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In Reply to: RE: Why are manufacturers moving away from Plasma ? posted by oldmkvi on December 04, 2011 at 07:57:01
I had a 42" Toshiba plasma set that I bought in 2006. It put out tons of heat, so much so that I had to run a window air conditioner in order to operate it in the summer (I don't have central air). The picture quality (720p) was fine except for horrendous macro blocking in dark areas. I replaced it with a Samsung 46" 1080p set that makes no heat, has better picture quality, and cost a LOT less than I paid for my old TV. I didn't even consider plasma sets due to the weight (over 110 pounds versus 40 pounds) and the heat.
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110 lbs vs 40 lbs? What does a wall or decent entertainment center care? So weight has no relevance, unless you hold up your display. Which reminds me of a very short conversation I had with a Best Buy "team leader". He was trying to impress two of his underlings about DLP vs plasma. He started going on about the "advantages" of DLP sets and actually picked up a 43" Samsung to show me how little it weighed. I said, "That's nice, but most people either put their displays on an entertainment center or mount them on the wall. Not too many people hold their display in their arms when it's TV time." . The other two started laughing so hard they had to walk away.
He never spoke to me again.
As for heat, I never owned a Toshiba plasma, but my late 2003 model 50" Panasonic is only warm even after hours of gaming from the kids, a Sunday's worth of football games or a movie. Even my 42" Sylvania (made by Funai) from 2007 is barely hot after hours of use. And that's because it has no fans. The 50" Panasonic has two virtually silent fans that can only be heard at startup -- a slight "whirrr" -- but go stealth in about 5 seconds.
Thanks for the tip about the fans, I thought maybe it had a hard drive. The fan whirring is very soft.
The 42" Panasonic plasma I bought in 2007 runs very cool. After watching a long film, when I go to shut it off the air coming from the vents on top is barely perceptably warmer than room temperature.
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