Plasma & LCD TVs

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Plasma & LCD TVs

G__Posted: 16 Aug 2006, 12:53pm

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I have owned a 42" plasma TV for about 18months(?) now and when I bought it the major concern was the perceived problems with longevity of the units. I came across an article on plasmas the other day and it made be do a bit of research about current perceptions. I was pleasantly surprised by what I read. It seems that the notion that a plasma will 'burnout' in a few years is quite simply not true for current models. Sure early plasmas had issues but all that seems to have been ironed out, and now the lifespan of a plasma is seen to be no less than an LCD, and actually better than an CRT.

I have read a lot about this but this article summaries it well.
http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/plasmat...v-lifespan.html

Possibly the only thing that article doesnt cover (as its only about lifespan), is A) static burning and B) dead pixels. In both cases, if say the panel has a life of 20 years, but after 5 years it has many dead pixels or a couple of satic images always visible, then its not too watchable. Will try and dig up some stats if possible.

Personally, I'm 18 months in, couldnt be happier with the picture and still no sign of static burn and no dead pixels. Touch wood!

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MaydayPosted: 17 Aug 2006, 10:03am

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Some plasmas have some feature called pixel orbit (G__?) where the screen moves around a few pixels every so often to move where the image goes. Turn that on.

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Benj2.0Posted: 17 Aug 2006, 2:51pm

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QUOTE(Mayday @ Aug 16 2006, 05:18 PM)

Why do you like this already superseded technology so much?

Its far from superseded, in high ambient light environments DLP will win hands down. Also it boasts better colour reproduction and less instances of artifacts. Plus no burn in and a theoretically superior refresh rates. Your right tho, in the consumer market and in the application you guys are talking about DLP doesnt stand a chance.. Its to expensive and under developed.

Im just liking the technology from an AV technical perspective..

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wojtekPosted: 18 Aug 2006, 6:42pm

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QUOTE(Mayday @ Aug 17 2006, 10:03 AM)

Some plasmas have some feature called pixel orbit (G__?) where the screen moves around a few pixels every so often to move where the image goes. Turn that on.

Not sure if Phillishave Plasmas have pixel orbit though, they should have some form of anti-burn in technology.
From what I read though, be gentle with the display for the first 200 operating hours, ie drop it from the default super bright settings to something more toned back... you should be able to check operating hours through the service menu.

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Hyper BlasterPosted: 18 Aug 2006, 9:13pm

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I personally think that LCD is a much better technology than Plasma.

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spinningtomPosted: 19 Aug 2006, 12:02am

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im getting one of those Samsung LCD's...they look nice

dbbPosted: 19 Aug 2006, 8:25am

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I have a new Samsung widescreen 21" LCD/TV as my desktop work panel.

It has so impressed me, that I am definitely looking at Samsung for a proper TV solution as well.

The colours are bright and crisp, the response time in high motion shows absolutely no sign of blur or aliasing, and the black/dark grey, and the unit itself looks better than some of the other brands like Sony (IMHO).

What really convinced me that new gen LCD is better than plasma, was watching the intro scenes to Star Wars episode III with a 720p up DVD player on both a new samsung LCD and a new samsung plasma. The LCD was a clear winner when watching them side by side. The plasma seemed to meld the colours together in a nice/smooth way. The LCD made every thing ultra defined.

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dbbPosted: 19 Aug 2006, 8:40am

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This is the model I am looking at :

http://samsung.com/Products/TV/LCDTV/LNS40...=Specifications

Coming to our shores soon, apparently.

wojtekPosted: 21 Aug 2006, 12:27pm

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Bit of an intersting read here about Plasma VS LCD... http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentSe...id=968350072197

To be honest, if I was in the market right now I'd be looking at LCD over plasma, especially since the price difference is negligible on a 42" unit.

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dbbPosted: 21 Aug 2006, 12:55pm

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Been reading /. again?

The geek analysis of that article is here :

http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/08/20/1526201

wojtekPosted: 21 Aug 2006, 1:33pm

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QUOTE(dbb @ Aug 21 2006, 12:55 PM)

Been reading /. again?

The geek analysis of that article is here :

http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/08/20/1526201

digg actually

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G__Posted: 21 Aug 2006, 2:08pm

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QUOTE(Mayday @ Aug 17 2006, 11:03 AM)

Some plasmas have some feature called pixel orbit (G__?) where the screen moves around a few pixels every so often to move where the image goes. Turn that on.

I turned pixel orbit on at the start and turned it off after about a week. I fyou orbit the pixels too much then its annoying and you also dont see the picture as its supposed to be seen as its off centre slightly. The if you only do it very slightly then its not really going to stop burn in anyway. Dont see the point in it.

If I see any burn in i use the WhiteWash setting , which flashes the screen white to 'refresh' the pixels. Works a treat.

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parents just bought a brand new pioneer 50 somthing inch plasma. very nice.

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dbbPosted: 8 Sep 2006, 8:27am

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I'm getting the point where I am seriously looking around for a 40" LCD TV.

The Sony X Series is coming out in the next 6 weeks or so, at about $5400.

Is it worth a $1000 premium over the V series? The main difference is that the X series is 1080p , instead of the 720p of the V series.

Toshiba already have a 1080p panel on the market, but there is something about it I don't like - so that is off the list.

Samsung have announced these little babies, they have LED backlights giving a contrast ratio of 6000-1 for the 1080p and 10000-1 for the 720p.

http://www.samsung.com/PressCenter/PressRe...0901_0000284318

Ah, all confused. It is a lot of money to spend ...