I read an article in my local paper a few weeks ago that RPTVs have a better picutre than Plasma TVs. No one can argue that Plasma TVs are a better choice if you are limited with space. However, how about picture quality? I have plenty of room and I am not limited when it comes to space; should I go with a Plasms TV or a RPTV?
Sam
RPTV vs. PLASMA
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plasma, although having a very clean and crisp image for DVD and HDTV does not reproduce the sutelness of colors and shading that CRT sets can. Also, to me anyway, the HDTV image on plasma seemed flat, it lacked depth in color and actual outline, maybe it is just me but i think HDTV looks better on a really good CRT compared to plasma. a lot of articles i have read in magazines tneds to agree with this point of view.
George
George
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You guys have not looked at the lates model plasma diaplsy from Panasonic, Fujitsu, and Pioneer. There high resolution 50" panels blow away RPTVs, with excellent black levels and color. Its like looking thru a window even under bright conditions and at any angle, compared to a RPTV. I know one guy who had an expensive Zenith 9" gun RPTV (the highest resolution) and replaced it with a new Fujitsu 50" plasma because he could see it had much higher picture quality, even with analog NTSC video. The Fujitsu's scaling and de-interlacing electronics was superior.
Thumper
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Hugh,
It has been my experience that LCD just isn't there, yet. They can't seem to reproduce a good black, only a dark grey, and they sometimes have trouble with keeping up to a 60Hz refresh rate. Just my opinion and I am sure there are others who would disagree. If you are looking stricly at PQ I wouldn't really consider LCD right now, though.
Lenny Zimmermann
It has been my experience that LCD just isn't there, yet. They can't seem to reproduce a good black, only a dark grey, and they sometimes have trouble with keeping up to a 60Hz refresh rate. Just my opinion and I am sure there are others who would disagree. If you are looking stricly at PQ I wouldn't really consider LCD right now, though.
Lenny Zimmermann
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I came across the same decision to make. My negative feeling to plasma was price. rptv's negative feeling was size and, more so, the picture changes if you move off center. I ultimately decided to spend some more and bought the 50 fujitsu. The deciding factor was a side by side comparison with rptv , plasma no doubt has a better picture.
Jimmy
Jimmy
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All fixed pixel digital displays have an artifact that is often times percieved as a more clear or sharper picture. This is due to the individual pixels which create a false sense of sharpenss due to the defined barriers of such a device. Direct view CRT falls into this category as well. To provide the same Kell factor of projection CRT actually requires a pixel count 2-3 times higher than the target format. There is much talk of 4000X2000 LcOS on the horizon.
Ultimately there is nothing quite like a plasma. One of the most expensive and yet hottest display products that continues to sell because it is the only display you can hang on the wall. It is total scifi mania and decorators love them. It is not videophile yet but keeps getting better. Pixel count could end up being the biggest limitation.
The new LcOS based Toshiba will certainly be an exciting product that meets 1920X1080 but is still an RPTV. Ultimatley Projection CRT remains king for yet another year but I do predict it's days are numbered. GLV, a new display technology on the horizon, has the potential to actually mimic the mechanical qualitys of CRT and could radically change the videophile display market. Getting the pixel count higher on current technology is also working against our old friend the CRT. It's just a matter of time.
Richard F. Fisher
Ultimately there is nothing quite like a plasma. One of the most expensive and yet hottest display products that continues to sell because it is the only display you can hang on the wall. It is total scifi mania and decorators love them. It is not videophile yet but keeps getting better. Pixel count could end up being the biggest limitation.
The new LcOS based Toshiba will certainly be an exciting product that meets 1920X1080 but is still an RPTV. Ultimatley Projection CRT remains king for yet another year but I do predict it's days are numbered. GLV, a new display technology on the horizon, has the potential to actually mimic the mechanical qualitys of CRT and could radically change the videophile display market. Getting the pixel count higher on current technology is also working against our old friend the CRT. It's just a matter of time.
Richard F. Fisher
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am I to assume that it's better to buy a top of the line RPTV (I was thinking Toshiba) for now, and wait another couple of years to buy the latest Plasma TV at that time?-
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