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4Doora
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my dad just bought a new 42" vizio HD LCD tv
It's one of the cheap brands, but it still has one hell of a picture (consumer reports gave it good reviews also)
I've got my wii and PS3 hooked up
It's pretty amazing playing ps3 now
I'd go with LCD, because i don't think the plasma picture lasts as long
There's a huge plasma screen hanging up at my doctors office. When he first got it the picture was great, after a few years the color is all faded, and the picture isn't as clear
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Ace
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| It depends on how the set is being used. Smaller LCDs are being used as computer monitors using a native 1080 signal. A 1080 signal has over twice the vixual information as 720. Plasmas will be obsolete in a few years. |
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David
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To the OP, I would highly suggest going to www.avsforum.com and read all of the FAQ's and stickies in the Plasma and LCD Forums.
Read up on the newest models and dig around for some good sales and all will be well.
I've had my 50" Panasonic Professional Plasma for over a year.
I play XB360/Wii/PS3 and watch a *lot* of HD content. I have only had minor Image Retention, never 'burn-in'. It is simply harder to do these days (compared to a few yrs ago).
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Wiggy
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| I have only had minor Image Retention, never 'burn-in'. It is simply harder to do these days (compared to a few yrs ago). |
That is enough for me to go LCD.
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TimAlan
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What can you say about plasma and elevation. I live at 6,000 feet and it I've heard bad things about plasma and elevation.
Also, what about longevity? If I spend 2K for a friggin TV I want it to last. |
I know I've read somewhere about the elevation concern, but really can't recall what was said. Sorry.
As for longevity.. it does somewhat depend on the manufacturer of the TV. But in general Plasma's are said to have an average life span of 30,000 hours. That number was also calculated at least 2-3 years ago. Even in that case, if you viewed the set for around 5 hours a day, you'd get about 10 years of use out of the set.
While I won't disagree that LCD's don't typically last longer.. they still can be subject to their bulb(s) burning out pre-maturely. This problem happens.. I've had people come back because of this problem and they had to purchase another TV because the cost of repair was more than the TV itself.
If you can afford it, when you purchase the TV see if you can have someone professionally Calibrate it. That will decrease the amount of power it uses, increase the quality of the picture and prolong the life of the product.
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| It depends on how the set is being used. Smaller LCDs are being used as computer monitors using a native 1080 signal. A 1080 signal has over twice the vixual information as 720. Plasmas will be obsolete in a few years. |
Twice the visual information? Maybe 1280x720.. but not 2x's with typical TV resolutions.
1920x1080 = 2,073,600 pixels
1366x768 = 1,049,088 pixels
More information yes.. but due to the fact that pixel size is dependent upon total surface area of the set, it is difficult to see much of a difference between a TV of the same manufacturer at 50" and below. Perfect case in point the Pioneer 5080 and the 5010. If you are over 10' from the set, you would be hard pressed to notice much of a difference. The difference in the size of a pixel between a 720 and a 1080 set at 50" is probably like 2.33mm vs. 1.5mm.
Plasmas will be an obsolete technology in say maybe another 3-5 years IF there's no further development. By the same token traditional LCD's will also become obsolete with the addition of FED, OLED and if it ever really happens SED tv's. Google those technologies and you'll see what I mean.
This is by no means a reason NOT to at least look into a new set.
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| Do yourself a favor and go to the stores ask questions. Get different opinions , then shop online for free shipping with no sales tax. |
You're what we call a stroker. Strokers make me very grateful that I don't work on commission at times.
I just like to hope that people who do e-commerce like that have their products fail. You'll have so much fun trying to get them to help you out, not to mention having the manufacturer tell you to take it back to where you bought it from. Then having the website you bought it from tell you that you should have bought an extended warranty, or better yet finding out that their "warranty" doesn't cover your problem. |
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Zeen
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I watched the Super Bowl on a friend's LCD, and I'll stick with Plasma. To my eye, the colors are richer and more natural. I haven't had any issues with burn-in; my only concession is I don't leave CNBC, with its bright white crawler, running for hours at a time.
But the differences are small, and a matter of taste. If you're coming from regular TV, either one will blow you away.
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VOODOOKING
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| screw both, we have a Sony projector and a 110 inch wide wall mounted projection screen and an HD box,.. talk about feeling spoiled. |
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Heiferman
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| Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2025 7:51 pm Post subject: Re: LCD or Plasma? |
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We have a first gen 50" Panansonic plasma that is well over 17 years old and still going strong. We were warned it would not last 5 years. It has been moved around the world and apparently impervious to damage by even the worst packers and movers including those in Asia.
Plasma is gone. Now it's LED or LCD.
We also have several cheap LCD HD TVs that were half the price or less and bigger than that Panasonic.
Oh how times have changed.
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