Thread: LCD HDTV help needed, please

Panasonic Plasma!!!!


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Originally Posted by nayagamj

Panasonic Plasma!!!!

A-men. I've owned Panasonic plasmas since 1998 (I don't even want to THINK about what my 42" Plasma cost back then vs. today.), and even now with LCD technology improving so much, the LCD picture quality still isn't as good as the plasmas. Considering you can get a brand new 42" Panasonic plasma today for less than $1000 easily, you can't go wrong.

LED technology will probably be what eventually replaces both plasma and LCD as the standard in flat panels. We'll see.

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I will say that my Vizio (VO47L) is a pretty good TV. I do want to see the new one that is coming out in Nov. with all of its features and the LED backlighting.

My room is very bright so I needed to get an LCD (plus my wife is really bad with pausing the TV and then going out to run errands and not turning the set off...one time even for 3 hours (grrr)

Get what you want is the big thing. I know I could of had a Sony Bravia for 400 more, but that was 400 more I saved towards the table my wife wanted when we moved. Plus, we got a killer panel mount system/media center for the TV. Maybe I will go bigger for the TV we have outside

Originally Posted by nayagamj

Panasonic Plasma!!!!


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I dunno aboot that, the Pioneer elites are are pretty spectacular.

I have both, pioneer and panasonic, while very close in quality, the elites wins.

On a side note, pioneer has decided to get out of the plasma biz.

Originally Posted by spjon25

My room is very bright so I needed to get an LCD (plus my wife is really bad with pausing the TV and then going out to run errands and not turning the set off...one time even for 3 hours (grrr)

Not to be a plasma apologist...
Modern plasmas come with an orbital pixel chingaderra that shifts pixels over every so often making the issue of burn-in irrelevant.
Like you said, it all comes down to what you want. I find the anti-glare on the Panasonic to be great, it sits in a living room with cathedral ceilings and 3 skylights. Never had a single complaint about brightness, and I keep it dialed down pretty low, not at retina-searing Vivid mode.

Originally Posted by nm156

the Pioneer elites are are pretty spectacular.

I have both, pioneer and panasonic, while very close in quality, the elites wins.

On a side note, pioneer has decided to get out of the plasma biz.

When I bought my Pioneer years back, I was wrestling back and forth between the Pio and Panasonic. Pio had better colors, looked better for sports, but really suffered with black levels, (noticeable when watching a dark movie.) I ended up getting a commercial plasma display with a third party video card. I don't even want to think about what they cost then vs. now.

One more suggestions: When looking at plasmas in stores, try changing the video setting from Vivid to standard/normal to get a truer look at the set in more normal conditions. Plus, it'll extend the longevity of the set by a fair amount.

JR, my TV is right next to the window so it always seems that my left side (as I am looking at it) becomes more washed out than the other side. I dunno, the YMCA I worked at had old plasmas in the locker room and left it on CNN daily with the ticker at the bottom and the burn in image is still in my head to this day

Originally Posted by nayagamj

Panasonic Plasma!!!!


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These sets are the bomb. I was set to buy the Panny, but the Samsung went on sale for $800 less.

Pioneers are awesome as well. But they are too expensive.

Originally Posted by dgrycan

Wait a sec . . . the Harmony PS3 adapter has been available for some time now. I use a cheap IR adapter that I bought at Circuit City at closeout that allows my Harmony 880 to control EVERYTHING on my PS3 except power on/off for $4.99. Harmony even had the adapter codes available, so set up was a breeze.

The official PS3 adapter allows everything, including power on/off.

Amazon.com: Logitech Harmony Adapter for Playstation 3: Electronics

I have spend another $50 to make it work with the $400 console? I know they are cheaper now, but this was last year.

I got my stand alone for less than $200. Eventually I'll get the Oppo player.

52" is too big for the living room. Looks like 46" to 50" will be the size. We have a family connection to the Pacific Sales in Cerritos so we'll be going there later this week to see what kind of deal we can get.

Items:

1. HDTV
2. stand
3. Home Theater System
4. BluRay player
5. warranty