Video Asylum

Posted by davehg (A) on February 22, 2005 at 22:44:46

In Reply to: Budget Plasma EDTV vs higher-end DLP HDTV? posted by AbeCollins on February 22, 2005 at 15:20:09:

I also looked at the Sammy and Mits. For my eyes, I preferred the Toshiba 52HMX84, a 52" set with dual HDMI inputs. The Sammy was nice, but Toshi was brighter and blacks were blacker. I compared side by side with Mits and Sammy. I also started with looking at the Panasonic EDTV plasmas, but was turned away by the burn in problem and the limited shelf life of 8-10 years. (DLP's simply need a $300 bulb replaced every 5 years and they look good as new).

I paid $2300 for the Toshi, which retails for $2600-3000. I will say that without a progressive scan DVD or without HDTV (which is to say almost everything I watch), the picture quality is good but not great. The Sammy and Mits make regular digital cable look better.

BUT...by 2007, all broadcasts must be HDTV enabled (FCC mandates this). So don't buy a $2500 tv for today's picture, buy it for the life of the TV which will include HDTV.

THE place to inquire is www.avsforum.com. It's the asylum for video nuts.