++ ATOT official NEF thread part IV ++

[MotF Bane]

No, not any more. Hasn't been that way since 2007 or 2008. My 2007 set (2006 model) had no problems.

Panasonic G series with THX mode enabled rocks. The VT is the next model up.

I think I'll be ice skating uphill to convince my parents to go plasma.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Oh. I forget people would use a TV + computer.

The pixel density would kill me

I use my 42" 1080P set as a monitor when I build new PCs. It is the most conveniently located set and I have a DVI-->HDMI cable and it works out pretty nicely.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

I think I'll be ice skating uphill to convince my parents to go plasma.

Plasma, IMO, has better colors. The Panasonic in THX mode is incredible looking and it really is like being at a theater.

 

[alfa147x]

How much $ do you make per year before taxes? Roughly?

Heh. I need to file taxes.

Almost nothing from my university job. All of it is from my side jobs / businesses.

I own a part or two of a few growing small businesses.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

All 3 of my sets are Panasonic plasmas.

 

[MotF Bane]

1400/900 = 1.6

1920/1200 = 1.6

Same aspect ratio. No stretching.

Same aspect ration, yes, but something has to come up with the extra 520 pixels of width, and the extra 300 pixels of height.

 

[alfa147x]

Plasma, IMO, has better colors. The Panasonic in THX mode is incredible looking and it really is like being at a theater.

Amazing colors and blacks.

THINK OF THE BLACKS!

 

[MotF Bane]

Nefresh.

 

[MotF Bane]

So what I'm hearing is... 720 versus 1080 won't matter, plasma versus LCD won't matter...

 

[alfa147x]

I have a passionate hate for panasonic. Won't even consider them for many things. HT is one.

They do make good plasmas. I just don't like them. Yeah I'm weird.

Same aspect ration, yes, but something has to come up with the extra 520 pixels of width, and the extra 300 pixels of height.

At the end it's still a 46 inch tv. Go buy two similar tv's. One 720 the other 1080. Try them both. Keep the one you like. Easy as that.

Not that I've done this. It just seems like a good solution

 

[IndyColtsFan]

So what I'm hearing is... 720 versus 1080 won't matter, plasma versus LCD won't matter...

Personally, unless money is an issue, I'd go 1080P. And I'd also go plasma.

 

[alfa147x]

So what I'm hearing is... 720 versus 1080 won't matter, plasma versus LCD won't matter...

Do you think of Plasma's as inferior to LCDs?

It also depends on the room. Is it normally super bright?

 

[MotF Bane]

Panasonic, Samsung, and LG are our top choices I think.

 

[alfa147x]

Personally, unless money is an issue, I'd go 1080P. And I'd also go plasma.

Um. Motf what is your budget?


$1000?

 

[alfa147x]

I wasn't a LG fan till this plasma

 

[IndyColtsFan]

The only reason my first plasma was not 1080P was because at the time, the 720P model I bought was $1700 (this was early 2007) and the 1080P model was going to be released 2 months later at $3500. I figured I could buy the 720P and within a year or two, the 1080P model would be cheap enough that I could buy it and the 720P set and the 1080P set combined would be cheaper than if I bought the 1080P set in the first place. I was right.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

As a matter-of-fact, I got 3 plasma TVs (one 50" 720P, one 50" 1080P, one 42" 1080P) for the $3500 I would've paid for a single 50" 1080P in 2007.

 

[MotF Bane]

Do you think of Plasma's as inferior to LCDs?

It also depends on the room. Is it normally super bright?

I still remember the old bit about burn-in for plasmas, I also am reading that they have higher energy consumption.

The room is, IMO, a bit dim. It's 30'x15'x9', and has a pair of 150W table lamps and eight 45W recessed ceiling lights.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

$1050 for the Panasonic G30. I have the GT25 (which is the 2010 model) and I love it. I advised my friend to buy the G30 and he did and loves it.

http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-VIE...E76K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327365331&sr=8-1

 

[busydude]

Shut your beloved patriot.


Most people can't tell the difference. At 8 feet. I can guarantee it. We had a vendor who had nearly identical displays but one was 720 the other 1080.

Using a Denon DBP-2012UDCIP
Playing Transporter 3, Toy Story 3, and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

No one from my office could repeatedly pick the correct set.

Size of the tv?

32" and below I can agree. But above 32".. You can tell the difference.

Also, did someone piss on your breakfast this morning?

 

[alfa147x]

I was suggesting for around $500

 

[MotF Bane]

Um. Motf what is your budget?


$1000?

Not sure yet, my parents are always cagey on that. The initial statement from them was $5-700, and then they asked if it needed to go higher.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Correction -- I think the model is now the GT30 rather than the G30. Still checking.

 

[alfa147x]

Size of the tv?

32" and below I can agree. But above 32".. You can tell the difference.

47 I think? Double checking.

You either compared two completely different sets or you're Jesus.

 

[MotF Bane]

I do not want a 3D television. I think the whole idea is bullshit, and considering most of us wear glasses to see things, it would be a wasted technology.

My parents will not go beyond 46" either. Given the size of the room, I wouldn't support it either.