I've had my plasma display (a Panasonic 42") for about two years now (bought from Dell). It's so sharp and clear (3000:1 contrast ratio) that everything looks fantastic. I've seen LCDs and DLPs and I'm not impressed by them. The plasma cost about $4k two years ago and now can be purchased for under $3K.
The plasma hangs on my living room wall and takes up no space, so kids have the whole room to play in. No more big screen TV box to take up half the living room space! I haven't had any burn-in issues. No adjustments are needed to fix geometry issues, as are frequently needed by RPTVs. My last RPTV had focus issues - some parts of the screen were most in focus then others. Plasma has none of these issues. My only complaint is that black levels are better on CRTs. But, the blacks are much better then LCDs. DVDs look fantastic and regular SDTV broadcasts are acceptable. Of course HDTV looks fantastic.
Why would anyone want High Def radio when you can get an Ipod and carry 5000+ songs with you everywhere in CD-like quality?
I hardly listen to radio now and not because of FM audio quality issues. Shuffle play on my Ipod is far more intersting than anything played on Radio.
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I've had my plasma display (a Panasonic 42") for about two years now (bought from Dell). It's so sharp and clear (3000:1 contrast ratio) that everything looks fantastic. I've seen LCDs and DLPs and I'm not impressed by them. The plasma cost about $4k two years ago and now can be purchased for under $3K. The plasma hangs on my living room wall and takes up no space, so kids have the whole room to play in. No more big screen TV box to take up half the living room space! I haven't had any burn-in issues. No adjustments are needed to fix geometry issues, as are frequently needed by RPTVs. My last RPTV had focus issues - some parts of the screen were most in focus then others. Plasma has none of these issues. My only complaint is that black levels are better on CRTs. But, the blacks are much better then LCDs. DVDs look fantastic and regular SDTV broadcasts are acceptable. Of course HDTV looks fantastic.
Why would anyone want High Def radio when you can get an Ipod and carry 5000+ songs with you everywhere in CD-like quality? I hardly listen to radio now and not because of FM audio quality issues. Shuffle play on my Ipod is far more intersting than anything played on Radio.