Plasma TV,s

Toolfan66 · January 16

Anyone here still rocking a plasma? I just gave away my 58in Samsung, it’s been a hell of a TV, needless to say it has been living life in our bedroom for some time now.
We have new bedroom furniture being delivered tomorrow, and decided to get a new TV as well, plus I didn’t feel like moving that beast again, 150lbs kinda sucks and awkward, even with help, getting too old to be moving this heavy shite anymore.

Well as I said she has/is a great TV, never had one issue with it. New one is a 65, looking forward to setting it up tomorrow afternoon, and it only weighs 50lbs.. LOL..

So do you still have one in use? If i remember, some folks were purchasing an extra KURO TV when they stopped making them to put away..

PSOVLSK · January 16

I’ve got a Pioneer that’s been in my living room, movie room, and patio. Currently in my movie room again, but it’s behind a pull down screen for my cheap PJ, so probably hasn’t been turned on in over a year. Still has a great picture, but it weighs a ton.

pitdogg2 · January 16

I still have a 50" Panasonic ST. Works fantastic, it took a 65" Sony 950G to unseat it. Well that and an Oppo 205 came along......you enabler....🤓🤓

Viking64 · January 16

I still use my plasma daily. It's a 65" Panasonic I bought in 2010.

honestaquarian · January 16

pitdogg2 wrote: »

I still have a 50" Panasonic ST. Works fantastic, it took a 65" Sony 950G to unseat it. Well that and an Oppo 205 came along......you enabler....🤓🤓

I too have a 50" Panasonic ST Plasma. The last of the lot before they pulled out of the American market AND stopped making Plasma's at the same time. They have returned to the US market triumphantly with some OLED sets and Mini LED sets.

One of the things that I absolutely love about Plasma TV's is the fact that you can stand PRACTICALLY 180 degrees off to the side and the picture doesn't wash out like on LCD TV's.

pitdogg2 · January 16

Many LED's have that ability now as well. Personally for me the lack of motion artifacts and truer black levels over LED's at the time was my driving factor.

billbillw · January 16

I let my ex-wife keep the 2007 era Panasonic 1080p plasma that I bought new. The 42" set weighed almost 100lbs with the stand. I loved the image back in 2007, but it didn't really look great compared to modern sets. It also used 400w and heated up the room. Can't say I miss it.

honestaquarian · January 16

Ivan
As good as LED backlit LCD TV's have gotten, they STILL do not have the same viewing angle as CRT, Plasma and OLED. Remember even Mini LED TV's are still LCD TV's with backlighting (supplied by the mini LED's) that must come through tiny little doors. So they cannot have the same viewing angle as something that is self emissive.
Only Micro LED can do that because it is self emissive. (meaning each pixel lights itself like a Plasma or OLED) Problem is Micro LED is still new and extremely expensive. Plus the amount of panels that actually work 100% (the yields) is still low. One Micro LED doesn't work and the panel gets tossed.

Tony M · January 16

2 of them.

Dining room, 42" Samsung. been there for YEARS. Still doing great.

Cottage, 50" Panasonic.
Same there. I haven't used it hardly at all for 2 or 3 years since I cut the cable. Streaming doesn't like it out there. My Blue ray player is still hooked up but I just haven't played one yet. I had news on 99% of the time out there. So I listen to the radio news or music stations when in there. Also the SRS2 system and JVC system gets played a lot.

invalid · January 17

I still use a 50" Panasonic plasma daily, it has 3D capabilities though I have never used the 3D. I got it for free from a friend of mine about 10 years ago.

VR3 · January 17

Beyond the weight, those bad boys put out some heat

BlueBirdMusic · January 17

I still have my Samsung 58 inch in my bedroom. Never stumbles.

And heat is the problem especially in the summer months.

In the winter, I "see" it as a space heater to ward off chills.

BinKY188_5 · January 17

I have a 60" ST version that I love! Going to hate the day it dies. Also have a cheaper 50" in the basement that's not all that great. I guess you get what you pay for.

pitdogg2 · January 17

As good as LED backlit LCD TV's have gotten, they STILL do not have the same viewing angle as CRT, Plasma and OLED.

I can stand even with either side of my Sony 950g and there is no color shift, dimming or any of the earlier gremlins that LED's had. It easily is as good as my plasma.
I'm not saying all LED's are this way, however many now are in that camp. The burn in issues with OLED are easily as bad or worse than plasma TVs in the beginning. That was what put me off the OLES's for now.

honestaquarian · January 17

OLED TV's have gotten much brighter than ever before and burn in is not much of an issue anymore. Unless you don't set the set up properly and try to get it to constantly compete with daylight.
It NEVER ceases to amaze me how many people STILL install their sets like four feet from a window
What's THAT about?????

Conradicles · January 17

My Kuro doing Garage duty these days. Still an amazing picture, and a big boy sound. These had built in sound bars before that was a thing.

Conradicles · January 17

Viking64 · January 17

honestaquarian wrote: »

OLED TV's have gotten much brighter than ever before and burn in is not much of an issue anymore. Unless you don't set the set up properly and try to get it to constantly compete with daylight.
It NEVER ceases to amaze me how many people STILL install their sets like four feet from a window
What's THAT about?????

Ever since I built my first home theater in the early 1990s, I have always had my main TV in a dark room. It's like I am sitting here at midday watching old films in the pitch black with Norma Desmond.

msg · January 17

I'm actually thinking about taking a 55" Samsung off one of my friends who just wants rid of it. Figured it'd be good for cutting back on my heating bill?

Never had a plasma, but had friends who liked them for the deep, liquidy blacks? I recall that one of them did have a warm-ish room.

Toolfan66 · January 17

I will miss how it warms the room..

honestaquarian · January 17

My Plasma does get warm when you get close to the screen. Not exactly what I would call a space heater though.

honestaquarian · January 17

Conradicles wrote: »

Just look at that contrast!!!

honestaquarian · January 17

msg wrote: »

I'm actually thinking about taking a 55" Samsung off one of my friends who just wants rid of it. Figured it'd be good for cutting back on my heating bill?

Never had a plasma, but had friends who liked them for the deep, liquidy blacks? I recall that one of them did have a warm-ish room.

@msg
If it's free and there isn't anything wrong with it.
GO FOR IT KID!!

billbillw · January 17

msg wrote: »

I'm actually thinking about taking a 55" Samsung off one of my friends who just wants rid of it. Figured it'd be good for cutting back on my heating bill?

Never had a plasma, but had friends who liked them for the deep, liquidy blacks? I recall that one of them did have a warm-ish room.

pitdogg2 wrote: »

As good as LED backlit LCD TV's have gotten, they STILL do not have the same viewing angle as CRT, Plasma and OLED.

I can stand even with either side of my Sony 950g and there is no color shift, dimming or any of the earlier gremlins that LED's had. It easily is as good as my plasma.
I'm not saying all LED's are this way, however many now are in that camp. The burn in issues with OLED are easily as bad or worse than plasma TVs in the beginning. That was what put me off the OLES's for now.

Plasma blacks were great for the time. Easily better than any of the competing LCD technologies. That said, OLEDs came along and shamed them with a true black that is much more impressive. It is truly zero emission. Most plasmas still had a tiny bit of glow. Kuros were the best but still not as good as OLED black.
I also think that OLED burn-in is not a big issue these days. Maybe the first few generations, but they are on the 5th or later gen now. I've had a Sony OLED since late 2021 and it shows no burn-in after 3+ years of living room use. Viewing habits have something to do with it though. I don't keep CNN, Fox News, Weather Channel, or any channel that has a fixed graphic on for hours on end. I don't game much either.
Any image that has a constant graphic will cause some retention if that's all you watch all day/night long. I tend to watch normal shows/movies and my source device has a screensaver that kicks in when paused. If your viewing trends toward cable news or gaming, then maybe avoid OLED. For me, I am convinced, it is the best quality image I have seen to date, although my JVC projector throws up a nearly comparable image, it just can't do Dolby Vision so the HDR isn't quite there.

VR3 · January 17

My old plasma on a 11x11 bedroom was a solid 15 degrees hotter than the rest of the house

F1nut · January 17

I watch my Panasonic plasma every day. Beautiful movie like picture. Saw a new TOTL Sony at a friend's recently, so hyper-detailed that it is unrealistic.

The only heat from it is if I put my hand over the top where the vents are. Definitely does not add heat into the room.

CottageChz · January 17

My 51” Samsung plasma from 2014 finally gave up the ghost last month. Two vertical lines right in the middle of the picture. I replaced it with an OLED, and really, the plasma tv quality was very close in my opinion. I would have stuck with the plasma as long as it worked.

dromunds · January 17

I bought a 60” Samsung at the very end of plasma production and got a killer close-out deal, still going strong with fantastic picture. Not that heavy either like the earlier ones.

invalid · January 17

F1nut wrote: »

I watch my Panasonic plasma every day. Beautiful movie like picture. Saw a new TOTL Sony at a friend's recently, so hyper-detailed that it is unrealistic.

The only heat from it is if I put my hand over the top where the vents are. Definitely does not add heat into the room.

My Panasonic plasma doesn't seem to put out that much heat. I know what you mean about newer state of the art TV's being hyper detailed, it's not realistic unless you were 1" from someone's face in real life.

smartie_panta · January 18

I, too, still have a plasma TV. Set up in the spare bedroom, so it rarely gets used. And I agree, just plugged in (not turned on), it's warm. When on, it does get really warm. We have it set up with the 3D Blu-ray player, and the kids occasionally get a kick out of watching some of the dozen or so 3D discs we have.

mantis · January 18

I haven't used my Pioneer Elite 60 inch Kuro since 2016 when I got the Sony Z9D which I'm still using today ( I want to replace it ). I have been offered many times for people to buy the Pioneer but I'm a little weird about it as when I got it I didn't think I'd ever get one.

Plasma TV,s

Comments