I'm looking at buying a Plasma to replace my almost 4 year old LG 42PC3D plasma.
I've narrowed it down based on price to 2 different Panasonic models:
TH-42PH12U (industrial 720p)
or
TH-PH42G10 (consumer 1080p THX certified)
I've always loved the clean lines of the industrial plasmas from Panasonic. I don't care about the fact that they don't come with speakers or tuners. I have my own cable box and receiver to hook it up to. I simply want the display that will give me the most pleasing image to my eyes.
I know that 1080p vs 720p means little sometimes, and that contrast ratio and other things are more important, especially on a 42" screen where that 720p vs 1080p difference is not that noticeable. The industrial plasmas have always been reliable. I'm not really concerned about the bleck level issue on the current G series. I think the problem is over hyped. All I need is a display with at least 2 HDMI ports, which both of them have. Aside from that, I don't care about the other features. I simply want the best picture quality. Also, I'm looking at keeping this plasma for the next 5 years.
With that being said, and being that I can get either one at pretty much the same price...which one of the 2 will give me what I'm looking for?
Thanks.
I've narrowed it down based on price to 2 different Panasonic models:
TH-42PH12U (industrial 720p)
or
TH-PH42G10 (consumer 1080p THX certified)
I've always loved the clean lines of the industrial plasmas from Panasonic. I don't care about the fact that they don't come with speakers or tuners. I have my own cable box and receiver to hook it up to. I simply want the display that will give me the most pleasing image to my eyes.
I know that 1080p vs 720p means little sometimes, and that contrast ratio and other things are more important, especially on a 42" screen where that 720p vs 1080p difference is not that noticeable. The industrial plasmas have always been reliable. I'm not really concerned about the bleck level issue on the current G series. I think the problem is over hyped. All I need is a display with at least 2 HDMI ports, which both of them have. Aside from that, I don't care about the other features. I simply want the best picture quality. Also, I'm looking at keeping this plasma for the next 5 years.
With that being said, and being that I can get either one at pretty much the same price...which one of the 2 will give me what I'm looking for?
Thanks.