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RE: best advice vs best choice

Posted by CarlEber (A) on July 23, 2013 at 11:00:25

In Reply to: best advice vs best choice posted by Joe Murphy Jr on July 22, 2013 at 22:27:29:

Joe, thanks for your thoughts.

However, I am aware of how plasma works. I learned it when they came out over a decade ago. (From the top of my head...not reading anything first...here it is in my own words): Each RGB pixel acts effectively as a mini CRT, its brightness is modulated by fast pulses, digitally controlled. The end result is a wider viewing angle than backlit techniques, because the light emits directly from the pixel in almost a 180 degree cone. And theoretically it can display more colors (but not necessarily a wider color gamut), than backlit technologies such as LCD. But I say, so what?

Thanks for not giving me credit for thinking and observing on my own. I detect a condescending tone from you. Is it really necessary?

Frankly, it is you who is wrong, about what is important to me. You know what's important to you, but you have no clue what aspects of performance I want. I have looked at MANY PLASMA TV's over the years. The thing I like LEAST about them, is their coarse pixel pitch. This is the main reason nobody ever built a plasma computer monitor.

In case you did not read my initial post, I said I am coming from using a front projector in my home theater, with a screen 112 inches wide. For the time being I am not going to buy a new projector. However, there are times when I still want to see a large picture. Therefore, I sit quite close to the screen of a smaller tv. A plasma, up close, is UNWATCHABLE. An LCD with finer pixel pitch, is watchable, and looks quite decent when viewing up close.

Once I get this Samsung tv I just ordered set up properly, you are welcome to bring your old plasma tv to my home and set it up side by side. Then you can sit up close to both, and we will see just how much better you think your old plasma is.

If you're unwilling to do the above, then I suggest you climb off your high horse, and stop looking down your nose at those who buy LCD/LED TV's. Plasma technology can only go so far in its development now. As a display technique it has fallen out of favor in the marketplace. Backlit and other types of display technology, are still relatively young in their development. Sony's new 4k tv's, are not a plasma. They are LED backlit LCD.

I know of no brand that will bring out a 4k plasma, do you? If plasma is the end all and be all, why was it not chosen to produce the first 4k TV's? Even Panasonic themselves, have no plans to use plasma to produce their 4k TV's...rather it looks like it might be OLED...but they might have to partner with Sony to pull it off. Perhaps we'll see a Panasonic 4k tv by 2014, time will tell. It won't be very affordable.

Have a look at this. Read the end where it says Panasonic's tv division hasn't turned a profit since 2011...
http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/panasonic-vows-to-go-all-in-on-4k-ultra-hd-by-2014/

Then there's the elephant in the room. OLED technology promises to exceed all other tv types in every performance parameter, in any case. It might take 5 years or more for it to become commonplace, but if it does, it will certainly displace plasma as the best technically performing display technology...once and for all.

It will be expensive, and those who adopt it early, will come on forums like this and tell everyone that they wish they all could afford to have the best, and isn't it a shame.

Good luck with your tv watching, and consider my challenge to you.

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