LCD's - Panasonic vs Samsung

Looking to purchase my first LCD tv. I thought I had my mind set up on the
Samsung LE37M87BDX (Full 1080p). But, my dad has a small 26" Panasonic LCD
and the quality of the picture is fantastic. He has since been told that
the Panasonic LCD's are very very good, one of the best on the market.

Anyone have any comments on either brand of TV?

TIA

"diy-newby" wrote in message
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Looking to purchase my first LCD tv. I thought I had my mind set up on
the Samsung LE37M87BDX (Full 1080p). But, my dad has a small 26"
Panasonic LCD and the quality of the picture is fantastic. He has since
been told that the Panasonic LCD's are very very good, one of the best on
the market.

Anyone have any comments on either brand of TV?

TIA

Samsung are a major manufacturer of LCD panels, Panasonic AFAIK are not -
they use other manufacturers panels, possibly even Samsung.

Samsung panels are also used by Dell for their range of computer monitors.

OK so I am biased, I also have a Samsung 24" 244T 1920x1200 monitor which is
defect free and I am very happy with.

The Samsung M87 series has a gloss screen which may not be to everyone's
taste as under certain conditions can give you unwanted reflections. Under
the correct lighting conditions though the panels give an outstanding
(quoted 10,000:1) contrast ratio and a genuine useable 170 degree viewing
angle, and the best yet colour rendition I have seen for a LCD.

Go along to your local Comet/Currys etc and have a look. Compare the
Panasonic and Samsung offerings and then make up your mind.

"Icky Thwacket" wrote in message
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angle, and the best yet colour rendition I have seen for a LCD.

Go along to your local Comet/Currys etc and have a look. Compare the
Panasonic and Samsung offerings and then make up your mind.

Thanks for the reply. Only thing with Comet/Curry's etc, the source of the
picture is always crap. Why can't they get some nice quality feeds to the
tv's?

diy-newby wrote:
"Icky Thwacket" wrote in message
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angle, and the best yet colour rendition I have seen for a LCD.
Go along to your local Comet/Currys etc and have a look. Compare the
Panasonic and Samsung offerings and then make up your mind.

Thanks for the reply. Only thing with Comet/Curry's etc, the source of the
picture is always crap. Why can't they get some nice quality feeds to the
tv's?

Because they're a bunch of dicks.

winker wrote:
diy-newby wrote:
"Icky Thwacket" wrote in message
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angle, and the best yet colour rendition I have seen for a LCD.
Go along to your local Comet/Currys etc and have a look. Compare the
Panasonic and Samsung offerings and then make up your mind.

Thanks for the reply. Only thing with Comet/Curry's etc, the source
of the picture is always crap. Why can't they get some nice quality
feeds to the tv's?

Because they're a bunch of dicks.

Shirly they're not all called Richard?

"diy-newby" wrote in message
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Looking to purchase my first LCD tv. I thought I had my mind set up on
the Samsung LE37M87BDX (Full 1080p). But, my dad has a small 26"
Panasonic LCD and the quality of the picture is fantastic. He has since
been told that the Panasonic LCD's are very very good, one of the best on
the market.


Lookout for and read reviews of these sets by experts on the internet or in
TV mags.

We are unable to tell good from bad in shops.
( I know one store here feeds a dedicated aerial to the first TV set in the
row. Others feed through a system. So this first set allways looks better
than the rest.)

I think Samsung might make CRT/ Screens for other makers. My friends
bought a Panasonic make a few weeks back and are very pleased with it.

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Regards,
David

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"David" wrote in message
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"diy-newby" wrote in message
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Looking to purchase my first LCD tv. I thought I had my mind set up
on the Samsung LE37M87BDX (Full 1080p). But, my dad has a small 26"
Panasonic LCD and the quality of the picture is fantastic. He has
since been told that the Panasonic LCD's are very very good, one of
the best on the market.


Lookout for and read reviews of these sets by experts on the internet
or in TV mags.

We are unable to tell good from bad in shops.
( I know one store here feeds a dedicated aerial to the first TV set
in the row. Others feed through a system. So this first set allways
looks better than the rest.)

I think Samsung might make CRT/ Screens for other makers. My friends
bought a Panasonic make a few weeks back and are very pleased with it.

--
Regards,
David

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If there is a branch near you, a visit to Richer Sounds might prove
worthwhile .

They stock LCD TVs from Samsung, Panasonic, LG, Philips, Sony, Hitachi &
Sharp. (For currrent range, see http://www.richersounds.co.uk/).

No hard sell. Just competitive prices and good service. The staff in
my local store are always very helpful.

Adrian A wrote:
winker wrote:
diy-newby wrote:
"Icky Thwacket" wrote in message
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angle, and the best yet colour rendition I have seen for a LCD.
Go along to your local Comet/Currys etc and have a look. Compare the
Panasonic and Samsung offerings and then make up your mind.
Thanks for the reply. Only thing with Comet/Curry's etc, the source
of the picture is always crap. Why can't they get some nice quality
feeds to the tv's?
Because they're a bunch of dicks.

Shirly they're not all called Richard?


No! Dick, not Richard nor Shirly. Sometimes they've been know to answer
to "dipstick" and "****wit".

Mike

Paul Martin wrote:
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diy-newby wrote:

"Icky Thwacket" wrote in message
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angle, and the best yet colour rendition I have seen for a LCD.

Go along to your local Comet/Currys etc and have a look. Compare the
Panasonic and Samsung offerings and then make up your mind.

Thanks for the reply. Only thing with Comet/Curry's etc, the source of the
picture is always crap. Why can't they get some nice quality feeds to the
tv's?

If you ask, I'm sure they'll happily connect a DVD to one of the sets
to demonstrate it. I've had them do that in the past. I brought along a
DVD of test patterns that I'd made myself.


I asked them that once. No, they couldn't, because everything was
*chained down*! With chains. The sales person thought it was
stupid too. YMMV!

dom.

This is my standard reply to questions like this ...

Take some DVDs (*) around the stores and ask to see them played on the
most promising sets. This will give direct comparisons both between
those in the shop and with the current set at home, then make a decision
on what the eyes (and the wallet) say.

* Hire some if necessary - I suggest a good mix of 3 - 5 including at
least:
1) To check colour balance, one natural history and one sitcom or reality
show (for human flesh tones indoors);
2) For interlacing and movement, some action shots such as the latest
blockbuster that takes the fancy, and some interlaced sport action.
3) Any thing else commonly watched at home.
4) Perhaps something containing dark scenes for assessing contrast ratio.

Also turn the set onto BBC News 24 or Sky News for how it shows poor
quality material such as news clips. This will show up much more clearly
on expensive sets such as LCDs, and, although it's strictly the
material's fault rather than the TV's, if a more expensive set just shows
the blemishes in the signal more clearly for most of what you view, that
constitutes a valid reason not to spend the extra money. It's easier to
justify an expensive set if you are going to be watching a lot of good
source material such as DVDs.

"diy-newby" wrote in
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Looking to purchase my first LCD tv. I thought I had my mind set up
on the Samsung LE37M87BDX (Full 1080p). But, my dad has a small 26"
Panasonic LCD and the quality of the picture is fantastic.