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bosco0633:
I have been researching like crazy for the basement renovation and just wondering if anyone has any knowledge on plasma.

I have narrowed down to the samsung 42"plasma and the panasonic px500.  any info greatly appreciated.  And so it sticks here, I will be viewing from my hot tub.

East_TX_Spa:
I've got a 42" Circuit City private label plasma EDTV in the showroom.  Picture quality is excellent (for what I use it for: hooked up to the laptop in showroom to compare models and brands).

Plasmas run very hot.  Also, you have to be very careful of "ghosting" or "burn in".  I had an aquarium screensaver set up on it and the image is burned into the pixels.  

The picture is smooth with fast action, not pixilated like with the LCD TV's I've seen.  I understand the life expectancy is shorter with plasma.

Paid $2000 for it a year ago.  HDTV model was $4000.

Hope this helps some. :)

Terminator

Brewman:
This months Consumer Reports Magazine (The March issue, I think) has a pretty good write up of various TV's including plasma, LCD, Standard CRT, and Projection.
Magazine might be still on the newstand.

I don't have the magazine handy, but when I get home this afternoon, I'll try and remember to look up those models, and see what, if anything, CR says about them.


I feel your pain- we just had to go TV shopping this past Sunday.  First time in a decade- man have things changed!  There's plasma, LCD, projection, and they still make regular CRT's, standard screen, 16:9 screen, HDTV, EDTV, it was mind boggling.  

We ended up with a 37" LCD model- needed it to fit into a specific cabinet that formerly housed our 36" CRT TV.
Our home theater is an 96" projector- for the money it kicks a$$ over any TV, and for a lot less money.  But you gotta have enough room, some type of tuner, and an audio system.  

JcDenton:
Ahhhhhh TV's.........where to start?


I love technology and would love to be in your spot Bosco (shopping for a new one), but alas, not all of us can afford hottubs, trips around the world, adding to the family AND plasma televisions!  ;D

For me - resolution is critical. HDTV standards begin at 720p and also include 1080i. The 'p' stands for progressive and the 'i' stands for interlaced. Progressive scans every pass, while interlaced goes every 2nd pass (roughly). So I would get at least 720 p as this seems to be the stand that the industry is adopting (for regular HD programming). EDTV will only go as high as 480p (DVD quality) so I would suggest going a bit higher considering that HDTV is becoming more available in programming.

Plasma is pretty expensive for what you get. I would also suggest looking at LCD and DLP - for the price and the resolution you can get some pretty nice stuff. Each format has its pros and cons - I think the worst one for plasma is that it will eventually 'burn out' and they cannot be recharged (from what I know).

Good luck on your hunt. Either way, you will end up with a tv that surely blows away what you used to have!


Jc

autoplay:
We own a panasonic 42" plasma HD 1080i 720p.   We bought it about a year ago,for a hair over 3000 bucks.

The picture is out of this world! I personally think it's 1 of the best pictures you can get from a plasma.

As far as lifespan etc.....Plasma TV's are gaseous in nature.....and each tiny tiny spot has 3 seperate holes etc that allow 1 of the three primary colors to use.  Over time those spots will burnout,and it's non-repairable. My understanding is,as the spots are soooo tiny....you will barely notice it,until 6-7 years down the road.

And as the gun toatin weirdo stated,they do emit ALOT of heat.  We have ours mounted in our bedroom,and it's right under the AC vent. So in that regards,the AC is helping extend the life of ours.


As of a year ago,I would highly suggest buying a Panasonic. As I haven't looked at em much since that time,I would tell you to compare em visually with your own eyes....and look at consumer reports online.

GL

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