Home audio & video: Poll: When it comes to buying a plasma or LCD TV, I am:
- 11/14/07 3:04 PM
Pioneer 50" Plazma
by blcain - 11/14/07 7:44 PM In reply to: Poll: When it comes to buying a plasma or LCD TV, I am: by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I let my eyes do most of the shopping for my new TV. The Pioneer 50"(NOT the $10K+ unit)knocked me over. It is not 1080P, but unless you sit about 10" away from it you can't tell. My eyes almost tear up every time I turn it on to an HD channel. We love this plazma! When we put in a dvd, it's like watching the movie for the first time in a theater.
I have a Toshiba 50" plasma, love it.
by Logan58 - 11/15/07 12:59 PM In reply to: Pioneer 50" Plazma by blcainI went with plasma for the simple reason that at the store they told me I would need a new bulb every 3-4 yrs for an LCD @ $400.00 a pop. That means an extra hundred or so dollars for every year I own it. If I only keep it for 10 yrs that's an added $1000.00 to the price.
Tube die-hard
by dancote - 11/14/07 7:45 PM In reply to: Poll: When it comes to buying a plasma or LCD TV, I am: by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I'm not interested in LCD or Plasma because, as an early HDTV adopter, I have a fabulous 1080P Philips flat-screen CRT HD TV. View from any angle. No worries about burn-in. Superb picture. This baby does it all.
Drawback? It weighs a ton. Takes 2 stong people to move it.
Regards,
Dan
1080p
by mightymike2 - 11/15/07 10:02 AM In reply to: Tube die-hard by dancoteHey, Dan.
1080p from a crt? I also love crt's, don't even mind the weight, they just aren't big enough! 32" just don't make it.
mike
1080p?
by gslrider - 11/16/07 10:08 AM In reply to: Tube die-hard by dancoteAre you sure your getting 1080p? The old CRT HDTVs never went beyond 1080i, which is equivalent to 540p. Still pretty good with translating HD signals, but not as good as LCDs or Plasmas.
I have owned a Toshiba 34" CRT HDTV, a Pani 37" plasma 720p, and now upgraded to an LG 42" LCD 1080p. Really not much difference between the Pani and LG (other than the screen size). But from what I hear, if you WILL notice a difference when playing Blu-ray or HD DVD. Or games ported at 1080p. I never had the burn in issue with the Panasonic, but I've heard and read enough from people who have, that when I found a deal with the LG, I jumped on the opportunity to upgrade.
In any case, my LG is great. Can't complain about the 42LB5D.
Not impressed by LCD or Plasma
by Savik2 - 11/14/07 7:46 PM In reply to: Poll: When it comes to buying a plasma or LCD TV, I am: by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Nothing beats the clarity, brightness, adaptability and viewing angle than the good old-fashioned Cathode Ray Tube. Digital broadcasting is also not all it's cracked up to be and Hi Def is a joke! (Betamax, anyone?!) It's consumerism gone mad - merely change for change's sake.
CRT
by Chicolini - 11/15/07 5:40 AM In reply to: Not impressed by LCD or Plasma by Savik2I agree! We have a CRT HD TV; it's great! However, it is big, heavy, a power hog, and generates a lot of heat.
Are you for real???
by marcus92369 - 11/15/07 6:45 AM In reply to: Not impressed by LCD or Plasma by Savik2I will agree that HD/CRT produces a fantastic picture, but HD being a joke? What's with that? HD needed to happen, and will happen weather you like it or not. I'm going to continue to enjoy my 30+ HD channels (and growing every month), and you can keep watching your 27" analog TV. While you're at it, check out "I love Lucy". It's probly new to you.
For the up-to-date readers, I just checked out the new Samsung LED display @ a local Tweeter, and I must say, it looks AMAZING!! I've always thought the Pioneer Elite was king, but there's a new challenger for the top spot IMHO.
sitcoms
by fishwealth - 11/15/07 7:48 AM In reply to: Are you for real??? by marcus92369If all tv was sitcoms I wouldn't own one. You can have Lucy and all her contemporary "reality" shows.
Consumerism Gone Mad
by DeezTreez3 - 11/15/07 7:31 AM In reply to: Not impressed by LCD or Plasma by Savik2I am impressed with the image I see from both these screens, however I wholeheartedly agree with Savik, "Consumerism gone mad." When the programmers make material (software) as good as the instruments (hardware) we view them on, maybe this will truly be worth the effort. Now that I've had my rant, what's a body to do? Is it true that soon all television signals will be broadcast in High Definition? The cost of all these systems are coming down, which makes them even more attractive. Rant aside, I am seriously considering replacing my 27" Sony which is getting multi-colored burns around the edges--I'm told a warning the tube is about to give out--and have to make a choice. So, is it LCD or Plasma. LCD images appear brighter. Plasma images appear richer. I know the eye adjusts, as does the ear. My question is does one measurably outperform the other? Thanks for your time.
Consumerism gone mad ??? - deffinatelly because....
by peter4012 - 11/16/07 12:03 AM In reply to: Consumerism Gone Mad by DeezTreez3I see so many people debating how their TV is the greatest, Plasma, LCD DLP (DLP is the best in my opinion) and yet they are watching std format broadcast streched to widescreen format witch results in two issues - a poorer picture and realt short fat cheerleaders and that for 3000 or mor bucks
Does that make sense ?? HD is not bad, actually an improvement, but honestly, I agree with those that love their old box, I can see everything I want, every hair, stubble just fine, so why spend the extra, to pay extra for the few HD channles, just so that most programs can be poorer quality and distorted (yes I am capable of switching to column box format) ------- what am I missing - not the thousand bucks in my wallet, thats for sure.
the future, thats why
by mach1219 - 11/16/07 3:36 AM In reply to: Consumerism gone mad ??? - deffinatelly because.... by peter4012TV programs will eventually be all widescreen format, and hopefully all HD as well.
...riiight...
by Lac Man - 11/15/07 7:08 PM In reply to: Not impressed by LCD or Plasma by Savik2...um...your a joke...and you need a swift kick in the head...and i hope your post was an attempt at a poorly planned and executed joke...
shouldn't be impressed
by peter4012 - 11/16/07 12:09 AM In reply to: ...riiight... by Lac ManIf you ever saw DLP - you wouldn't be impressed, and if you usually watch std format shows, because thats 90% of current broadcasts, why would you want one ??
But the economy thanks your consumeristic look at things, to bad lost of us will be forced to spend money we see no need to spend, because I can see all I need or care to see on my old box in the BR (were I watch 90% of TV - while the HD unit colects dust in the livingroom
Neither LCD nor Plasma impress me.
by mdburkey - 11/14/07 8:06 PM In reply to: Poll: When it comes to buying a plasma or LCD TV, I am: by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
My current favorite is DLP -- partly for pricing reasons and partly for picture quality.
First off, the DLP sets simply have a better picture.
Secondly, once you get beyond the smaller sets up to the size I'm looking for (65"-72") LCD and Plasma just aren't an option.
Honestly though, nothing beats a good old fashioned CRT for displaying a sharp image -- and the same can be said for a well made rear projection set.
The image quality of my old 2000 model Philips rear projection set is second to none and even the DLP's I've seen don't equal it (nor do later model projection sets -- it was one of the last models to use 3 x 9" tubes with high quality GLASS optics and digital convergence). It is one of the VERY few projection models that could actually resolve OVER 1920x1080 resolution without loss. It also has an extremely good frenel lense on the front which gives it a superb viewing angle. Unfortuately, they don't make them like this anymore.
The same can be said for my even older 16x9 Philips digital CRT set (pre-HD) that has an absolutely gorgeous picture (which refuses to die even though it is 15 years old). I still have yet to see ANY new digital set that handles analog NTSC anywhere near as well as it does -- it's adaptive filtering/de-interlacing and anamorphic/non-linear expansion of 4:3 material to 16:9 works better than any I've ever seen. Of course, the set was a proof of concept unit and was the highest quality POSSIBLE when we built it.
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