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I enjoy the podcast keep up the good work.

Any additional info about a whole house integrated HD DVR (wired or wireless)the better.]]>May 12th 2006 2:43PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/May 12th 2006 3:11PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/
That all being said I'll probably get a 24" LCD for my computer work in the next few months. As for replacing my CRT RPTV I'd love to have something more invisible than the large 65" cabinet. I'm likely to do the 42" 1080p LCD route for a living room and a front projector for a dedicated HT.]]>May 12th 2006 3:14PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/May 12th 2006 3:24PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/May 12th 2006 3:33PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/
Plasmas still outsell LCDs in their size ranges. That's going to change as LCD technology advances. But for now, on AVERAGE, I do agree that plasma offers a better picture for a better price. But there are always exceptions; its too hard to crown a definiive "king," and I think doing so overstates the current state of the art.]]>May 12th 2006 3:51PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/May 12th 2006 6:14PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/May 12th 2006 6:28PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/]]>May 12th 2006 9:55PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/
People atop this Blog always say whatever looks best to YOU, is what you'll buy.]]>May 13th 2006 9:48AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/May 14th 2006 5:41PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/
To answer some of the comments/questions above: Plasmas have a limited resolution (current 42" models have 1024 x 768, while great for TV it's to limited for computer use) in order to get good resolution plasmas have to be big making them in term unusable to use as computer screens. Also plasmas are more prone to screen burn than CTR´s and LCD´s so leaving a plasma 24 hours on a windows desktop view is not very wise.

Current plasma panels have a brightness half life of 60000 hours, that?s more than 20 years when using 8 hours a day. You can´t change a backlight on a plasma as it doesn´t have any (only lcd´s have one)

About the Sony Bravia LCD´s: The reds of the sony´s are far to strong, it may look good for the average costumer but its for of from being accurate color reproduction. Also $4200 for a 40" is more than double what a good 42" plasma costs.

About glare, true LCD´s normally have less reflection than most plasma's due to the fact that most plasmas are using a glass front filter, however you obviously did not compare it to one of LG´s plasma with clear filter.
]]>May 15th 2006 9:47AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/05/12/is-plasma-still-the-king-of-hdtvs/crts have the most natural colors, bar none. unlimited contrast, viewing angle, hense no stats listed on those. and response times in the nano second range, second to none for sports, no millisecond nonsense here, sure its heavy and deep and companies dont make mush on them, and its interlaced when displaying hidef, progressive for dvd.
But the best is the best, even though only 34" it is the king and nothing comes close.
Although I think SED will be the next king.
what I want though is a 42" version of sony's higher than HD res 24" computer crt monitor. that thing is awesome and all progressive or interlaced/]]>Jul 2nd 2006 11:14AM