Comments on: Prices to plunge with demand for plasma TVs?

Plasma panels are losing flat-screen battle to LCDs, research shows. If history has a say, more price cuts are on the way.

[ajbright]

Power hungry

I think the real put off on modern plasma screens is the power consumption, which is many times that of any other equivalently sized HDTV.

Also it got a bad rep with pretty much unfounded scare stories.

People are under the impression you will need to re-charge the screens (not possible, no one does this because it isn't cost effective, and by the time it becomes necessary technology will definitely have moved on to significantly better things).

They are also under the impression they suffer from burn in relatively easily, which again is not true, it takes a marathon video gaming session over many days to achieve this, and in any case the burn in will correct itself over time.

But the power consumption can't be ignored. If CRT HDTVs came in these sizes, they would use perhaps a 1/4 of the power of these beasts - and CRT is hardly power efficient.

Personally with several new technologies on the horizon I won't be changing my old fashioned projection HDTV for a few years yet - unless good quality 46" 1080P LCD TVs fall under $1000 (not very likely).

[MyLord]

Still prefer the brightness

and nondirectionality but once LCDs over 50 inch become common, plasma will fade away. Power and weight are against it.

[ReVeLaTeD]

Err

burn in IS still an issue with Plasma, and no, it doesn't just "go away" after time.

Energy consumption is an issue as well.

Heat generated is a big issue. Hanging it on the wall is usually not feasible due to the heat, if your walls are just painted.

Plus you CAN find a good 1080p LCD for under $1,000. Circuit City has at least two for sale. But I would implore you not to hinge on the hype that is 1080p. The difference from 1080i is minimal on a TV that supports digital filtering.

[juser_bogus]

minimal?

IMO,that statement is just plain wrong. the difference is FAR from minimal.

I have yet to see a 720 native set (either plasma or LCD) display a 1080i picture any where as good as a native 1080 set. Digital filtering helps but it cannot replace higher resolution.

Too many people keep saying that 1080 is hype... the only thing I can think of is they haven't seen a true 1080i signal on both sets!


My friends who have 720 (768 plasma) always leave bummed after viewing my 1080 LCD.

[shellyle]

July 2007 Plasma Price Drop

The real Plasma prices plunge...

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