Is the 42" AKAI Plasma HDTV (PDP4225M) any good?
I am planning on buying the 42" AKAI HD-Ready Plasma TV tomorrow. But i dont have any experience with this company.
Anyone know if this TV is good?
Specs:
Display Type: 42” Diagonal Plasma Display Panel
Screen Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Resolution: 1,024 (H) x 1,024 (V)
Contrast Ratio: 3,000:1
Brightness: 1,400 cd/m2
Viewing Angle: 160 degrees (H) & (V)
HDTV Compatible: 480p, 720p, 1080i
PC Resolution: Supporting VGA, SVGA, XGA (Auto Convert to WXGA)
Digital Comb Filter: Digital 2D
Film Mode Pull Down Conversion: Yes
Color Temperature Control: Yes
GAMMA Correction: Yes
Wide Mode (Video): 5 Modes (Fill All, 4:3, Letter Box Wide, Anamorphic)
Wide Mode (PC): 5 Modes (Fill All, Force 4:3, Letter Box, Wide, Anamorphic)
No, it is not a good TV especially since it took me 15 mins to find it online. I did find 2 BAD pages which I listed below. I assume you are looking at this TV because of the price. I would suggest the LG that I have listed the link for below. It is a much better TV for the same price.
If you are willing to spend a little more, I would go with the Samsung for about $150 more. They are both on sale at Best Buy, so hurry. Both are great TVs (I have set up both brands in the past), but the Samsung is a step higher than the LG.
And........Sony does not make plasmas!
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