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- Μηνύματα
- 8.978
- Reaction score
- 895
JVC LT-42DV8BJ
Panasonic TH-42PZ700
Pioneer KURO PDP-428XD
Samsung LE-40M87BD
Final verdict
The first thing to say here is just how impressed we were with the overall quality of the TVs we looked at for this group test. Frankly any of them would make a mighty fine home cinema centrepiece - which is a testament to just how far LCD technology in particular has come in recent times.
Having said that, despite their qualities it's our two LCD contenders which occupy the bottom two slots in our final league table, suggesting that plasma technology is far from the dead duck some LCD supporters would have you believe.
Bottom place, unfortunately, belongs to JVC's 42DV8. This seems extremely harsh on a TV that sports, thanks to its 100Hz system, quite possibly the clearest, crispest motion yet seen on an LCD TV. But we guess tackling just one of LCD's technological shortcomings can only get you so far when you're slightly off the pace in other areas.
Samsung LE40M87 takes the bronze medal. This is a fearsomely well-specified TV at a crackingly affordable price, which also delivers consistently impressive pictures, complete with black levels that leave most LCD rivals for dead. But it falls down just enough with motion to fetch it up short of our two plasma contenders.
It's quite hard to pick a winner between these two plasma heroes. They both cost pretty much the same, with the Panasonic 42PZ700 claiming a full HD resolution while the Pioneer 428XD claims world-beating black level response and a huge feature count.
In the end, it came down to a feeling that the Pioneer's black level and colour supremacy ultimately delivered slightly more positive impact than the Panasonic's extra resolution.
Full Review: avreview.co.uk
- Price: £1,450
- Weight (inc stand): 22.7kg
- Native aspect ratio: 16:9
- Claimed max contrast ratio: 1000:1
- Claimed max brightness: 500cd/m2
- Connections: Three v1.3 HDMI inputs (with CEC), two Scarts (both RGB), component video input, composite video input, S-Video input, D-Sub PC input, Stereo audio output, headphone jack, stereo audio inputs, CAM slot, RF input, digital audio output, service port
Panasonic TH-42PZ700
- Price: £1,900
- Weight: 38kg
- Native aspect ratio: 16:9
- Claimed max contrast ratio: 5000:1
- Claimed max brightness: N/A
- Connections: Three HDMI inputs, three Scarts (2 RGB), component video input, composite video input, S-Video input, D-Sub PC input, Stereo audio output, headphone jack, stereo audio inputs, RF input, Digital audio output, CI slot
Pioneer KURO PDP-428XD
- Price: £1,800
- Weight: 29.6kg
- Native aspect ratio: 16:9
- Claimed max contrast ratio: 16000:1
- Claimed max brightness: N/A
- Connections: Three HDMI inputs (PC and video); Three Scarts (2 RGB); component video input; composite video input; S-Video input; D-Sub PC input; Stereo audio output; headphone jack; stereo audio inputs; CAM slot; RF input; USB socket; subwoofer output; digital audio output
Samsung LE-40M87BD
- Price: £1,200
- Weight: 20.9kg
- Native aspect ratio: 16:9
- Claimed max contrast ratio: 15000:1
- Claimed max brightness: 550cd/m2
- Connections: Three HDMI inputs, three Scarts (2 RGB), component video input, composite video input, D-Sub PC input, Stereo audio output, headphone jack, stereo audio inputs, CAM slot, RF input
Final verdict
The first thing to say here is just how impressed we were with the overall quality of the TVs we looked at for this group test. Frankly any of them would make a mighty fine home cinema centrepiece - which is a testament to just how far LCD technology in particular has come in recent times.
Having said that, despite their qualities it's our two LCD contenders which occupy the bottom two slots in our final league table, suggesting that plasma technology is far from the dead duck some LCD supporters would have you believe.
Bottom place, unfortunately, belongs to JVC's 42DV8. This seems extremely harsh on a TV that sports, thanks to its 100Hz system, quite possibly the clearest, crispest motion yet seen on an LCD TV. But we guess tackling just one of LCD's technological shortcomings can only get you so far when you're slightly off the pace in other areas.
Samsung LE40M87 takes the bronze medal. This is a fearsomely well-specified TV at a crackingly affordable price, which also delivers consistently impressive pictures, complete with black levels that leave most LCD rivals for dead. But it falls down just enough with motion to fetch it up short of our two plasma contenders.
It's quite hard to pick a winner between these two plasma heroes. They both cost pretty much the same, with the Panasonic 42PZ700 claiming a full HD resolution while the Pioneer 428XD claims world-beating black level response and a huge feature count.
In the end, it came down to a feeling that the Pioneer's black level and colour supremacy ultimately delivered slightly more positive impact than the Panasonic's extra resolution.
Full Review: avreview.co.uk
