Television help

[Whiskey 7]

My 2 cents.

I had (and still have) a Panasonic 42" plasma.
Always been happy with it, never a problem at any time, and I would go back to it in a flash.
It is 8 - 9 yo and lacked HDMI inputs and HD turner. Back then they were monitors only.




I bought a new 46" SONY 3D ("SMART (?)with glasses etc) for the technology leap (and another property we own).
Tenants moved in and had their own stuff about 6 months ago. I tried to (re)sell the SONY but no one pays your price as they want a bargain and the price of tech is still falling.
I finally gave in and put the SONY in the Panasonic pride of place a couple of weeks ago and connected up the new (SONY) blu ray 3D player up.



I watched the Panasonic for years.
I will tell you despite being pretty power hungry (so I've heard) and it appears to run a little hot (warm on top after 3 - 4 hours) and yes I know I've only been watching the 3D LED SONY a few weeks but I do prefer the plasma over the LED so far.
I have noticed the LED goes a little white on viewing from acute angles (say more that 45degrees, like walking past the screen) and the contrast just doesn't appear the same for my taste

If I was to buy another TV it would be the new Samsung plasma (the really thin and border-less screen) in about a 50" - 60".
I understand plasmas are not as green but they are better than the older ones for power consumption for the picture quality I expect.

[Tsakali]

more like 2 pesos , am I right boys... who's with me!

[shaft]

not me

[brisk]

"Temporary Image Retention" is the same problem - lack of display clarity as a result of viewing habits.

I disagree with your statements based on observed RMA rates for Plasma versus LCD units at my place of employment. I won't comment on the brands themselves or where I work, so I suppose this is as far as I'll take it.

"Burn-in" is permanant, whereas image retention is temporary and goes away after watching normal TV for a few hours. I get TIR quite a bit playing console games, as the non-transparent HUDs usually leave their mark if you play for extended periods. I guess it's natural for people to confuse the two and I suppose it is a problem, but certainly not one to RMA over. I never notice it on a full-screen image, unless it is a single bright solid colour. Plasma TV quality on high-end units is still better than the LCD equivalent though, particularly in black levels and viewing angles. Just read any reviewing site and they'll confirm this. It's just a case of living with the quirks of phosphors I suppose.

[plained]

dunno if they've gotten any better over the last year or so since i last looked, but stay away from edge-lit LED displays. If you're gonna go LED backlit you want RGB LED.

some light reading: http://reviews.cnet.com/monitor-buying-guide/

then again if you aren't super anal about having THE BEST PICTURE EVER OMGAZ then just find something on sale that has generally good reviews.

lol i didnt even see this post

i blame the green!

[Tsakali]

the color or the plant?

[plained]

so now ive had this LG 55LK520 for a few days

its good the pic quality is really nice

it looks very natural.

that other sony i returned,

i hated the tru blacks bs , all hype

its like the portion of the screen thats supposed to display black is powered off!

so called true blacks are horrible and overated