Page 1 of Aldi 42" Plasma under £ 1000.00

Aldi are selling a £ 999.99 42" plasma system from Thursday 21st of July.

Specifications as copied:

10,000:1 contrast ratio
1,500 cd/m2 brightness
Free tilting wall bracket
Fully inclusive 3 year manufacturers warranty worth over £500
HDTV ready
2 x 10W NICAM speakers
Also includes:

42" (106cm) plasma display manufactured by LG in 16:9 format
852 (H) x 480 (V) pixel resolution
Full HDTV compatibility (480p, 720p, 1080i) via DVD input including HDCP decoding.
Over 160º horizontal/vertical viewing angle
16.7 million colours.
Full dual TV tuners manufactured by Samsung for full Picture-in-Picture functionality.
Multi-picture function and full split-screen viewing
99 TV channels
Optimal solution 1280 x 1024 over VGA.
2 x 10W built-in speakers
NICAM Stereo Sound
On-screen display menu
Full Teletext with 100 page memory
Automatic channel search
Sleep timer
Picture freeze function
Size: 1045 x 640 x 88mm (without stand) 1045 x 700x 240mm (with stand)
Approx. weight 50kg
Remote control (batteries included)
Customer helpline available
Three year warranty

Kywy 8)

This item was edited on Friday, 15th July 2005, 05:26

now correct me if im wrong but a native screen resolution of 852 by 480 is not high def.ok it might have the connectivity to hook up high def equipment but the screen cant display a truelly high def resolution.

I think you are right, but then again the Sony KE-P42M1 which has a list price of £2500 (you can get it for about £1424 on the net) has the same native resolution and they include no digital video input, be it HDMI or DVI. It can still display HDTV but the image must be down scaled.


Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.

This item was edited on Friday, 15th July 2005, 07:24

I`m sure this is the one they had about a month ago for £750??



why take life so seriously..its not like you are going to make it out alive

No, that was a 32" LCD HDTV, some store still have stock of those. I was in Lowestoft yesterday and they still had one left £749.99

Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.

ahhh - yes, it looked nice.

I guess the plasma one must be pretty good with an LG display?



why take life so seriously..its not like you are going to make it out alive