Home audio & video forum: Pioneer PRO 1410HD vs Sony KDS-R60XBR1

I have the KDSR-60XBR1 and I have no problems with the set. The biggest pro the tv has is that you have a higher resolution than the Pioneer. I agree about the green ghost could've been from a nearby speaker or some interference causing a green ghosting.

I like the look of plasma (who doesn't) but, assuming you're buying this tv to watch it all the time and not show it as an art piece, my biggest concern regarding plasma is that, the image gets dim and dull after a while and you constantly have to make sure you don't turn to certain channels because of "burn in" issues.

With the rptv, all you have to do is change the bulb and you're good to go (service plan in this aspect pays for itself, hint hint), also there's no "burn in" factor with rptv.

My vote goes for the Sony. Just remember if you do get it, get a service plan for it so you don't spend any money for bulbs.

.....degrade over time. However we are talking a long time. Most quality plasmas have a 60,000 hour expected life rating which I think most manufacturers mean at what life the brightness will be at half the original.

If you average 4 hours a day watching time we are talking here about 41 years!

If you use common sense and turn down the brightness and contrast to about 50% or more which I think you will find is very realistic for the best picture quality, you should have no problems. Also follow the recommended rules for reducing burn-in. No 4x3 signals for the first 100 hours and no more than 10% 4x3 for the next 900 hours (use the strech modes 100% of the time, which you will find you will always use after you become adjusted to them) and turn the brightness and contrast down (these are good recommendations to extend the life of all displays). Use the built in burn-in reducing features. Burn-in is only a current problem in the minds of the paranoid.

The real test is to forget all the talk about burn-in and fading brightness on plamsas, it is no longer a concern. Choose based upon the best picture quality and any aesthetic or functional or feature differences that might be important to you.

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frames per second. I believe 720 does 60fps, while 1080i does 30fps. Where this comes into play is in fast moviing images and such. I agree with the previous post. Go to a store and compare both models side by side, ask ig they can put them side by side or spend a good couple of hours looking at them very meticulously and with a very picky eye. Play with the settings and try to set both of them the same wat so that you can look at the similarities and differences of each set. When you set them up leave every setting in the middle (brightness, sharpness, color, hue, picture, iris, etc), that should give you a baseline to start from).