Plasma owners

Lee if I were you, I would try to get this 60" 1080P Plasma from Pioneer PDP-6010FD.;)
It is last years model, but it can be had for around $3200 new and it is a killer set!
Here is a review:
http://www.ultimateavmag.com/flatpaneldisplays/1007piok60/index.html

If not, stick with one of the 58" Panasonic models. Maybe the one that has the THX color mode.

Hope it all goes well for you.:)

Look into some of the new DLPs. They're getting better and better. (Although only Samsung and Mitsu make them any more).

Rule of thumb for plasmas in terms of performance and quality:
Pioneer is #1
Panasonic is close #2
Everybody else is #3.

Samsung 650 series is great for the price, but IMHO, you'd get a better bang for your buck buying Panasonic.

Yes there is a glare, but not as much as the TV's we grew up watching (tube/CRT).

Pioneer is said to have the best anti-glare technology.

LCD has no glare except for a very select few models.

Hey I have a Hitachi Ultravision Plasma. It is a GREAT TV. Good sharp picture. I just hooked to a Blu Ray player via HDMI and the picture is AMAZEING. Just an option and ones mans opinion. But on the other hand have you looked into SONY LCD's. I don't know anyone disappointed with them.

it seems to me that Sony, Panasonic and Sumsung appear to have the best TV's right now. I have seen a few LG's that look ok, but not quite up to specs of the other three.

Pioneer Kuro and Pioneer Elite are really in a class by themselves. I only wish they made smaller TV's. 50" and above don't work for me. Supposedly there was or is a 42" Pioneer professional LCD out there somewhere. I did a search and came up with a few hits.. but no place seemed to carry them anymore.

Consumers reports the Panasonic every year. Pioneer is now using the same screen as Panasonic.

I like Samsung LCDs but Panasonic has been doing it longer and always has the best ratings.

Yep, about as subjective as you preferring your LCD over a plasma. INMO, LCD's are about 3-4 years behind being close to plasma. About the only LCD that comes close is the Samsung 950 series, but that uses LED's unlike the average LCD. The 55" 950 LCD is also priced over 4k. Thats still not mentioning, better black level performance, better off axis viewing and no motion issues that are a plasma strong point in comparison.

MikeC78 wrote: »

Yep, about as subjective as you preferring your LCD over a plasma. INMO, LCD's are about 3-4 years behind being close to plasma. About the only LCD that comes close is the Samsung 950 series, but that uses LED's unlike the average LCD. The 55" 950 LCD is also priced over 4k. Thats still not mentioning, better black level performance, better off axis viewing and no motion issues that are a plasma strong point in comparison.

Well luckily i have the right to prefer one thing over another. I prefer the brightness of LCD. The black levels on the new LCD's are very good. Motion blur is not as big of an issue as it once was, but of course, some people are more sensative to it, luckily for me i'm not. I'll admit the off axis viewing is better on a plasma, but that doesn't concern me since i don't watch tv off axis, i prefer to be in front of my tv. Also, the samsungs with the glossy screens really help to give extra pop to the picture, i'm not a fan of the matte screens on some LCD's though, but i also don't have to worry about glare. Another thing is i'm a gamer, and i prefer gaming on an LCD screen, less to worry about. All though i do know that plasma burn in is not quite the issue it once was.

Just to clarify, i'm not stating one is better then the other, and plasma definetly has it's advantages, but that gap is closing quickly. And yeah, me prefering LCD's is definetly subjective lol. I do love those Pioneer Kuro's though, and if i was to get a plasma i'd be all over that set, they are beautiful.

I'm not a plasma basher lol.
In fact, i'm going to be looking for a new tv for our bedroom during the summer, and even though i prefer LCD, i'll be considering the Kuro because it's so beautiful, and then just throw my Samsung 650 in the bedroom and use the kuro in our living room. I'm just waiting to see the next line of LCD's that come out this year and what they have to offer.



Good luck choosing leroy, just do a lot of research, and look at the ones you like as many times as you can before you buy. It's a fun experience, and there is nothing like pulling a new tv out of it's box (except for new speakers that is lol)!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889187097
Panny all the way, for the money.

leroyjr1 wrote: »

I looking to get a plasma to replace my Infocus projector and was looking at the Samsung 1080p 58" 550 series for $2899 and was wondering if this is a good set. I've never owned a plasma thats why I'm asking. The size has to be atleast a 58" or bigger in the $3000 range.

I checked out the Pioneers but for $5500 it's out of my budget. Any recommendations? Thanks

All the other recommendations are probably fine but you mentioned that 58" or larger is required as is the $3000 price range. The Samsung is pretty much it without **** around with RP/DLP. Fortunately the Samsung is getting excellent reviews. Is the newer Kuro Pro-111FD better? Probably. Is it $3000? Yes it's $3400 on Amazon. Is it 58"? Nope, only 50". For $200 more you could go with the older PDP-6020 and that's 60". Damn all these nasty trade-offs.

I think you're on the right track with the Samsung. Right now given your parameters the Samsung & the Kuro PDP-6020 may be the only choices. I don't think you could make a mistake with either one.

I think what he meant was no current Pioneer models have been released yet with the Panny screens. That will be in the near future.