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drkalbi
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Sector7G
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| I couldn't get the picture to load on the first one, but the third one, which is the most expensive, appears to come with a robo-babe on the screen. In Latin she would be called "babia majora". Go with that one! |
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pkang0202
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| I like the first one. |
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Underwaterbob
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| How big is your place? 42 inches is a lot of TV, especially in a Korean apartment. |
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Senior
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| The 42" xCanvas is probably the best. I'm tempted to get the 40" no namer for myself. I'm thinking that is overkill but a decent 32" is still 500,000. |
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drkalbi
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| Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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My apartment is 34 pyung. My
living room is pretty big. I currently have a 29inch TV and it looks tiny in the room. |
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ulsanchris
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PDP tvs have slightly better image quality, but they suffer from burn in. LCDs use less energy.
Samsung TVs are generally better rated than LG TVs. |
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Bloopity Bloop
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul yo
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| Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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| ulsanchris wrote: |
PDP tvs have slightly better image quality, but they suffer from burn in. LCDs use less energy.
Samsung TVs are generally better rated than LG TVs. |
Burn in is almost a non-issue by now with the advances in plasma tech in recent years. Unless you love to watch still shots all day long, it shouldn't be a problem. Even then, new tech (probably) prevents this from causing burn in as well.
Here's some tech. info that basically rehashes what I said in so many more words: "Misconception #8: Plasma TVs are plagued by problems with burn-in.
Burn-in, or image retention, is the result of a damaged pixel, whose phosphors have been prematurely aged and therefore glow less intensely than those of surrounding pixels. The reason is that the damaged pixel has developed a "memory" of the color information that was repeatedly fed to it, causing it to glow in a static manner for a sustained period of time. This phosphor color information can actually become seared or etched into the plasma-screen glass, and in some rare cases it can become permanent. Once these phosphors are damaged, they cannot produce the same levels of light output as the other phosphors around them do. But pixels do not suffer burn-in singly. Burn-in occurs in the shape of a static image that linger on TV screens -- things like network logos, computer icons, Internet browser frames, etc.
In like manner to advancements that created the 100,000 hour life span, there are similar improvements in burn-in prevention. One improvement is the green phosphors which last longer and are more resilient to burn in issues. Another more prevelant prevention method is the advanced image placements (also called Wobbling) systems which unnoticeably constantly moves the picture ever so slightly.
In addtion to prevent phosphor image retention and burn in the following features of some plasma televisions also in inhibit uneven phosphor aging:
White Scrolling Bars: White bars move across the screen from left to right at regular intervals
Screen Reversal: Displays images with the black and white reversed. Good for text/computer displays.
Side Panel Adjustment: Lightens the black bars on the sides of the screen when displaying images in the 4:3 format.
Wobbling: Shifts the image's position by several pixels at fixed time intervals.
Peak Limit Mode: Lowers the peak brightness level (image contrast) by 30%.
Someone would almost have to be trying to burn in a plasma TV (at least the best brands) to do so.
In the end, plasma TV burn-in is not an issue that should cause undue concern in the average user. With a modicum of caution, most plasma TVs will probably never have a problem with image retention. A viewer may experience temporary ghosting, but this is certainly not cause for alarm. In truth, carelessness -- i.e., not paying attention to what your TV is displaying and for how long -- is really the leading "cause" of permanent burn-in."
SOURCE: http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/plasmatv/plasmatv-misconceptions.html
OP: I personally would go with the Samsung. They are consistently rated among the top HDTVs. However, its important to mention I am a video/audio snob. Even a marginal difference in quality between sets would push me towards the more expensive one.
For the average Joe, the no-namer would probably be ideal. I'm pretty sure these three sets are all in the same league. It won't matter at all if one is slightly better than another unless you have 2 of them. You could use the money you saved to invest in a nice home theater system.
The simpler question would probably be whether or not you'd like the 2 extra inches of real estate. And whether or not it's worth the extra cash. |
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Bloopity Bloop
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
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The nonamer has a clear diagram depicting all its inputs. There are 2 HDMI ports, 3 for the Sammy. 3 would be nice--laptop, desktop, PS3/360. Also, I'm pretty sure there's an option to choose the swivel stand or a wall mount for extra won.
Damn... now I'm tempted to get a new set. |
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Senior
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| Bloopity Bloop wrote: |
The nonamer has a clear diagram depicting all its inputs. There are 2 HDMI ports, 3 for the Sammy. 3 would be nice--laptop, desktop, PS3/360. Also, I'm pretty sure there's an option to choose the swivel stand or a wall mount for extra won.
Damn... now I'm tempted to get a new set. |
Severance comes through at the end of the month. Looks like half of it has found a new home. |
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pkang0202
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How well do those HTPC's play .H264?
I have a WD HD Live player. I plug it into my router and it streams my shared folders from my desktop. Plays about 95% of everything I throw at it. Japanese, Korean, and US content plays. Korean subs display perfectly.
The only issue with it is that its fickle when it comes to Windows 7. You have to go into the Firewall settings and change a few things to get it to recognize shared folders from a Windows 7 machine. Once it is setup, it works great.
Even plays Youtube videos. |
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Senior
Joined: 31 Jan 2010
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| pkang0202 wrote: |
How well do those HTPC's play .H264?
I have a WD HD Live player. I plug it into my router and it streams my shared folders from my desktop. Plays about 95% of everything I throw at it. Japanese, Korean, and US content plays. Korean subs display perfectly.
The only issue with it is that its fickle when it comes to Windows 7. You have to go into the Firewall settings and change a few things to get it to recognize shared folders from a Windows 7 machine. Once it is setup, it works great.
Even plays Youtube videos. |
It's meant to be able to handle any HD content you throw at it. One review reported 25% CPU usage playing .H264.
I have the WD HDTV mini. Which doesn't stream. It's basically just a conduit between an externall HDD and the TV. |
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