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RE: Display Selection Help

Posted by racerguy on March 16, 2008 at 18:30:32:
>>So far I'm interested in another XBR or the Pioneer KURO/Elite<<

The Sonys ain't what they used to be. The Sony LCDs are made by S-LCD in Korea, which is a joint venture between Samsung and Sony. The ideal outcome of this JV would have been that Samsung's quality was brought up, but what actually transpired is that it furthered Sony's slide down.

I'm not a Sony-basher - I own quite a few Sony products, including a recently purchased Sony FP, but I would not buy a Sony television.

The Kuro plasmas are nice, but they are soon to be orphaned. Pioneer will be buying Panasonic plasma panels going forward. Although Pioneer may uprate the electronics on the Pioneer-branded sets, the Panasonics are already very good. Given the short market lifespan of digital televisions, it's probably better to save the money and just get a Panasonic.

Speaking of which - I've done a lot of comparisons, and my opinion is that plasma is the way to go in large flat panels. LCD can be quite nice on smaller sets. We have a 32" Toshiba LCD in a second home, and it produces a pleasing picture; however, I've found that when you go larger, the inherent limitations of LCD become more visible.

LCD has made big strides in black level and motion artifacts, but it's still nowhere near plasma (which has yet to reach CRT quality in these areas). A big LCD set clearly shows that the "blacks" are really gray (albeit dark gray), and you still can see some blurring on fast motion, even on the really expensive sets. To me, SD signals look absolutely horrid on an LCD. At this point I would not consider going larger than 32" (maybe 37") on an LCD television.

I guess this is a long-winded way of saying: buy a Panasonic plasma.