In Reply to: "I don't really want a plasma tv" posted by oldmkvi on July 8, 2013 at 19:27:35:
Thanks for all the responses...however, no real help so far.
Why not a plasma? Well, because of issues of burn-in, and pixels blowing out over time (sometimes a very short time). These have always been issues with plasma TV's, have they not? If these are no longer issues anymore, I ask why not? Is there some magic new way that plasmas are made, that got invented since 2010?
I already said I know the overall picture quality, and especially the black level, are superior with a plasma tv. But I also said I did not want one, and asked specifically for help with what I do want. I guess that's asking for too much.
To me right now, paying $500 more IS actually a big deal. Money is an issue. I don't have $5,000 of disposable income per month like many of you...
How much could I resell that $1200 tv that I liked for, say in just 2 years, let alone 5? The answer is about $400 max in 2 years, and $250 in 5 years. That's quite a percentage loss. I've already lost many, many, many times this in the stock market...and am not willing to spend more money than I absolutely have to, and also not willing to lose any more money than I have to.
If I had a high degree of income, well I would just buy everything I saw, that I liked. I would have a 4k tv in every room of my mansion, and about $500k worth of highend audio bling in each of those rooms also.
At this point though, I would have to strike enough oil to sell a few hundred barrels a day to support such gluttony, and it's just not happened yet.
Perhaps since $500 is nothing to all of you, you would like to take up a collection for me?
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Follow Ups
- RE: "I don't really want a plasma tv" - CarlEber 10:42:59 07/10/13 (29)
- agree 100% on plasma - mbnx01 11:56:13 07/21/13 (1)
- RE: agree 100% on plasma - CarlEber 18:06:24 07/22/13 (0)
- How much are you going to spend? - oldmkvi 18:10:49 07/10/13 (0)
- 2.5 yrs and my panny pasma is going strong, strong, strong - Road Warrior 18:07:10 07/10/13 (23)
- Great pic and Streaming, right from the TV, no external stuff needed. What's not to like? - oldmkvi 08:29:16 07/11/13 (22)
- RE: Great pic and Streaming, right from the TV, no external stuff needed. What's not to like? - CarlEber 10:05:07 07/11/13 (21)
- Backhanded insult taken, and, no offense taken - Road Warrior 13:06:36 07/11/13 (20)
- Thank you for the info! - CarlEber 10:20:06 07/12/13 (19)
- Clouding (and btw, NOT an issue on our Sony LED) - Road Warrior 15:10:21 07/12/13 (18)
- RE: Clouding (and btw, NOT an issue on our Sony LED) - CarlEber 08:58:41 07/14/13 (17)
- Just for the record.... - kootenay 23:21:39 07/14/13 (0)
- TV watching buddy has the Samsung 6400 55" - Road Warrior 21:06:45 07/14/13 (15)
- RE: TV watching buddy has the Samsung 6400 55" - CarlEber 13:17:53 07/15/13 (4)
- Motion artifacts are his 6400 are manifested by , uhhh, jerky motion in scenes with movement - Road Warrior 14:30:21 07/15/13 (3)
- RE: Motion artifacts are his 6400 are manifested by , uhhh, jerky motion in scenes with movement - CarlEber 15:03:25 07/15/13 (2)
- Actually I don't post here often - Road Warrior 15:57:00 07/15/13 (1)
- RE: Actually I don't post here often - CarlEber 16:12:57 07/15/13 (0)
- Plasma is too good for him. - oldmkvi 23:50:30 07/14/13 (9)
- Well, we're definitely not telling him what he wants to hear - Road Warrior 08:56:36 07/15/13 (8)
- RE: Well, we're definitely not telling him what he wants to hear - CarlEber 13:19:17 07/15/13 (7)
- Why would I sell the Sony? Then the living room wouldn't have a tv - Road Warrior 14:38:38 07/15/13 (6)
- Now now... - CarlEber 15:07:21 07/15/13 (5)
- I'm passionate about lots of things, not tvs. The curtains wife bought cost more than the tv. - Road Warrior 15:50:34 07/15/13 (4)
- RE: I'm passionate about lots of things, not tvs. The curtains wife bought cost more than the tv. - CarlEber 16:17:27 07/15/13 (3)
- Nahh Carl, I actually work against the IRS and other taxing agencies - Road Warrior 17:01:53 07/15/13 (2)
- whatever you say (rolls eyes) - CarlEber 21:36:42 07/15/13 (1)
- Have a great day Carl^ - Road Warrior 06:37:54 07/16/13 (0)
- RE: "I don't really want a plasma tv" - pictureguy 15:40:14 07/10/13 (0)
- RE: "I don't really want a plasma tv" - Hornlover 14:55:16 07/10/13 (0)