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3 were sony, 1 was fujitsu, and 1 was pioneer.The prices on the sony's ranged from $8000 to $12000. The pioneer was $16000 I believe. There was marginal differences in size of screens for all 5 so I think going to the extra 2-3 inches in diagonal isn't worth it. The fujitsu was the "smallest" and lowest priced one coming in at $6000.
I didn't get to make any adjustements to the televisions (or should I call them screens?) I think if I had, it would have been a more even comparison. All the models sported ports for analog, DTV, and 9 pin computer monitor interface.
I have to say that the fujitsu display looked better than all the models I viewed. The contrast was sharper with the colors having deeper saturation. One thing I noticed on all models was a blurring of images on movement. The fujitsu seemed to have less blurring but it was there. I'm not sure if was just the source material or if there is a response time problem inherent in plasma technology at the moment.
I gotta say that picture quality was incredible. Just unfreaking-believable. You'd initally think that a $3000 72" big screen would be a better value than a $6000 ~45" plasma display but just looking at the two screens in the same room makes the big screen look like a rip off.
I think that if you're a videophile, you need to check out flat panel plasma displays ASAP. It will hurt you to look again at standard CRT's and projection televisions after oogling a plasma screen. Hopefully in the next year or two, production methods become less expensive and prices fall. I'd seriously bite the bullet and spring for a display like this if it were $3000.
Maybe this has been discussed before here and in other forums. I just can't contain myself after seeing these things using high definition material. I apologize if I'm just repeating things discussed before.
FWIW, there were high-def CRT's in the room and I must say they are about halfway between a reg CRT and plasma. Good, but not even close to plasma.
Tom §.
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Wouldn't expect to see as good results on a 72" projection set as a 42" plasma, but as good as plasma's are (and I too have seen them all) best picture available at the moment is still a CRT.Check out the posts further down this page. CRT's still have better contrast, colour, denser blacks and brightness, and don't suffer as badly from the "afterglow" that plasma's do. Quite possible what you saw was the "loaded dem", no dealer trying to sell a $16,000 plasma is going to let you give it a fair comparison against a good CRT, if he did you wouldn't buy the plasma, and he makes more money selling you that. Maybe the technology as it improves will overtake CRT sets, but its a fair way to go yet.
Roland
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