TVs- LED v LCD v plasma??

[Lady Whistledown]

Anyhoo, I ended up with a 42" LED from the nice people in Richer Sounds.

There was a decent 40" Samsung in the Hove branch of Comet for a similar price, but the extra couple of inches and the fact that Richer Sounds isn't located on SACRED ground swung it for me.

<still bitter after all these years, Archer >

 

[clippedgull]

Anyhoo, I ended up with a 42" LED from the nice people in Richer Sounds.

There was a decent 40" Samsung in the Hove branch of Comet for a similar price, but the extra couple of inches and the fact that Richer Sounds isn't located on SACRED ground swung it for me.

<still bitter after all these years, Archer >

Does the extra couple of inches satisfy you more Edna?

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Does the extra couple of inches satisfy you more Edna?

Oh, all evening

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Oh, all evening

After a while the size will look smaller because you have got used to it.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

After a while the size will look smaller because you have got used to it.

<sigh> Isn't that always the way?

 

[empire]

didnt get my pm then?

 

[Spun Cuppa]

I've just read the guide, and it's not really to do with the size, more the refresh rate

 

[Lady Whistledown]

didnt get my pm then?

Damn, no I didn't. The new NSC doesn't seem to prompt me that there's a message waiting unlike the old version.

But thanks for the advice anyway

 

[Acker79]

Damn, no I didn't. The new NSC doesn't seem to prompt me that there's a message waiting unlike the old version.

Go to settings (top rightt) > general settings (bottom left) > scroll down to the private message settings and you can select to receive emails or the familiar pop up alert.

 

[Dover]

Edna. I have recently brought a 37 inch LG set from Richer Sounds fro £380 (£20 off for a little haggling). The picture was good, until a better HDMI lead was purchased.

Otherwise, the set is fantastic, and I thought their knowledge was second to none.

 

[beorhthelm]

what i want to know is whats the difference between one model thats £600 for a 32" and another thats £400 for 40", when both are same on top line spec, ie LED, 1080p, Freeview

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

what i want to know is whats the difference between one model thats £600 for a 32" and another thats £400 for 40", when both are same on top line spec, ie LED, 1080p, Freeview

other factors can include number of hdmi inputs , calibration settings , picture settings eg THX , screen performance etc etc also year of manufacture as some models may have been on the market for a couple of years already and already replaced by a newer model.

 

[southstandandy]

The problem with Plasma is the image can fade after a few years - I bought a top of the line Plasma 4 years ago and the image now is not as strong as it was a few years ago. I was told this does happen due to the gas in the srceen diminishing over time, but now feel a bit pissed off as I will need to replace this set probably this year.

 

[disgruntled h blocker]

I've just got a new Sony 32" EX403 and it's pretty good - InternetTV from the box and supports Freeview HD. Don't see the point in getting anything bigger, as it would get in the way of the projector screen for my Epson 1080p Projector.

Still don't get Plasma screens, consume a lot of electricity, no real image improvement and weigh a ton.

 

[GOM]

The problem with Plasma is the image can fade after a few years - I bought a top of the line Plasma 4 years ago and the image now is not as strong as it was a few years ago. I was told this does happen due to the gas in the srceen diminishing over time, but now feel a bit pissed off as I will need to replace this set probably this year.

"The official specs for the current Panasonic models are 60,000 hours
to 1/2 brightness, 50,000 hours for Samsung, and I believe Pioneer is
claiming 100,000 hours for their new Elite models. In the last several
generations of plasmas, the issue of the lifespan of the screen display
has become a moot one. Once you get a lifespan beyond the 30,000 hour
range (over 8 years at 10 hrs/day), the improvements in display
technology combined with falling prices will seriously obsolete the TV
before you have to replace it. 30,000 hours were considered pretty good
lifespan numbers for CRTs not too long ago. The electronics in the
plasma and LCD TVs are likely to fail before the screen displays.
Although with LCD (direct view), there is less long term experience with
really big LCDs with multiple lamps so we may eventually read about
uneven LCD screen brightness. "

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

"The official specs for the current Panasonic models are 60,000 hours
to 1/2 brightness, 50,000 hours for Samsung, and I believe Pioneer is
claiming 100,000 hours for their new Elite models. In the last several
generations of plasmas, the issue of the lifespan of the screen display
has become a moot one. Once you get a lifespan beyond the 30,000 hour
range (over 8 years at 10 hrs/day), the improvements in display
technology combined with falling prices will seriously obsolete the TV
before you have to replace it. 30,000 hours were considered pretty good
lifespan numbers for CRTs not too long ago. The electronics in the
plasma and LCD TVs are likely to fail before the screen displays.
Although with LCD (direct view), there is less long term experience with
really big LCDs with multiple lamps so we may eventually read about
uneven LCD screen brightness. "

That quote must be a couple of years old Pioneer no longer make plasma TVs but their technological secrets were bought by Panasonic.

 

[GOM]

That quote must be a couple of years old Pioneer no longer make plasma TVs but their technological secrets were bought by Panasonic.

The age of the quote is irrelevant to the details therin, regarding to fade.

 

[beorhthelm]

"The official specs for the current Panasonic models are 60,000 hours
to 1/2 brightness,

i'd like to know the source of this quote, industry? seems to think this is fine for life span. but, assuming the decay is linear, that means you'd lose 10% brightness in 12000 hours, or only just over 3 years. is that accecptable? also, why is it apparently OK that the electronics should give up before the screen? a sad reflection of todays attitude to treating everything as a disposable commodity.

 

[Hiney]

The age of the quote is irrelevant to the details therin, regarding to fade.

Why?

If Panasonic are now using the Pioneer 'knowledge', then their Plasma screens should be amazing which, coincidentally, they are.

 

[Bert365]

looking for a new tv for Xmas seen this on groupon anyone used this £1,499.99 for a Samsung C9000 3D TV it says it half price