What is better, Pioneer, Panasonic or Phillips 42 inch plasma televisions?
I’ve been leaning towards the Pioneer over the Panasonic, then a mate of mine bought the Phillips 42 inch with ‘ambilight’. Any thoughts would be great.
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In my personal opinion, Panasonic is cheaper. The Pioneer has been around the longest, but they are very pricey. The Phillips is the cheapest and has the worst color contrast. Go to cnet.com and you can check out their experts opinions and tests of all three and compare them to each other.
Philips
I have a pioneer 55 it works great and i have a 32 LCD HD Toshiba in the bedroom it has a clear pic and its not hooked to a hd sorce yet
Readers’ Choice: HDTV Survey
09.20.06
Download Now: HDTVs.pdf
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It’s about time. This year, along with satellite radios, we add HDTVs to the mix. And, as you might expect, readers rate all sorts of vendors offering all sorts of HD technologies, from plasma TVs and rear-projections to good ol’ CRTs. But two companies stand out: Pioneer and Sony.
If you look at the overall scores across all technologies, Pioneer is king, with a significantly above-average overall score of 9.0 out of 10. This has a lot do with the fact that readers prefer plasmas to all other HD technologies. Pioneer is one of the biggest plasma vendors, and it’s the lone Readers’ Choice for this segment of the market, with a 9.1 out of 10. It’s also the Readers’ Choice for rear-projection TVs, with an 8.7.
In the big picture, across all technologies, Sony is just behind Pioneer, with an overall score of 8.5, and it receives a Readers’ Choice award for CRTs (8.4), and LCDs (8.6). Readers also shared their experiences with front-projection TVs, but Sony was the only vendor rated. And because Sony received only 50 responses in total, a Readers’ Choice in that niche category will have to wait until next year.
19th Annual Reader Satisfaction SurveyPioneer
No one comes close. Pioneer garners the highest overall score. The company comes out ahead on rear-projection TVs and, in particular, plasmas.
19th Annual Reader Satisfaction SurveySony
Looking for an LCD model—or even a good old CRT? Look to Sony. And Sony’s scores are pretty darn good for rear-projection models, too.
19th Annual Reader Satisfaction SurveySUBCATEGORIES:
Plasma: Pioneer; Rear-projection: Pioneer; CRT: Sony; LCD: Sony; Front-projection: None
Download the HDTV Readers’ Survey Results (PDF)
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2017611,00.asp
pioneer #1 then panasonic then philips