Plasma TVS

My $0.02:

Sony, Panasonic, and Samsung plasmas (listed in no particular order) seem to look the best to me. Philips reportedly have more noticable artifacting when displaying SD signals, although I haven't seen Philips' latest implementation of their third-generation, pixel-smoothing technology, "Pixel Plus 3 HD." I'm thinking of buying the Philips 63" for $4,500 (competing 60"-plus models run $7,000-$9,000) and a Samsung 50" for $2,000.

As far as LCDs go, I did notice that the Sharp 1080p 52" 1920x1080 LCD (about $3,200) had noticeably LESS banding (color aliasing) than other major-brand plasmas did when viewed side-by-side, watching a HD-DVD/BluRay (don't remember which) version of Ultraviolet. If money were no object, I would opt for an LCD over plasma. The Sharp is tempting due to LCD's inherent resistance to burn-in (for playing video games and using as a computer display) and for its 1080p display (for PS3 gaming and PS3 BluRay playback). But, at least for now, I'm not sure the added expense for an LCD display is worth it. Note that most plasmas are only 780p or 1080i. Only the newest and most expensive plasmas offer 1080p. Many newer LCDs are 1080p. Though 1080p is probably much over-hyped, and it's probably darned hard to tell the difference.

I do think that the Panasonic displays look excellent, but you may be able to do a bit better on that price. I noticed prices for a 42" Panasonic at a local retailer over the holiday for something like $1,000. Regular retail prices are still around $1,300-$1,500 for major-brand 42" plasmas. But for only a few hundred more, you could get this 50" Samsung, which I think is a great value for only $1,995:

Samsung 50" Plasma $1,995

It's slightly less HD-ish than its pricier brethren at 1024 x 768, but it has a great brightness spec of 1300 cd/m² and a claimed 10,000:1 contrast ratio. The "step-up" model, the Samsung HP-S5073, ups the resolution to 1366 x 768, but sells for $350 more at $2,349.
 
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From the research i did for my Mom for a plasma 42", the $1000 dollar price range was really for lower resolution sets that retailers are trying to dump off. 1024 x 768. We managed to find one at frys for 999. and a slightly better model at sears for 1099. We wound up getting the 1099 Magnavox, since she wont be to concerned about the resolution. lol.

I personally prefer Digital Projection, mainly LCD and LCoS sets as giving the most bang for your buck price wise. Ive never liked the picture of Plasma compred to LCD as far as the thin TV's go. And seeing as i wont pay over 2000 for a 50"+ set, and i dont need it to be thin at all, i prefer LCD and LCoS.

BTW, ive got a 50" LCD Proj. for sale in the marketplace.
 
i got a 42 inch hitachi that was on sale for one day onjly from 3,799 to the price of 1,500. it is beautiful and i talk to the retailer and then call the company they garantee the new generation televesiosn have a longer like so they say at minimal use it will last ver 20 years with you use it a lot probli 12 years so thats good enough to me. It great and it has 3 hdmi ports this television is amazing!


I love my plasma!
 
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Yeah, I toyed with the idea of getting an LCD projector, and making like a 100" screen in my bedroom. But I decided I really wanted a light-emitting display instead. But I still wanted something big. I found the Philips 63" for much less than I expected to pay for a 60"-plus screen.
 
I didnt mean projecto, i meant LCD Reaer projection TV set. Life of a tv is never a concern for me. i upgrade all my stuff every year
 
rgdfilms said:
I have owned the same piece of crap 19" SD Sanyo TV for almost 10 years now.. It's time for a new TV

Anyone have one of these?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...2260?_encoding=UTF8&m=A1LD8YQ23K3G6J&v=glance

Seems like the best bang for the buck for picture quality..

I wonder if I could use this as a write-off also since its technically a broadcast monitor..

Anyway, HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!
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There's no HDTV tuner in that set. You'll need the HDTV tuner in order to view HDTV broadcast.
 
I was thinking about doing somthing like this.
http://www.refurbdepot.com/category.cfm?PageID=512

I bought refurbed before and never had a problem and there is a warrenty.
I am probably going to get one of these when I research to see what the best is.

I was at my sisters firehouse the other day playing Xbox 360 on a big Aquos HD tv and the image was stunning which prompted me to look into the tv. Priced at around $5000 I was like maybe the refurbs are good. The prices seem right and with warrenty you can't go wrong.
 
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