmmmmmmmm. Rgds, Scorp

02-01-2007, 12:55	#12
tellyfiend Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Dorset Posts: 482	Quote: Digital direct now has the 42" for £916 including cabinet stand...........phew! God, it's tempting but I, too, have a lovely CRT that is just so good and reliable.............hmmmmmmmmmmmm. You know it makes sense!! Just tells Mrs Scorp the telly has put on a few inches like most of us over the festive period. Happy New Year Fiend

02-01-2007, 13:04	#13
Scorpio Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,048	You too, Fiend................I'll never swing it, lol! Scorp

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