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In Reply to: Re: Plasma vs Tube vs Rear projection posted by Steve K on September 24, 2002 at 19:45:25:
With controlled lighting and impeccable sources, a properly ISF-calibrated RPTV can look stunning. I know. Plus it's fairly light for the size of picture -- my 47" widescreen Panny (47WX49) weighs all of 125 pounds and is on casters so that it's easily movable . . .
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I was holding off... I think some people haven't been looking at the current stuff, and are basing opinions on the way things used to be. Current RPTV can be excellent, if you want reasonable size and brightness. Not to mention a great price in comparison. If you look at RPTV in dealer's showrooms you aren't likely to be impressed, they don't set them up even half right, and they have lots of easy to adjust settings that don't take a lot of skill to make much better than stock.
i was never interested in rptv before, but i did get one and i'm very pleased with it.when you consider size, quality, price, you are getting the most realistic picture for your money, and the quality is good.
don't plazma tv's deteriorate over time. that was a real turn off for me, to know that the picture quality, the brightness would continue to go down over time.
i prefer things to break in and get better over time.
Gotta agree with Tom. You will certainly have to recalibrate your RPTV within 3 years, yearly if fussy (I will be). The way I see it, these devices, every type, will be virtually worthless in 5 years, so the long term is moot. They may still work, but will anybody want them? See what's coming around the corner in display tech, very interesting, some of it is new adaptation of older tech, so should be brought to market quickly and reasonably cheaply. And projector prices are plummeting, though not quite as convenient to set up as other types, and still kinda dim in comparison.
don't plazma tv's deteriorate over time. that was a real turn off for me, to know that the picture quality, the brightness would continue to go down over time.And you actually think that doesn't happen with direct view and rear projection CRT's? You don't think that doesn't happen with DLP and LCD front and rear projection lamps? What is happening in all those cases? (hint: phosphors are burning.....)
i prefer things to break in and get better over time.
Direct view and rear projection CRT's slowly drift in geometry, convergence, color temperature, and do lose light output. *Think* for a moment. Even an ISF tech will tell you that convergence and geometry will need to be retuned within a few years of calibration.
Most every plasma display has a rated brightness half life of at least 20,000 hours with some manufacturers stating a half life of 50,000 hours. For 20000 hours, if you watch 4 hours a day every day, that's a little over 13 years and even then you *still* have useful light output at the end of that lifetime. Yes, they do "wear out" but so does every other display technology. At least with plasma and LCD, you don't drift in convergence and geometry due to the displays being fixed pixel.
Tom §.
Keep lighting the way, Tom :-)Rich H.
Personally, I plan to replace my 32" direct view with a plasma in perhaps 3-5 years, once a) some of the format wars & standards have been settled, b) they come down further in price and c) my financial situation allows it. The RPTV will come next & later.
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