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Thread ID: 80263	2007-06-17 06:43:00	Large sceen TV user. I have a couple of questionsw	paulw (1826)	PC World Chat

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560030	2007-06-17 06:43:00	Hi all, I am curently looking at buying a large screen TV (Mid July). I have norrowed it down to a Sony 46" LCD and a Panasonic 50" Plasma. www.sony.co.nz www.panasonic.co.nz My question to the Plama owner. Have you experience sceen burn and did you have to go steady / manage the programs during constant image for the first 200~300 hours?? To the LCD owners. Do you see motion blur during fast action?? I prefer the picture of the Plasma but after looking at some overseas AV goups it scare the crap out of mee spending about $5K and have the Screen ruined. If it was just me using it no problem but it's not.. TIA..	paulw (1826)
560031	2007-06-17 06:56:00	We have recently gotten a 42" Panasonic Plasma and the picture is great, I also prefer the Plasma over LCD, had no issues with screen burn, as long as something is not paused on screen for extended time (an hour plus) it will be fine, also the watermarks some channels have (colour) like Discovery channel and MTV etc they will give screen burn BUT I have been looking at this and during the ads the watermarks are not there so it gives the screen a rest for the image if you will. so these channels are fine. I would get the 50" Panasonic :thumbs:	The_End_Of_Reality (334)
560032	2007-06-17 07:29:00	To the LCD owners. Do you see motion blur during fast action?? We have a 40-inch Bravia X Series. I haven't noticed any, but to be honest I have only watched a few DVDs on it. I think you will find most new LCD televisions, excluding budget ones, are fine.	maccrazy (6741)
560033	2007-06-17 07:40:00	If/when I ever get around to this I intend to view them side by side in a shop first. Friend has a Sony LCD and a Samsung Plasma. Having watched both at her place it was hideously noticable how awful the plasma was compared to the LCD.	pctek (84)
560034	2007-06-17 08:13:00	Shesh pctek, I am the exact opposite... I saw both LCD and Plasmas side by side, a 42" Sony I can't remember the model and the 42" Panasonic Plasma and the Plasma had a much clearer image and contrast and it was from the exact same video feed :2cents:	The_End_Of_Reality (334)
560035	2007-06-17 08:43:00	From my experience, and from talking to other people who install these things for a living, it depends on the size of the screen. If you are looking at anything up to 32"-37" then go LCD. Anything at 42" or bigger go for plasma.	CYaBro (73)
560036	2007-06-17 09:45:00	I would have to agree with Cyabro, I sell and install Plasma and LCD tvs, here are the ins and outs 42" plus look at a Plasma LCD- Bright, better in brightly lit rooms, Almost no screen glare. Poor contrast ratio and slower pixel response rates normally around 8ms for a good one. High end models can do 4ms but are very very expensive. A bit cheaper to run than Plasma, longer life, low risk from screen burn. PLASMA, Richer deeper blacks higher contrast ratio, fast pixel response rate 4ms- which means no shadowing/ghosting effect for fast moving seens like in movies and sport. new models claim to have 60,000 hours viewing time. thats 20years at 8hours a day. Glass screen so screen glare can be a problem. Higher risk of screen burn The new models from Panasonic have the ability to ad extra frames in fast moving shots for smoother motion. I would have chossen LCD over Plasma, but now it looks like the tables are turning and having both LCD and Plasma TVs hooked up to the same source, Plasma seems to have the edge.	radium (8645)
560037	2007-06-17 10:43:00	Due to lack of owt on TV these days,I feel another year of deprivation is in order. So,will review June 2008. Sorry for you chaps who have what is called ,"the lesser LCD". At least with luck you can feel a bit superior over we CRT bods.	Cicero (40)
560038	2007-06-17 10:49:00	If you can see an 8ms lag (8/1000 of a second, think about it) you are doing well, and should spend more time watching the entertainment rather that looking for lag. I have a 32" Bravia and can't see any lag at all. Plasma screens lose light output faster than LCDs and have a shorter rated number of operational hours before light output becomes noticeably lower. That needs to be factored into the purchase equation. Incidentally, there is no such thing as "black" on any visual display screen, CRT, LCD or plasma. the screen is never any blacker than it looks when switched off. The rest is an optical illusion. Think of a theatre screen for example, it is essentially white, yet when watching movies you "see black", which is in effect the difference between an unlit area and the adjacent lit area i.e a simple contrast ratio, no more and no less. If you consciously think about it and deliberately focus on a "black" area when at the movies, the scales will fall from your eyes and you will suddenly see that it is just poorly lit white. You will then realise that Hollywood (or Bollywood) has been lying to you for all those years, and your life will never be the same again. Not only that, but Sidney Poitier was never there at all. Deeper, richer blacks are a subjective optical myth created by your subconscious mind. Back to reality, I'd go for LCD up to 42" and Plasma for larger sizes, but really for anything bigger than 42" you should be looking at projection systems IMHO. Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
560039	2007-06-17 10:56:00	If you can see an 8ms lag (8/1000 of a second, think about it) you are doing well, and should spend more time watching the entertainment rather that looking for lag. I have a 32" Bravia and can't see any lag at all. Plasma screens lose light output faster than LCDs and have a shorter rated number of operational hours before light output becomes noticeably lower. That needs to be factored into the purchase equation. Incidentally, there is no such thing as "black" on any visual display screen, CRT, LCD or plasma. the screen is never any blacker than it looks when switched off. The rest is an optical illusion. Think of a theatre screen for example, it is essentially white, yet when watching movies you "see black", which is in effect the difference between an unlit area and the adjacent lit area i.e a simple contrast ratio, no more and no less. If you consciously think about it and deliberately focus on a "black" area when at the movies, the scales will fall from your eyes and you will suddenly see that it is just poorly lit white. You will then realise that Hollywood (or Bollywood) has been lying to you for all those years, and your life will never be the same again. Not only that, but Sidney Poitier was never there at all. Deeper, richer blacks are a subjective optical myth created by your subconscious mind. Back to reality, I'd go for LCD up to 42" and Plasma for larger sizes, but really for anything bigger than 42" you should be looking at projection systems IMHO. Cheers Billy 8-{) After reading that,my head spun so much I levitated,a ft at least.	Cicero (40)
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