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I have a 60" LCD Samsung I've had for about a year and a half. Love it. Great picture and no hassles.
I saw an OLED the other and it really amazed me. Picture quality was on another level from anything I've ever seen. Of course it will be years before they get these sets ready for prime time.
In the meantime 65" Panny's are not expensive. Like some other folks I'm toying with getting one to hold me over for the (I'm guessing) 3-5 years it will take OLED to get straightened out.
I'm wondering about if I'll miss the brightness of my LCD. If you adjust it right it really has a good picture. Are the Panny plasma's that much better?
"Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
-Dr. Greg House
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Check this link out about burnin.
http://www.controlcal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=7250
2 pannies now and love them.
KenL
I have a 42" Panasonic Plasma for four years now. No issues whatsoever and the best image quality I've ever seen even today. One thing I noticed was the increased resolution with a Pangea 14SE. Highly recommended TV.
I also have a 42" Panasonic that I purchased
in April of 2008. Excellent picture quality
and have had no problems with it.
Jerry P
I think the brightness thing is way over hyped. Our plasma has no problem during the day, when our family room is brightly lit. Its not even at its brightest setting (we calibrate it, and use those settings.) It would have to be a very bright room indeed before plasma would have a hard time. Plasma still has the most engaging picture as far as I'm concerned. All LCD sets have edge artifacts that bug me. The newer ones are better, but still not up to plasma standards.
Use the Cinema Setting, NOT brighter!
I had my set Calibrated, included using a Computer and Camera.
Total BS, I still use Cinema. Check the Warm 1&2 settings, and Size of Pic, 95% or 100%. Sometimes there is digital noise on at the top, then use the 95%.
All LCD TVs I've seen look etched and harsh compared to Plasma.
BluRays have been amazing. The view of Singapore at night in one of the newer James Bond movies was fantastic.
I didn't really notice that break-in improved anything, looked geat right away, tho it was a Floor Sample.
I got a 50", one up from the Bottom of the Line. The Value Sweet Spot for me!
Just ordered a 65" from Costco.
I watch zero network tv, just dvd's, blu ray and streaming from Netflix.
So lots of movies = lots of black bars on the top and bottom.
What's the deal with breaking these in when they're new so you don't get image burn-in from the bars?
"Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
-Dr. Greg House
At the minimum, use a calibration DVD or Blu-ray to set the screen controls to the right levels. You can get the Spears & Munsil High Definition Benchmark, Joe Kane's Digital Video Essentials or other similar discs to do the job.
After about a month, do it again. Then repeat about every 6 months.
There are some files that you can download (and burn to a disc or use in a file player) that will speed up the process of breaking in the screen. Just make sure you thoroughly understand the directions when using this method, as a settings mistake or a hiccup in the playback will leave you with the very problem that you're trying to avoid (eg, an unattended disc player locking up and leaving a high intensity static image on the screen).
For more info go to the site below...
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
My main concern is watching movies that don't fill the full screen.
I get the idea it's not good to do that until you have 100-200 hours on the set.
I watch a lot of movies and most of them don't fill the whole screen.
"Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
-Dr. Greg House
Find one that does fill the screen, and put it on repeat for a few days. I just ordered a 65" Panny ZT and that's probably what I'll do.
Jack
Brightness is not an issue. I have three Panasonic plasma sets and three LCD sets. There is no comparison in picture quality and off-axis viewing. Plasma is superior.
-Wendell
Unless you watch TV in the daytime, in a room full of windows with lots of sunlight coming through or you just enjoy a really bright screen it's a moot point. The brightness thing is way over blown.
The plasmas just have that "look" and punch that you do not get from LCDs unless you are willing to spend significantly more on an LCD with active zone LED lighting and even then I still prefer the plasmas. Plus plasmas handle motion much better and you do not have the off-axis issue of LCDs, which I hate.
Since you like your display so much and it is only a year old you might be better off just keeping it, saving the money and waiting for OLEDs, it should last another 5+ years with no problems.
We watch the Panny at least 85% of the time. While the Sony can be adjusted to where it's quite brighter than the Panny, the Panny's overall more believable picture quality makes it a no brainer here. Both were bought in Feb 2011 after the BIG MOVE. The Panny is in room with slightly lower daytime ambient lighting. However at night it's a wash vis a vis lighting.
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