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Black Friday Sales: Who is going to try the Vertical LCD Based Arcade?
ChadTower:
Of course, that same guy who says "plasmas will all be dead in 5 years" also says "if you don't buy an HDTV now you're effed - all signals will be digital in 2008" and "you absolutely have to wait for 1080p - nothing else will be compatible in two years". Most of these people are working off rumors from other people who also don't understand the technology.
As for waiting... I'd rather buy now. I've been waiting for this price range all along. It's not the price I'm willing to delay for, it's the leverage with my wife. :laugh2:
Xiaou2:
Ive already seen a dead plasma in the Free adds on Craigslists.
Im sure with digging, one can find many many more.
As for LCDs, the technology has a much longer track record. You can
see LCDs from old laptops still operational after more than like 10yrs
time. Again, its the backlight that fails.. which is something that can
be fixed.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on November 21, 2007, 01:47:57 pm ---Ive already seen a dead plasma in the Free adds on Craigslists.
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That's just one and it could be dead from anything... and for every dead plasma, you can find 5 dead LCDs. Mostly because there are just that many more LCDs, but that sort of thing is exactly why such a statement doesn't prove anything.
RandyT:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on November 21, 2007, 01:26:00 pm ---Of course, that same guy who says "plasmas will all be dead in 5 years" also says "if you don't buy an HDTV now you're effed - all signals will be digital in 2008" and "you absolutely have to wait for 1080p - nothing else will be compatible in two years". Most of these people are working off rumors from other people who also don't understand the technology.
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There's no doubt that public misconception over these things is mostly the cause, but what is fascinating is how rampant it is! But there is truth behind some of those rumors. If you don't get your TV from a satellite dish or cable, you will indeed be "effed" in 2009 without an add-on digital tuner. Some plasmas do not last as long as others, just as some CRT's do not last as long as others. 1080p may indeed become the standard in few years, after some technological leaps in bandwidth technology, but it's unlikely that a set bought today will last long enough for compatibility to be an issue. If it does, you may or may not have an issue down the road. It's just not likely.
In all honestly, I don't like the look of most plasmas, even though it may be a better "fit" for an arcade machine. The "screen door" effect that one sees when up close is something I personally can't seem to get past. LCD's are not all created equal either, and there are very few that I think I would enjoy watching a movie on. But as a computer display, they don't really need to be at the "Bravia" level.
My primary TV is a 55" 3 tube HD Mitsubishi. It doesn't have native pixels to worry about :)
RandyT
ChadTower:
I just don't see the gov't going ahead and saying "okay, now everything is digital - all you old ladies, poor people, and people in the hills can throw your TV sets away now". It would be political suicide... and the first candidate who says "subsidized digital tuner boxes" is going to get a 100% election win. Those tuner boxes will be inexpensive and easy to get/setup - they'll have to be. You simply can't separate people from their TVs and expect there to be less than chaos.
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