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Re: I guess I'd better clarify a few things...

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Posted by Rich H on September 26, 2002 at 21:26:37

In Reply to: I guess I'd better clarify a few things... posted by Steve K on September 26, 2002 at 20:49:46:

Steve, thanks for the interesting post. It's always nice to hear from someone who has experience like yours.

Still, I find myself absolutely puzzled by comments that CRTs still have the edge in picture quality, when compared to plasmas. To my eyes this just isn't so (and I'm talking about the best of the newer plasmas - Fujitsu 5002/Pioneer Elite/Panasonic plasmas). I've made a point of seeing every display I can, and a well set-up plasma beats the pants off of every other display every time. I can't help but note that most people who see plasmas in the store (or in my home) have the same reaction (and it's not just to the thin size, it's a reaction to the picture quality).

I watched the Olympics every day in HD on an ISF'd Loewe Aconda at my work, and while it was excellent, it never dropped my jaw, never made my mind think "real" as the same images displayed on the good plasmas.

A while back I was in a nice AV store, marvelling at an HD feed on the Fujitsu 5002 50" plasma. The salesman said "Yeah, nice picture, and great form factor...CRT still has the best picture though.." which he backed up with the "black levels" argument. "Hold on for a sec" I said. "Please show me a CRT with a better, more realistic image than I'm seeing on this plasma." The store was full of pricey gear. "Uhhmmm.." he wondered, and pointed to a Loewe screen playing the same HD feed. "That's just about the best TV you can buy!"
What the heck? The Fuji plasma picture was clearly better, more realistic. I pointed this out the the salesman..I mean, details and tiny text was clearly readable on the plasma was soft on the Loewe (thank you "perfect geometry"). People around us had no problem picking the plasma as producing a significantly more realistic image.

I left wondering if the guy actually uses his eyes to form his opinions. And I continue to scratch my head at notions that plasmas are behind CRT in image quality, when in fact I've never seen a CRT image as realistic as the one from a good plasma. Where are these mythical CRTs?

Rich H.

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