Have your say & ask the experts

Okay I'm stumped.  Absolutely stumped. There's 3 TVs out there and they've each got there pros and cons.  I really have no idea what to get so what I'd really like to hear from is people who own the following and let me know what they're really like.

Sony KDL 40W4000:   It's more expensive then the other two but I know that this is a great telly and it looks good to.

Samsung LE40A656:  It looks stunning and would look equally stunning in my living room but I know that the Sony, although more expensive, has a better picture.

Panasonic TH42PZ80:  I haven't ruled out Plasma and my only concern is running costs as I've heard that Plasmas use up more electricity then LCDs.  Otherwise it's a great price and I know that blu rays are going to look stunning. Negatives is that it's nowhere near as attractive looking as the Sony and the Samsung.

Well my Pany claims a life span of 100,000 hours...... You do the maths.

You don't have to worry about gas escaping...... well not unless you drop it and smash the screen.

ear:

what about lifespan of plasmas? it's supposed to be smaller than lcd's lifespan. and plasma is a gas,wich theoretically could escape.Any user here living with a plasma for a few years? problems?

ear:

Any user here living with a plasma for a few years? problems?

ear:

what about lifespan of plasmas? it's supposed to be smaller than lcd's lifespan. and plasma is a gas,wich theoretically could escape.Any user here living with a plasma for a few years? problems?

ear:

image retention? i saw one that had a "ghost" mtv logo on  the top right corner.that never disappeared( even when other chanel on)this could be cured by playing a fast paced film?

rewerb:

ear:

what about lifespan of plasmas? it's supposed to be smaller than lcd's lifespan. and plasma is a gas,wich theoretically could escape.Any user here living with a plasma for a few years? problems?

Hmmm. No reply to this, suspect they were all gassed.....

Lewis201:

I remember after I watched the Wimbledon final on my 37PX80 which was about 4 hours long the BBC Sport icon was burnt in but it had disappeared within half an hour or so of normal viewing.

Solomon1:

For an average user using a quality plasma with some caution, i.e. not as a computer display, not carelessly leaving the plasma on displaying a still screen for more than an hour, there shouldn't be any problems.

Please don't spread rumours about how careful you have to be with plasma when they're not true!

professorhat:

Solomon1:

For an average user using a quality plasma with some caution, i.e. not as a computer display, not carelessly leaving the plasma on displaying a still screen for more than an hour, there shouldn't be any problems.

I've fallen asleep playing an Xbox game several times - 8 hours later I've woken up and seen the exact same game screen I fell asleep to still active (the TV screensaver hasn't kicked in as the game was still active). No screenburn, nothing. Image retention which is rectified by playing standard TV for a few seconds, that's it.

Please don't spread rumours about how careful you have to be with plasma when they're not true!