Avia is the one I used. The eighth post on this page has a great little
self-help how-to for plasma calibration:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7913037
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Lane" <jeff.l...@comcast.net>
To: <hardware@hardwaregroup.com>
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 10:34
Subject: Re: [H] New TV.
Veech,
What are these DVD's you are talking about and can you give me a reference
to them?
Jeff
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 9:25 AM
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
