LED TV is still LCD TV, but using LED as the light source. The common LCD TV uses cold cathode tube. LED TV was originally termed LCD TV with LED back lighting, but then Samsung decided to adopt the term LED TV for marketing reasons.

OLED TV is totally different from LCD TV.

Totally agree with you. I have a friend, using LCD TV (and it is not a chap parang TV) in his shop connecting to CCTV, (constantly showing 9 frames of images) and guess what? He called us one day and reporting some ghosting, we went to check out and discover that it is a permanent image retention

So, those who claimed that LCD TV is better than plasma because of no burn in, better think twice. It is subject to how you use it, if you abuse it, who knows what would happen?

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Added on April 24, 2009, 8:24 amThat is the theory, but watch out for certain 2009 samsung LED TV. Some of these, especially those that are friendlier to our pocket, actually has the LED installed on the side of the screen and light were transmitted via some sort of light transmitting panel instead of having the LED at the back of the screen.

The only advantage of doing so is cheaper cost and thinner panel, but then the original intention of dimimg or off the individual LED to allow better black is scarifies.

Try to check out some foriengn forum, I remember reading someone quoting no differences in blacks between to CCFL LCD TV and these side LED TV

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Added on April 24, 2009, 8:26 amWow, Panasonic's service rocks

This post has been edited by slk5538: Apr 24 2009, 08:26 AM

I do not own any Panasonic Plasma, but the customer service, from your description, is really fantastic. I think every consumer deserve this kind of service.

Hope you can get a replacement unit. But i think you won't be very mad at them even if they can't do that for you after all their efforts.

Thumbs up for Panasonic Malaysia.

Thats the spirit

where are you from bro? PV80 is a soon to be obsolete model, if not an already obsolete model!

The replacement for PV80 is the X10 series

err.. excuse me bro, I meant no offense ... but where can you get FullHD 42" for the price of 42X10? don't play with words here by citing LCD, cause 42X10 is a plasma.

To many, and depends on your main usage, a 720p 42" plasma still produces better PQ than most 1080p 42" LCD out there ...

I think the 6000 & 7000 series are using edge LED, that's why they are cheaper but lacks the local dimming ability.

I think it depends on the person as well. I had the chance of comparing side by side the panasonic 42" PY800 and PV80, using the same source (Spider Man 3, Pearl Habour, POTC) both HD and SD materials. All I can say is I can easily see the differences in PQ. Pioneer's 428 produced PQ close to the PY800 (can't actually see the difference), don't know what Pioneer did to their set though.

Don't know about the newer generation though, probably the panasonic had closes the gap between the FUll HD and the 720p panel?

Anyway, I did not buy the Full HD Plasma because of thin wallet

Just choose what suited you best!

Already bought then no need to ask already. Suppose if someone tell you not good now, what are you going to do? change a TV? Just sit back and enjoy your TV la.

Well, I don't have the SHARP A77M LCD, so I can't tell if the panel had already solve the motion blur issue with LCD or not, but I think all of us has different sensitivity to the images we viewed, some just can't see the difference in PQ between Plasma and LCD, so for those who can't differentiate the difference in PQ, LCD is just fine, why pay more if you can't enjoy the benefit, right?

I have both LCD and Plasma in my house, and to most of my family members including my wife, and parents, they just can't notice the motion blur in LCD and the blacks and reflection in Plasma and keep saying that there is no difference. My brothers, on the other hand, noticed the better blacks in Plasma, but thats all for them. However, I can notice all those differences, and while I can dim my living room with thick curtain to counter the reflection on the Plasma, there is nothing I can do to solve the motion blur issue on my LCD and it really annoys me.

So it would be unfair to assume all of us here have the same degree of sensitivity to images viewed and automatically label anyone who said Plasma has better PQ are giving bias info. After all, most, if not all professional critics also agrees that Plasma is superior in term of PQ, right?

So, what I am trying to say is when it comes to choosing a flat panel tv, just get back to basis, go to the shop and see which one pleases you the most, and get the one that means value to your money for those that are budget concious. For those that are loaded, you might even want to get the best or expensive panel money can buy, and some would not even give a damn to the PQ, but just the appearance / design of the panel itself. Whatever choices you made in this matter, is completely legal and no one is stopping you, as long as you are using your own money.

AND that is why there are different types / brands of flat panel TVs with different specifications in the market. It meant for the consumers to choose the one that best suited their need. Again, if you can't tell the difference in the PQ between LCD and Plasma, you don't have to prefer one over the other based on the comment of other, just trust your own eyes.

If the world is big enough to accomodate 6 billion human beings, it is big enough to accommodate both LCD supporters and Plasma supporters, and someday maybe even LASER TV and Halographic TV supporters. So, there is no need for anyone to make enemy here by making annoying comment to the supporters of other camp.

This post has been edited by slk5538: Jun 9 2009, 04:45 PM

I think it is the furniture & electrical chain in Sabah & Sarawak. Not sure if they had any branch in West Malaysia or not.

Walmart is selling stand alone BD Player for only USD128.00. When are we going to get that kind of bargain here?

Anyone working with Panasonic, Samsung or LG in this forum? Any idea when can we get sub RM1,000.00 BD Player in Malaysia?

SHARP 42A66 is below RM3.8K

So now what? After 3D effect, movies now go to 4D / Virtual Reality?

is the lighting condition at the display hall very bright? IMO, LCD picture tends to look better under brightly lighted environment, and plasma the vice versa.

Overall, I prefer the PQ produces by Plasmas

Are you sure it is a plasma and not LCD? Image retention is different from brn in. IR is temporary, Burn in is permanent. If use plasma as PC monitor, then I think you friend is gonna get burn ins due to those static images such as icons, menu bar very fast.

difficult question to answer I don't think anyone would purposely try that out unless maybe the manufacturer? Why don't you ask Panasonic about that see what answer they give

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Added on August 21, 2009, 12:30 pmIMHO, there is always the risk.

This post has been edited by slk5538: Aug 21 2009, 12:30 PM

This is due to the cells at the picture area would age faster than the black bar areas. IMO, if you continue to watch your movies with the balck bars for very long hours without occasionally switching to full screen images, then you might just risk your panel to burn in.

Actually, If you observe carefully, you can always see the IR when you switch to full screen pictures after hours of movies with black bars. You can see the colour differences in the images where the edge of the bars located. So, theoritically if IR can happens, then burn in could also take place after much longer period of exposure to the same conditions causes the IR.

Some manufacturer actually trying to counter this problem by introducing grey bars on both sides of the screen when you view 4:3 images on your plasma, but it seems like they have not done the same to the black bars at the top & bottom of the screen

This post has been edited by slk5538: Aug 22 2009, 12:29 PM

Anyone try the panasonic 42S10 (Full HD) already? How is the PQ if compare to 42X10 from 3 to 4 meters away? can notice any difference? The price of the S series is really tempting now.

Anyone had compare the panels mind to share your review?

My concern here is not the price difference to buy my first plasma. I had already got a 720p plasma, so I was considering to upgrade or not?

Anyway, thanks for the reply. I had actually went to compare the plasma in electrical shop yesterday, and was comparing the s series and the c series (apparently the x series is temporary out of stock), with a viewing distance of approximately 2 to 3m. The source is 1080p (blu-ray). All I can notice is slightly sharper pictures and more vibrant color for certain scenes, and I don't think my eyes can tell the difference without side by side comparison.

So, I think I will keep my 720p plasma for the time being, and save some buck to join the blu club . After all, plasma is getting cheaper and newer technology / features are coming up very fast, so no hurry to upgrade my plasma.