Panasonic 42" sale at Sears

If I were in the US, I would grab a couple of these:

Panasonic 42" Class Smart Viera® S60 Series 1080p 600HZ Plasma HDTV - TC-P42S60 - TVs & Electronics - Televisions - All Flat Panel TVs

Sears is having these plasma TV's for sale for $400. :wave:

Verge article: Good Deal: Panasonic 42-inch plasma smart TV for $399.99 | The Verge

Cheers!

Ewww plasma lol! Imo id never get a plasma since I use mine for gaming and watching dvds. Afraid of pausing either if them and coming back to a burnt in image. I love my panasonic led that I "borrowed" from my friend who got deported. Too bad they are coming back so I returned it. Ill take a look at that tv anyways since im in the market for a new one

Yeah I have a paranoia for burn-ins (image retention) as well.

Kinda disappointed that my LG IPS monitor came with a manual that said "We are not responsible for image retention caused by long static graphics."

I love plasma. Vibrant colors, good picture from every view, etc. Both LCD/LED and plasma have come a long way though, so either tech is quite good. You don't have to pay out the nose or accept some finicky tech to get the quality image you want.

Image retention also isn't much of an issue anymore. Sure it affected the early plasma screen TVs, but not much anymore. It's not like you're using a plasma screen TV for a kiosk or something that'll have the exact same logo on it for 24hrs a day. Even game HUDs won't be on screen long enough to really make a difference these days.

Many screens have tech to vary the screen image unnoticeably to prevent burn-in even for static images, and you can also easily condition your plasma to reduce that image retention for the first 100 hours, and be good to go after that. I know on those Panasonic brand screens you don't even need to watch it in full HD, because for SD video the bars on the side are kept neutral gray to extend their life. Of course you'd want to use it for HD a lot anyway.

Plus, it's a $400 42" TV. Great deal, though you can pretty decent LCD/plasma screens at that size for even less. I was pretty impressed with some no-name brand 32" my friend got for like $150. Good viewing angles, sharp, etc. What a price! I figure those things have 5-6 years on them anyway before you want to replace it with something better. Though I'm usually not a fan of "planned obsolescence," some things you don't want to pay to last forever. The lifespan of my old CRTs far outlasted their burn-in and I played games constantly on those; it shouldn't be all that different for plasma at least past the first 100hrs.

Just what I was looking for. $430 with tax. Just picked one up for the bedroom. I have a 55 inch Viera plasma from a while back that is the best TV I have ever owned. Thanks for posting.

No problem.

Wish I could grab one for a nice big monitor.

BB, you must not know me. Trust me my HUD will be up long enough to burn in. MW2 I had 30 days played, BO1 had 27, MW3 had 25 and BO2 have over 18 at the moment. I think that would burn in some but like you said tech has come a long way so ill have to check into the new plasmas

Interesting...
Do you know what year you bought the TV? The model?

Plasma tech has come a long way. I have a new Panasonic in my home. I don't worry about burnin at all. With new tech in the tv, and all my devices have a sleeper mode... Not worried at all. Now my Fujitsu plasma from 2003.... That thing is still kickin but it does have burn in.