ianch

hi all
im looking to buy a new tv and feel lost with all this new technology ! buying a tv used to be so simple lol

im also hoping to get a 360 as well but someone told me that i would need an lcd screen if i wanted to play a console on it as it would damage a plasma?

any help to set me straight is much appreciated
thanks ian

GC8

Burn isnt an issue at all with LCD displays; it can be with gas plasma displays.


Simon

John@TunerUK

I suspect that they were pulling your leg. There's no reason why a console video signal should be any worse than that of say a DVD player.
As GC8 says, plasmas are prone to 'burn in' but unless you have something bright on the same part of the screen for extended periods of time you should be alright.

GC8

They arent pulling his leg; screen burn will ruin a gas plasma display in very short order if the brightness is turned up.

Iain Young

Well I've been using a 42" Panasonic plasma for about 2.5 years with my consoles. I ran an xbox through it for a year, (as well as a PS2), and have run a 360 through it since they were released just over a year ago.

No problems with the screen at all. There were some problems with burn-in on the very first screens (mostly the cheaper ones), but that's pretty much non-existent now...

ianch

so i would be ok to use a plasma ?
ive been looking at a 42'' panasonic viera plasma are these any good?
thanks ian

Iain Young

That's what I've got. It's not hi-def (too old), but I've been very pleased with it. Would definitely consider another when I upgrade a bit later this year...

John@TunerUK

I think it's pretty safe to say that you'll be alright

ianch

has anyone used sound and vision online they have some great deals on?
what would you recomend an lcd or plasma what make roughly £1000 to spend?

GazTheHat

Yes, about the best you can get. Some places are now as low as £899.

I'm the same as IainYoung, i've had mine for about 2.5 year, not a single problem. Including exentded console use and dvd/tv marathons.

PeteBrant

I have been using a plasma for the last 3 years - no problem at all.

I would go so far as to say that if you are spending a grand or so, you are going to get far more bang for your buck from a HD plasma than an LCD - The contrast ratio is going to be much higher, the response rate much lower and much better brightness levels - at this price point.

Of course the downside is that they weigh a ton, but were I to buy a new screen tomorrow for a grand I wouldn't touch an LCD over a plamsa.

IanW

I got my Plasma through them about 18 months ago now...

Milamber

iTrader: (2)

Buy it from Costco and if it suffers from "Burn in" then just take it back - end of

ScoobyDoo555

I've just bought a 42" plasma viera. Mine is HD and I've been using with my 360, Wii, DVD and Sky.

Brilliant

Can't say I've noticed that it weighs a lot (especialy over my 28" CRT it replaced!!) - the pedastal weighed more tbh!!

Despite the information regarding burn in, I still don't leave it one screen for too long, just in case.
The was a story on AV forums of somebody leaving a Noddy DVD menu up for a few hours, and it temporarily resulted in some burn in. However, after turning off for the night, it seemed to be OK next morning.

Obviously just one case, but I don't think it's the issue it used to be, although, you should still take care!

Dan

ScoobyJawa

I've never had any probs with my Panny PWD6. IMHO this is another folks tale from back in the early days of plasma - run it in right now and the modern ones are all good

PeteBrant

The games you need to watch are things like PGR, or GT or anything that has a status bar or dials in a fixed position throughout the game. My plasma leaves ghost image of, say, the car dials when playng PGR etc. However, unless you leav eit there for several days, it's not going to be permanent burn-in, switch over to the tv so that the area in question ets a work out with moving images/colour, and the ghost image disappears in a few seconds.

ScoobyJawa

My plasma automatically shifts the picture around by the odd pixel or two, its so subtle you don't even notice it.......

IanW

Same as mine, and it also has a 'Screen Wipe' feature whch is basically a plain white screen that gets displayed for x period of time to clear any burn that may ahve been generated.

Iain Young

I've never had that problem with my Panasonic (even when playing PGR etc for hours at a time back before I got bored with it). It has got a image shift feature though so perhaps that helps...

PeteBrant

Quite possibly - Mine's pretty long in the tooth now!

kernel

My, now almost 6 yr old, Pioneer Plasma is still going strong. Used for X-Box, now 360 plus usual hours of TV and DVD watching plus occasional PC use. Not true HD but does display 720p from the 360 and it looks great.

Light to at 38kg compared with my old 36" CRT at 78kg!

PeteBrant

You have a 6 year old plasma that diplays 720p ???!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Either it doesn't - or it cost you at least 5 billion pounds

ianch

thanks everyone think i will definetly get the panasonic viera now anyone know the cheapest place to get one i was looking at the 42 inch but may go for the 37 inch

Iain Young

My Panny PWD6 accepts a HD 720p signal (and 1080i), even though it's not HD. It does some clever voodoo on the signal to display it on the screen, and even though it's not the full HD image, it looks one helluva lot better than low-def, (and not much different to hi-def unless you get close and look).

Apart froma general lack of money, that's the main reason I haven't upgraded yet. It still looks good

jaytc2003

iTrader: (1)

a lot of the plasmas these days have a screen that you can put on which removes any burnt in images. Luckily I have never had to use it.

ScoobyJawa

The PWD6 is renouned as being one of, if not the best of the SD panels - from many different sources.

I for one will not upgrade until it dies. My mate has a new Pioneer 43" that cost over 2k and neither of us can tell the difference between picture from a 360 set on 720p.

kernel

Almost, silly thing is it doesn't support 576p which wasn't a problem when I got it as Progessive PAL was still a twinkle in DVD player eyes. Now it's a real pain.

GazTheHat

Play.com had it for £899. May be able to get it even cheaper. Then take the screenprint to John Lewis, get them to price match and get their 5yr warranty with it. *ta-da*

I can't believe i've lost over £3,000 depreciation on my TV.

ianch

so all i have to do is find it cheaper on the internet and do a print off and they will price match it? seems too good to be true anyone else done this do they price match with online stores?

thanks ian

badcompany

still some nice prices on this site..

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