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Road Warrior

In Reply to: RE: Got my first plasma, an LG 60PK550 last Sunday posted by padreken on September 15, 2010 at 18:47:45

Buying a new home and need two larger (than our current 46") sets. The family room is way too bright for plasma but the media room would be perfect and I'm looking 58"-60".

Any heat generation issues so far?
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Our Kuro plasma adjusts to brightness. We have an exceptionally bright room with - tinear 12:06:08 09/18/10 (0)
cathedral windows lining both sides.
No problema, at all.
"The family room is way too bright for plasma " - volunteer 11:35:01 09/18/10 (0)
Mine is in a bright family room with no picture issues. I believe the heat issue is overstated and not the concern some believe.

-Wendell

Edits: 09/18/10
heat isn't bad at all - padreken 21:47:57 09/15/10 (5)
I'd say it puts out way less heat overall than the cooling fan vent of our old JVC LCOS-I can only feel it when I place my hand an inch or closer to the top of the panel.

Some of the online forums suggest the LG sets have a higher percentage of problems than other brands (around 4%) but mine seems perfect. We just finished watching an episode of Fringe season 2 on blu-ray and it looked killer.
- Thnks, our "Media" room is only 14x17', seating area will - Road Warrior 10:32:56 09/16/10 (4)
  be about 12' away (condsiering the depth of the recliners), so heat is a concern.
  
  "I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
  - Agree with the others that heat is NOT a problem.... - JimL 13:52:30 09/20/10 (0)
    my media room is about 12' x 12', I sit about 5 feet away from a 50" Kuro and the room is a few degrees warmer after a few hours (i.e. barely noticeable when I step out of the room), but that is likely as much from my body heat as from the set, the power amps, etc.
  - 8 ' away from a 60" Plasm in the West side bedroom which catches lots of rays... - oscar 11:44:24 09/20/10 (0)
    ...no heat issues here; I'd only notice if I put my hand near the screen.
    
    Viewing distance is about right too for my tastes.
  - RE: Thnks, our "Media" room is only 14x17', seating area will - Hornlover 09:09:09 09/20/10 (0)
    For heavens sakes! Heat from plasmas is not a big issue at all. To feel any heat from our 50" Panasonic, you have to have your hand within an inch or so of the set. All the hoopla (usually from people who don't own plasmas) about plasma 'heat issues' is a non-issue. They are NOT wall heaters!. Even if they were, the picture quality more than makes up for it. We live in the central valley of California, where summers temps regularly exceed 100 for days on end, and it heat was an issue, you would hear it from me first.
  - You make it sound as though 12' from a 60" plasma is close. - cfraser 08:25:00 09/17/10 (0)
    It isn't at all.

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