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Are Plasma TVs the Next BetaMax?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sure-why-not dept.

Lev13than writes "An article in the Toronto Star questions whether the battle between LCD and Plasma is the next VHS vs. Beta: "LCD is now in plasma country, and this means war — a war some say plasma can't hope to win". Rationale for LCD's victory include plasma's burn-in vs. LCD's ruggedness, improved images and falling prices. While the Beta analogy isn't particularly helpful (since both technologies play the same content), the article does raise interesting points."

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  1. Stupid analogy. by Angostura · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Both plasma and LCD accept the same media. The entire world can opt for LCD, the manufacturers can stop selling plasma and your plasma TV will continue to work just fine. Betamax owners on the other hand were lumbered with an arguably technologically superior machine which became progressively less useful as the studios and media manufacturers removed support.