LCD or OLED? - The TV Thread

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Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

Active tech uses more expensive glasses, but it gives you 1080p in both eyes. Most people say it's a little darker as well.

Passive tech uses the cheap glasses, like you get at the movie theater. Only gives you half of the 1080p resolution in both eyes. It's brighter and less flicker.

I wear prescription glasses, so I'd probably go with a passive 3D set if I was in the market. The glasses are much lighter to wear unless active 3D glasses have gotten much better.

Actually never knew the difference but thanks for the explanation

Sounds like passive would work better for me

[GAMEC0CK2002]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

Actually never knew the difference but thanks for the explanation

Sounds like passive would work better for me

Here's an article that better explains the differences:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33199_7-57437344-221/active-3d-vs-passive-3d-whats-better/

[GamingLegendOS]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

23 are you looking to blow 2k on the biggest or best tv?

For that budget you can get a top notch plasma which is better then led,lcd especially for movies and gaming.

If you want to put the tv in a bright room and use your pc on it then LED,LCD would be fine

Right here is the best tv you can get for that budget and it is an incredible set better then any led besides the Elite which is way past your stated budget


http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00752VKSC/...SIN=B00752VKSC

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Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

23 are you looking to blow 2k on the biggest or best tv?

For that budget you can get a top notch plasma which is better then led,lcd especially for movies and gaming.

If you want to put the tv in a bright room and use your pc on it then LED,LCD would be fine

Right here is the best tv you can get for that budget and it is an incredible set better then any led besides the Elite which is way past your stated budget


http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00752VKSC/...SIN=B00752VKSC

Thanks Gamecock


Hey man... I do love Panny's, and I know their plasma's are some really great tv's... Im too concerned about image retention to try for a plasma though, but my thing is I want my room to be bright, im not so much into dark rooms most of the time to be honest with you.

I'm going to keep this on the wishlist though because I might have something come up soon. Spoke to a buddy who does installation work and he gets alot of things from CCTV.. if you dont know what that is its pretty much China run who makes alot of our electronics.

Anyhow, he knows a wholesaler who gets tv's and they dont cost as much as the stores because that extra charge on the price is not there

I should be getting something in about 2 weeks or so, so if you do continue to spot things post em here. Im going to be relaxed in my game room with a nice set before its all over.

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Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

Newer plasmas, especially higher end ones, have ZERO image retention issues.

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Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

Newer plasmas, especially higher end ones, have ZERO image retention issues.

You sure about that

Thought I just saw a comparison post about that stuff a few pages back

...because I seriously plan on gaming on my tv quite a bit

[bigfnjoe96]

You sure about that

Thought I just saw a comparison post about that stuff a few pages back

...because I seriously plan on gaming on my tv quite a bit

As long as you break-in your plasma 23 Image Retention shouldn't be a problem. I believe you said you didn't want to go through breaking in your new TV.

If so, go LED. I've had my LED for 3 years now & really don't regret it. My reason for buying LED was because I didn't want to go through breaking it in. I also have a family who had no idea about TV's.

My room also played a part, as our family room gets bright because of windows.

That's my experience. Either way you can't go wrong.

EDIT: IMO the SHARP 60 inch sounds like what you want. 1 of the best response times for gaming out there.

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[bigeastbumrush]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

I haven't read through the entire thread but I watched this youtube video yesterday and a single tear came down my eye.

Glasses Free 3D TV

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How long before these start to sell in the States?

[Blzer]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

Newer plasmas, especially higher end ones, have ZERO image retention issues.

This isn't necessarily true. I haven't noticed it in my TV lately, but I'm still "cautious." After watching a movie, or something on ESPN, I'll use the scroller for a half hour while I go out and about with the sleep timer on.

Anyway, in the beginning (and after about 200 hours of break-in), there was definitely IR. I noticed it with COD's ammo, where I could see the "60" in the bottom right corner and all of the little hashes. I also noticed it with movies that had a letterbox ratio.

After maybe 2,000 hours of use, I don't think I notice it anymore, but I'm not positive either, so I just try and not take any chances. I know what my downstairs TV has, and I don't ever want mine to have anything like that.

[Blzer]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

I haven't read through the entire thread but I watched this youtube video yesterday and a single tear came down my eye.

Glasses Free 3D TV

<object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PRGL-IbDZ9Q?version=3&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PRGL-IbDZ9Q?version=3&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>

How long before these start to sell in the States?

Does that TV look 4:3 to anybody else?

I probably wouldn't invest in one of these unless they were 16:9.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

As long as you break-in your plasma 23 Image Retention shouldn't be a problem. I believe you said you didn't want to go through breaking in your new TV.

If so, go LED. I've had my LED for 3 years now & really don't regret it. My reason for buying LED was because I didn't want to go through breaking it in. I also have a family who had no idea about TV's.

My room also played a part, as our family room gets bright because of windows.

That's my experience. Either way you can't go wrong.

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Basically. I love plasma displays, but you still have to be careful early on.

You have 2 things that can happen: image retention and burn in. IR is temporary and can go away in seconds- minutes either with a white wash, color wash or normal tv viewing. Burn in permanent image retention.

A new plasma that hasn't been broken in + high contrast + static image for hours on end is a recipe for disaster. If you want to game on a new plasma, go for it...just be sure to lower the contrast and take it off the vivid/torch picture settings.

Most plasmas have a pixel shift/orbiter to help prevent serious IR and burn in. Many blu ray players have a screen saver that will turn on if you fall asleep in the middle of the movie and it goes back to the menu screen.

Maintaining a plasma early on isn't hard but you still have to do it, IMO.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

Does that TV look 4:3 to anybody else?

I probably wouldn't invest in one of these unless they were 16:9.

Maybe it was a weird camera angle, but no way they'd release it in 4:3. Street price is only $11,600.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/07/toshiba-55x3-4k-3dtv-launches-december-10th-in-japan-no-glasses/

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Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

When I got my first plasma I played hitman not knowing about this stuff since they were still fairly new

Scared the mess out of me when I could still see the game some time after... so I decided not to ever game on the plasma again

I am against doing it now honestly, I dont feel like going through hours and hours of tweaks just to do normal things... its either LCD or LED for me all the way

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Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

Maybe it was a weird camera angle, but no way they'd release it in 4:3.

I was thinking that too because it looked real funky, unless that was just a demo display

[Blzer]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

When I got my first plasma I played hitman not knowing about this stuff since they were still fairly new

Scared the mess out of me when I could still see the game some time after... so I decided not to ever game on the plasma again

I am against doing it now honestly, I dont feel like going through hours and hours of tweaks just to do normal things... its either LCD or LED for me all the way

My Sammy plasma has options for 16:9 and "Screen Fit." 16:9 overcompensates for the amount of image on screen, cutting a slight bit off (think 1368 x 768 pixels on a 1280 x 720 screen kind of ratio). If you choose 16:9, you can allow the screen to pixel-shift every so often. You can't do the same for Screen Fit.

Anyway, if I have an image on the screen without static content, I will use Screen Fit. If I am, say, playing a game or watching a show with a static logo, I will use 16:9.

I still screen wash every time.