At the rate home theater shops near me are folding up you can grab some deals though. A leasing company we work with let their people have 52" lcds for $800 last week. Damn, I wished I had grabbed a stack. I'd avoid plasma like the plague and look for deals. Sent via BlackBerry
-----Original Message----- From: "Veech" <ve...@earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:25:41 To: <hardware@hardwaregroup.com> Subject: Re: [H] New TV. yeah that's a problem, don't play games on a plasma for more than 30 - 45 minutes. Any static image such as a HUD will leave a ghost. I have a Pioneer 50" plasma, bought it maybe 7 years ago and it still rocks. Good part is the viewing angle, we've had as many as 12 people spread out over our couch watching the thing. Bad is the glare or reflection especially during the day. Also it is certainly not eco-friendly, the thing throws off heat like you wouldn't believe, you can feel heat radiating from the screen up to 6" away. But a little LC and a plasma will last a long time. Get one of the specialized settings adjustments DVDs since they tend to be set "hot' from the factory, too much color saturation which will prematurely wash out the image. Veech ----- Original Message ----- From: "Winterlight" <winterli...@winterlight.org> To: <hardware@hardwaregroup.com> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 09:15 Subject: Re: [H] New TV. > At 07:42 PM 3/12/2009, you wrote: >>What about possible burn-in? I really don;t know too much about the >>plasmas, other than the viewing angles being better. > > I know a guy who bought a Samsung Plasma for Xmas, and he is really pissed > that he has burn in from his kids playing games on their xbox. > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com >>[mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Lane >>Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 9:59 PM >>To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com >>Subject: Re: [H] New TV. >> >>I agree about the Samsung as a brand. We have 50" plasma really like it. >>Excellent quality and the viewing area is far greater than LCD. >> >>Jeff >> >> >>Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 6:48 PM >>Subject: Re: [H] New TV. >> >> >>It's a nice enough set. Most debate in the LCD HDTV community is between >>Sony and Samsung. It's a little above your price range, but I think it's >>hard to beat the Samsung LN52A750. I did very extensive research before >>buying that exact model; upon seeing it, a colleague bought one as well. >> >>I've had it since September, and I STILL find myself in awe of its PQ. >> >>Greg >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- >> > boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid >> > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 8:22 PM >> > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com >> > Subject: [H] New TV. >> > >> > What do you all think about this TV? >> > >> > >> > >> > Sony BRAVIA W-Series KDL-52W4100 52-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LCD HDTV >> > >> > http://www.amazon.com/Sony-BRAVIA-KDL-52W4100-52-Inch- >> > 1080p/dp/B0017Q8B70/re >> > f=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1236907268&sr=8-1 >> > >> > >> > >> > http://tinyurl.com/cppa28 >> > >> > >> > >> > Any other suggestions for 52" and $1500-$1800? >> > >> > >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Bobby >
