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Let's presume he's interested in picture quality

Posted by cfraser on October 5, 2009 at 20:39:34:
Anyway, they run the plasmas in a torch mode in stores. They have to to compete with LCD's brightness in the lit showrooms (besides that most consumers, from what I've seen, seem to regularly run in a torch mode anyway). Regular plasma power consumption can be 1/4 of that (as measured here with a 60" Pio, actually less than 1/5), it varies depending on what's being displayed.
Would you not buy audio gear that consumes more power if it sounded a lot better, for the same price or less? Maybe not. :) It is true that the plasmas do put out heat though. Undesirable for a computer monitor in front of your face, the only place LCDs look good IMO, but not a problem when you're many feet away. Crank up the A/C I say! Being in Canada, there's really only 2-3 months of the year when I can even feel that the plasma is warmer than ambient LOL.