Upgrading plasma from 9UK to 50PX80U ???

Originally Posted by reifiedbeans

I've sold my old 50" 9UK with my house, so I need to get a new TV. I was very happy with the 9UK's black levels and general appearance, but my old living room had no windows. I was planning to get a PX80U, but I'm of course tempted by 1080P, even though I know I won't be sitting close enough 10 feet or more) to see it. Deeper blacks of the PZ80 and 85 are appealing, though.

The problem is that the new house is corner to corner windows, and I'm really concerned about reflections/glare, so I've started looking at the 52" Samsung LCDs as well, probably the 550 series. But then I'm concerned about the black levels and smooth motion I've come to expect from plasmas in a dark room.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Also, I could get the old 77u, which has a different and seemingly more effective antiglare coating. Budget is under 2k.

Originally Posted by reifiedbeans

Do you think the 1080P models (PZ80 and PZ85) are worth the price premium over the 720p model?

Originally Posted by reifiedbeans

I've sold my old 50" 9UK with my house, so I need to get a new TV. I was very happy with the 9UK's black levels and general appearance, but my old living room had no windows. I was planning to get a PX80U, but I'm of course tempted by 1080P, even though I know I won't be sitting close enough 10 feet or more) to see it. Deeper blacks of the PZ80 and 85 are appealing, though.

The problem is that the new house is corner to corner windows, and I'm really concerned about reflections/glare, so I've started looking at the 52" Samsung LCDs as well, probably the 550 series. But then I'm concerned about the black levels and smooth motion I've come to expect from plasmas in a dark room.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Also, I could get the old 77u, which has a different and seemingly more effective antiglare coating. Budget is under 2k.

Originally Posted by edpowers

How much daytime viewing vs. night viewing? The Samsung 550 LCDs will be brighter, but not even remotely close on the black levels, contrast and smoothness compared to your old Panny 9UK. I definitely wouldn't go back a generation and get the 77u. In my opinion, that's actually a step down from your 9UK. I have both a 9UK and a 75u, and my 9UK has better blacks and far more accurate colors. The new PX80u will have better blacks, its brighter and has more accurate out of the box colors (compared to the 77u). I haven't had a chance to compare the PX80u blacks to the PZ80u blacks, so I can't say how big the difference is there.

Originally Posted by creemail

Go 50PZ800U. This would be a noticeable upgrade, but not huge. The 9UK is a great display!

Chris