Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater 42' Plasma , which one ?

Michael, apparently you subscribe. My reference to the Pioneer was from the March print issue. Does the online rating have it lower or just doesn't cover it?

John, I do subscribe online. I did notice there was no date as to when these ratings were done, I'm assuming it would have been sometime recently as they have changed since the last time I looked a month or so ago.
The next four listed were.
LG 42PC3D $1900
Samsung HP-S4253 $2200
Toshiba 42HP66 $2000
Proview MH-422HU $2200
As a side note I used Consumer Reports recommendations when I bought my Toshiba and have been very happy with it. My guess is with the changing technology and pricing on these TV's, it is very hard to keep their ratings timely for more than a month, but I don't think anyone could go wrong with most of their choices.

I bought a 50 Pioneer Elite PRO-1130hd this summer, and I have been nothing but impressed by it. Granted the Elites are more expensive. But as for Plasma's go I think Pioneer make the best. It was very easy to calabrate, and set up. I found the Pioneers to be more colorful than the Pannys. But the Pannys have a little better blacks. There was very little difference in the black levels. I thought the Pioneer had more WOW factor than the panny. If you do look you can find smoken deals on that plasma at some stores. If you happen to be by any American TV there's a sale going on this weekend that I got my tv with. They knocked off almost a grand off the price. I thought $4600 for a $5500 tv was a pretty good deal.

i live in the states and would like to know who is having a great sale this weekend? i don't think an elite pioneer is in my budget , i'm just trying to justify the extra expence of the 4270hd. i found some internet sites, plasma depot, dtv express, i just don't have any history with them. are they really aurthorized dealers selling new stock.
every place i've seen the panny 600u it seems either the signal being sent to it is bad or it's just not in the same ball park as the pioneer.

i buy the samsung one because they dont have a built in fan inside the tv. panasonic got 2 fan, be awared, a fan will always made a noise,not from the start but after 1 or 2 years. for the price take the sammy, i get the hpr4252c from samsung.