Plasma or LCD???

[JetLinkin Park]

Also found this tidbit about burn-in. Purely FYI....

Considerations
Due to the direct way it produces light, plasma can be especially susceptible to burn-in from static images such as stock-tickers and video-game gauges; however, newer displays have begun to incorporate "pixel-orbiting" technologies that shift images, almost imperceptibly, to limit the occurrence of burn-in. Additionally, although known for their high contrast (relative to LCD) and spectacular color saturation, plasma displays have historically had difficulty reproducing pure blacks. Recent enhancements have largely eliminated this problem, but sometimes at the expense of fine detail in dimly-lit areas of the picture.

 

[Biatch5]

I have this one from Panasonic. Very high ratings from CNET and consumers alike. So far, I have been very, very happy with the performance. In fact, I am getting a second one for upstairs...


http://reviews.cnet.com/Panasonic_TH_42PD25U_P/4505-6485_7-30916296.html?tag=pdtl-list

What I have and works great! no problems

Was going to go with a LCD but too bulky... Plasma's in my opnion are better

 

[Biatch5]

Also think about how long deltas plasmas have been on and any other airline that has plasmas for that fact also..... never seen a "burn-in" while waslking around atlanta airport. But I do agree I was a little cautious buying the plasma because of the burn-in but like Yank said, only keep the tv on when Im watching tv...


great buy!

 

[StaySeated]

I respectfully disagree with the above statement regarding "enhanced definition" or ED. If you have a HD set and a true HD signal the difference is night and day. DVD's look like crap after watching HD programs on my set, and ED has less than or equal to the pixels of DVD's. Spend the extra coin and buy an HD set. If you are not worried about size, the best picture can be found in the few picture tube sets with a 16:9 screen. No glare, no burn in, just a fantastic picture in a 500 lbs box!!!

 

[firstthird]

Sound and Vision magazine addressed this very question last month.

Here it is

http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/article.asp?section_id=2&article_id=779&page_number=1

Plasma won for those too lazy to click the link, was sort of surprised, sounds like LCD isn't quite mature yet. And I have also heard about burn in, but I think that having to get a new set in a few years is a gross exaggeration. I would be worried more about pixel half-life but even that probably wouldn't be a problem for 10 years or something like that. Burn in can be managed by no watching CNN for 24/7 or leaving a video game up for a 4 day weekend while you aren't playing, etc.

this month has an article on DLP vs LCD rear projectors.

 

[sweptback]

Also think about how long deltas plasmas have been on and any other airline that has plasmas for that fact also..... never seen a "burn-in" while waslking around atlanta airport. But I do agree I was a little cautious buying the plasma because of the burn-in but like Yank said, only keep the tv on when Im watching tv...

You're obviously looking at different screens than I am, because I'd say about half of the plasmas have terrible burn-in on the left side of the screen, which is a solid color. Some look absolutely horrible.

I saw a pretty screwed up plasma with gate info on it at some podunk airport, but I forget where it was.

If you must have a skinny TV, buy a plasma knowing ahead of time that it will probably be junk in 5 years.

 

[flx757]

If you must have a skinny TV, buy a plasma knowing ahead of time that it will probably be junk in 5 years.

Personally, I purchase nearly ALL high end electronics such as flat TVs, computers, monitors and peripherals, etc., knowing they will be "junk in 5 years", if for no other reason than technological advances.

So my advice is to get what you want today based on the best bang for the buck, and don't worry about what might or might not be in 5 years.

 

[sweptback]

Personally, I purchase nearly ALL high end electronics such as flat TVs, computers, monitors and peripherals, etc., knowing they will be "junk in 5 years", if for no other reason than technological advances.

So my advice is to get what you want today based on the best bang for the buck, and don't worry about what might or might not be in 5 years.

I agree with you on things like computers, especially now where they're so cheap that any person with a decent income could probably afford to buy a new one every year if they so desired.

However, plasma TVs are billed as high-end, and their price tags reflect that. I could be way off base here, but I bet if you surveyed all the plasma TV buyers they'd say that they expect their new TV to last every bit as long as the old TV in their basement from 1991. I think they're going to be pissed when they see its brightness start to dim and sections of the screen start to get burned in a few years from now.

I suppose if you take the manufacturers' word that the plasma problems have been fixed all is well, but hey, they want to sell more TVs so they'll say about anything. Plasma is a cool technology, but I think there are better options for HDTVs. And if you insist on buying a plasma, don't buy a EDTV one... you'll kick yourself if/when you ever start watching HDTV broadcasts.

 

[TIGV]

I agree that DLP is not wall mountable but it beats the old rear projection HD units by a mile, Some DLP are only about 3/4 of a ft thick or less and for the price you just can't beat them and they last.
Cables, as a footnote, are a pain in the @arse, I did a little research into wirelessly powering your HDTV, surprisingly, this appears to be an emerging market, I had imagined I would easily find the technology to do so, this is not, however, the case.
Google revealed only one viable and not yet market ready technology and it sounded to botched together to be worth the money but at least it was based on something we are familiar with, if I remember right it uses 2xwireless 802.11g transmitters to do the job.
Keep an eye out, soon everything in your house will be cable free and on the wireless network, least I hope so, that way I can hack my neighbour's router and watch some free porn, while listening to his stereo and filling out credit card apps using his social, oh what fun !

 

[lowecur]

Dell Plasma

I have a 42" Dell Plasma HDTV. Bought it refurbished for $2099, with full warranty. It received the Editors Award at PC Magazine. I have had great luck with my computers and flat panels, all purchased refurbished from Dell at a big discount.