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In Reply to: Re: do whatever works for you posted by Rich H on November 10, 2005 at 17:36:13:
first off... there are ALWAYS broken big screens at EVERY store i go into... that's a FACT! often there are 3-4 sets turned off. out of maye 20-30 sets... that tells me that those sets are total crap. that's not paranoia... that's simple observation. about 1 set in 10 bites the dust before the model year is even over.second... i HAVE seen stuck pixels on screens that salespeople have tried to discount and dismiss. to me, that one stuck red pixel is an eyesore that would drive me nuts every time i looked at it. add four more... and i'd go ted koczinski.
third... the last time i really looked at a "flat screen", the motion artifacts were outright hideous. this was just a few months ago and even a few weeks ago, the projection sets that i looked at had disgusting pixel blocking on compex signals too. i'll admit that flat screens look awesome on static text, but on complex fast action panning, they look terrible. my 20 year old 27" TV looks better on fast action than the digital sets i've looked at.
finally, the INDUSTRY STANDARD half a dozen bad pixels or it sucks to be you warranty totally bites and swallows. 5 stuck pixels is downright criminal! sorry... it sucks to be you... you need 2 more stuck pixels to return this set... thanks for your $5000 sucker! come on!
if you want to gamble on buying a broken lemon that isn't FULLY guaranteed, then by all means, go ahead. like i said, do whatever works for you.
if you're into paying several times more for an inferior contrast picture that has horrendous pixilization artifacts, that has a 1:10 chance of breaking within a year (possibly after warranty expiration) and that isn't guaranteed to be 100% funtional out of the box... then by all means, go ahead.
my OPINION is that you're paying too much for junk. this is based on simple observation. i don't remember EVER seeing a direct view set turned off. my 20 year old $250 set is still chugging along just fine. my set has PROVEN it's 20 year+ life span. i can't remember ever seeing EVERY big screen turned on in any store i've ever visited. that is a FACT!
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Well, I hope that you continue to enjoy your 20year old $250 set for a long time to come. OTOH, I am enjoying a plasma with no dead/stuck pixels and will do so until I find something even better.What's right for you ain't necessarily what's right for others.
Kal
absolutely positively correct.i would never suggest that my OPINIONS are the only right ones in the world. i'd rather someone disagree with me civilly than agree with me and talk trash about someone with a different opinion's ancestors.
this post was about plasma reliability, and i shared my views on the subject. without ever owning a plasma screen, i can't say emphatically that they will break, but i don't trust them based on what i've observed.
for every opinion, there's an opposite. if your plasma screen is working 100% and you're happy with it, here's to hoping that it stays working 100% for many years to come.
i'd rather settle on a smaller 34" direct view CRT for better contrast, viewing angles and zero motion artifacts. if someone were to give me a plasma screen, i wouldn't throw it out, but i'd never buy one. just adding my two cents on the subject. i view plasma, LCD and DLP as a gamble while CRTs are tried and true.
i'm still waiting for the next technology that will be thin screen like plasma, but use phospors like CRTs in a hybrid. i forget what the technology is called. i haven't heard anything about it in a year or two at least.
You keep restating the same thing and you have every right to hold that opinion.OTOH, there are 4 plasmas in my family and none have been any problem.
(One was delivered with a few fixed pixels but it was replaced without hesitation by the mfr.)So, we have your anecdotal observations and my anecdotal observations. Let's leave it there.
Kal
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