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RE: My recent experience

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In Reply to: RE: My recent experience posted by Hornlover on July 16, 2013 at 07:54:55

Thanks for your input. By the way, if you have some kind of exotic horn system with tubes, I would love to come listen someday! I haven't looked at your system list...
I've looked at plasmas at Best Buy, Sears, HH Gregg...there's something about the way they look that I don't like. I also don't like how they work. I especially don't like the highly reflective screen (even though I mostly watch in a darker than average basement home theater room ).
If plasma is so superior, why hasn't anyone made a 4k plasma set yet?
Could it be because the future of tv is OLED, and LED/LCD is the closest thing to that ??
I haven't just fallen off your turnip truck. I've seen plasma sets for many years, over a decade...since they first came out. I was tempted to buy a Pioneer Elite for someone, and it was only a 720p back in 2005...Originally $5000 but "on sale" for like $4000 as I recall. Kind of glad I didn't bite, even though the money was not mine anyway. The rear projector they bought instead, still works great...a couple of replacement lamps later. It was about $2500 back in '05 ( bought it online ), but listed for $3400, which was Best Buy's price. Tiger Direct closed them out a year later for $1300.
The "latest and greatest" $5000 or $6000 Panasonic Plasma, from what I saw at Best Buy, does not have the color rendition of the old Pioneer Elites. Its screen is also a whole lot more reflective than the Pioneer's of yesteryear.
The plasmas under $1000 definitely do not impress me, either. Certainly the blacks go very black, but that's about it. The colors do not look special in any way, nor does the contrast. The top of the line ones are a lot of money, which I would certainly spend instead on a front projector in the $2k to $3k range...if I was going to blow that much money right now. I would still be buying a 46 inch LED set in addition, though...
I guess no one on video asylum likes LED LCD TV's, and that's fine I guess...but it's kind of backward, clinging to old technology.
I am not against anyone enjoying the set they have. But you do come off as a fanboy rather than an objective knowledgeable person...when all you can do is shout from those internet rooftops that what you own is better than everything else ( for similar money ). This goes for everyone who has replied here so far, and not just you. You're kind of all drinking the proverbial koolaid...I'll pass thanks much though.

Edits: 07/16/13

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