Plasma vs. LCD

I want something I'll watch from seven feet away. It will be mainly sports (and network/cable TV) and will never be used for video games.

I'm thinking 42 or 46 inches should suffice.

 

I've had no problems with mine:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=844033

 

I think debating the difference between the two in this sense is like deciding if what's better between a BJ or sex. Both are great and the negatives of both are really negligible.

 

I dunno. I'm glad I spent the time I did on avsforum before I got the WEGA. Because anything I've had before pales in comparison.

 

My post total is so going back to zero by morning....

 

My post total is so going back to zero by morning....

 

Plasma is definitely the way to go if you want the best picture quality possible, but bear in mind that not all plasmas are created equal.

Sony, Panasonic and LG are ones you can trust. I have a 42-inch LG Plasma and love it. Vizio I'd stay away from.

 

I think I got one of the last CRTs w/HDTV on the market. I plan to use it as long as possible until the bugs are worked out of the plasmas ... of course, the prices coming back to Earth would help, too.

 

Based on what? They test out really well. In a situation like this, cheaper doesn't necessarily mean inferior -- it sometimes just means they figured out how to produce the same technology less expensively. I don't have a Vizio, but by all accounts they're good sets.

 

Consumer Reports may have reconsidered. From page 25 of the December edition:

"Many bulb failures occurred early in a set's life and appeared to have been covered by a standard warranty." Also, "Even though rear-projection sets have had a higher repair rate than flat panels, our data show that most rear-projection sets have been trouble-free for their first few years. Many of those that did need repair were covered by a standard warranty. That suggests there's less than a 1-in-10 chance you'll have to pay for a repair on a new projection TV. Overall, an extended warranty seems like a poor investment for most consumers."

 

I resurrect this thread for a couple reasons:

1) is 1080p still the gold standard for flat screen HD TVs?

2) what "dynamic contrast ratio" should I be looking for?

 

I wouldn't buy anything unless it was 1080p.