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In Reply to: Why is Plasma better??? posted by ICI on May 20, 2002 at 15:31:56:
Like many, when I set out to build a home theater, I thought plasma would be the way to go. I wanted a screen larger than any CRT could provide, and I have never enjoyed watching rear projection sets.However, after many auditions, I concluded that the picture was just not crisp enough with DVDs (and with a cable or non-HD satellite feed was just unwatchable). Now, the above poster has me thinking that maybe the shops where I saw them simply did not have them set up properly.
HiDef on plasma provided the finest picture I have ever seen. For me (and probably most people) HD accounts for only a small percentage of viewing time, so that aspect of the plasma experience did not justify purchasing one. I could live with plasma looking lousy with cable or non-HD satellite feeds (I would just watch that stuff in another room on a CRT), but needed better performance with DVD for the theater.
Do those of you who love your plasma sets really find that in DVD scenes with movement across the screen, the edges don't get jagged and blurred (my biggest gripe)???
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"Do those of you who love your plasma sets really find that in DVD scenes with movement across the screen, the edges don't get jagged and blurred (my biggest gripe)???"My plasma does not produce these annoying effects. Believe me I know what you are talking about. I'm VERY sensitive to those effects and a couple of years ago I used to laugh at people who bought plasmas; low contrast, smeary motion...not for me!
The latest generation of plasmas, especially the good 42" ones like the Panny, have solved that for me. My plasma search and subsequent experience with the plasma in my home taught me how source-dependant the image on these things are. The Panny 42" was terrific enough to make me buy it, but in the store I thought I'd seen some minor artifacts on some of my DVDs, such as some figures being a little pixelated, and a bit of softness here and there.
I can unequivocably state that in my home, on the same source material, those artifacts (so minor that I was willing to live with their occaisional appearance) are flat out gone. The clarity of the image just had me laughing out loud. Motion is cleaner and somehow strikes me as more natural than even CRTs (probably because of the image quality).I am still sensitive to motion artifacts, as even the latest generation of LCD screens have too much motion latentcy for my comfort.
The bigger plasmas, 50" and up, do have more latency for bright pictures, a symptom of how difficult it still is to control plasma emissions for larger screens (in a fast switch from a bright white shot to a dark one, the white shot lags a tiny bit, doing a fast fade out). Still, I do not notice motion-related artifacts on the good 50" screens. And, in store auditions it's tough to figure out artifacts related to the screen vs. those related to the source/feed.
When I viewed the amazing Fujitsu 50" plasma showing a hi-def feed of a soap opera, I noticed that there was a tiny motion smearing effect on the actor's faces, which only dissapeared when the actor stood perfectly still. I initially attributed this to the Fujitsu processsing. Then I found out that hi-def actually can produce these effects (still has some problems with motion). I viewed some DVDs on the Fuji and that smearing effect was completely gone. Lesson learned...be careful when judging.Anyway, I think if you saw a DVD on my Panny plasma at my place, you'd be amazed at the smoothness and lack of artifacts of any kind.
(My pal who just bought a pricey DLP projector came to see some DVDs on my plasma. He was blown away, and felt that it was a distinctly better image than his display was capable of.)But then, I'm one of the converted :-)
Rich.
i watch DVD from a Denon DVD5000 output through the component RCA jacks and let the 42" Panasonic do the line doubling and rescaling.the picture is absolutely stunning, and i've not seen the diagonal saw problems, motion artifacts, smearing or pixelation problems others have described. not all plasmas are alike, and you certainly can't go by price. Panasonic has done alot of work on these technical issues and it shows in their sets.
i have seen them occasionally with the satellite feed, and had considered a video processor from Faroudja or Runco, but was told by the tech at Overture that it wouldn't help a bad broadcast signal.
garbage in comes out as really big, stinky garbage...not much you can do.
I agree with Rich: the retailers are clueless about showing what the palsmas can do. best thing to do is try and see one in a home.
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