Pioneer and Vizio to drop Plasma TVs - Page 3

Originally Posted by ChINaMaN1472:
You're more likely to get a new TV before your plasma TV reaches the half life.

In any case, I think it'll hurt the market a bit since the "king" is retiring, but I doubt plasma TVs are going anywhere, at least not until OLED becomes affordable for the average consumer.

killed is more like it
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Originally Posted by JE3146:
You don't see many 19" Plasmas either... outside of 'The Office' :-)

Originally Posted by Michael Scott:
That is a 200 dollar plasma TV you've just killed. Good luck paying me back on your zero dollars a month plus benefits salary, babe!

FWIW The TV at the supermarket was a 42 inch LCD for $400 (come to think of it it might have been $500) right before X-mas. I've never heard of the brand and I am a big enough nerd to know a lot of the off brands. I wouldn't have bought it but I'm sure someone did. If I recall correctly they had a 32 inch Plasma (yes, a 32 inch Plasma is what it said on the box) for around the same price.
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Originally Posted by :
And I believe LCD has (or at least had) a better viewing angle

Ummm, not in my opinion. I have both a Pioneer Elite PRO-111FD (50" plasma) and a Pioneer PureVision Elite PRO940HD (42" plasma). The viewing angle is unreal. I can virtually view whatever is being displayed as long as I can see the screen.

In a nutshell heres a side by side comparison for plasma vs LCD by cnet:

http://reviews.cnet.com/4351-12658_7-6583301.html
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Originally Posted by Big Vito:
killed is more like it

Perhaps killed themselves by pricing the Plasmas out of reach of the average consumer, Perry?
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Originally Posted by AD720:
Bottom line is the today's consumer wants lots of inches for little bits of dollars and really isn't interested in the picture quality.

Yep - My neighbor bought this huge 56 or 60 inch LCD at 720dpi. He thinks it looks great. :-)

Ron
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Originally Posted by Don Fernando:
there has been some talk in the Euro parliament about forbidding plasma as a plasma used 4 times more electricity then LCD.

That is what I understand the problem is. You know the nut job eco's are going to save the world one company at a time. Don't get me wrong I like the eco friendly tech, but they are going too far on a few things.
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Originally Posted by icehog3:
Perhaps killed themselves by pricing the Plasmas out of reach of the average consumer, Perry?

no, by having the competitor build the panels.
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Originally Posted by Junior:
That is what I understand the problem is. You know the nut job eco's are going to save the world one company at a time. Don't get me wrong I like the eco friendly tech, but they are going too far on a few things.

From all I have read, this talk of "4 times the elcetricity use of LCDs" just isn't the case at this point.

Originally Posted by Big Vito:
no, by having the competitor build the panels.

You have researched this more than I have, Brother, so I will defer to your thoughts. :-)
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Originally Posted by icehog3:
From all I have read, this talk of "4 times the elcetricity use of LCDs" just isn't the case at this point.

You have researched this more than I have, Brother, so I will defer to your thoughts. :-)

this is one subject I have spent loving more than cigars. :-) this is to me what hockey is to you. I will tell you that I agree that the pricing and anal marketing didnt help Pioneer.

If I don't get the Elite I will buy the JVC projector and screen :-)
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Originally Posted by Big Vito:
If I don't get the Elite I will buy the JVC projector and screen :-)

Movie Herf at your place! :-)
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Originally Posted by icehog3:
Movie Herf at your place! :-)

If I get the JVC yes :-) I wonder if 106 inches is big enough though :-)
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Originally Posted by Big Vito:
If I get the JVC yes :-) I wonder if 106 inches is big enough though :-)

I can't make it unless you get at least 107". :-) :-)
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Originally Posted by Big Vito:
I wonder if 106 inches is big enough though :-)

I had to stop at 100". Ran out of wall space :-)

It is a huge improvement over my last screen (84"), though.
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Originally Posted by croatan:
I had to stop at 100". Ran out of wall space :-)

It is a huge improvement over my last screen (84"), though.

Show off! :-) :-)
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Originally Posted by croatan:
I had to stop at 100". Ran out of wall space :-)

It is a huge improvement over my last screen (84"), though.

Nice :-)
I was thinking of looking at the RS2U for my projector any insight on that? As for wall space I have about three feet on both sides but the seating will only be about eleven feet
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Originally Posted by icehog3:
Show off! :-) :-)

Come on down and we can show off some larger-than-life Jessica Alba :-)

Originally Posted by Big Vito:
I was thinking of looking at the RS2U for my projector any insight on that?

Supposed to be a hell of a projector from what I've read. Haven't had the chance to play around with one personally.
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Originally Posted by croatan:
Come on down and we can show off some larger-than-life Jessica Alba :-)

I was hoping to come visit you anyway, now I have added incentive, James! :-)
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