I badly need your help and expert opinion pls!
If you have money to burn, what unit would you buy and go for, 42PV80 or 50PV80 ?
I was about to get the 42PV80 kaya lang my bratty lil princess daughter of mine sabi nung tinuro ko yung 42PV80 and told her ito yung bibilhin natin, "ang liit, daddy"! "Why not get this one instead," pointing to the 50PV80! Aaaargh!
Anyway, so what would you get?
If I have money to burn?? 50" syempre. But kung ano mas sulit... hmm... mahirap mag-advise nyan kasi it's not our money. Hehehe..
Seriously, it depends on your budget, room size, viewing distance and how much you are willing to shell out for a plasma tv. I had the same 'dilemna' around 9 months ago. I chose the newly released 50PV80 over 42PV80, which at that time, the price diff. is huge (cheaper pa yung outgoing 50PV70). What motivated me to choose 50PV80 is my desire not to upgrade anymore. PV80 offers better PQ over PV70. The bigger the tv, the better the viewing experience...tsaka end of upgrade na. After 50", I'm eyeing on a 1080p projector and not 58" or 65" full HD plasma. Also, the 42" has a resolution of 1024x768, while 50" has a resolution of 1366x768 which is important to me since I hook my PC to my plasma.
On the other hand, you have to bear in mind that 42pv80/42pv8 are better bang for the buck at the moment (price per inch). TV prices drop so fast. As much as possible, ayaw ko nang alamin magkano na worth ng tv ko ngayon.. I wouldn't be surprised if for the sum I paid for my tv last year, I can buy 2 42PV8 now..ang laki na ng nilugi. hehehe. For the same price you pay for 42" today, you can probably buy a 50" next year or two. There will be never ending itch to upgrade. Dapat happy ka sa purchase mo.. If you think you might regret not buying the 50", by all means get the 50". But if you want to save, and it seems you're already set on a 42", buy it na in the meantime regardless of what others tell you and wait for prices of 50" to go down, or perhaps go Full HD 50" or bigger someday.