Insurance Jon Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 I have just aquired from a cheap source this plasma screen of JOY Also has ports for SD card & a PCMCIA slot so I can wireless link my laptop to it browse TSNET in style! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheechy Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 How cheap is cheap ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellfray Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Nice one I've had a plasma for about 4 years now, I was one of the idiots that bought one when everybody was saying "who would pay £6000 for a TV"... wouldn't be without it now The built in sd/pcmcia sounds good. I have all my gadgets in a wooden cabinet underneath the TV (no glass, uses an IR expander to get the signals inside). I've got a PC in there with a wireless keyboard so I can sit in the front room browsing the web on the plasma - it's very cool! Russ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insurance Jon Posted August 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 £2800 inc stand and another dvd and 90 to pay for it! it's approx £3300 without stand at most other places Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheechy Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Good price for an excellent display. Me - I'm waiting on LCD to get bigger and cheaper I'm reckoning about 1 year from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 [ QUOTE ] Me - I'm waiting on LCD to get bigger and cheaper I'm reckoning about 1 year from now. [/ QUOTE ] LCD may well get bigger, but don't expect it to be as good (image wise) as plasma for a while. The best large format LCD I have seen to date is the new Panasonic 32" TX32LXD1 . I'm not yet a huge fan of the picture an LCD screen produces, mainly down to lower refresh rates, but this screen seems to have raised the bar & impressed me far more than any other LCD screen has done to date. Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheechy Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Yup - saw a Philips 30" and was well impressed but it wasn't the same as the pioneer 42" in the same shop Cant really justify the 4k for it though - plus I'm paranoid about burn-in on a plasma too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 [ QUOTE ] plus I'm paranoid about burn-in on a plasma too. [/ QUOTE ] Burns really not that much of an issue nowadays. I've been involved in plasma screens for over 4 years now & some of the early stuff was truely shocking! Obvioulsy LCD is better, but technology has progressed a long way, and if your screen was to suffer burn I wouldn't expect it to be so bad that you wouldn't be able to do something about it. Most burn is by error nowadays, like leaving the DVD screen on or a channel like Sky News. But almost all screens have software that enables you to sort the majority of burn issues out without any major pain. But like you say money wise they'll keep dropping. 4 years ago a basic 42" plasma monitor was over £6k trade. Prices have dropped another £250 in the last month at my end of the market, and I wouldn't be surprised to see another drop before Christmas comes. Wouldn't mind, but the GP available in selling a plasma is now next to nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingermouse Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 have they sorted that regassing problem or was that just scare mungering so they sold all the old tv`s 1st ????? I will gwt a plasma one day will have to cut down the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Once 42 inch LCD is up to spec on picture and under £1,000 I'll be there! You may laugh, but remember when digital watches came out? Over £100 for a no name basic digital watch, and in fact they were even LED to begin with, had to push a button to see the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Oh and Jon, NICE telly!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheechy Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 [ QUOTE ] Once 42 inch LCD is up to spec on picture and under £1,000 I'll be there! You may laugh, but remember when digital watches came out? Over £100 for a no name basic digital watch, and in fact they were even LED to begin with, had to push a button to see the time! [/ QUOTE ] Bloody 'ell Ari how old are you!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLiiX Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Why do most of these Plasma/LCD screens all have really reflective glass??? you can see your teeth in them even when it's on!!!! Actually I have only seen 2 that have not been refelctive! and some have a rather annoying reflective black bit around the outsite?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 [ QUOTE ] have they sorted that regassing problem or was that just scare mungering so they sold all the old tv`s 1st ????? I will gwt a plasma one day will have to cut down the [/ QUOTE ] You can't "re-gas" a plasma or LCD. It's physically impossible & purely an urban myth, like you suggest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 [ QUOTE ] Why do most of these Plasma/LCD screens all have really reflective glass??? you can see your teeth in them even when it's on!!!! [/ QUOTE ] Most Tv's are just as reflective, if they're flat rather than the old convexed (prolly got this the wrong way around) ones. Simple really, if somethings flat it appears to reflect more. You can get plasma's with an anti-reflective coating. NEC make one called a 42VP4D, but it's mainly for display purposes and not ideal for the home. Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insurance Jon Posted August 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 If cost is such an issue get a graded one from Richer sounds, i was in there last night getting a small tv for my dad to take to his place in spain, and guess what.... hitachi 42 with a slight scratch on the side £999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin M Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 they were even LED to begin with, had to push a button to see the time! And here I am with one of those first digital watches: Was a great job running the college bar back in 1977. small TV for Spain Be careful, Spain uses PAL B/G and the UK PAL I so you won't hear any sound when the stations are tuned in unless he wants to just use it for satellite or DVD/video inputs. More information here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insurance Jon Posted August 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 it is to plug into the comunal satalite for his complex so he can get the beeb still so it'll be ok. cheers colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo-S3 Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 [ QUOTE ] Bloody 'ell Ari how old are you!? [/ QUOTE ] IIRC i think hes abut 58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Bloody 'ell Ari how old are you!? [/ QUOTE ] IIRC i think hes abut 58 [/ QUOTE ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insurance Jon Posted August 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 at least 70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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