Dad bought plasma TV. Thoughts? - Page 2

Originally Posted by joshd 

I have no idea, but you can assure yourself the Best Buy employee wanted to sell the item that he would make most commission on!

Originally Posted by xyeLz 

I always thought LCD was king but he told me he's getting a 50" Panasonic plasma 3D TV. He said the guy in best buy told him it was the best so of course im skeptical.

Thoughts? What are the pros and cons of plasma vs LCD or LED?

Originally Posted by Gomi 

Depending on the model he bought, there could be a few differences between plasmas - I bought the VT30 Panasonic last year - Best picture quality I ever seen.
That being said ...
Plasma have always been seen as the "looser" when it comes to Brightness and Colors - But dont be fooled. I went to the store when I was on the hunt for a TV and the seller kept showing me the Plasma - Which to me seemed "Dull", standing there in the store. But really, when you have a plasma standing in a store, with ALOT of lighting around and LED TVs, all in STORE-mode with their SCORCHING colors - A plasma WILL seem "Dull".
I was so lucky that I was offered a demonstration at my own home - It took me 5 minutes (3 of them used to pick up my jaw from the floor) to decide that Plasma was the real deal.
As long as you can put the Plasma so it does not get DIRECT sunlight, its all good. Black Levels are AMAZING - And I mean effin AMAZING on a Plasma, it will blow a LED out of the water. Get The Black Knight on Bluray and have a go on his Plasma - Its incredible!
Colors are MUCH more realistic on a plasma - As in skin colors are actually skin colored and so on. Some people prefer the more aggressive LED colors, a vibrance you can call it - And some, like myself, actully like to notice the details - shadows - and so forth.
There is a slight myth about burn-in and retention when it comes to plasmas - But truth be told, its only really bad at the OLD models (3-4 years old). I am yet too see ANY kind of burn-in or retention on my screen - And I have channels with constant logos on them and I play PS3 games on it. So yah ... Little advice though, I -WOULD- suggest that the first 100 hours you dont watch a static image for more than 30 minutes - Just flick it over to another channel for 3-4 minutes and then back.