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In Reply to: RE: Buy the display with the better image. posted by Harmonia on July 29, 2009 at 13:42:52

I still prefer my 4 year old plasma to the LCD TV's I've seen recently for all of the reasons you mentioned.

Additionally, plasma has become more energy efficient and depending on brand / model / size, most dissipate only slightly more heat than LCD's and some are on par. A few are still energy hogs but this is not the norm.

I have yet to see an LCD that doesn't shift color slightly as you move slightly off center to the screen. Try it sometime at a store. It is most noticeable while observing skin tone on a talking head - a close-up of a news broadcaster for example. While much improved vs older sets, this phenomenon peculiar to LCDs still exists today.

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RE: Agree... - cfraser 10:41:58 08/04/09 (0)
I would say even 10 degrees off center noticeably decreases PQ with LCD, and especially brightness. 20 degrees is ridiculous.

People should remember, as was pointed out already, that plasma power consumption is all over the place depending on what's being displayed. LCD power consumption is constant. So to compare actual power consumption (manufacturers' numbers are usually max.), you'd need to use a kwh meter over a fair time with the material you watch with the plasma...not really practical, and may be an irrelevant result to everybody but you.

For example, my Pio Elite 60" consumes from 160W to a bit over 700W, and I use it in full power blasting mode (I don't mean torch mode, but in no-power-saving mode for best performance). In the summer I can feel the heat from the front of the display, but the back is "cold" and none of the four fans have ever come on (I presume they work...).

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