42" too small, 50" too big, is there a quality plasma in-between?

[ekote]

I know there's a PDP-4312 Pioneer. Money isn't necessarily an object, since I was ready to spend my cash on a 50" Pioneer Elite Plasma until I discovered that it's just a smidge too big for the spot I have picked out.
Thanks.

[Artwood]

The REAL reason there are not any "Quality" displays between 43-inches and 50-inches is so the Video Display companies can maintain their margins on the 50-inchers--they couldn't do that if there was say a "Quality" 46-inch Plasma out there.

There are some Budget Chinese 46-inch EDTV Plasmas out there but most have pretty bad contrast ratios.

I've often wondered why all the other Plasma Manufacturers let Pioneer have all of the 43-inch market while they settle on 42-inchers. Pioneer has made alot of money off that one extra inch.

To equal the vertical height of a 36-inch Direct-view 4:3 set you have to have a 16:9 Plasma set of at least 44-inches. A 46-inch 1024X768 set would make sense--but I guess the Plasma Display manufacturers like selling 42-inchers--people don't notice too much drop in vertical height when moving up in size from a 36-inch Direct-view 4:3 CRT set and then increasing their margins a little by making 50-inch sizes the next possible step up.

[RicheyPoor]

[QUOTE=ekote]I know there's a PDP-4312 Pioneer. Money isn't necessarily an object, since I was ready to spend my cash on a 50" Pioneer Elite Plasma until I discovered that it's just a smidge too big for the spot I have picked out.
Thanks.[/QUOTE]There are several excellent 50" plasmas with a smaller O.D. than the Pioneer (with and without speakers). Why not just get one of them?

[sgnakster]

[QUOTE=RicheyPoor]There are several excellent 50" plasmas with a smaller O.D. than the Pioneer (with and without speakers). Why not just get one of them?[/QUOTE]

Can you list them please. Smaller than the 5060 and pro-1130 right? The only one that I can think of off the top of my head is the Fujitsu.

[kin@tvauthority]

ekote,
You can't fit it with or without the speakers? Exactly how much room do you have?

[davyo]

Between 42 and 50", I owned a 46" Deawoo (before getting my current Panny 50") and was very happy with it, great picture and can be had for under 2k at Sams Club and other places.

Davyo

[ekote]

[QUOTE=kin@tvauthority]ekote,
You can't fit it with or without the speakers? Exactly how much room do you have?[/QUOTE]


I have 45" of length to work with. I would easily sacrifice built in speakers for screen real estate. I'm going to perch it on top of some sort of cabinet, but here's the rub-it has to be set in the corner of our room. I, being a foolish and vainglorious human, wanted a Pioneer for the cachet. But to be honest, I would consider any highly-rated set. I'm willing to pay extra for a quality name.
Thanks for your help.

[D-Nice]

A Pioneer 4360 or 930 is only 42 3/8" wide without the speakers.

[RicheyPoor]

[QUOTE=ekote]I have 45" of length to work with. I would easily sacrifice built in speakers for screen real estate. I'm going to perch it on top of some sort of cabinet, but here's the rub-it has to be set in the corner of our room. I, being a foolish and vainglorious human, wanted a Pioneer for the cachet. But to be honest, I would consider any highly-rated set. I'm willing to pay extra for a quality name.
Thanks for your help.[/QUOTE]Forget a 50", none will fit in a 45" wide space, even W/O speakers. The 43" Pioneer is probably your best choice.

[ekote]

[QUOTE=D-Nice]A Pioneer 4360 or 930 is only 42 3/8" wide without the speakers.[/QUOTE]

Is the 930 worth the extra cash? I'm planning on this being the last TV I buy for a looooong time. 50%TV/35%DVDs/15%Xbox360

[D-Nice]

[QUOTE=ekote]Is the 930 worth the extra cash? I'm planning on this being the last TV I buy for a looooong time. 50%TV/35%DVDs/15%Xbox360[/QUOTE]

2 words....

HELL YEAH!!!!

[sund]

I have the same dilemma.

What would be the maximum for a 48" space? I have a media cabinet that is 48W X 38h X 24d. The initial width is 48", but after the 1 inch frame, it opens up to almost 50". I was thinking the commerical Panasonic TH-50PHD8UK, which is 47.6" in width. Technically it will fit, but I'm worried about cooling. In other threads, some people mention wiring up some fans. Is there a way to get a fan to kick on when the TV is turned on?