I'm a big Panasonic fan. I've used many of their products over the years and had good experiences with them. My current 54" plasma is a Panasonic and it's been a great tv.
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My dad bought a Pansonic plasma recently and I was really impressed by it. Thinner than my backlit LED LCD and just about the same electricity usage. I'm not sure burnin is really an issue anymore. The other problem I heard is that some units can buzz. Either from the amount of power they use or from the active cooling required due the power they use. Don't know if that's still a problem anymore, but buzzing TV would drive me nuts which is why I went with backlit LED. If OLED doesn't do something crazy costwise in the next few years, I know plasma will be my next set. I'm surprised how long it's remained competitive.
Burn in is lonnng gone. Temporary IR, image retention, can still be an issue, but only if you watch stuff with a constant logo on the screen for hours on end, but that'll fade after a couple hours in the worst case and there's tools to reduce it. It's never a permanent thing. A lot of units do buzz, but it's usually only audible if you put your head right up to the TV.
It's really a shame that Plasma isn't more popular, LCD/LED cannot compete image quality wise unless you get into a level that's much more expensive than an equivalent Plasma and even then not one has comparable black levels. The only time they're better is if you have an extremely bright room where you cannot control direct light to the TV, if you don't have to deal with that then Plasma absolutely blows them away. It's really a shame that Panasonic is scaling back R&D on their Plasmas, but on the plus side they're going to heavily focus on OLED R&D now which can only get us cheaper OLED sets sooner.
It's really a shame that Plasma isn't more popular, LCD/LED cannot compete image quality wise unless you get into a level that's much more expensive than an equivalent Plasma and even then not one has comparable black levels. The only time they're better is if you have an extremely bright room where you cannot control direct light to the TV, if you don't have to deal with that then Plasma absolutely blows them away. It's really a shame that Panasonic is scaling back R&D on their Plasmas, but on the plus side they're going to heavily focus on OLED R&D now which can only get us cheaper OLED sets sooner.
I did a half assed burn in with my 50ST50 for about 80-100 hours. I downloaded this,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4gE_Xez-fQ, slapped it on a USB and looped it while I was at work/slept and then watched Futurama, Archer, any other colorful HD cartoon shows/movies the rest. The built in IR slides on the TV are nice too after a day of playing video games; you can see the slight IR and after a couple passes, you won't even notice it. The only drawback is that the built-in wifi is balls, but the TV is connected to a 360 anyways. If you want to test your unit for the buzzing, test it against a prominently white scene.
I'm sorry; what's the issue with plasma(other than burn ins)? I have a plasma screen and have it in a room with plenty of windows/light and never have an issue.
I'm surprised that thing can handle some of the pics you upload resolution wise.Bought a 13.3" Macbook Pro Retina model last week. It's a great machine, but the Intel HD 4000 struggles to push all those pixels if you do anything graphics intensive. I decided to sell it and try the 15" model.
I have a Samsung, everyone basically just says "jesus that's huge". I got a TV that's too big for but whatever. :/
If I had been thinking(blonde, blah) I would've gotten a smaller one but it was on sale for so cheap I had to.
I should've posted when I got it, but I got a 3DS XL and it's my favorite console since the original SNES.
If I had been thinking(blonde, blah) I would've gotten a smaller one but it was on sale for so cheap I had to.
I should've posted when I got it, but I got a 3DS XL and it's my favorite console since the original SNES.
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Just got a LitterRobot delivered today for the new kitten we will be getting in June. I'm a little concerned he won't use it right away because they say it's not best for kittens and cats under 5 pounds. It comes with a 90-day money-back guarantee, but hopefully it won't come to that. It is going in the bedroom and it seems quiet enough although I just know it will be going off at 3am all the time.. I will give an updated review after the cat is accustomed.
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I love plasma and agree with all you're saying but this LED/LCD has the best black levels period:
http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-t...-35004014.html
The second highest rated TV CNET has ever reviewed. It's ridiculously overpriced though, but so were the Kuros.
Supposedly it's not so much an issue anymore on the higher end Panasonics. I'll see how mine is when it gets here, supposed to be here by Monday.