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#2303 of 10007 Plasma? by bartalk3 May 20, 2005 (9:30 pm)
Plasma fades over time, no? Or deteriorates in some other way, as I recall. I thought plasma was on the way out vs. LCD. What gives?
#2304 of 10007 bartalk3 by lexusguy May 20, 2005 (9:48 pm)
Plasma has a "half-life" of sorts, where it be at half of its original brightness, and then eventually it will no longer work at all. This half-life has been extended from 4 years or so for the early sets to 10 years or more for the current models. Digital rear pros can beat that, but you'll have to spend thousands of dollars on bulb replacements.
#2305 of 10007 Re: jjacura [lexusguy] by warthog May 21, 2005 (1:53 am)
Replying to: lexusguy (May 20, 2005 9:20 pm) I live in a warm climate. Would you recommend a RWD or AWD plasma set? And what about a manual vs. auto remote control box?
#2306 of 10007 warthog by lexusguy May 21, 2005 (3:26 am)
Har har. Last I checked, drivable TVs are still a ways off.
#2307 of 10007 RWD in Snow by tom43 May 21, 2005 (5:09 am)
I am considering a RWD the deal is much, much better. I am going to purchase today. I live in Pittsburgh and any feedback on how it might handle in the winter would help. Thanks Replies to this message: cmybimmergo (May 21, 2005 6:06 am)
#2308 of 10007 Re: RWD in Snow [tom43] by cmybimmergo May 21, 2005 (6:06 am)
Replying to: tom43 (May 21, 2005 5:09 am) If you wish to drive in all conditions, you'll want a good set of snow tires (the experts recommend dedicated rims, too). I have A/S on mine, but I also have a FWD that I can use on the three or so days a year I don't want to take out the bimmer (I live in the DC area).
#2309 of 10007 Re: jjacura [lexusguy] by victord1 May 21, 2005 (6:22 am)
Replying to: lexusguy (May 20, 2005 9:20 pm) Wow, you're the man. Impressive breakdown of HDTV options. When Sony came out with their first HDTV CRT Projection w/ built-in HD decoder (XBR series), I demo'd it and grabbed one of the first few units that got to the store. That was 3-4 years ago. To do that TV justice, 6 months later I upgraded my hometheater gear from a cheapo Kenwood system to the Def-Tech 3000 system (BP3000TL, CLR3000, BPVX/P). My next step is to move from a receiver to separate components. That will take considerable planning (and mojo).   In term of picture quality, I haven't seen any of the newer flat-screen sets (LCD, LCos, Plasma) that can match my Sony yet. As you had mentioned, the culprits in those newer sets (among others) are black level and refresh rate. However for coventional viewings, their superior brightness, wider view angle and less space-demanding are hard to beat. In fact, I've been thinking of getting an LCD set to hang in my dinningroom.   As for the Def-Tech sound: excellent surround-sound productions (movies and music) and one of the bests stereo sounds. Personally, I prefer the B&W 801 Matrix for 2-channel listening. Last month a local dealer had a special 50% discount on those babies (B&W). At a retail of $16,000 they're appalling, but at $8000 they were quite tempting.   Anyways, my apology to the Host for straying. Let's get back to LPS discussion. Replies to this message: pat (May 21, 2005 8:12 am) jjacura (May 23, 2005 5:05 am) marleybarr (May 23, 2005 7:33 am)
#2310 of 10007 Re: jjacura [victord1] by pat HOST May 21, 2005 (8:12 am)
Replying to: victord1 (May 21, 2005 6:22 am) Let's get back to LPS discussion.   Yup, that would be a good thing... Replies to this message: jjacura (May 23, 2005 5:05 am) marleybarr (May 23, 2005 7:33 am)
#2311 of 10007 victord1 by lexusguy May 21, 2005 (7:34 pm)
As crazy as it sounds, LCD, DLP, LCOS, Plasma, and LCD flat panel wont be the end of it. There are at least two more types of digital light processors on the horizon. As if there wasnt enough to keep track of already.   What A\V receiver do you use now? I ask because before moving to power amps and a SSP, you may want to look at flagship receivers such as Denon's AVR-5805 or Onkyo's TX-NR1000. They sound just as good as most entry level seperates, and being receivers are on the absolute cutting edge of HT technologies such as offering multiple FireWire ports and HDMI switching, things that SSPs wont have for at least another year or so. The Onkyo is particularly impressive because its modular architecture allows nearly all of its components and ports to be upgraded like a computer, making it *almost* future-proof. If you really want to step up from what a receiver can offer though, I would highly recommend Anthem "Statement" or Parasound "Halo" series.   My apologies pat, HT is my other favorite subject besides cars, and I really cant help myself sometimes.   tom43, with a set of Blizzaks, you should be fine.
#2312 of 10007 lexusguy by syswei May 22, 2005 (4:41 am)
For HT I suggest avsforum.com.

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