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ugeesta Enthusiast

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The wife and I are looking for a new TV and we're thinking about taking the plunge on a 42" plasma set from panasonic. Does anyone have experience with the plasma's? Is it worth paying for HD or is ED good enough. What is required if I buy only a monitor to attach to the HT system?

 

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Greg Senior Enthusiast

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I've heard that plasma TVs have a lot of failures and aren't very repairable. I'm waiting for the price point of DLP projection sets to come down a bit: lower cost and more reliable than plasma, better quality and much lighter than other rear projection sets. I like the Samsung units so far.

Firetiger(MN) Enthusiast

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I echo the same response from above. If you would rather get something besides rear projection, I'd look at LCD tvs. There is a new technology coming out that I can't remember right off hand, but is supposed to rival LCD and Plasma and has a great picture. Developed by Intel I believe.

pacodiablo Senior Enthusiast

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Whatever you get, I would go for an HD TV. There are not many HD channels now, but when all channels go HD (was susposed to already have happened, but it didn't), it will be nice to not have to buy another TV or upgrade.

Firetiger(MN) Enthusiast

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LCoS is the new technology I was trying to think of. Liquid Crystal on Silicon. Supposedly this will drop prices dramatically and you could see 50" TV's for $1000.

 

Originally 2006 was the target date of all television broadcasts to be in HDTV format. Due to the slow rollout of the HDTV and high prices, they have relaxed the mandatory date for TV stations. HDTV prices are really coming down and I'm hoping that by the time 2006-2007 comes around it won't be a big dent to the pocketbook.

tmf6902 Senior Enthusiast

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I've heard that LCD is the type that goes bad quickly, as it is backlit. The plasma last longer and is lit differently..could be wrong though. I guess the way I have always figured it, if you can shell out 5K for a tv...you won't give a crap if it falls apart a year later. I have a 43" sony rear projection. I love it, and it was 1/10th the cost of a huge plasma.

 

Take a look at E Opinions. I have gotten to the point where I don't buy anything expensive without taking a look at what people say about it.

 

TMF

EDIT---heh I am full of crap and have all my facts wrong...I dunno if this website is right but it's interesting none the less, its a comparison of LCD and Plasma...

 

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ugeesta Enthusiast

ugeesta

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The problem that we have is that the TV box is above the fireplace nad is only 36" wide. The maximum size TV we can fitin thaere is a 34" diagnal screen. So its that or a plasma screen on the mantle in front.

 

We sit about 13' away from the TV so a bigger screen would be better. The rear projevtion type doesn't work because of the fireplace

 

"I hear the plasmas have a fairly short life span too. " The manufacturers are saying the plasma screens are good for 60,000 hours of use.

 

The cost is a big factor also. To get a 42" HD monitor your looking around $4500 on line. May have to let this itch fester for another year before I scratch it. :uhoh:

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

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DLP (projection) doesn't suffer from burn in, but I don't think they make them in a 34".

 

LCD (projection) isn't supposed to, but I have heard of a few that do.

 

Both of the above will lose brightness over time due to degradation of the lamp which needs to be replaced periodically, and cost as much as a new 27" TV.

 

Plasmas will burn in pretty easily.

 

If you have enough backspace, I wouldn't worry about getting a flat panel LCD.

 

CRT (traditional TVs) are lower in price, and will most likely last the longest out of anything made right now due to the fact that they have been making them since what....1939? You can get them in a widescreen format (up to around 34" ), and it's pretty hard to burn an image into them.

 

Casual, mixed viewing (movies, TV, and games) I would stick with the CRT.

 

To answer your questions directly:

 

-I would steer clear of plasma

-TV standards are going to HD, not ED, so I would spend the extra cabbage and go with an HD compatable set

-You would need (in addition to the TV) an HDTV decoder box, or Satellite receiver that accepts the HD signal. Some cables companies (like Cox) will lease you the box, or sell it to you for around $400-$500.

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

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No, but I go through a lot of TV's :uhoh:

 

We have 5 high-end Pioneer plasma's (50") here at work, and several dozen LCD displays.

 

Personally, I like the DLP projection systems, but they are still a little too pricey to justify.

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I think with all the options on the market right now. DLP Projectors are the way to go. You can get a far larger image then any plasma out there and the picture is almost as good if not better in some situations. Get yourself a high quality projector and a high quality screen and you will still be spending less then Plasma. Look at the ScreenPlay line built by InFocus. They are the world leader in projectors by far and if you want a good resource for TVs and such visit www.avsforum.com. Did I mention I am an InFocus employee? :-).

 

-David

Import Hater Enthusiast

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Wingnut is right. DLP is the way to go.

 

Here's an interesting little fact you all may or may not know. Plasma TVs and high altitude don't mix too well. Fujitsu is the only manufacturer to honor the warranty up to like 6000 feet or something.

 

Rob

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