HD TV Advice

dbnnet said:
That is the point - Plasma is a technology at the end of its life. Only 3 manufacturers left, next year there will only be two.
No one should waste their time buying them anymore. I certainly never said they won' work... just that it fast becoming replaced by other technology. Don't waste your time and money with Plasma.
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But you're missing the point. Since there ARE still manufacturers for plasma as of right now, there's nothing wrong with buying it. It's cheaper, has better viewing angles and better contrast ratios (especially with black), not to mention the fact that it's better at displaying SD content, which, lets face it, is 90% of all available content right now.
When they stop manufacturing plasma, it doesn't mean the TV will suddenly stop working. All it means is that you won't be able to buy an equivalent replacement new, should it stop working at which point you can then go to either back-lit LCD (which we don't have in SA just yet) or LED back-lit.
 
SD content looks good on my Bravia. Especially newer content. Only problem is that pre 1998 content does from time look bad.
 
dbnnet said:
That is the point - Plasma is a technology at the end of its life. Only 3 manufacturers left, next year there will only be two.
No one should waste their time buying them anymore. I certainly never said they won' work... just that it fast becoming replaced by other technology. Don't waste your time and money with Plasma.
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Seriously dude, where do you get your info? Plasma isn't dead or dying. It's unfounded what you are saying. Plasma has huge room for improvement, and isn't the restrictive technology it once might have been. Granted, there are different benefits to each plasma and LCD, but what you are saying is far from reality.
 
Panasonic just opened a huge plasma factory at the beginning of this year... so plasma is not at the end of its life! Just because a technology (LCD) is more popular doesn't mean it is better!
 
mmmig said:
SD content looks good on my Bravia. Especially newer content. Only problem is that pre 1998 content does from time look bad.
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is that SD content from DSTV or from a normal analogue antenna? Mine is the analogue antenna so I might not be comparing apples with apples.
 
My $0.02 worth...

I was gonna buy a plasma this weekend after all the stuff i read about SD being better on them. But yeah there is no chance i would ever buy it after viewing HD feeds on a HD ready plasma and HD ready LCD. The difference in picture is quite big. You can see the pixels and pixel edges a mile away on the plasma, especially if you look at logos on the displays, like the Supersport HD logo etc. The black did display better on the plasma yes but the overall picture quality is a million times better on LCD.
 
Rocket-Boy said:
is that SD content from DSTV or from a normal analogue antenna? Mine is the analogue antenna so I might not be comparing apples with apples.
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Analog picture quality is hideous on LCDs. Luckily we switching to digital (don't know when) thats another point to look out for when buying a new TV try to get one with a digital tuner, in times of heavy rain or thick cloud cover might just come in handy.
 
rakabos3 said:
My $0.02 worth...

I was gonna buy a plasma this weekend after all the stuff i read about SD being better on them. But yeah there is no chance i would ever buy it after viewing HD feeds on a HD ready plasma and HD ready LCD. The difference in picture is quite big. You can see the pixels and pixel edges a mile away on the plasma, especially if you look at logos on the displays, like the Supersport HD logo etc. The black did display better on the plasma yes but the overall picture quality is a million times better on LCD.
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Shees, what plasma did you look at? My HD on my HD Ready LG plasma looks fantastic. It looks like I'm looking through a window. And from any angle as to a LCD that loses 40% of it's colour when watching from a 60 degree angle.
 
Penquin said:
Shees, what plasma did you look at? My HD on my HD Ready LG plasma looks fantastic. It looks like I'm looking through a window. And from any angle as to a LCD that loses 40% of it's colour when watching from a 60 degree angle.
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There was a Samsung and LG 42" Hd ready plasma. Must be the 1024x768 resolution. Was at Game...
 
rakabos3 said:
My $0.02 worth...

I was gonna buy a plasma this weekend after all the stuff i read about SD being better on them. But yeah there is no chance i would ever buy it after viewing HD feeds on a HD ready plasma and HD ready LCD. The difference in picture is quite big. You can see the pixels and pixel edges a mile away on the plasma, especially if you look at logos on the displays, like the Supersport HD logo etc. The black did display better on the plasma yes but the overall picture quality is a million times better on LCD.
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I challenge any LCD to match the crispness and color of my Plasma to their LCD. I have and LCD, and DSTV input looks horrible on it, and it's a 32 inch. It looks better (although still crap) on my 50 " plasma. Run a Blu ray through my plasma, and then you see the true potential of Plasma.
Oh, and i always by a TV on the basis of how good the logos look?:wtf:
 
Wasp_21 said:
I challenge any LCD to match the crispness and color of my Plasma to their LCD. I have and LCD, and DSTV input looks horrible on it, and it's a 32 inch. It looks better (although still crap) on my 50 " plasma. Run a Blu ray through my plasma, and then you see the true potential of Plasma.
Oh, and i always by a TV on the basis of how good the logos look?:wtf:
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Lol

Logos are the ****e! Just kidding, was just making a point that the LCD is crisper than the plasma from what i saw with the sets side by side
 
A full HD plasma is probably better than LCD i agree, but a HD ready plasma (1024 x 768) simply cant compare to a HD ready or full HD LCD, it just cant in terms of picture quality and crispness. You can see the pixels on the plasma, and not on the LCD
 
rakabos3 said:
A full HD plasma is probably better than LCD i agree, but a HD ready plasma (1024 x 768) simply cant compare to a HD ready or full HD LCD, it just cant in terms of picture quality and crispness. You can see the pixels on the plasma, and not on the LCD
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It does, and it's miles better. My video quality on my 1024x768 LG plasma is much better than my Samsung 1920x1080 LCD. THe plasma has 10x the contrast ratio of any LCD. Not to mention instant response times, 10x better viewing angles, actual blacks and not LCD dark grey's. LCD's aren't even in the same league as plasma. They are getting closer with LED backlighting but the best LED LCD won't even come close to the best plasma in terms of PQ. And don't trust what you see in the store. They've got all the TV's running in torch mode and the lighting is nowhere near the same lighting you'll have in your lounge.
 
rakabos3 said:
A full HD plasma is probably better than LCD i agree, but a HD ready plasma (1024 x 768) simply cant compare to a HD ready or full HD LCD, it just cant in terms of picture quality and crispness. You can see the pixels on the plasma, and not on the LCD
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I can't comment on the 1024x768 plasma's, or the 1368x768 ones, but i still think that is really only applicable if you are connecting it to a PC. I would assume, that res only plays an important role, if your input res is highr than your display res, and this i also assume is factored and recalculated through the particular TV's engine. It's a personal opinion of course, but LCD is too "clinical". It is a perfect fake picture. Plasma is more accurate as far as i can see.
 
As I recall LCD and plasma each have their strengths and weaknesses. And if plasma has become more reasonably priced that's good for allowing choice. When I bought my LCD an equivalent plasma was 40% more expensive which really was not justified.

And even if the last plasma TV ever were rolling off the production line right now that would be no reason not to buy one if it is the best option for you.
 
noxibox said:
When I bought my LCD an equivalent plasma was 40% more expensive which really was not justified..
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Well these days, it's plasma that has the price advantage, costing, in some cases, substantially less than their LCD counterparts.
 
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dbnnet said:
It lay almost unused for 2 years.... until the likes of Samsung and LG climbed on board .... that's what happened!
By 2008 (8 months after Toshiba threw in the towel) it was still sinking on its own until manufacturers
came on board.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/storage/blu-ray-is-dead-heckuva-job-sony/365
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The fact is that Sony refused to back down from their stance that Blu-Ray was going to succeed, thereby leaving other manufacturers without any real choice.
Also, consider the fact that including a Blu-Ray player on the PS3 was a major factor in the success of the format and also a sure-fire way to indirectly infiltrate the market. People are more likely to back a technology they already own than back a technology that requires them to fork our more money for new hardware.
Sony were almost solely responsible for the success of Blu-Ray. Had Microsoft opted to include an HD-DVD drive on their 360's, it may have been a very different story.

http://www.ps3informer.com/playstation-3/news/five-reasons-bluray-is-a-success-for-sony-010356.php
http://www.maxconsole.net/showthrea...lu-ray-success-360-HD-DVD-sold-316-000-units&
 
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dbnnet said:
Yes, it lay almost unused for 2 years.... until the likes of Samsung and LG climbed on board .... that's what happened!
By 2008 (8 months after Toshiba threw in the towel with HD DVD) it was still sinking on its own until
other manufacturers came on board.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/storage/blu-ray-is-dead-heckuva-job-sony/365
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So what was the point you tried to make with your betamax comparison?? Betamax had 27 year run alongside VHS from 1975 to 1988 where Sony also started making VHS recorders alongside the Betamax recorders. The last Betamax was produced in 2002. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betamax
 
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