New TV Plasma, LCD, DLP or FPTV?
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The other issue of course is that nothing looks the same in the showroom as it does in your house. Your lighting conditions will be very different, and the color of the light will be different too. I would venture very few people have arrays of florescent lights covering their ceilings or arc lamps.
Plasma unfortunately performs poorly under store lighting conditions but performs great in a house without direct sunlight on the screen.
Plasma unfortunately performs poorly under store lighting conditions but performs great in a house without direct sunlight on the screen.
Interestingly, Plasma and LCD are neck and neck in the poll (12-11 in favor of plasma), and although a couple have expressed the need for an LCD due to brightly lit viewing environments, I have yet to hear anyone really extol the virtues of LCD.
I think we can safely say that this is a religious issue, with no consensus, but lots of strong opinions. Just buy what feels right for you, and the heck with the rest of us
I still like my Plasma.
Whenever Im at anyones house, the lcd's are just to gray in the black area. I know some of the VERY expensive lcd's are matching plasmas, but for the price, you cant beat these panny's.
Whenever Im at anyones house, the lcd's are just to gray in the black area. I know some of the VERY expensive lcd's are matching plasmas, but for the price, you cant beat these panny's.
I have to say I had a 52" widescreen 720p projection....it was nice...but I went to 46" Samsung LCD...and what a world of difference!!! I loved the prices of the Plasma...but recent news shows what plasma is going out...as LCD is taking over like blue ray took over HDDVD!
Just because a technology is not selling as well as another, is not a reason to notice the benefit and buy.
Ill buy plasma as long as they sell em, especially since OLED keeps falling back. I think the economy is going to slow things a bit, but Ill be curious as to how long Panny supports plasma. Panny has a pretty good LCD lineup this year, so the end may be near.
Ill buy plasma as long as they sell em, especially since OLED keeps falling back. I think the economy is going to slow things a bit, but Ill be curious as to how long Panny supports plasma. Panny has a pretty good LCD lineup this year, so the end may be near.
I'm pretty sure you are smoking crack before comparing pictures
I can see an arguement talking about price, but to say that a Kuro can't hold a candle to a DLP is nonsense. You have now lost all credibility with me. Disclaimer - I own a 60" Pioneer Kuro that I paid $3700 for because I see a HUGE diffence between this and any DLP set.
The Samsung 67 DLP with LED bulb has the benefit of not having to replace the bulb, best bang for the buck for a tv that size (around $1900 for 67 inches is not bad) and it is very light weight. Two people could easily carry this tv and I think this is the lightest weight tv you can get in its size so it would be very easy to move around. If you move around a flat panel tv in a room then what are you going to do about the brackets on the wall? This tv is also very thin.
I never heard about the yellowing of this television before until I read this thread which now concerns me. Does cleaning the inside take the yellow off of the screen? Is it hard to take off?
I wonder how much parts are for a television like this if something were to ever go wrong with it.
I never heard about the yellowing of this television before until I read this thread which now concerns me. Does cleaning the inside take the yellow off of the screen? Is it hard to take off?
I wonder how much parts are for a television like this if something were to ever go wrong with it.
I got mine for $1592 delivered and am waiting on a $200 NFL shop coupon from a rebate. Some people were able to get the 61" model for $999 around super bowl time. At this screen size, I don't think the LED DLP's can be touched for picture quality and definitely not price. The big problem most people have with these things is the crap way they are displayed in stores. My Bestbuy had the things on a shelf 8 feet off the floor. Fortunately I'd read the owner's thread on AVS forums and found out how popular these sets are. Too bad they're not going to make any new models.
I am not downing the technology of the plasma....but I read an article that plasma was going out due to LCD pretty much taking over. I did see a difference in the 2 and I loved the LCD better anyway. So I didn't feel that saving some money now would help me in the future if the product wasn't going to be up for sale. Just like now I don't choose to HDDVD because it's cheap I am going with Blue Ray because it's going to be there in the future.
DLP is def the best bang for the buck, IMHO.
My only real issue was wide angle viewing, because I seriously considered like a 57" LED DLP.
2nd best bang for buck is the plasma, you can have the 50" Panny's for $1500, and thats just awesome, especially with the black levels. My tv looks plain gorgeous after Gregg calibrated it, I can only imagine how a Kuro would look if he got his hands on it.
Hard to compare Plasma to HDDVD. HDDVD dies because there are no discs supporting it. If you buy a nice plasma, and they quit making them, itll still show HD just fine for years to come.
I still think the main reason the cheap lcd's sell so well is the torch mode looks good in Best Buy, and I also know people that like it that way. Watching tv on the calibrated plasma is much different, because its no where near lcd retina burning bright.
First thing I do in these hotels with LCD's, is turn down the back light to about half.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I have 47" crt RPTV, 57" Samsung 1080p DLP and 32"Sharp Aquos LCD already. Id like to try plasma.
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.
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.
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.
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.
