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Eschatos Jack Thompson Fan Club Member  Posts: 4,447 Joined: Mar 2008 |
11-08-2009, 05:22 PM
So my family's main TV is dying, and we need to get a new one. We want a 50 inch TV but we haven't decided whether to get LCD or plasma. Any advice/suggestions?
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Versus My fursona is a blops attack dog  Posts: 10,103 Joined: Mar 2008 |
11-08-2009, 08:30 PM
LCD, or LED if you can
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KarthXLR Free of STD's ... lolwut?  Posts: 9,927 Joined: May 2008 |
11-08-2009, 08:51 PM
Plasma isn't a bad choice. It's really all preference though.
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beep beep diglett Uninstalling Posts: 4,033 Joined: Jun 2009 |
11-08-2009, 08:52 PM
(11-08-2009, 08:30 PM)Versus-pwny- link Wrote: LCD, or LED if you can this plasmas seem to die alot quicker in my experience |
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HeK Rotartsinimda   Posts: 4,183 Joined: Jun 2015 |
11-08-2009, 11:31 PM
(11-08-2009, 08:52 PM)diggs link Wrote: [quote author=Versus-pwny- link=topic=3838.msg121747#msg121747 date=1257730215] this plasmas seem to die alot quicker in my experience [/quote] Really, cause manufactures quote a longer life of plasmas over LCDs. Panasonic lists a 60,000 hour halflife (as in the screen will be half as bright) on their models. Plasmas are brighter, have better contrast ratios, don't have dead pixels, actually suffer less from burn in and cost less on larger screen sizes. However, plasmas use way more power and generate way more heat. They are more fragile when moving, don't last long at high elevations (>6,000 feet) and weigh a ton. |
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Eschatos Jack Thompson Fan Club Member Posts: 4,447 Joined: Mar 2008 |
11-09-2009, 08:24 AM
I'm thinking Plasma, then. Once we get it on the stand it'll probably never be moved again. Power use really isn't an issue either.
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copulatingduck Following in Gordon's Footsteps  Posts: 7,518 Joined: Apr 2008 |
11-09-2009, 11:03 AM
ALWAYS have whoever you're buying from deliver the plasma, that way if it's damaged in shipping and/or DOA (happens a lot because they're fragile) the liability isn't on you
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Turtle Justin Bieber Posts: 2,860 Joined: Nov 2009 |
11-09-2009, 04:04 PM
(11-08-2009, 08:52 PM)diggs link Wrote: [quote author=Versus-pwny- link=topic=3838.msg121747#msg121747 date=1257730215] this plasmas seem to die alot quicker in my experience [/quote] Ground > Electricity duh 
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zaneyard Made with Whole Gainz (tm)   Posts: 6,930 Joined: Jun 2008 |
11-09-2009, 05:52 PM
wait, people still watch TV?
(04-09-2013, 11:24 PM)Dr. Zaius link Wrote:well i'm not really understanding how it's faster internet. and like google just magically rolls outs this stuff and it's 100 times faster than my internet? why? that doesn't set off any alarms to anyone? (11-07-2012, 11:15 PM)at0m link Wrote:I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE OVERINDULGED ON RUM AND COKES AT OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE |
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Mission Difficult BRB, Posting  Posts: 1,771 Joined: Mar 2008 |
11-09-2009, 06:10 PM
You need to consider some other things in addition to whether or not you want OLED, LCD, or plasma. What kind and how many inputs will you need? Do you have a receiver with a sound system? Do you need a TV that can produce a decent SD picture?
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HeK Rotartsinimda Posts: 4,183 Joined: Jun 2015 |
11-09-2009, 07:40 PM
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at0m Official Con Soccer Mom  Posts: 7,800 Joined: Jun 2008 |
11-10-2009, 04:43 PM
(11-09-2009, 07:40 PM)HeK link Wrote: Also www.monoprice.com[url=http://]I got all the DVI cables for my office from there. They're effing huge, but most consumer cables aren't dual-link DVI. They were dirt cheap too.  "If you want to be a Double E, bend over and grab your knees...." "Atom is Sexy!" <-- Donate your own pic to the cause! Victory needs no explanation. Defeat allows none. -Sun Tzu |
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copulatingduck Following in Gordon's Footsteps Posts: 7,518 Joined: Apr 2008 |
11-10-2009, 06:01 PM
(11-09-2009, 05:52 PM)zaneyard link Wrote: wait, people still watch TV? Some people have friends and prefer to crowd around a bigscreen. We're just not as cool as you Zaneyard Ripped like paper raped with ease hey scrub nerd pyros suck on these |
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HeK Rotartsinimda Posts: 4,183 Joined: Jun 2015 |
11-10-2009, 11:42 PM
(11-10-2009, 04:43 PM)at0m link Wrote: [quote author=HeK link=topic=3838.msg121849#msg121849 date=1257813646]I got all the DVI cables for my office from there. They're effing huge, but most consumer cables aren't dual-link DVI. They were dirt cheap too. [/quote] How about HDMI? Cause thats what TVs use... |
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at0m Official Con Soccer Mom Posts: 7,800 Joined: Jun 2008 |
11-11-2009, 12:47 AM
(11-10-2009, 11:42 PM)HeK link Wrote: [quote author=at0m link=topic=3838.msg121981#msg121981 date=1257889413]I got all the DVI cables for my office from there. They're effing huge, but most consumer cables aren't dual-link DVI. They were dirt cheap too. [/quote] How about HDMI? Cause thats what TVs use... [/quote]My coworker bought his HDMI cable from there, but the 24" monitors we have in our office only have VGA and DVI inputs (don't even know why they have VGA, though, since the resolution is too high to run on the laptop's VGA port :/) "If you want to be a Double E, bend over and grab your knees...." "Atom is Sexy!" <-- Donate your own pic to the cause! Victory needs no explanation. Defeat allows none. -Sun Tzu |
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HeK Rotartsinimda Posts: 4,183 Joined: Jun 2015 |
11-11-2009, 01:10 PM
(11-10-2009, 11:42 PM)HeK link Wrote: [quote author=at0m link=topic=3838.msg121981#msg121981 date=1257889413]I got all the DVI cables for my office from there. They're effing huge, but most consumer cables aren't dual-link DVI. They were dirt cheap too. [/quote] How about HDMI? Cause thats what TVs use... [/quote] I don't even know why I posted this... it doesn't make sense.... But, yeah. The monoprice cables are massive. I've heard from somewhere that their cables are made at the same factory that produces Monster cables... only sold for 1/100th the price. |
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Trace Killing anything that twitches Posts: 1,427 Joined: Oct 2008 |
11-22-2009, 10:09 PM
What do you guys think of this?
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Turtle Justin Bieber Posts: 2,860 Joined: Nov 2009 |
11-22-2009, 10:48 PM
(11-22-2009, 10:09 PM)Trace link Wrote: What do you guys think of this?i have one exactly like that just a few inches bigger
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KarthXLR Free of STD's ... lolwut? Posts: 9,927 Joined: May 2008 |
11-22-2009, 10:54 PM
(11-22-2009, 10:48 PM)Turtle link Wrote: [quote author=Trace link=topic=3838.msg123337#msg123337 date=1258945750]i have one exactly like that just a few inches bigger [/quote] ![[Image: TheOffice-ThatsWhatSheSaid-Michael.jpg]](http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n254/faustus777/TheOffice-ThatsWhatSheSaid-Michael.jpg)
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at0m Official Con Soccer Mom Posts: 7,800 Joined: Jun 2008 |
11-23-2009, 12:33 AM
(11-22-2009, 10:09 PM)Trace link Wrote: What do you guys think of this?That's the one I've been eyeballing for a while now, just waiting for the price to drop closer to $1k "If you want to be a Double E, bend over and grab your knees...." "Atom is Sexy!" <-- Donate your own pic to the cause! Victory needs no explanation. Defeat allows none. -Sun Tzu |
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