New TV Plasma, LCD, DLP or FPTV?

[gadgtfreek]

Here's a solution if your debating between a Plasma and LCD....

Buy both. Take both home and test them. I'm almost certain you'll be bringing the LCD back the very next day and keeping the Plaz.

Indeed. If your visual aquity is good, you will definitely keep the plasma.

It would depend on manufactures, but I agree. If you spend $1500 bucks on a LCD, then spend $1500 on an equally sized plasma and run them side by side.

[vurbano]

I have 47" crt RPTV, 57" Samsung 1080p DLP and 32"Sharp Aquos LCD already. Id like to try plasma.

[gadgtfreek]

Power consumption is still a bit high, but heat is a non issue. Also half life is good and burn in is moot if you take care of it.

When I had my Sony RPLCD, I never noticed the gray blacks, but now they really stand out to me. Even when I watch my father in laws 3 year old Sammy plasma.

The 2009 Panny plasmas look pretty good, have to wonder if its the last year.

[mruk69]

The major stores do injustice to all types of the above tv's. They are poorly placed like someone mentioned above. Also they have the feed split out to all of the tv's, which degrades the picture quality. Some of the LCD's you can't even see the picture properly due to the viewing angle.
Some of the units aren't even labeled with the info were looking. I was looking for a TV with 1000000:1 ratio and the first one I saw was not truely that, and was 20000:1.
Very confusing and the school buys in the television departments don't know anything about the product they are selling. So you walk out with the same unanswered questions.

I have a JVC DLP although I like the picture quality this TV is too expensive to operate I am having to change bulbs approx. every 9 months @ about $200 a pop. The first one I replaced was from a store on the internet, although is was about $35 bucks cheaper that buying from JVC the bulb did not come with the housing. Also, in the the manual it clearly says not to connect the TV to a computer.
I want to get a Plasma over an LCD, but am fearing I am going to have glare problems with all the windows in the living room and kitchen. Especially, in the afternoon when the sunlight is going through the window.

[gadgtfreek]

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Where are your windows in relation to the tv?

My living room is rectangular shaped, with one of the long walls being mostly windows. The Panny faces a short wall (windows are to its right) and I dont have an issue during the day (no curtains). Some have a better anti glare screen than others. Im also used to plasma, for a newbie it may seem weird at first. If your tv faces windows, plasma may not be for you unless you have a dark curtain.

[loves2watch]

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I just bought the Samsung 67" dlp with the LED lightsource. I looked at the high end panasonic plasmas, the Pioneer Kuros, all brands of LCD and none of them could hold a candle to the dlp. The 58" plasmas just didn't have as sharp of a picture to my eye and the LCD's were't big enough except for the one Sharp and it's a piece of garbage. I would have considered a projector, I have one in my family room, but this set is in a room with a lot of ambient light. The viewing angle on the dlp's does put a lot of people off, but that's usually because of the poor way they are displayed in stores. With the Sammy, horizontal viewing angle is no issue at all. Vertical is an issue if you're within 9 or 10 feet of the set and standing, but seated it's no problem. As an owner of a 46" LCD, a front projector, and a dlp, I can tell you without a doubt the dlp is my favorite set. Oh and by the way, it cost about half of what my LCD did 2 years ago.

In all fairness to those who favor other technologies, I'm using my set in a bright 32x20 room so I needed the big screen. I also wasn't concerned about hanging it on the wall. I just wanted the best possible picture.

Sorry but unless you compared them side by side, calibrated, in normal room lighting and all other things being equal, nothing compares to the Pioneer Elite. ALL of the other manufacturers continually strive to have their display look as good. Don't believe me, ask them for yourself...