I won't confuse things with talk of 4k TVs, but that is what's on my wish list for two years from now.
You couldn't get me to take a plasma.
Large (thick), heavy, power hog, more heat than an electric fireplace, glare.
I went with an LCD, never looked back as the viewing angle is great, the colours are perfect, etc.
Today, I'd go with an LED though.
The reality is... you need to see the TV on display to judge it's colours, contrast and sharpness, but it also needs a proper source for the video... and the quality can vary a lot from brand to brand, from model to model, so getting one brand and model, might differ greatly from the next one.
I'll very much into technology (my home system is a >9 computers, >32TB system) and I compared the TVs for weeks before I made my choice... and surprise: it was far from being the more expensive model, it was a fairly medium range model (Sanyo), but the quality of the image was great compared to all the other TVs...
Then when I bought my second one for the bedroom, same thing, I compared quality and features and ended up with an Hitachi
All the stereotypes that you hear about the quality of LCD or LED compared to plasma, from most people, are just old cliches have heard from a friend of a friend from the earlier days.
Going with plasma is going with an older technology that just isn't worth it. I assure you that the people that bought them will say how great they are, etc. and they were... at the time they were bought, but now, time has moved on and LCD and even better, LED are a much better value overall, they'll outlast the plasma easily, and the colours will stay more accurate... but just the first things I stated... size, weight of these behemoths, the power consumed and the heat they give out...
And last note... sound quality... test it, or check the quality... my Sanyo has sound projecting capacity, so it's close to surround sound, without all the external speakers, it's simply amazing... some sounds, like a doorbell, we have to be watching the movie otherwise, we'd swear that it's the real doorbell that just rang behind us.
Buy Panasonic!
Please!
(I work for them....)
My tax refund is going towards a new TV. I've been watching a 32" LCD for 7 years and recently sold it. So now I am without a TV and ready to buy.
But what technology should I go for?
I want a 50"-55" screen size. I'll be sitting about 10-12 feet away so the size screen I want should be somewhat ideal given the standard rule (3x the inches away as the size of the TV)
I've seen great prices on Plasma (51" Samsung for $600). I've seen high prices on LED (55" LG for $999) and about the same for LCD.
If a plasma TV is $400-$500 cheaper for roughly the same size as a LED/LCD why wouldn't I want to do it? These are basic TV's as well, no smart TV, no 3D, both 1080p.
Any input from plasma owners? any TV gurus here that can way in on the pros/cons of LED/Plasma/LCD
i found a really good deal on a Samsung plasma. 51" on sale $479.99 plus I can save 10% so around $431.
drawbacks... it is only 720p. my 32" was 720p and I was happy with it, but it was only a 32".
is 1080p really going to justify passing up this deal and paying $300-500 more??
i found a really good deal on a Samsung plasma. 51" on sale $479.99 plus I can save 10% so around $431.
drawbacks... it is only 720p. my 32" was 720p and I was happy with it, but it was only a 32".
is 1080p really going to justify passing up this deal and paying $300-500 more??
I went with the 720p 51" Samsung plasma. Simply because of the price. $466 out the door with tax.
from this thread and some other research i think i'll be happy with it. I don't watch blue-ray, i don't play video games. I watch simple TV and rent movies ondemand occasionally.
i had to lay it flat for the ride home though for bout 20 min. always heard its not good to lay plasma flat but I had no choice.