Comments on: Reasons Why You Should NOT Buy a Plasma Television

By: Bobo Rabinski

Bobo Rabinski — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:40:26 +0000

December 2, 2008? but…
“Ken Savage on Mon, 20th Aug 2007 2:12 am
hey Jon. Did you see the date this article was wrote?
2005. It was all relevant then. Things change.”
So…. this article is being preseved why?”

By: Evan Newton

Evan Newton — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:45:03 +0000

This might possibly be the dumbest shit I have ever read. You pretty much stated the most irrelevant wrong information you could come up with. As a TV salesman, you would never find a LCD TV anywhere in my house. And Ken, even in 2005, all this information is retarded. Jon Felder knows what he is talking about.

By: Ken Savage

Ken Savage — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 04:12:18 +0000

hey Jon. Did you see the date this article was wrote?

2005. It was all relevant then. Things change.

By: Jon Felder

Jon Felder — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:03:12 +0000

THE PERSON WHO WROTE THIS IS AN IGNORANT DUMBASS!!!!! They have obviously done little or no research, and the arguments made are completely incoherent.

1) Actually, most plasmas ARE HD. thats why they are advertised as HD. Just look at what’s on the market! -> Samsung, Pioneer, Philips, Lg, and Panasonic all make 720p HD TV’s! Also, Pioneer and Panasonic make full HD 1080p plasmas! thats the highest resolution you will find on any type of consumer tv!

2) Your argument about the wires hindering the ability to mount the plasma to the wall, also go for LCD! In other words even when you mount an lcd to the wall, you have to worry about wires!!! THE COST AND EFFORT OF MOUNTING A PLASMA TV ARE IDENTICAL TO THE COST AND EFFORT OF MOUNTING AN LCD!

3) Plasmas actually show a better standard definition source than LCD’s, simply because they can produce far better color!

4) Plasmas do not “Burn out”. Their average lifespan now is around 60,000 hours! at 8 hours a day, thats 20 years!

5) Plasmas are very reliable, in fact, walk into any Best Buy, Circuit City, or Sears. You will notice that most manufacturers will give a 1 year warranty to their product whether it is plasma or lcd. Not only that, store warranties on plasma are usually less expensive than store warranties on lcds.

I am writing this so that you can be an educated consumer, I am not bashing the LCD, in fact I love LCD and I own one. Its not that one TV is better but they each have their pros and cons.

HERE ARE THE REAL REASONS YOU MAY NOT WANT TO BUY A PLASMA:
1) First off, Plasmas are generally 42″ and bigger. If you want a smaller flat panel, you must buy LCD

2) Because Plasmas have several layers of glass in them, they reflect a little more light. For this reason you may consider the LCD

However, Plasma gives a better picture than the lcd and always will!!!

By: simon

simon — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 21:24:29 +0000

dont buy a hyundia plasma, broke down twice less than 15 months and is now beyond repair.

have no contact details for hyundia so ive lost out big time.

if anyone knows of such details please pass them on.

By: anthony egnatuk

anthony egnatuk — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 01:56:48 +0000

I am not usuallt one to call names but the guy who wrote the first post is a MORON.He is an UNEDUCATED NITWIT.first off I own 2 panasonic 42″ hdtv plasmas.Let me tell you ,I leave my tv on all day with a still picture or paused game image on my plasma and I never had a problem with burn-in.One time I had a image retention problem that lasted 15 minutes then faded away to nothing, completely gone.I bought my one plasma th-42px50u for $2300 after tax , it was a floor model from sears.the other I bought on ebay from lsidistributor in tom’s river nj , I paid $812 after tax.If you call $800 for a 42″ plasma expensive then you have some problems.A new 42″ panny plasma hdtv cost $2100 , still reasonable.The resolutuon of hdtv plasmas is 1024X768 which is a little strange.its not 720p 1280×720 or 1080i/p 1920×1080. plasmas have lower resolution and less pixels but the pixels are rectangular not square and this rectangular shape compensates a lot for the lower res.resolution means nothing on a plasma.1024×768 looks just as good , sometimes better than the higher res hdtvs such as rear projection and dlp.Now I would like to know how the first guy determined that standard definition looks terrible on a plasma.when watching hdtv feeds such as 1080i ,the plasma actually down-converts the feed to 1024×768 but the picture looks awsome!my point is when watching SD feeds the tv has to up-convert the signal to 1024×768 but this convertion is not a large one, not as large as a 1080i/p hdtv with 1920×1080.A 1080p tv has to downgrade a whole lot more than a plasma.When you are right in the middle of SD resolution and HD resolution , you do not have a whole lot of up/down converting therefore the picture on a plasma looks more native when watching SD than any other hdtv out there.The First guy should appologize to everyone for spreading his misinformation and giving plasma hdtvs a bad name.Plasmas Rule .

By: Les Martin

Les Martin — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:27:50 +0000

I purchased a 42 in. plasma from Costco online. It was made by Hyundai. I paid $1500.00 plus $200.00 for shipping and handling. It is about 3 yrs. old and will not turn on. Most plasma repair shops will not touch it and the one that will wants $100.00 diag. fee plus $475.00 minimum labor fee plus parts. I have called Hyundia numerous times (not toll free) and after going thru the automated sh– I end up with a recording to leave a message and they will get back to me as soon as possible. they never have. I even called Costco Corp. offices, and they basically were useles.

By: plasma lover

plasma lover — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 02:04:46 +0000

I got a 42 inch Hitachi Plasma TV for about $5,000 canadian and I love it. It is true HD and now that HDDVD, Bluray, and even HD video game systems are on the horizon HD is becoming standard. People say that Plasma doesn’t look as good as DLP but these people are crazy. The picture on my plasma is very bright and very clear EVEN IN STANDARD 480i definition. I didn’t buy mine because it was thin but because of it’s superior picture. Screw putting it on a wall. I want a stand. Yes they do cost alot but for me that part is over. Actually mine is top of the line. You can get a 42″ Samsung Plasma for $3,000 canadian or less some places. And it looks very good. And yes it IS HDTV. In conclusion this entire article has been shot down.

By: erin

erin — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 16:38:46 +0000

is it superbowl time already?