Plasma HDTV Technology Isn't Dead Yet

[silversurfernhs]

"irregardless" - starryman; this is why he is confused and audioee is right on the mark

 

[bin1127]

Deja vu with the title?

Realistically speaking both technologies will last all the way until oled or something else takes over. I can't imagine panasonic just dropping everything at this point in the game. Plus, plasmas are definitely better. As another poster pointed out, salespersons are taught to sell lcd's because of better commission for them and the store. High cost plasmas lost out in terms of this. And about power, that new

 

[IzzyCraft]

standard pixels and uses less power I'd buy lcd any day over plasma unless somehow my job demanded it from me.

 

[Guest]

Sorry, but I think this article is big bull shit (and I only read the first 25%).

Plasma is going to die; that's a fact.
EU is banning the sales of plasma soon; the price of plasma is higher than of LCD, the resolution is grainier, the power requirements are higher than LCD's.

If you look even USA is starting to switch from conventional lightbulbs to energy saving (green energy) light bulbs.
I see LCD, and OLED being the future. Plasma is going down. Sure it still gets sold, but as more and more manufacturers stop supporting these devices, less and less people want to buy it, because if they do, they might lose support to their TV if it breaks down in the future.

 

[michaelahess]

I keep a computer and ps3 on my plasma, sometimes for over 10 hours at a go, never have issues with burn in, just make sure to enable the "screen saver" so it shifts pixels. Newer plasmas (last few years) have very little trouble with burn in.

There are no concrete studies showing LCD having longer life/reliability than Plasma. Both have brightness halflife's due to the CFL backlights, the lcd and plasma parts don't degrade at any measurable level over the expected life of the display.

Trouble is the new LED based displays have horrible color accuracy, but 98% of the public don't know better or just can't see the difference.

Plasma all the way for me. For larger displays, organic LCD projectors, which blend benefits of both.

 

[Myrdek]

Here is what I get when I do a search for "plasma television burn-in computer use" for the past year...

http/www.thebestplasmatv.com/guides/plasma-tv-burn-in/

http/www.1staudiovisual.co.uk/catalog/plasma-tv-vs-lcd-a-15.html

http/www.hdtv.ca/plasma_lcd_projector/lcd_tv_versus_plasma_tv.php

Computer Use

Plasma TVs should not be used exclusively as computer monitors. No matter how great a plasma TV is at resisting burn-in, if you use it mostly as a computer monitor you will get permanent burn-in. This happens because it will always display the same thing in certain areas (like the taskbar of your operatig system). Another reason why using it as a computer monitor is bad has to do with the fact that windows have white backgrounds, wearing up the pixels at maximum speed compared to other areas like the titlebars, taskbar, menubars, etc. If however you just want to use it a few hours a day as a computer monitor and you also watch movies and TV, in other words you mix the content, it won’t be a problem.

COMPUTER USE
LCD monitors display static images from computer or VGA sources extremely well, with full color detail, no flicker, and no screen burn-in. Moreover, the number of pixels per square inch on an LCD display is typically higher than other display technologies, so LCD monitors are especially good at displaying large amounts of data - like you would find on an Excel spreadsheet for example - with exceptional clarity and precision. For the same reasons, LCDs will also be a slightly better template for video gaming.

Plasma technology has increased anti burn in tactics as well as computer and static signal handling. There are still issues with each depending very much on the model and manufacturer. For example, most EDTV plasma televisions do not handle a computer input well and product a very jaggy image when viewing static images from same. Users may want to consider an commercial version plasma display if their application calls for a lot of computer use.

Lcd up to 40 inch plasma above 40, use screen saver or screen wipe, expect burning and expect shorter life

Didn't find a single link that said plasma was a good idea for pc use

 

[AdamB5000]

The only reason I'm considering an LCD for my future tv is because I've seen image retention on both of my father's plasmas. He had no long term burn in, but I'd do some Wii or pc gaming on my screen. He does none of that, so I figure I'm at a higher risk of burn.

Aside from this ONE deterrent, I'd buy plasma in a heart beat.

 

[killerb255]

I can see plasma being useful for UHDTV...

 

[Syranetic]

LCDs are a superior technology. Why? burn-in ... even the best Plasmas are vulnerable to it... and while some might argue that dark colours perform better on a Plasma, this is rapidly changing with advancing LCD technology.

The very title of this article suggests that the Plasma technology isn't doing as good as it once was -- and for good reason... LCDs are not what they once were, and I think there's going to be a cutoff point where the Plasma technology will stop making advancements and LCDs will continue to push forward.

 

[starryman]

[citation][nom]Myrdek[/nom]If only plasma didn't have that damn image retention problem I'd buy one. I use my computer as a television as well so that's a huge issue[/citation]
Stated in a previous post... I own both LCD and Plasma. I left my house with the plasma and DVD menu screen on for about a day (yep... completely knucklheaded). Came back home and nearly sh@@$!@T IN MY PANTS. I was completely ready for the DVD menu to be burned into the screen. I saw a little ghosting when I switched to different inputs. Then turned it off for a minute and turned it back on. Good as new. My plasma display was bought 3 yrs ago.

 

[RADIO_ACTIVE]

Both technoligies are great, but I believe OLED will be the future (I saw the new samsungs at Fry's and all I can say is ZOMFG). At some point we will get to a point where the human eye won't notice any differences.

 

[pochacco007]

another thing to consider other then "...lcd's use less energy, is lighter, and cheaper..." is the reliability. look at the post from previous posters who commented about typical problems found in plasma as opposed to lcds.

 

[Guest]

i really dont understand why people even care about the weight of a tv... i sell at a big box store and i get people saying is it lighter? i mean what are you going to do pickup your tv and walk down the road with it on a daily basis? .... me i really cant decide which i like better - plasma or LCD... i bought a full hd sony lcd based on size VS price... and now im thinking i should have got a full hd panasonic 42" .... because customers always come to me and ask "isnt plasma on the way out?" and im thinking who the hell is telling them this? is it because sony's (who only make LCD) brainwashing expert marketing is telling everybody that lcd is the future etc etc ? and i never get people coming in and saying "i think the picture on lcd is so much better than plasma" but i always get customers who are newbies saying "the picture on the plasmas is so much better, more colourful and more 3d like" ... and i was under the impression that any standard plasma can produce more colours than any lcd apart from the ones capable of XV colour and the depth of field is definately nice

 

[antilycus]

so what they are really saying is all of these technologies (lcd and plasma) are on their way out and they dont want to be stuck with millions of TV's in their warehouses. THATS EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE SAYING. The TV Industry is KNOWN for screwing its consumers. Ask anyone that spent a couple grand on a TV with DVI. LED and OLED are on the way in, PLASMA and LCD are on the way out. The whole point is attempt to re-enforce the confidence of the consumer, get them spending, and get them spending on technology that will be out in a 1 or 2 years.

 

[hixbot]

How could you put CRT at the end of that list? CRT should be somewhere between OLED and Plasma.

 

[yardhouse]

who needs plasma? Look at vizio, they dropped their plasma line a couple months ago and now they are number on in flat panel tv sales and LCD sales. Saw they were featured on OCmetro's website

http/www.ocmetro.com/t-VIZIO_No_1_in_US_for_LCD_HDTV_shipments_5_14_09.aspx

 

[Guest]

Plasma has the BEST PICTURE QUALITY HANDS DOWN, I have watched almost all of the top LCDs and Plasma HDTV and each and every time the answer is plasma. If you are looking for a TV that provides true, faithful, image representation then you need a plasma hdtv. Perhaps OLED will be the 'plasma' of the future. But until then, Plasma outperforms all LCDs in a professional dark viewing room. Period. ( i mean just look at the KURO, after seeing that TV, THERE IS SIMPLY NO VIDEO PANEL MADE BY MAN THAT IS BETTER THAN THAT TV IN ANY WAY, and I dont care how much power it uses, fact is that anything that has top tier performance will use a lot of juice simple as that!)