HDTV Choice

PostmanPot said:
Lucky for you the Samsung 42" HD Ready plasma (PS42C430) has come down to ±R5699 at Game Makro and it will be totally superior for TV and sport and gaming
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Gaming has static images

See why'd be worried about taking your advice?

If I came here asking about gaming and technology, I'd be fooled into believing my plasma is the best at gaming. I'd plug my Xbox into this superior gaming monitor and be horribly upset after my HUD and health meters are stuck on the screen.
 
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Dolby said:
Gaming has static images

See why'd be worried about taking your advice?

If I came here asking about gaming and technology, I'd be fooled into believing my plasma is the best at gaming. I'd plug my Xbox into this superior gaming monitor and be horribly upset after my HUD and health meters are stuck on the screen.
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Are you purposefully being silly again? Every time gaming is one of the OP's purposes and I'm recommending plasma, I mention image retention/burn-in and how to simply avoid it. :rolleyes: You make it seem like I am pulling the wool over their eyes.

By the way, are there static images during cinematics and cut scenes of games? That would probably be enough to prevent retention. ;) As some forumites here say, they have no issues with IR/IBI on newer plasmas...

Boom!
 
PostmanPot said:
Are you purposefully being silly again? Every time gaming is one of the OP's purposes and I'm recommending plasma, I mention image retention/burn-in
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Oh - you mean apart from what I pasted?

I don't really see you mentioning it there. What I do see is how superior it is.

What about the links with new plasmas on other forums where they mention IR? :/
 
Dolby said:
Oh - you mean apart from what I pasted?

I don't really see you mentioning it there. What I do see is how superior it is.

What about the links with new plasmas on other forums where they mention IR? :/
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Did you even read the bit straight after the bit you quoted? :confused: Sigh. :(

Not going to debate with you if you're going to be obtuse. Said what I've needed to say many a time now, perhaps go back and reread my posts.
 
Dolby said:
Oh - you mean apart from what I pasted?

I don't really see you mentioning it there. What I do see is how superior it is.

What about the links with new plasmas on other forums where they mention IR? :/
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I'm one of those forumites that has a Plasma, and although i do get, what is commonly known as Image Retention (which is actually a misnomer, as all it is, is charged pixels which need to de-charge), i have NEVER had an image that hasn't dissapated. In actual fact, it isn't an image as such, but a shadowing which goes away. I play PS3 on it, i watch wide screen movies on it, i watch tv with static images. All of those have performed better on my plasma than on my LCD. The picture is more "organic" than "clinical". If momentary IR is really going to bother you over the exceptional viewing quality, then unfortunately, nothing will suffice.
 
And you say a Plasma with a native 4:3 aspect ratio is better than a panel that is native 1920x1080 16:9...

Says alot more if you ask me.
 
PostmanPot said:
You say 50Hz entry-mid range LCD for SD TV/sport. Says a lot more.

;)
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If you disagree with me, feel free to prove your point. I've extended enough offers to people for me to prove my own point.
 
B.O.F.H. said:
And you say a Plasma with a native 4:3 aspect ratio is better than a panel that is native 1920x1080 16:9...

Says alot more if you ask me.
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*crying with laughter*

Firstly, 16x9 feeds retain their aspect ratio because newer plasmas use rectangular pixels.

Secondly, you didn't even read the question I posed to sn3rd. So you must be in agreement with him...

:D
 
sn3rd said:
If you disagree with me, feel free to prove your point. I've extended enough offers to people for me to prove my own point.
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:eek:

Are you honestly being serious that I must prove that a, for example 42" Sammy plasma, produces a better picture for SD TV and sport than a Series 5 32" LCD?

K wait. How much do you know wide screen TVs...?
 
PostmanPot said:
*crying with laughter*

Firstly, 16x9 feeds retain their aspect ratio because newer plasmas use rectangular pixels.

Secondly, you didn't even read the question I posed to sn3rd. So you must be in agreement with him...

:D
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Since we're being petty...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_aspect_ratio#Issues_of_non-square_pixels
In terms of picture quality, the optimum pixel aspect ratio for any given picture dimension is 1:1. Any other pixel aspect ratio will cause the number of pixels in one direction (either horizontally or vertically) to be reduced and thus image will lose resolution and will contain less perceived detail.
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There goes the "picture quality" argument that you skipped out on earlier... But don't take my word for it, there are a number of academic articles that describe means for "getting around" this issue, and their associated benefits and pitfalls.
 
PostmanPot said:
:eek:

Are you honestly being serious that I must prove that a, for example 42" Sammy plasma, produces a better picture for SD TV and sport than a Series 5 32" LCD?

K wait. How much do you know wide screen TVs...?
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You don't have to prove it to ME...

That plasma lacks a lot of basic features. Particularly WRT audio, inputs/outputs and video processing. But gee, it's a nice big panel :p
 
sn3rd said:
Since we're being petty...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_aspect_ratio#Issues_of_non-square_pixels

There goes the "picture quality" argument that you skipped out on earlier... But don't take my word for it, there are a number of academic articles that describe means for "getting around" this issue, and their associated benefits and pitfalls.
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Why would people who need 1080p buy a 720p plasma? Of course there will be pixel loss.

Please explain to me where 1080p comes into the argument? The question is about SD TV and SD/HD sport.

Full HD plasma blows your argument out the water. And you're twisting my question by bringing resolution into the argument when neither SD TV nor SD/HD sport are 1080p (in SA at least).
 
Who cares what the sodding shape of the pixel is? Its still a 4:3 native resolution, therefore there WILL be detail loss...
 
PostmanPot said:
Why would people who need 1080p buy a 720p plasma? Of course there will be pixel loss.

Please explain to me where 1080p comes into the argument? The question is about SD TV and SD/HD sport.

Full HD plasma blows your argument out the water. And you're twisting my question by bringing resolution into the argument when neither SD TV nor SD/HD sport are 1080p (in SA at least).
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I didn't say 1080p came into the argument at all?

You seem to think I'm pro-LCD and anti-plasma? Not sure where you got that from.
 
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