RPTV vs. PLASMA

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check out these sites for plasma info:

http://www.plasma.com/classroom/whomakesplasma.htm

http://www.projectorexpert.com/Pages/3ofakind.html

http://www.projectorexpert.com/

The first tells who manufactures the glass for different plasmas. the second compares 50"panasonic pioneer and fujitsu plasma. the last compares monitors of different sizes and technologies .

Jimmy

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OK- I hate to do this, but Im still not sure which plasma is the best: the Pioneer PDP-5030HD or the Panasonic PT50PD3P (or even 50PHD5UY or 50PHD3U).

BLACK LEVELS
As far as I can tell, Panasonic has the best record for generating great black levels- though I havent herad anyone disparaging the Pioneer either.

RESOLUTION
The Panasonics are 1366 x 768, whereas the Pioneer is 1280 x 768. Does this make any difference at all re HD signals?

PRICE
The two cost about the same, with the Pioneer being about 250$ cheaper.

EYEBALL TEST
The Panasonic (PT50) looked fantastic!! It seemed sharper than the Pioneer, although the Pioneer looked pretty darn good and was displaying only a menu from a DVD- so it was hard to tell.
The Pioneer though looked better stylistically.

TECH
The Pioneer has an outboard media reciever. Dont know if this matters at all, though it seemed like it would be easier to hook up computers, etc... with a reciever.

BURN-IN
Anyone know anything about burn-in on these two or any other plasma? The Panasonic I was looking at in the store had some permanent burn-in damage- looked like a menu of some sort was just left on for a really long time. Can I avoid this by not leaving static source on long?

Thanks for any and all comments- you guys have been a lot of help so far. I plan on buying one of the two in the next couple of days (Ive been TV-less for the last month since moving!!)

CP

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For burn in check this thread.

viewtopic.php?t=3182

Plasma is the most suceptible to burn in.

Richard Fisher

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The information posted on most web sites about who makes plasma for which brand names is out of date in many cases and misleading to boot. Go to a store that shows both the Fujitsu 50" and the panasonic 50" and look at the difference. The processor that drives the display is what makes one fixed pixel display look better than another. There are some cases where a badge is the only difference but that is not always the case. Example: Samsung does not build the 63" fujitsu but they do manufacture the glass substrate to Fujitsu specs and Fujitsu can accept or reject the panels as they QC each one. The frame, processor etc. are all Fujitsu.

As far as the debate over RPTV vs. Plasma vs. LCD- If your eye says it looks better and the unit fits your physical and financial constraints who cares what the "experts" have to say about which one YOU should own.

Cheers,
JH

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I want to check my facts -

1. My understanding is that while Plasmas can reproduce a full range of colors (millions of colors), LCD's cannot .. they have a limited range.

2. Due to the current limitations of the technology, DLP RPTV's have problems displaying action that crosses the screen. For example if a race car moves from one side of the screen to the other it will not do so smoothly but will tend to make small jerky jumps across the screen. Front projector DLP's do not suffer from this limitation.

3. Hitachi's plasma screens are built by Fujitsu.

One thing I am fairly certain of ... LG now owns Zenith. LG sets are sold around the world as LG, but in the USA are still sold as Zenith. I have noticed that LG now sponsors HDTV broadcasts ... not Zenith.

Thank you.

[curiouskeith]

Sam
I was all set to buy a Panasonic 50PHD5UY because I thought it was the best at the time. I also had space limitations. After coming to this forum I ended up buying a DLP. I have never regretted it. Just my two cents worth.

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1. My understanding is that while Plasmas can reproduce a full range of colors (millions of colors), LCD's cannot .. they have a limited range.

I don't where that came from but have never heard this.

2. Due to the current limitations of the technology, DLP RPTV's have problems displaying action that crosses the screen. For example if a race car moves from one side of the screen to the other it will not do so smoothly but will tend to make small jerky jumps across the screen. Front projector DLP's do not suffer from this limitation.

Never heard of that either. Front or rear does not make any difference.