Plasma TV INFO wanted

[DREDIOCK]

Originally posted by Soulyss
completely and utterly not true.

Plasma's have a rating to half brightness, this is the exact same thing that happens to the CRT television that we've all had in our living rooms for ages and ages now.

Lets not forget computer monitors too (remember the complaints about night time)

[NOT]

42" Hitachi plasma, VERY satisfied with this set. most "info" people quote on plasma is dated, their life expectancy is on par with any other technology, and burn in is no longer a major concern.

IMO plasma sets look better than any LCD or DLP set out there.



NOT

[lazs2]

would have to agree that plasma is the best looking out there...  friend replaced a bulb in his DLP tho at 3 years it was only $250

One thing to think about for all us who are used to "standard" screens..  widescreens are smaller... in most formats.. that huge 42" or 50" is about like watching an old 32" 4:3 tv.

I have a 60" mitsubisi 4:3 that, in most formats.. you would have to have an 80" widescreen to duplicate the size of the picture.   even dvd's shown in widescreen on this tv have a picture as big as a 57" widescreen.

lazs

[Soulyss]

IT's been awhile since I had a DLP in the office here Slash, it's possible that they've improved the off access viewing.  The last one I saw was pretty restricted.  The vertical access was more severe than the horizontal but also less of a concern in most living rooms where you're seated @ viewing height.

If anyone is in the market for a rear-pro DLP TV  I would say see about getting one with an LED based light engine.  The current generation LED based DLP's from Samsung have a far longer lamp life as wel as being a 3 chip design they do away with the color wheel which was the source of most the problem's we've had with DLP's in the past.  Or look @ JVC and their DILA based sets, it's a LCOS (liquid crystal on silicon) style engine.  Outstanding picture, easily the best picture I've seen on a rear-pro TV.  We had the Pro model but I hear the consumer sets are very nice as well.  Back when I last looked @ them they cost a little more than DLP but outstanding picture quality.

[whels]

Wrag,

I have 2 HD TVs, 1 Plazma and 1 LCD. Both have great HD  pictures, but
the Plazma beats my LCD for standard pciture by far.

yes there is alot of HD content to watch out there but not
all your TV watching will be in HD.  So id look @ the TVs in store
 both in HD and standard viewing, and get the 1 with better
standard.

btw  my LCD is 32" Samsung, and Plazma is  42" Panasonic

Whels