Anyone considering a new TV? How about the $2,999 Gateway 42" Plasma Screen TV.

[Ryan]

Damn - that's all I can say.

At this price, Gateway will be the #1 seller of plasma screens in the country. I woudl kill to have this thing

 

[bsobel]

Isn't that the same unit that Costco is selling (for the same price?), I think I saw it over in HotDeals.

Also, Plasma screens have burn in issues? (thats a question, not a statement). As I recall LCD screens won't burn in (but are much more), while Plasma are less (relatively) but do burn in. My wife wants one but wants to run the Sachs fish tank screen saver on it (alot), my presumption was that would destroy the unit fairly quickly?

Bill

 

[Zim Hosein]

Here's the cnet story I read yesterday: http://news.com.com/2100-1040-964156.html?tag=fd_top

 

[PsychoAndy]

10% off at gateway coupon and I'm game!

-PAB

 

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: PsychoAndy
10% off at gateway coupon and I'm game!

-PAB

Please PM me with the details after you make the deal.

 

[rayma2]

man oh man do I wish that I could have one.....

<--- poor college student at the moment.

 

[ed21x]

852x480...
that's a pretty low resolution compared to other HDTV's =\

 

[m2kewl]

waiting couple of more years, my 41" sony tube is still chucking along.

 

[ElFenix]

don't plasmas have a life of about 4 years?

 

[murphy55d]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
don't plasmas have a life of about 4 years?

this says 20,000 hours, which if my math is correct, and it probably isnt, thats 2.2 yrs of continual TV time.

jesus, they have these at sears for $8,000. what a price difference.

 

[43st]

My company installs systems inculding these into conference rooms and such here in NYC. Plasma tech is cool but it's not anywhere near "consumer" level at this point. 1 out of 10 plasma displays has problems, pretty high failure rate compared to standard CRT, short life spans also.

They're sweet if you get a high enough resolution one but a 42" at 640 sucks and you wouldn't like it in the long run (if you're a geek). They look pretty on paper but the tech isn't that mature you. I'd say wait if you're a consumer.

 

[Scarpozzi]

I never liked the idea of 'hanging' such an expensive display on the wall. With my luck it'd fall and break into millions of little pieces and a gust of wind would blow it away.

 

[Gunbuster]

I love how the flash page shows the thing 5 feet up on the wall at right angles to the couches and chairs

I dont see whats so great unless you have no room for a larger higher res tube or projo

 

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
I never liked the idea of 'hanging' such an expensive display on the wall. With my luck it'd fall and break into millions of little pieces and a gust of wind would blow it away.

They have stands too.

 

[klah]

The CNET article states that the displays are from Philips. Anyone know the Philips model#?

 

[Ganryu]

The TV doesn't seem all that nice in terms of specs. It only supports 480 horizontal lines, which is EDTV, not true HD. There are already plasma TVs that do this in the 3500-4000 range at best buy.

 

[T2T III]

Originally posted by: bsobel
Isn't that the same unit that Costco is selling (for the same price?), I think I saw it over in HotDeals.

Also, Plasma screens have burn in issues? (thats a question, not a statement). As I recall LCD screens won't burn in (but are much more), while Plasma are less (relatively) but do burn in. My wife wants one but wants to run the Sachs fish tank screen saver on it (alot), my presumption was that would destroy the unit fairly quickly?

Bill

One Costco in my area is selling the Daewoo 42" plasma for $2,999. Another Costco is selling the Sampo 42" plasma for $2,999 (after a $300 rebate.)

The Plasma screens could face burn-in issues if you are watching a show in 4:3 aspect ratio. The side black borders could be the area where the burning occurs - or, so I was told by a salesperson.

Just one other thought. Why not just purchase an LCD projector for watching movies? CompUSA has 3 of them on display for $1,600 - $2,000. You could potentially watch your movies on a bigger screen with this option - and not have to worry about any burn-in. Plus, for regular TV programming, use the tube TV with the 4:3 aspect ration. Again, just a thought..