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Ok, so LED TV is all the rage these days, LCD is slowly improving, and DLP...well it's still DLP.
From what I've heard, despite the improvements other TV technologies have made, Plasma still offers the best picture quality (even over LED). Is this true? I'm looking to buy an HDTV and would like to hear from all of you...which type of HDTV offers the best picture quality?
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Yes, Plasma still has the best picture quality!
The only advantage it's closest competitor has(LED TV) is in energy consumption! LED LCD TVs use up to 50% less energy then standard LCD or Plasma TVs! But what's the point of saving money on energy when you have to pay so much more for the TV? It's negating the energy savings!
Otherwise...Plasma TVs still have better "native" contrast ratios. Up to 5,000,000:1 in some 2010 models! They also have the fastest response times(.001ms) and fastest refresh rates(600hz). Making them the best at producing the sharpest and smoothest motion possible. Perfect for fast motion content like sports, movies and gaming!
The reason i used "native" contrast ratio rather then "dynamic" is because dynamic is a useless number! The definition of Dynamic contrast ratio is the measurement of a TVs ability to render it's blackest black and whitest white in a non-specified amount of time or frames. I don't like going by a TV's dynamic contrast ratio because this number is not controlled by any other source other then the manufacturer of the TV. So basically the manufacturer can use any or all means necessary to get this number! There's no way to prove that the TV can actually obtain this number!
Native' contrast ratio on the other hand is considerably more accurate and a better number to go by if you want to get an idea of the TV's picture quality capabilities! Native contrast ratio is the measurement of a TVs ability to render it's blackest black and whitest white on a single frame.
And ONLY plasma's can obtain this high of a native contrast ratio. This is because of each one of their pixels can be turned on or off! Creating a wider field of contrast. LCD TVs cannot accomplish this do to the backlight sources. Even the smallest backlight source(LED) covers an area of tens or hundreds of pixels! Rendering their native contrast ratios much lower.
Go with a Panasonic Plasma TV and you will not be dissappointed! Happy hunting!
Yes, Plasma still has the best picture quality!
The only advantage it's closest competitor has(LED TV) is in energy consumption! LED LCD TVs use up to 50% less energy then standard LCD or Plasma TVs! But what's the point of saving money on energy when you have to pay so much more for the TV? It's negating the energy savings!
Otherwise...Plasma TVs still have better "native" contrast ratios. Up to 5,000,000:1 in some 2010 models! They also have the fastest response times(.001ms) and fastest refresh rates(600hz). Making them the best at producing the sharpest and smoothest motion possible. Perfect for fast motion content like sports, movies and gaming!
The reason i used "native" contrast ratio rather then "dynamic" is because dynamic is a useless number! The definition of Dynamic contrast ratio is the measurement of a TVs ability to render it's blackest black and whitest white in a non-specified amount of time or frames. I don't like going by a TV's dynamic contrast ratio because this number is not controlled by any other source other then the manufacturer of the TV. So basically the manufacturer can use any or all means necessary to get this number! There's no way to prove that the TV can actually obtain this number!
Native' contrast ratio on the other hand is considerably more accurate and a better number to go by if you want to get an idea of the TV's picture quality capabilities! Native contrast ratio is the measurement of a TVs ability to render it's blackest black and whitest white on a single frame.
And ONLY plasma's can obtain this high of a native contrast ratio. This is because of each one of their pixels can be turned on or off! Creating a wider field of contrast. LCD TVs cannot accomplish this do to the backlight sources. Even the smallest backlight source(LED) covers an area of tens or hundreds of pixels! Rendering their native contrast ratios much lower.
Go with a Panasonic Plasma TV and you will not be dissappointed! Happy hunting!
The fcc will allow hd transmission in 2010. How does one purchase a digital to analog converter box .?
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also if you have hd tv set,how do you get your old analog recorders to work properly. d/a converter?? Will the FCC grant an extention from hd transmissions until people have a better Idea of what is envolved.
Answer
There are already digital TV broadcasts, including "HD" ones. What is happening is that after 2/17/09, almost all analog over the air broadcasts will stop.
You can buy converters for your old analog TV and recorders now, but most people are waiting until March 2008 when cheaper converters should be in the stores and the government will be sending out discount coupons that will bring the cost of the first two converters down to about $20 each.
These converters are for use with an antenna only; satellite and cable companies usually supply the conversion for their customers.
The converters only tune into on channel at a time. To change that channel you have to either use a remote control (included with converter) or press buttons on the converter box. This means that you won't be able to program your analog recorders to change the channels.
All the HDTVs I know of have analog inputs, so there isn't any problem hooking your analog recorders to them. The problem is that if you have a large screen, the picture quality will not be that great
You can also buy DVD recorders with digital (ATSC) tuners built in. I was in Walmart yesterday; they had their cheapest one down to $135. They only record in SD quality, but at least you can program them like an old VCR.
The chances of the government (FCC) changing the 2/17/09 cutoff is pretty close to zero. They are planning on getting a big pile of money by selling off some surplus channels.
The transition is to digital TV (DTV), not HDTV; some programming is not in HD. This doesn't matter if you are using a converter because they convert it all to analog with about the same quality as you get from a DVD player.
There are already digital TV broadcasts, including "HD" ones. What is happening is that after 2/17/09, almost all analog over the air broadcasts will stop.
You can buy converters for your old analog TV and recorders now, but most people are waiting until March 2008 when cheaper converters should be in the stores and the government will be sending out discount coupons that will bring the cost of the first two converters down to about $20 each.
These converters are for use with an antenna only; satellite and cable companies usually supply the conversion for their customers.
The converters only tune into on channel at a time. To change that channel you have to either use a remote control (included with converter) or press buttons on the converter box. This means that you won't be able to program your analog recorders to change the channels.
All the HDTVs I know of have analog inputs, so there isn't any problem hooking your analog recorders to them. The problem is that if you have a large screen, the picture quality will not be that great
You can also buy DVD recorders with digital (ATSC) tuners built in. I was in Walmart yesterday; they had their cheapest one down to $135. They only record in SD quality, but at least you can program them like an old VCR.
The chances of the government (FCC) changing the 2/17/09 cutoff is pretty close to zero. They are planning on getting a big pile of money by selling off some surplus channels.
The transition is to digital TV (DTV), not HDTV; some programming is not in HD. This doesn't matter if you are using a converter because they convert it all to analog with about the same quality as you get from a DVD player.
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