TV: plasma, hdtv, lcd, etc.
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From: San Clemente
Originally Posted by kw2000,Sep 13 2005, 10:35 AM
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Plasma -
#1 - Panasonic (Best Black Levels, 8 Billion Color Combinations) Honestly its what I would buy hands down. They have a Pioneer Elite picture quality at a much much lower price. If u have the money look for a Panasonic Onyx Series its insane. They are also one of the view companies that actually manufactures everything on there Plasmas. Alot of companies (Sony) don't actually make all the parts in there TV, They buy alot from other companies.
Plasma -
#1 - Panasonic (Best Black Levels, 8 Billion Color Combinations) Honestly its what I would buy hands down. They have a Pioneer Elite picture quality at a much much lower price. If u have the money look for a Panasonic Onyx Series its insane. They are also one of the view companies that actually manufactures everything on there Plasmas. Alot of companies (Sony) don't actually make all the parts in there TV, They buy alot from other companies.
Love my Panasonic plasma...no burn in (though I do not game on it) or any quality issues, Blacks are great, and it has a couple of display modes: AUTO adjusts to the room light, VIVID heats up the gas more and the colors jump out at you.
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I didn't read the whole thread closely, but I don't think anyone's mentioned that plasma screens have a limited life span. Depending on how much you watch, you will have to replace it completely in 5-7 years.
Today's LCD screens are getting much better, and the prices are coming down a lot.
Today's LCD screens are getting much better, and the prices are coming down a lot.
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i have so much to learn, you guys are talking about crt, tube tv this tube tv that. i'm so behind on technology, so i'm still learning as much as i could.
i was thinking about plasmas but i heard they had a short lifespan,just like ben777 said.
i was thinking about plasmas but i heard they had a short lifespan,just like ben777 said.
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From: Cherry Hill, NJ
Originally Posted by hksupersi,Sep 14 2005, 06:23 PM
i was thinking about plasmas but i heard they had a short lifespan,just like ben777 said.
Have you seen the new technology they're working on? 3D TVs with multiple viewing angles so that you can watch different shows/games from different parts of the room, etc.
There's so much coming in the next 10 years that TV as we know it now will probably impress you about as much as a 10" Black & White set with rabbit ears would today.
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From: Keene
I picked up a Gateway 42" ED plasma about 18 months ago on closeout.
It was 1800$ + shipping and I got the 3 year warranty. Cost me about 2500$ to hang on the wall.
Im perfectly happy with it. DVDs look good. HD looks really good. Black is not so great on it but I got the size and the look I wanted for good $. Maybe its just me, but I dont think I did badly.
No burn-in, no issues yet.
It was 1800$ + shipping and I got the 3 year warranty. Cost me about 2500$ to hang on the wall.
Im perfectly happy with it. DVDs look good. HD looks really good. Black is not so great on it but I got the size and the look I wanted for good $. Maybe its just me, but I dont think I did badly.
No burn-in, no issues yet.
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I have a 50" Samsung HLN series DLP (thanks diamond dave for the advice 
)in the living room that has made me into a hi-def whore. I also installed a 15" Sharp LCD in the kitchen and then last month I replaced the aging and super heavy 32" Wega in the bedroom for a 42" Panasonic EDTV plasma that I bought on sale for $1675.
While the sammy is a sweet set and love it dearly, I now know the difference in various black levels (from the lcd and edtv) and it bothers me when I watch the sammy. Also, regular non-hd channels on the sammy even at 720 don't look as good as the panasonic. But when it comes to watching true HD movies, the picture makes my jaw drop every time. I've told my wife many many times how much I love this TV. Anyways, I'm seriously considering hiring someone to come in and tune this television as I've read that this would really help with some of the colors and black levels.
The sharp has a crystal clear picture and if a 40+" LCD were in our price range, I would've definitely puchased an LCD for the bedroom over the plasma Panasonic. It's bright, it's crisp, and I personally like everything about it, except for the fact that it's a tiny 15".
The Panasonic was more of an impulse buy. The picture quality of regular television converted to 720 look better than the sammy, but not as good as the Sharp. For HD signals, the Panasonic comes in a distant third from the Sharp and Sammy. One plus I like about this plasma is that it has upgradeable and removable slots, meaning I can go from DVI to HDMI to whatever is next out there. The sammy and Sharp both have built in DVI and if it ever becomes obsolete, so will the unit. Also, the Panasonic just looks so damn badass!
As for my old Wega, I purchased this as my first 'real' tv back in 2000. The picture quality at the time was amazingly brilliant, but to be honest, it doesn't match either one of my new sets. I've donated the wega to my little sister who's finally been toss her 19" walmart special she bought in college
So after all that, my take on the four different televisions that I've had experiences is this:
1. LCD
2. DLP
3. EDTV Plasma
4. Tube (Wega)
I'm sure a HD Plasma would be vastly superior than the DLP, but since I dont have one, I cant honestly compare.
)in the living room that has made me into a hi-def whore. I also installed a 15" Sharp LCD in the kitchen and then last month I replaced the aging and super heavy 32" Wega in the bedroom for a 42" Panasonic EDTV plasma that I bought on sale for $1675. While the sammy is a sweet set and love it dearly, I now know the difference in various black levels (from the lcd and edtv) and it bothers me when I watch the sammy. Also, regular non-hd channels on the sammy even at 720 don't look as good as the panasonic. But when it comes to watching true HD movies, the picture makes my jaw drop every time. I've told my wife many many times how much I love this TV. Anyways, I'm seriously considering hiring someone to come in and tune this television as I've read that this would really help with some of the colors and black levels.
The sharp has a crystal clear picture and if a 40+" LCD were in our price range, I would've definitely puchased an LCD for the bedroom over the plasma Panasonic. It's bright, it's crisp, and I personally like everything about it, except for the fact that it's a tiny 15".
The Panasonic was more of an impulse buy. The picture quality of regular television converted to 720 look better than the sammy, but not as good as the Sharp. For HD signals, the Panasonic comes in a distant third from the Sharp and Sammy. One plus I like about this plasma is that it has upgradeable and removable slots, meaning I can go from DVI to HDMI to whatever is next out there. The sammy and Sharp both have built in DVI and if it ever becomes obsolete, so will the unit. Also, the Panasonic just looks so damn badass!
As for my old Wega, I purchased this as my first 'real' tv back in 2000. The picture quality at the time was amazingly brilliant, but to be honest, it doesn't match either one of my new sets. I've donated the wega to my little sister who's finally been toss her 19" walmart special she bought in college
So after all that, my take on the four different televisions that I've had experiences is this:
1. LCD
2. DLP
3. EDTV Plasma
4. Tube (Wega)
I'm sure a HD Plasma would be vastly superior than the DLP, but since I dont have one, I cant honestly compare.
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From: Vienna, VA
Originally Posted by bkw,Sep 15 2005, 06:34 AM
The sammy and Sharp both have built in DVI and if it ever becomes obsolete, so will the unit. compare.
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Originally Posted by steven975,Sep 15 2005, 12:44 PM
dvi and hdmi are compatible with each other. The digital video signal is the same. DVI may become obsolete, but HDMI is probably going to be the standard for the next 10 years.
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HKsupersi, you really need to list your $ limit, room size that you'll be viewing, type of programming thats most important to you.
If your $ is $1000, your kinda limited to a tube based TV : http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_a...php/page_id=80
Once again Sony in this particular segment is pretty much "King of the Hill", but there are cheaper alternatives. It really depends on how much the BEST quality TV means to you.
I'm not pushing tube tv's, but thats what it sounds like where your price range is.
If your $ is $1000, your kinda limited to a tube based TV : http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_a...php/page_id=80
Once again Sony in this particular segment is pretty much "King of the Hill", but there are cheaper alternatives. It really depends on how much the BEST quality TV means to you.
I'm not pushing tube tv's, but thats what it sounds like where your price range is.