I believe in Plasma!

Brandon Rice

Brandon Rice

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TV's that is :)

For our anniversary my wife and I went out and bought a TV for our room (just had one in the living room right now). I was hesitant, but finally was sold on a 42 inch 1080p Plasma. And now, I LOVE them! Yes, they are a little dimmer than LCD's, but the image quality is not even CLOSE! We watched about half of Avatar Bluray last night, and wow... never going back to LCD, ever! :)
 
Yeah Plasma is great. I bought mine 2008 and I love the s**t out of it.

It's not 35mm, but watching Bladerunner in HD on that is amazing.

What brand did you buy?
 
Bought LG.

@David Yeah keeping the brightness pretty low (50), which should keep things safe, plus I hear the newer plasmas have things to help that.
 
it is well known that plasma give a more pleasant picture, but unfortunately the technology is pretty on the edge, so burned drivers are more common.
Plasma is very cheap when you go into the huge screen (over 52 inches) , so i would not buy a "small" plasma screen (under 46 inches).
Plasma were also limited with resolution (you would hardly find full HD plasma at decent price one year ago), but it seems full HD model are
more common today and at plasma prices.
 
The Myth of Plasma Burn-In

According to Jim Palumbo, President of the Plasma Display Coalition (PDC), “New plasma advancements in cell structure and phosphor formulations have virtually eliminated image retention, also known as ghosting. Tests verify that any residual ghosting generally disappeared with normal use after a relatively short time. If you haven’t burned images into your CRT television, there is little chance that you will with plasma. As with any electronic product, you should follow the usage guidelines in your owner’s manual.” Basically the PDC position is that image retention (burn-in) has been virtually eliminated and is no longer an issue.
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Yeah...there have been no more burn in issues with plasma now for a number of years running. I was so tempted to buy one the other day...this thread might push me over.
 
I was able to pick up a 42in 1080p for $499, where as the 32in LCD's I was looking at were $400-$450. I couldn't not do it...

Plus the image is soooo much better!
 
Real bad?

Thankfully I won't be playing any video games, and we don't have cable (news ticker). We will be using the TV for Bluray and Netflix instant primarily.

I picked up a really nice Samsung Bluray player with built in wifi as well. Amazing how the prices have some down.
 
Brandon Rice said:
Bought LG.

@David Yeah keeping the brightness pretty low (50), which should keep things safe, plus I hear the newer plasmas have things to help that.
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Keep an eye on your contrast as well. My buddy said that as well, "doesn't happen anymore!". He plays video games and is now screwed.

What model did you buy? Which LG?

It will be fine if you're careful.
 
Interesting. Were all these plasmas broken in correctly for their first few hundred hours?

I am an avid gamer, espn watcher, use it as a second computer monitor, and one who falls asleep with my plasma on all night on the couch. I have a 2007 Samsung 42" a 2009 Panasonic 50" and a 2010 samsung 58" that I use regularly and have never ever gotten burn-in. Not disputing you guys, but I have never found it to be a problem.
 
If you're switching displays around a lot (including changing channels or periodically going to commercials), it most likely won't be an issue. But hours of the same image in the same spot . . . I wouldn't.

You may never see a problem, but it's a gamble.

As for breaking it in in the first few hundred hours, that's weeks of viewing. If you're mindful of it, the habits you develop during those weeks will serve you well during the life of the TV.
 
William_Robinette said:
Interesting. Were all these plasmas broken in correctly for their first few hundred hours?

I am an avid gamer, espn watcher, use it as a second computer monitor, and one who falls asleep with my plasma on all night on the couch. I have a 2007 Samsung 42" a 2009 Panasonic 50" and a 2010 samsung 58" that I use regularly and have never ever gotten burn-in. Not disputing you guys, but I have never found it to be a problem.
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I'm sure it all has to do with the setup. Although I do know that his TV was set up properly from the start. LG, BTW.

But who knows if settings were changed later. Regardless, it's still a very real problem and I've seen it first hand.
Jacking up contrast and brightness controls will definitely hurt you in the end.

Brandon, I'm having trouble finding a 1080p 42" LG plasma. Which one did you get? If you don't mind sharing.
 
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