Opinion on this tv

[StormShadow]

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5689391#reviews

I have a chance to get this tv for about $900 and wondered if this was a good tv. I really had my mind made up to get the Samsung 1080p DLP 61" slimline but it is about twice the money.

[liteitup]

something to consider

http://hdguru.com/your-new-disposable-flat-panel-hdtv/107/

http://hdguru.com/disposable-hdtvs-vizio-responds/108/

on the other hand, I originally got this info from a high end electronics store salesman, so it may not be exactly unbiased.

[Mark #2]

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5689391#reviews

I have a chance to get this tv for about $900 and wondered if this was a good tv. I really had my mind made up to get the Samsung 1080p DLP 61" slimline but it is about twice the money.

The specs are very impressive on contrast and brightness, but it is a plasma and it will degrade over time unlike the DLP.

If you are going to purchase a new TV every ~5 years it will be a good buy.

Kind of like computers, every 3-5 years it is time for a new one as the technology is moving so quickly on HD TVs now.

We will have 3D sports programming in our homes in the next 5-7 years, but if you study the history of the visual industry, porn is always the leader.

[BC Lightning]

The specs are very impressive on contrast and brightness, but it is a plasma and it will degrade over time unlike the DLP.

If you are going to purchase a new TV every ~5 years it will be a good buy.

Kind of like computers, every 3-5 years it is time for a new one as the technology is moving so quickly on HD TVs now.

We will have 3D sports programming in our homes in the next 5-7 years, but if you study the history of the visual industry, porn is always the leader.

had my plasma in my bedroom for about a year now, color quality is going to sh!t, my DLP still looks great, I'll never get another plasma

[mustgofaster]

had my plasma in my bedroom for about a year now, color quality is going to sh!t, my DLP still looks great, I'll never get another plasma

My dad works in maint @ a large Hospital in Florida... They use plasmas all over the hospital, (ER, surgery suites etc...) for displaying info. He says that with them being on 24-7, they usually have to replace every one of them each year.

[ZeusSVT]

My dad works in maint @ a large Hospital in Florida... They use plasmas all over the hospital, (ER, surgery suites etc...) for displaying info. He says that with them being on 24-7, they usually have to replace every one of them each year.

Yeah we have plasma tv's here at work also. They were put up May of last year. They have so much damn burn in already, it is rediculous. They are on 24 hours a day too. I was just talking to our director the other day and told him we needed them replaced, but to please put LCD's on the wall this time. We use them for alot of network performance stats and they look horrible now. :tex

[BC Lightning]

My dad works in maint @ a large Hospital in Florida... They use plasmas all over the hospital, (ER, surgery suites etc...) for displaying info. He says that with them being on 24-7, they usually have to replace every one of them each year.

Mines not on 24/7, bu it does get a fair amount of use when Family guy, simpsons, two and a half men, sports comes on, I am very suprised at how quickly the pic has worsened in just a year

[99WhiteBeast]

Get a Samsung 42" DLP- you'll spend the same amount of money.

[bobbywade69]

I burn my panasonic plasma all the time 10-12 hours a day and had it almost 3 years now and the picture is the same as the day I bought it.

[L-Fever]

I burn my plasma all the time 10-12 hours a day and had it almost 3 years now and the picture is the same as the day I bought it.

My panasonic plasma still looks great! on going on 3 years!:tu: You get what you pay for! Shop around!

[BC Lightning]

My panasonic plasma still looks great! on going on 3 years!:tu: You get what you pay for! Shop around!

I thought I did, bought a 42" Samsung plasma, looks like I'll be getting an early Christmas present for myself within the next week

[L-Fever]

I thought I did, bought a 42" Samsung plasma, looks like I'll be getting an early Christmas present for myself within the next week

You go through tv's just about as fast as superchargers! :icon_mrgreen:

[TXLIGHTNING]

My panasonic plasma still looks great! on going on 3 years!:tu: You get what you pay for! Shop around!+1

[Ohmsby]

my tv is bigger than yours..... and yours:tu:

[L-Fever]

my tv is bigger than yours..... and yours:tu:


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[Ohmsby]

5 more post to 1000:ron::postwhore

[Silver_2000]

Interesting info
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/raskin/16242


It's no surprise that when you sort the list by the size of the screen, the bigger screens generally consume more power. But I was surprised to see how efficient rear-screen projections are. If you're energy-conscious but thinking big, you should be thinking rear projection.Plasma generally consumes twice as much power as rear projection at a given size, and in the larger sizes, that often works out to over $100 per year more to operate a plasma set. (The chart is based on 10.4 cents per kilowatt-hour, which was the national average in 2006, according to the Energy Information Administration. Here in NYC, we pay a lot more than that, so the difference between plasma and the rest is even more per year.)

One of the worst performers was the Panasonic TH-58PZ700U (http://tech.yahoo.com/pr/panasonic-th-58pz700u-television/1994733989), using 609.53 watts per hour in "on" mode, costing a user almost $200 annually, assuming eight hours of on time per day. Come down a bit in size and the Vizio, a 42-inch plasma, only uses 190 watts per hour.
The most random category in the table was the standby power. Standby ranged from 0.3 watts on the Panasonic TH-58PZ700U to 76 watts for the Sharp LC-65D90U. In between were TVs of all sizes and technology, in no obvious order. Most units were under 5 watts in standby, but there were about a dozen above 5 watts. It's one thing to consume a few hundred watts while you or your family is being entertained. It's quite another when you're sleeping and so is your TV, chewing up 76 watts all night long.


NOVEC (http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=Aq_SH1ImI5Ug92rDYxVjDbuFL5A5/SIG=11bcqclp9/**http%3A//www.novec.com/page.cfm%3Fid=695), a not-for-profit distributor of energy in Virginia, posts this chart showing the average watts used by screens of the same size, just different technology.
Average Television Power Consumption Rate
Plasma: 328 watts
Rear-projection: 208 watts
LCD: 193 watts
CRT: 146 watts