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Here's What Movies Look Like On A PLASMA - SCREEN SHOTS !!!

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Posted by Rich H on April 18, 2003 at 21:42:25

Hi Folks,

In April 2001 I wrote a post titled "Plasma TVs and Diary Of A Two Channel Man," about my "conversion" to plasmas, upon seeing the latest Panasonic plasma. I thought I'd write a very late follow up on that post, seeing as I now own one (and I've included link to screen shots of movies playing on the plasma).

When I first enquired about plasmas it was on this forum, where I encountered a lot of skepticism about plasma image quality. "Plasmas are junk," "Plasmas are a life-style choice, not for the serious video enthusiast...." "(Plasma) doesn't even come close to the quality offered by any number of direct view TV's."
People on AV forums and writers often repeated the "fact" that "Plasmas lag behind the images offered by any good CRT display."

Yet this was diametrically opposed to what my eyes were telling me about plasmas: that the best of the breed had a life-like trait to the image that I'd never quite seen before from other display technologies (despite my being exposed to many of the best consumer/pro display types during my work in film post production).

So after a lot of research and auditioning (not only of all the plasmas, but of all possible contenders within the 30" to 50" range...Loewe CRTs etc.) I bit the bullet and bought a Panasonic 42" ED ("Extended Definition") plasma last year.

Result: I, along with everyone who sees it, find the picture out of this world. It's image quality chomps, stomps and jumps up an down all over my Panasonic Tau CRT it replaced. Once you get one of these things into your home, and out of the clumsy set-ups you see in stores, it's amazing the image that can be achieved. The richness, depth of image, smoothness of detail, clarity and sheer realism it can conjure never ceases to amaze.

For the heck of it, I used my Canon S45 digital camera to snap shots of various films playing on my Plasma. I varied the source material, from oldie films to many of the reference DVDs most are familiar with.
Surprisingly, the shots acutally captured *some* of the realism and depth of the display. So, for those curious about plasma picture quality I created a "VIRTUAL PLASMA TOUR." Skeptics are welcome too!

Take a look 'n tell me what you think. I'd appreciate any feedback...even from the skeptics :-)

There are 14 films in all. I'd advise looking at the "QUICK TOUR" gallery first, and if you want to see extensive shots from any particular film, proceed to the "FULL FILM GALLERIES."

Enjoy (I hope)!

- Rich H

• Click Here To See PLASMA Screen Shots Gallery   (Open in New Window)

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