 
|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
|
|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
Someone who works for Samsung recently told me that plasma TV's only last 5 - 7 years (at most). This is due to the plasma gas charge being depleted/diminshed somehow. As expected, these sets cannot be recharged because if they could, it would not be cost effective.Is this true? And if so, why would anyone spend so much money on a TV that has such a short life span? Anyone know?
Follow Ups:
You are getting some crappy info regarding plasma life.Because a guy at Samsung might have said it, doesn't make it true. Employees of many companies can be as out of the loop and vulnerable to picking up myths as the rest of us.
Estimates by the three main plasma manufacturers (Panasonic/Pioneer/Fujitsu) put last years plasma models at between 25,000 to 35,000 hours to half brightness. (Half brightness being still usable, but lets use it as the effective end of the screen's life). Essentially, that gets you a lifespan that closely matches the typical CRT display. (Over at the AVS plasma forum several technical people involved at Panasonic and Fujitsu, who are intimately familiar with the life-span tests, have posted confirmations of those estimates).
Estimates for the new generation of plasmas just hitting the market are apparently significantly longer (60,000 hours).
It's sad that so many people have swallowed and promulgated the short-life-span myth. So much misinformation, so little time....
In short, don't stop from buying plasma based on that myth. (Use another excuse, like how expensive they are).
Oh, and don't fall for the burn-in myth either....
NT
Then...uh...why exactly did you ask the question? Did you just want to see people like me waste their time answering?Color me baffled.
Rich H.
Because...uh...I wanted to see how long Plasma TV's actually last. Is that not clear in my original post? If I believed the Samsung employee, I would have taken his word as fact and wouldn't be questioning it HERE!How was I wasting your time? Can't people just answer a question anymore, without a snide remark?
Thanks for the gracious and generous info...
Oh. Ok.You asked about a short estimate for plasma life span: "Is this true? And if so, why would anyone spend so much money on a TV that has such a short life span?"
When I informed you it was not true, you replied "If I thought it was true I wouldn't have posted here." In other words, I got "I already know it's not true!" Which led me to ask, quite logically: Then why are you asking us "Is this true?" And if you knew it wasn't true, why the follow up question: "why would anyone spend so much money on a TV that has such a short life span?"
That's why the attitude...it seemed a somewhat ungrateful follow-up, rather than "thanks for the information."
That's all.
Buy a plasma. They're great :-)
Rich H.
The guy from Samsung is right. Plasma has to be recharged otherwise it will lose it's gas just like an AC system. There are inherited flaws with the system. When you take one out of the box the damned thing smells funny. We used to use one in our trade show till it broke and lost all of the gas. They do not travel well. We now use an LCD screen for our presentations. Recently went to a concert in Houston and stopped by the Hard Rock for a cocktail before the concert and they had a multitude of plasmas with burn-in. I'd take a good ol CRT anyway.
NT
They need to get larger and of better quality. I'm leaning towards the Mits 65813 until I see something which might be better.
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
Top of Page ]
[ Contact Us ]
[ Support/Wish List ]
[ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
