LED, Plasma, or LCD???? please help..

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milohimself said:
^ Basically false. Image burn-in is pretty much a non-issue on all modern plasmas under all modern circumstances unless you leave one image on while you're on vacation or something.
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^^Basically doesn't realize I have a "modern plasma" and see it with my own eyes. My Samsung is just a little over 24 months old and it only takes 30 minutes of gaming to burn an image on it. It eventually fades away after about 5 minutes of watching cable.

Search the web and see the numerous stories just like mine. Call it what you want, but it's definitely more than a "non-issue".

My advice. Take it or leave it.:peace2:
 
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milohimself said:
^ Basically false. Image burn-in is pretty much a non-issue on all modern plasmas under all modern circumstances unless you leave one image on while you're on vacation or something.
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Milo, this simply isn't true. I've seen several do this, and have to be taken back because of it. Some of my friends play games for hours, then I have seen that image stay burned in the screen for hours after that. Plasma is bad for gaming, but awesome for sports and movies. Plasma is as much of a niche right now as 3D is. Also, plasma will be phased out within the next 2-3 years, with LEDs replacing them on the shelf, as they get better. I watched the Ironman scene where he is fighting the F-22s, and there was no screen lag or ghosting what so ever on a Samsung 42" LED. Plasma is on it's way out, because companies can't produce 3 types of TVs and be as profitable.
 
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I have a philips 42" LCD & it's as good as any I've seen. Vizio makes a good tv & they have an affordable led. Burn in with plasma isn't as bad as it use to be. I don't own 1 but have a cousin who does & it may have a slight burn it at times but it fades away pretty quick. Usually espn ticker or something like that that's on the screen for a while.
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mister richardson said:
The biggest issue is can you control the light in the room you will have the TV. If you can't, go with LCD or LED. If you can, plasma is the way to go, especially for sports and movies.

Eric is right about one thing; if you expand to games, stay away from plasma because the static images in the background will "burn in" to the screen
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Panasonic plasmas have a feature on them called "anti burn image retention." Panasonic is the only brand that does this for Plasmas. That way the so called burn in on plasmas is a non-issue.
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Okay, okay. I must be in a pretty odd situation since I and a number of my friends play video games on plasma, and the only time I've really seen it in the last couple years is when I was at Best Buy and a menu got left on for 12-ish hours at a time.
 
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milohimself said:
Okay, okay. I must be in a pretty odd situation since I and a number of my friends play video games on plasma, and the only time I've really seen it in the last couple years is when I was at Best Buy and a menu got left on for 12-ish hours at a time.
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I agree with you. Plasmas are a ton better than they used to be. Like I said though, Panasonic is the only company as of now that makes an option to where their plasmas will not get burn in images.
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And also happen to be the best plasma for the money, and now that Pioneer is basically out, nearly the only plasma I would even consider buying.
 
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milohimself said:
Okay, okay. I must be in a pretty odd situation since I and a number of my friends play video games on plasma, and the only time I've really seen it in the last couple years is when I was at Best Buy and a menu got left on for 12-ish hours at a time.
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How did it feel to work for an evil corporation who sold HDMI cables for 50+ dollars to idiots?
 
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Plasma for sure, check out the new Panasonic 50g20, a sick tv, thx screen. Black level and motion destroyed any lcd and most high end leds

There is a difference in quality of hdmi as well, audioquest is the best for the price.1m is $40.
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Glenzo said:
There is a difference in quality of hdmi as well, audioquest is the best for the price.1m is $40.
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anyone spending that kind of money for cables has way too much of it to begin with. You get nothing better with your audioquest than I do monoprice.
 
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#38
guess I'd take cnet's word.

And if you get nothing else from reading this guide, you should remember one simple fact: There's no reason to pay extra for HDMI cables.
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What HDMI cable should I buy?


Let's cut to the chase:
CNET strongly recommends cheap HDMI cables widely available from online retailers instead of the expensive counterparts sold in your local electronics store.
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Here's why:

Expensive cables aren't worth it

If you walk into your typical electronics store to buy an HDMI cable, you're likely to see prices upward of $50 with promises of better performance and faster speeds. Do you really need to spend that much money on a single HDMI cable?
Absolutely not--those cables are a rip-off.
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emainvol said:
How did it feel to work for an evil corporation who sold HDMI cables for 50+ dollars to idiots?
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I never actively sold those to people. If they asked me to sell them one, I would.

If they were buying a TV from me, then I'd give them 50-75% off cables. If they were going nuts with installation services and such, I'd make the cables free.

If somebody was looking for only HDMI and straight-up asked me if they could compare or price-match ones from a place like Newegg, I simply told them to go buy online instead.

That was the beauty of non-commissioned sales. I turned business elsewhere for these sorts of things all the time, sometimes in front of managers, and there wasn't anything they could do about it. Typically resulted in people coming back and working with me when it was time for another full meal deal.
 
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I bought a 50 foot HDMI from trianglecables.com for use at the office, and it has worked great. You don't even want to know how much Worst Buy wanted for that length...
 
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Monoprice is the best place online for cables. All hdmi cables are the same and monoprices are gold plated just like monsters hdmi cables are.
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#44
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Sort of a shame Plasma is dying. But, if they are replaced with better sets like the LED's emerging now, then I guess you can't really complain too much. Never much cared for bulb LCD sets.

LED DLP sets are incredible as well, but unfortunately in the same situation.


There was a website a few months that tried to burn an image in on a new Panasonic. They didn't have any luck.

Panasonic is great and they own Pioneer's Kuro technology as of a couple years ago. They were aligned to be the TV superpower if plasma had somehow come back the last 2 holiday seasons.

I like seeing extras going in the tv and reading about future plans. Integrating the web (along with Netflix/Youtube/etc.) into the set just makes things easier. I have mixed emotions over the 3D push that's just now starting. For now, I'm on the don't care side...that could change, lol.


The thin LED sets appear to the longest term solution you can get right now. Haven't had a chance to read up on the yellow LED sets much, but sounds cool. Not sure what to think about the 3D push that's begun. It will be pushed so hard for the next couple of years. I don't see it lasting, but we'll see.
 
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Ok so I am in the market for a new flat screen and wanted to hear everyone's opinion on their purchases and level of satisfaction. TIA :hi:
 
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pantone151 said:
Panasonic Viera plasma. /thread.
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I'm a plasma advocate and Panasonic's have been great but I have heard the lower end Panny's have a problem with losing black levels after a year or two.

Check AVSForum first before you buy with regard to this problem.

If the problem isn't widespread - Panny plasmas are probably the best bang for the buck out there.
 
#50
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I just bought a Sony 42 inch 120hz LCD and I'm very pleased. It was under 700. Have noticed an occasional buzz from the speakers that I'll keep an eye on though
 
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