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Originally Posted by guccilvr
gah! I now found the V10 which I'm interested mainly because it will handle true 24p at 96hz. The G10's allow for 60Hz which doesn't have flicker but it may have flutter every now and then.
Amazon.com: Panasonic TC P58V10 - 58" plasma TV - widescreen - 1080p (FullHD) - HDTV: Electronics
at this point, other than the energy, I don't know if there's any reason to go LCD over Plasma. Plasma just destroys LCD in picture quality.
oh..and when did Pioneer quit the plasma biz? They had the best sets out.
someone on amazon said the reason that the other competitors are getting out of the plasma business is because panasonic owns all the factories or something.. not sure how true it is, but it would make a little sense.
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boink, almost all tv's are rated for 100,000 viewing hours on flame mode. That means you would have to watch your tv 7 hours a day, every day for 30 years to reach that limit. Considering you won't have the settings on flame mode (brightness) it will last even longer.
LCD probably does last longer, but, I'm pretty sure there will be something out in 30 years that I'll want and won't have to worry with it 
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re: I see that Matushita is now called Panasonic, but they are Technics, Panasonic, National, and I think Sanyo if that deal went through.
while they may claim 100,000 viewing hours, there's a lot of other components within the LCD that may not have that longevity. I've seen way too many of these things die with precision and almost near betting predictability.
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Originally Posted by guccilvr
Will: the G10's are awesome plasmas. Probably the best that you can buy. I'm looking for at least 55" though, so a 42" is out of the question. As far as black friday goes, if you want name brand and a non-discontinued model, you'll have to wait a couple weeks after black friday if last years data holds up this year as well. I'm not interested in a discontinued model.
Cyn: Working in the field I'm in, you know that I absolutely HATE artifacts and shitty compression. Like I said though, most of what I watch is movies and blueray takes care of all the shitty upconversions. Why some stations still upconvert 480 is just mind boggling. It just doesn't work.
I'm still leaning towards plasma because I want true blacks. True blacks are going to increase the viewing pleasure 10 fold. Supposedly, with the new tunage of the lights to eliminate burn-in, the whites aren't absolute anymore, but I think that's because most people don't know how to correctly set their screens and settings.
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I've decided that my next setup has to be better than what I currently have which was boss back in the 90's a Sony 36" WEGA XBR. I really don't want it to die, but at the same time... it would be nice to be able to go 50+ in our small space.
If you got a high end TV joint near you. Go there, talk to sales people. It's free. In the end, see what kind of deal they can do for you, and see if you can get a better one online. See if they'll price match it just to get your business. Ultimately, you'll get to try the TV in a manner that you want to, which is, bring your own reference DVD/Blue Ray and have at it.
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