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Question by DIJANA M: Do new plasma TVs still have the burn in problems?
Am in the market to buy hdtv between 42-50 inch, 650-850 bucks. I’ve seen a sony bravia 46′ inch lcd , 1080p for around 750 bucks. The other one that i really liked was the Samsung plasma 50″ 720p TV. Both pictures are awsome….and i really want to buy the samsung plasma but i keep on hearing from people not to buy any plasmas cause of the burn in problems that they are still having even in 2010. I really cant tell the difference between the 1080 and 720 picture so that doesn’t bother me. I do realize that they are making less and less plasmas . Out of 50 TVs I’ve seen in the store…..only 10 of them were plasmas. Maybe they are going to become opsolete in few more years. Can plasmas be fixed ? I heard once they go they go.
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Answer by dudefromsouth
Yes they can be fixed and there’s no telling how long until it goes out again. I personally think it would be wiser to invest in an lcd.
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I’ve been told that the Plasma in Plasma TVs needs to be recharged every so many years. To do this appearantly costs about as much as buying a whole new TV! Do some research on TVs before actually buying one…it’s worth it to wait another few days to a week to look into things!
Over the past couple years, higher-end plasmas have advanced with anti burn-in circuits and phosphors that are less likely to burn in. You should be safe with any Panasonic or Pioneer plasma. Sanyo’s newest plasma models are manufactured by Panasonic, so they should be good too. Samsung is the next best. LG is also acceptable. Any other brand is of lower quality and more susceptible to problems, including burn-in.
In this day in age, getting a plasma HDTV from one of the five aforementioned manufacturers would be a good investment for those looking for a 42 to 65 inch with good picture quality.
Most Plasma TVs have a new feature called white wash that helps get rid of picture retention,which will be most prevalent for a few months of owning your Plasma TV and after awhile the white wash will get rid of it,that white wash should be used religiously so you get rid of picture retention on your Plasma TV.For some unknown reason cable stations have those annoying symbols on lower right or left hand side and those will leave an image on Plasmas also those home shopping network channels they have set images that will leave picture retention on Plasmas(have no idea why stations never think of HDTV owners) but that will go away with the white wash feature,well that is what it is called on my TV white wash,I am not sure what other Plasma TVs call it but I know new ones have similar feature to get rid of picture retention.This is what I know for Plasma TVs I own one and the picture is way better than LCD when it warms up and don’t believe those stories about Plasma won’t last as long as LCD there is nothing to back that up,also silly stories about Plasma has to be recharged more silly stories,and ones saying that Plasma burns in and you can’t do anything about it more silly stories.Plasma has come along way since the first generation of Plasma TVs.This little story shows you that you do have to take more care for a Plasma than LCD and LED TVs,but I will tell you Plasma has a phenomenal picture and LCD can’t touch it and LED well those are awesome but those cost a pretty penny.And to answer your 1080 vs 720 some of the best 720′s the 1080′s cannot beat them not every movie released is done in 1080P and 1080P only comes into play for TVs bigger than 42 inches otherwise 720P is more than enough for TVs up to 42 inches.
Go to home theater magazine and read the reviews on tvs. You will notice that Panasonic has a tv recommended in each of the price category of entry level to the high end. While Sony, Samsung and Toshiba does not (December issue). Other brands like LG, Sharp, Sanyo and Vizio did not even get mentioned. Both Sony and Samsung customer service support center are not very helpful when you do need them. I would stay away from any models from Samsung that is lower than the 550 series, they have power board problems. You can get a Panasonic 50″ 720P for about the same price or to the 1080P for under $ 1,000, at this size I would get the 1080P. Hope this will help you out.
will tell you that if you plan on putting it in a bright room I wouldn’t recommend a Plasma. Whether the TV is a 32″ or a 65″ it still has 2 million pixels. All that you have done is stretch the pixels…on a plasma this would not be a problem because of the refresh rate (600Hz or 0.001ms) which is a 1000 x’s faster then the fastest LCD which has a refresh rate of 240Hz or 3ms.
When you have pixels that big the LCD cannot refresh fast enough for you not to see pixelation during fast-action movies or sports. Plasma however being so fast you cant really notice any pixelation(bubbles around fast movement).
Being that you are going to be putting this in a bright room I dont recommend plasma because of the glass. You are safe with a 55″ LED LCD with a 240Hz refresh rate. One that I might recommend is the UN55B8000 or UN55B8500 which are Samsung’s Top Model LED LCD’s.
LED LCD have almost as good of colors as a plasma, so your not losing much(if any)contrast by going with the LED LCD.
Best of luck to you on your purchase!