Plasma tv reccomendations?

marcus aurellis · Jun 15, 2004

I am i the market for a new tv and am going to go the plasma route.

Does anyone own a sub-premium brand (lg, samsung, sva, benq etc) and have a review of them?

These units are easilly half the price of a sony, pioneer, hitachi et al and I wonder if the extra cost is the brand name alone.

Any opinions?

Marcus Aurellis
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Tugger · Jun 15, 2004

Things have changed in TV's...Since the rise of LCD screens, Samsung and Sharp have now become quality T.V.'s
RCA, and JVC are now lower end T.V.'s

I don't know much about LG, Sva or Bend.

So stick with Sony, Panasonic, Hitachi, Toshiba, Sharp or Samsung

cynalan · Jun 15, 2004

I recommend Samsung DLP over plasma. About half the cost and a great picture. In fact, most plasma screens have pixel loss and there is not a damn thing to be done to repair.

wooly110 · Jun 16, 2004

I've just demo'd a Sony LMD-230W LCD monitor. It's a prototype and not for sale yet.

Don't like it. Picture is soft. Detail is lost in the "black" levels. There's an overall "blue tinge". Limited viewing radius. Screen is very reflective and is distracting. Wouldn't recommend. Especially for $6,000.

I agree with cynalan's recommendation. I am looking at getting a 52" Samsung DLP. Sharper image. Greater viewing radius. Great detail. The tiny mirrors in the screen actually reduce reflection and light from outside sources, considerabely.

Both LCD and Plasma screens are still relatively new and haven't really had long term testing in the consumer market yet. Not sure of their true lifespan. I think LCD have been quoted at around 30,000 viewing hours and plasma is 45,000. But, if they do go, that's it, there's no repairing them.

seymore · Jun 16, 2004

A potential problem with plasma is screen burn.... you know those station logos at the bottom the the picture? LCD does not have that problem. it's difficult , therefore expensive to make LCD panels in very large sizes so LCD dominates in the 14-35 inch range. plasma is best suited in the 42-55 inch range. In both cases prices are falling though due to increased production. LCD rear projection, as opposed to flat panel is often an elegant solution, with a small footprint. And I agree the Samsung DLP is outstanding. Another benefit for dLP is that the bulb is user replaceable. I'd recommend that any set you get have at least a DVI input, or preferably an HDMI input for future connectitions for HDTV

happygrump · Jun 16, 2004

*skulks away and hides his 14" b/w away in shame*

UnMEnXTC · Jun 16, 2004

I have cheked into these for over a year, and finally decided, and bought a DLP. I think the pic is better, bought the RCA one, it has 5 or 6 complete sets of inputs, 1 set outputs, fas a firewire port, and RJ45 ethernet port. It has windows ce built in for its own internal web browser, so u can surf the net right on the tv without hooking up u;r puter.

Has svideo jacks and optical digital audio jacks. TV speakers can bu set to be used as your centre chanel speaker.

Ih and it's only 75 lbs for the 50"

1LastPlaya · Jun 16, 2004

plasma tvs leak

I just purchased the Samsung DLP after hearing a Sony rep explain to a retailer that ALL plasma televions leak plasma to some degree. Its a nature of the beast apparantly, and NOT covered under warranty by any manufacturer.

kona · Jun 18, 2004

Re: plasma tvs leak

1LastPlaya said:
I just purchased the Samsung DLP after hearing a Sony rep explain to a retailer that ALL plasma televions leak plasma to some degree. Its a nature of the beast apparantly, and NOT covered under warranty by any manufacturer.

Yes, all plasmas deteriorate with time, but this is exactly the same as CRTs. In fact, that is the same for all items...i.e. cars, computers, etc. After 5 years or so, CRTs lose half of the brightness, which is pretty much the same timeframe as Plasma. DLPs are not exactly perfect.. the lightbulb in the back burns out and that is not covered under warranty either. The big problem with Plasmas are their black levels and burn in, but they are oh so cool and cool costs big $$$

Rogie · Jun 18, 2004

Vendor Training

At one of the vendor training sessions I was at recently we were told that the 50% brightness issue with plasmas is actually closer to 1 year than 5. Since he was trying to convince us to sell the product he had very little to gain in telling us this fact.

The argument he had was that the brightness didn't fade over night, but was a progression over the course of a year. The odds that you would have a brand new display to compare with are minimal, so you likely would adjust to the dimmer image over time yourself.

Same applies for all LCDs and CRTs, just that the half life's for both are longer.

i_am_good · Jun 24, 2004

Digital Light Projection...

...is the next generation of TV technology.

It has an incredible picture quality and will not burn. It cannot burn due to the design - there is no scanning, the image you see is mirrored.

Of course, to truly benefit from this awesome process, the show you are watching should be filmed with digital cameras, and broadcast digitally across a pipe that supports digital feeds.

Right now, only a few daytime soaps use digital cameras. The last SUPERBOWL used digital cameras - I think.

Watching DVDs is a real treat - especially animations.

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