Dish Bankruptcy - Business as Usual

[Former member 209475]

Do people keep them till they die?

I cycle mine out every three years or so.

Someone gets a deal on a still REALLY good tv, I get a discount on a better one.

I'm not sure how long TVs would last now tbh, my last plasma I sold was at least a decade ago. Probably more.


Those however, I did love them. The tech simply passed them by.

Plasma was absolutely fantastic, I retired my LG last year (25 years old) when the control board died and couldn't find another. The OLED replacement is good and much bigger and has a bunch of HMDI ports (no more DVI converters)

But its true the blacks might not be quite as good but at least I don't need to crank up the air in that room anymore.

 

[Bruce]

directv stream has a cable like experience. but each streaming box is 10.00 a month for the gemini airs. that's a lease fee to.

Except you do not need a Gemini Air for DirecTV Streaming, a Roku ( or others) will work also, no lease fee.

 

[jsmit86]

Plasma was absolutely fantastic, I retired my LG last year (25 years old) when the control board died and couldn't find another. The OLED replacement is good and much bigger and has a bunch of HMDI ports (no more DVI converters)

But its true the blacks might not be quite as good but at least I don't need to crank up the air in that room anymore.

I can assure you, that any OLED has better black levels than even the best Pioneer Kuro Plasma. And you will save on AC in the Summer, but may pay a bit more for heat in the winter.

Modern OLEDs have better (true/infinite) black levels.Pioneer Kuro plasmas (especially the later 9G and 9.5G models like the KRP-500M/Elite PRO-101FD from around 2008–2009) were legendary for the deepest blacks of any mainstream flat-panel TV of their era. Measured black levels on well-performing or voltage-tweaked units typically reached roughly 0.0005–0.001 fL (about 0.001–0.003 nits/cd/m²). In a dark room they looked extremely close to true black and far superior to contemporary LCDs or earlier plasmas.

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Modern OLEDs (WOLED or QD-OLED) achieve true black of 0 nits. Each pixel is self-emissive and can be completely turned off, so there is no residual light or glow. This produces infinite contrast and blacks that are measurably and perceptibly deeper/cleaner than any plasma, including the best Kuros. Early OLEDs already surpassed the Kuro on black level by around 2013, and current sets maintain that advantage while adding far higher brightness, 4K/HDR capability, and other improvements.

 

[tanman]

Used a Panasonic GT 30 plasma since 2011. Loved it. Still have 4 pairs of 3D glasses and a bunch of 3D Blue Rays. But started researching 4k tv over a year ago. Finally pulled the trigger on an LG G5 in February
I really love the picture-the intensity of the color is amazing.

 

[slow_poke_pete]

Except you do not need a Gemini Air for DirecTV Streaming, a Roku ( or others) will work also, no lease fee.

agree

 

[slow_poke_pete]

i just got off the phone with dish threatening to cancel and go back to dtv . i couldn't belive the offers tossed at me. the rep offered me all of the movie channels free for six months then they cut off. seems like there trying there hardest to keep with revenue they have.

 

[slow_poke_pete]

That plasma will likely outlast every OLED made to date!

And keep its blacks!

I had an LG oled it lasted 4 years but i never shut it off. so i guess i beat the crap out of it

 

[tsunami2311]

That plasma will likely outlast every OLED made to date!

And keep its blacks!

When I at my uncle I watch tv on his plasma, that thing is 15+ years old look better then most tv I seen to date, sadly it has lines that come and its 720p tv that "except" 1080p but it native res is 720p go, but blacks are still amazing and motion clarity is still better then most set today.

 

[slow_poke_pete]

When I at my uncle I watch tv on his plasma, that thing is 15+ years old look better then most tv I seen to date, sadly it has lines that come and its 720p tv that "except" 1080p but it native res is 720p go, but blacks are still amazing and motion clarity is still better then most set today.

I just got an 85 inch bravia II. the thing's insane. there's no digital blur AI does an amazing job with audio!!! It smokes OLEDS . Though the price will make you cry. It just begs for a ps5 to be connected to it

 

[fmj77]

directv stream has a cable like experience. but each streaming box is 10.00 a month for the gemini airs. that's a lease fee to.

I bought an ATT DirecTV Now streaming box off Ebay that has the same interface as the Gemini and there is no $10 monthly fee with DirecTV Stream.

 

[tornado]

Added the Hopper Plus and a wireless Joey 4 to my account after the recent updates to the software (MultiView).

Liking the ability to access apps from Google Play, MultiView, and improved picture quality from the newer android equipment.

Decided to hook up my old Pioneer Elite plasma.

I hope Joey 4 on the Pioneer is like the rest of my TVs, and my computer monitor with the android Dish equipment.

We will see.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Added the Hopper Plus and a wireless Joey 4 to my account after the recent updates to the software (MultiView).

Why are you still using Dish? Haven't you heard, "Traditional Paid TV is dead!!!"

/s

 

[tornado]

Why are you still using Dish? Haven't you heard, "Traditional Paid TV is dead!!!"

/s

I still prefer and watch a lot of traditional tv, mostly news and local channels. Everything has drawbacks. Am I doing something wrong?

 

[comfortably_numb]

Am I doing something wrong?

Depends on who you ask around here

 

[slow_poke_pete]

I still prefer and watch a lot of traditional tv, mostly news and local channels. Everything has drawbacks. Am I doing something wrong?

Will be walking away from t.v.. it's to expensive, and frankly, i have an issue paying to watch advertisements.

 

[meStevo]

Will be walking away from t.v.. it's to expensive, and frankly, i have an issue paying to watch advertisements.

It's been more than 10 years since we had a traditional TV service. I tend to pay more for streaming without ads if I am interested in something - and if it isn't worth that premium then I pass. All the ad-based plans did was raise the bar further to get my money.

 

[tornado]

it's to expensive

I agree with the expensive. Cable is more expensive and not nearly as good. Dish has been pretty reasonable for me over the years.

 

[tornado]

It's true traditional tv is dying. Streaming is increasing. At least Dish's equipment can stream if you want.

 

[Juan]

Will be walking away from t.v.. it's to expensive, and frankly, i have an issue paying to watch advertisements.

I guess you had that issue since cable was invented

 

[comfortably_numb]

I'm a +1 on my sister's Netflix account and I Venmo her $15 / month for it. Saves us both money (and it's legal). I have 109 free OTA channels, free Paramount+ via Walmart. More TV than I could ever watch for a $15 monthly spend.