Plasma vs. LCD expertise needed

Bamadude

interesting, how come?

tonyb

Bamadude wrote: »

interesting, how come?

DLP and LCD's have a fan in the back that sucks in the air to keep the bulb cool,and it also sucks in smoke from cigars,cigarettes,fireplaces,etc. The result is blotches or spots on the screen.When I had tweeter come and take mine apart,you would not believe the soot on the inards of my LCD.1800.00 smackers to replace the engine,but the dude was cool and wrote it up in a way that my warrenty covered it.

Bamadude

that's good to know. you certainly got lucky on the warranty work.

i may be mistaken but i think only projection sets (LCD, DLP...) have a fan. i think flat panel LCD is cooled passively. this isn't to say putting a flat panel over a wood burning fireplace is a great idea because i could imagine soot getting in there even without the fan. who knows?

tonyb

Yes,your right,even without the fan,they still have vents to let heat out,but still lets soot in.Gas fireplaces are more friendly to flat panels.