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The only drawbacks I can see to Plasma is its somewhat higher power consumption and susceptibility to screen etching.Since I've never etched the screen of any CRT TV that I've had, I don't think that screen etching, for me at least, is a major consideration.
The disadvantage of better LCD and DLP sets seems to be projection lamp life; most are rated at around 4,000Hrs.
Since most Plasmas are rated at around 60,000 hrs, it seems to me that difference in replacment lamp cost alone would more than pay for the Plasma TV.
I've pretty much made up my mind to go with Plasma. The Vizio P42 can be had for around $1400 samolians and the picture looks great to me.
Opinions?
Regards, Larry
"This ain't the only place on earth---but it's the only place that I prefer. Where the Stars and Stripes---and the Eagle fly."
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It depends on your preferences/needs.Rear Projection (includes DLP, LCD, LoS, etc.): Best bang for the buck. Especially with very large (55" and up) screens. If size is important to you, this may be the way to go. Difficulty with bright rooms and viewing from an angle. Picture not as good as Plasma or LCD.
Plasma: Best contrast and picture quality. Above 40 inches, cheaper than LCD. Poorest resolution. Most plasmas have 720 or 768 lines of resolution. Many have only 1080 horizontal resolution.
LCD: Best price for 32" and smaller screens. Best with rooms with bright lights, e.g. sky lights, windows. Have highest resolution. Can buy 32" LCD screens with 1080 lines of resolution. Horizontal resolution of 1388 or 1910. In two years, much lower LCD prices and LCD performance improvements will sharply hurt plasma sales. LCD already is number 1 in HDTV sales and in two years is projected to be over 50% of all television sales.
By the way, I'm impressed with the Vizio plasmas. They are a great buy.
I'm presently in the US and recently spent some time with my son tackling exactly this same choice. We looked at heaps of displays in various sizes and concluded (as some independent tests have) that no particular technology has any significant advantage over another except for the burn in difficulties with plasma already disussed here. After much soul searching we agreed that one display was outstanding - the Sony 60" Grand WEGA™ SXRD™ Rear Projection HDTVKDS-R60XBR1 described in the link below.However, the price on this rear projection unit was high so he decided to defer purchase until it came up on sale at a significantly lower price. Well they dropped the price and it did come on sale so he bought one for around $3,500 - still very expensive and beyond most budgets. However the picture quality is breathtaking. I've always been unimpressed with NTSC, smugly feeling our PAL system to be far superior. Maybe it still is in standard definition, but this Sony blows away my previous prejudices as the picture quality on his set is superb.
Not sure if this will help but the bottom line on all this is that neither LCD, plasma or whatever can be claimed to be universally superior technology. It all depends on how the technology is implemented and that can involve software as well as hardware, something frequently overlooked. So, my advice, for what it is worth, is to do what we did. Look at the various displays on offer and narrow it down to 2 or 3 which appeal the most, disregarding the technology involved. Then look at the same displays in other stores to make sure there are not significant differences in your chosen models in different locations as this could indicate quality control problems (unlikely, but worth checking out). You then have the task of getting the best price. Good luck.
John
No cure possible or is solicited for this audio, video and classical music obsession. I love it!
Larry,The general danger from etching is if you watch TV where they have permanent logos on screen.
Do you watch such channels?
I went plasma, having borrowed a number of projectors.
I personally thought the DLPs were best - but these can cause issues with some people, due the the way the picture is generated & flickering.
The reason I went plasma is that I do not have a dedicated HT room. Therefore I didn't want to keep my curtains permanently closed.
There was no doubt the the projectors gave a great cinematic feel.
Martin
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In terms of fine resolution I agree the plasmas are better.I did like the cinematic feel of projectors, but it just wasn't practical for me.
Martin
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