Recommendations for plasma TVs or LCD TVs or DLP TVs?
Do you have a high end TV, like a Plasma or LCD or DLP? Have you checked out the differences between the three? Are there any others coming down the road? I have seen HiDef TV and it is spectacular. A freind of mine just purchased a big screen 50" model on sale from Sears, but I'm not sure exactly what type he got, and I haven't seen it yet. Thanks! |
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| Yes! If you can afford it, get a Sony LCD. Sony occupied top three slots in Consumer Reports in recent testing. I have one and I love it. I considered all three: plasma, LCD and rear projection -- which has two flavors lcd or dlp) Plasma looks good and is cheaper than LCD but that's because it has problems (plasma breaks down over time and has screen "burn in" issues with channel logos, std size programming, issues with altitude, etc.). When I was searching, LG and Sharp had some good looking LCD models, but you can't beat the quality and reliability of Sony.
A better choice than plasma, if you have the room for it, is a rear-projection LCD or DLP model. These come in huge sizes and are reasonably priced. They are usually about 18-20 inches deep and cannot mount on the wall. With respect to rear projection, the technology (LCD or DLP) is less important than other aspects. A key difference is viewing angle -- how well you can see the picture if you are watching from the side (important if you have alot of people watching at once). Also note that there really is a correct size for a particular setting. Bigger is not always better. I'll track down the ratio later. . . HD is incredible. In terms of options, if you have cable service, you only need a tv that is HD ready. You don't need the built-in HD tuner. Same with digital -- you don't need the built-in digital tuner (although it will be mandatory soon). The reason is that cable providers include those tuners in their cable boxes. The only reason to have them built-in to your tv is for over-the-air broadcasts. If you live somewhere with good reception, that could be useful but it is not crucial if you plan on maintaining your cable service. Did I tell you that I love gear (electronics, computers, etc.)? |
| Hi Ron.
We ended up with a 50" Sony Plasma and i have to say its a great bit of kit, but a pig to mount to the wall (you have to buy the bracket and thats about another $500 as its not included in the cost of the TV package) Picture quality is very good, but it does show up poorly recorded broadcasts. It also shows *ghosting* around faces etc, but again this is down to the quality of the broadcast. Check out the TV from a less than perfect viewing angle and you will imediately see the benefits of Plasma over all other types of TV as you can see them just off of the 180 angle (about 170 is viewable) |
| Currently we are giving away our 48" Toshiba Theater View, Projection screen tv...it was a great tv, we could see it from just about any angle, and has great sound. The rpoblem we are having with it is the picture went on it, we have no idea how much or what it needs to fix it...so we are giving it away for free.
Hubby has been helping his mom clean out his deceased uncle's home, and for a thank you we get his tv...the same thing I was told. Not that this helps you much, but we like it, for it's age it held up great...the picture went about a year ago (7 yrs old)... |
That's very good advice, Valerie. You sound like James.  He too is a Sony fan-- we're an all Sony family except for the TV itself. I got such a great deal on my 55" inch rear projection tv about 6 years ago, I figured if it lasted a couple of years, cool, I'd get my money's worth and we'd get a new one. The thing will not die! We live everyday like it's its last day so we're always looking. The TV is almost never off in our house so we're always checking out new stuff so when the time comes, we'll be ready. I guarantee that if we go overnight without the TV I'd be shocked! (not that there aren't 5 more in the house but we like the big one)
The flatness of plasma is cool but I think, especially for the money, you get very little with a lot of potential problems. I have friends that have experienced the ghosting with their plasma and I know more than one person who has had screen burn. Despite the warranty, the company says it's something that should've been prevented by the owner, not them. I'm not implying all companies would react the same way but it's just not that great of a TV to take the risk, JMO. The main thing I think to remember, aside from the actual technology part is the actual size of the screen since all the new TVs are a different aspect ratio than the traditional box-- it's a diagonal measurement. A 50" viewed in the correct aspect ratio in the correct settings for that TV is actually pretty small. We've been looking at least 65" screens but then, supposedly, there's something coming out that's supposed to be like 80" (rear projection DLP)? We figured if our TV stays good for a year, the price should drop and we can have the wall 'o' TV that we've always dreamed of! |
| We have a plasma TV and a LCD TV. I can't tell the difference between them as far as picture, etc. My husband says the plasma TV is better. All I can tell is it's bigger! Both of them are flat screens. I do like that feature. |
| They just installed new plasmas in the training room here at work (your tax dollars at work!). They are using the Panasonic plasmas and said they like them a lot. No real problems of note. We also have Panasonic Plasmas in the dispatch center and the only real problem is that they give off some heat, like a lot of heat. No burn in problems or color problems and they run 24/7. |
| Wel, if I was going to be getting a new big screen hidef, I would have to look at the new panasonic line up, the picture quality is amazing. The choice between plasma and lcd is pretty much up to you, but the basic rule of thumb is that up to 32 inches LCD outperforms plasma in terms of colour reproduction and refresh rates, after 32 plasma has a faster response time and the colours are more true. Burn in is not an issue in the new plasma tvs, most major manufacturers have solved shadow, ghost image and "burn in" problems.
You would have to watch most new tvs everyday, fpr 8 hours, 7 days a week, for approximately 7 years to encounter any real problems. The cost effective plasma tv's are usually using second class screens, you have to go with a manufacturer that produces their own. Panasonic and Sony are two of the top rated specification wise. Their productioin facilities are top notch, and they stand behind their products. http://www.panasonic.com/consumer_elect ... /flash.asp That link above will take you to the panasonic site, and you can see for yourself, I admit, I am a huge fan of their products... |
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