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the plasma experience

Posted by Joe Murphy Jr (A) on July 27, 2008 at 02:03:30

In Reply to: The 32" Plasma at Walmart for $528 posted by Jim Doyle on July 26, 2008 at 22:00:59:

Welcome to over 5 years ago.
:-)

Seriously, glad to see you are so very enthusiastic about your display purchase. Most of the display forum chatter is very positive about this display size category. The 32" plasma models fill a sector that was abandoned by the major plasma display manufacturers several years ago. For people looking for a display in this range, they were restricted to LCD or direct view CRT (not a bad option, but the form factor vs flat panel lost hands down). LG, the source of these panels, doesn't market this size in the US, but Vizio and Best Buy obviously saw an opportunity and responded. You'll also notice that just about everyone in the commentary sections below rated the picture quality of these displays above that of their similar sized LCD counterparts.

Plasma: still kickin' LCD's ass!

Here's the product page at Vizio's site:
http://www.vizio.com/products/detail.aspx?pid=58

Here's commentary at AVS:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1027358

Best Buy is also selling a 32" plasma (based on the same LG OEM panel as Vizio's 32" plasma) under their Insignia brand. There seem to be a few more inputs and features if going this route and the pricing is similar.

Here's the product page at Best Buy's site:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8760771&st=insignia+plasma&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1203815033908

Here's commentary at AVS:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1048985&highlight=insignia

While I don't usually recommend extended warranties, an exception is off-brand electronics. LG is obviously not an off-brand, but the electronics that drive these panels and the rest of the finished product is off-brand. For these displays, the extended warranties range from $60 - $90 and it's probably a good investment that may save you some grief and headache in the future. Not saying you're going to need it, but I will recommend it in this situation.

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