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12-05-2005, 11:42 AM
#1952
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Originally Posted by Nandska,Dec 5 2005, 12:23 PM
could have bought a DLP, but didn't like that and I'm not a big fan of Samsung. I ended up getting a Grand Wega (lcd rear projection) The only issue with the rear projection lcd's is that it doesn't display a true black.
but Samsung is taking over Sony's lead in the electronics field...http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/1293.cfm
Initially their stuff was garbage but their stuff has been pretty good of late.
12-05-2005, 12:30 PM
#1959
I remember when I had went to Japan and bought a walkman the size of a cassette case that had a remote control on the headphones. It was made by Aiwa. I don't even think that they came out with that hear. I know that they had come out with the CD walkman's that had the remotes on the headphones but not the cassette walkman's, but that was also years later. 
12-05-2005, 12:41 PM
#1960
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Plasma burn-in is pretty much a myth with the new technology as is the altitude problem. Everyone is going to choose their own products.... I'm not here to dissuade or persuade anyone into buying what I bought.
Plasma is supposedly on its way out from a technological standpoint. DLP is cheap. Having had an HDTV for years now(1080i John), I'm quite familiar with what I like and don't like. One of the drawbacks to my old set was the inability to have a really good picture from off-axis viewing positions. I can tell you this much, no matter where you sit, stand, or lie, my new plasma clear and bright at any angle.
Seeing as the viewing room is 16.5' x 14.5'(almost square), this is important.
Perhaps folks can change their own bulbs on some DLP's. Having run a theater before, I had to change diodes and lamps. I feel confident that I could handle the task with some/any instruction/direction. When in Cli a couple of weeks ago, my friend had a Samsung DLP 56" tv purchased 3 months prior. It seemed a little grainy, but that might have been the source(War of the Worlds- sorry-a$$ movie).Their room is relatively small and lots of ambient light enters the room. I was not impressed with the Samsung at all. You cannot turn off the DNEi. 
I have a relatively dark room so I do not need the overly bright picture that a DLP or LCD set offers. As Tom mentioned, by being able to use a plasma, I will get slightly better blacks. To some this is important. To others, it may not be. It seems that most consumers today equate bright with good picture. I'm not one of the those folks, but was once. All in all, folks have different needs. My needs dictated that I could use plasma and that it might be the best option considering the room and its intended use.
Everyone is going to choose their own products.... I'm not here to dissuade or persuade anyone into buying what I bought.Plasma is supposedly on its way out from a technological standpoint. DLP is cheap. Having had an HDTV for years now(1080i John), I'm quite familiar with what I like and don't like. One of the drawbacks to my old set was the inability to have a really good picture from off-axis viewing positions. I can tell you this much, no matter where you sit, stand, or lie, my new plasma clear and bright at any angle.
Seeing as the viewing room is 16.5' x 14.5'(almost square), this is important.Perhaps folks can change their own bulbs on some DLP's. Having run a theater before, I had to change diodes and lamps. I feel confident that I could handle the task with some/any instruction/direction.
When in Cli a couple of weeks ago, my friend had a Samsung DLP 56" tv purchased 3 months prior. It seemed a little grainy, but that might have been the source(War of the Worlds- sorry-a$$ movie).Their room is relatively small and lots of ambient light enters the room. I was not impressed with the Samsung at all. You cannot turn off the DNEi. I have a relatively dark room so I do not need the overly bright picture that a DLP or LCD set offers. As Tom mentioned, by being able to use a plasma, I will get slightly better blacks. To some this is important. To others, it may not be. It seems that most consumers today equate bright with good picture. I'm not one of the those folks, but was once. All in all, folks have different needs. My needs dictated that I could use plasma and that it might be the best option considering the room and its intended use.