http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/ Engadget Comments for Poll: Were you / are you planning to buy a plasma? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Feb 28th 2009 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Feb 28th 2009 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Myths about burn-in and "recharging" are complete crap ]]>Feb 28th 2009 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/
Mind you I prefer LCD over Plasma anyday of the week but to each his own. To not include that "still planning" option is just plain retarded.

And there are deals everywhere it seems.]]>Feb 28th 2009 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Feb 28th 2009 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Mar 2nd 2009 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Feb 28th 2009 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/

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http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/features/3101/what-is-killing-the-plasma-tv.html

.................. will now declare that ALL manufacturer's will be leaving plasma (they're NOT) and the naive potential buyers will be scared off by this false info also. All of these "plasma is dead" articles won't help at all. ]]>Feb 28th 2009 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/
At the truck stop for breakfast yesterday, (true story) I asked the waitress for their wi-fi address. I had been prompted by my iPhone to enter it. I looked forward to checking my email and surfing the Internet while waiting for my food.

She said, "I don't even know how to 'switch on' a computer, I just learned how to use my VCR."


So, you ask about Plasma? I retort, respectfully, "SHE JUST LEARNED HOW TO USE HER VCR."]]>Feb 28th 2009 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Feb 28th 2009 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Feb 28th 2009 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/
Totally satisfied.]]>Feb 28th 2009 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Feb 28th 2009 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Mar 2nd 2009 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/
BTW, @ jermtool below,

dont be such a clown. if your going to argue and get ur panties bunched, go post at Cnet. why couldnt you'd made a mature post regarding the tech? get off chad's nuts! besides, you dont know what youre talking about- 120hz and 480hz irrelevant, huh? 120hz helped catapult the last 2 generations of lcds very close to plasma- like video performance, and the 480hz on pannys virtually eliminates motion blur and false contouring. both different techs, but work towards the same thing- motion rez. chad was justifiably correct comparing the 2 techs. shite, im wasting my time commenting on you, jermtool. you are obviously a wiki- surfing noob...]]>Mar 2nd 2009 12:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Feb 28th 2009 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/
The circuit shitty down the block here though has the Series 6 Plasmas from Samsung on sale for like $1609.99....52 Inches too...

Does anyone think that's a good deal.]]>Feb 28th 2009 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Feb 28th 2009 7:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Feb 28th 2009 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Mar 1st 2009 9:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Feb 28th 2009 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/
When shopping for TVs, just look at manufacturer reviews from Consumer Reports. The best manufacturers are Sony, Samsung, Panasonic, and Pioneer. Everything else is fubar, including Vizio.]]>Feb 28th 2009 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Feb 28th 2009 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Feb 28th 2009 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Feb 28th 2009 5:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Feb 28th 2009 8:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Feb 28th 2009 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/
Seriously I'm trying to think of a myth we can start spreading about LCD to turn things around. How about LCD crystals are made from Mongolian babies and emit ultra-violet rays that cause erectile disfunction?]]>Feb 28th 2009 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/
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The fact is most consumers are vastly under educated and simply listening to friends of friends, who equally ignorant as well. The only legitmate reason not to buy a plasma is glare and relection issues and that is it. All the rest is BS, the electricity consumption is miniscule compared to other household appliances. I put on the the Superbowl in our showroom on the Direct tv hard drive and I ask people without telling them, which television has better reds on the Cardinal uniforms, which has better blacks on the Steeler uniforms and which one does better flesh tones on peoples skin and ultmately most people pick the plasma.

What is ironic is most of the high end LCD's have a ultra clear panel like Samsung, which enables the tv to put out better blacks and in so doing puts out as much glare as plasma

So every one's little darling Samsung ultimately has as much glare as most plasmas
If people would start training their eyes a look at the picture they would see the plasma picture is richer and more realistic. I love seeing everyone looking goth heroin addicts with kate moss looking skin, some how a lot of LCD's show less detail because the picture is overly bright and the reds especially on the Sonys always seem to be tomato instead of red.

Yes eventually the Plasma will probably go away because once again the public will pick a inferior format like it always does.

VCR over Beta. I POD over SACD and DVD audio. and yes trying to sell audio these days in any capacity is like pulling teeth. Alot of people are OK with hooking up a 2-3000 tv set to a POS HTIB that can find at COSTCO for $200-300.

Yes crap is king in this country, just ask all the people who can justify their POS Vizio tv they bought. If any of you have any doubts what garbage this company puts out. Just go to consumer affairs.org and type in Vizio and have a good time, the one I love the best is the guy who thought hisset was possessed because the volumewould go up and down on its own Engadet does not deserve to talk about Dynaudio if it was up to you cheapskate no one would put out high end home audio anymore, because it is too much money.
Another thing you people have in common with Consumer Reports, chiding great products because they are unattainable to you.
I can't afford a Lexus or a Porche or a Mercedes, but they better be good because they're so expensive.
Just like the Dynaudio speakers,which are incredible and no I can't afford them either.
I am saving my money for Pioneers last 60 inch model so I can get something I know that was the best overall picture and no some oversaturated LCD that does not look realistic.

By the way Pansonic still cranks out 7 million Plasma's last time I looked that is a impressive amount of televisions.

It is too bad people most people don't take the time to really educate themselves with better publication like home theater magazine who picked 2 plasmas in the top 4 choices.

Instead of baised and uninformed publications like Consumer Reports and this website in general which seems to love kick a dog while it's down, it is amazing it has been awhile since I saw one of their sarcastic HD DVD jabs, now you have a new door mat. To replace your HD DVD fixation.



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Rob Dib
http://www.hdtv-steals.com]]>Mar 1st 2009 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Mar 1st 2009 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/
I definitely don't want to be stuck with LCD as my only choice for my next display.]]>Mar 1st 2009 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/
Picked up a 50A450 for $698 during President's Day weekend this year. The picture is phenomenal and I'm willing to bet that most people won't "need" a 1080p HDTV for a few years since Blu-ray isn't the defacto standard and most TV stations don't use a 1080p signal.

Too bad no one is making 120Hz 720p HDTVs....now those would sell a ton.

Chance Stevens
Editor, http://www.tvlampsnbulbs.com]]>Mar 1st 2009 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Mar 1st 2009 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Mar 1st 2009 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/'em in stock!]]>Mar 1st 2009 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Mar 1st 2009 11:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Mar 1st 2009 11:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/poll-were-you-are-you-planning-to-buy-a-plasma/Mar 2nd 2009 12:05AM