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« Reply #15 on: 06 March 2010, 19:54:43 »
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« Reply #16 on: 06 March 2010, 19:57:58 »
The problem is that LCD is that its essentially a blocking technology - remember the original B&W displays, black or white. The TVs work by shining a backlight through the display - which is why they often have a washed out/low contrast display.

Plasma has its own setbacks, but the way to go is LED. It's just starting to become available as LCD with LED backlight - but OLED itself will be the answer. Available now but expensive and small screen size.

As with most technology, the manufacturers are milking what they can - but prices are dropping steadily ...

My plasma recently died, but was a simple repair - two caps in the power supply, but 2 weeks though  :-?
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« Reply #17 on: 06 March 2010, 20:02:02 »
I bought a Vierra in the end, but it has a 5 year Panasonic Warranty with it, basically bought it for watching movies and gaming, also like it as a huge PC monitor via HDMI.

They warn of screen burn with in the first couple of pages on the user manual.  So basically if LCD and Plasma are suffering levels of screen burn, then like STOM has mentioned, it's going to be the screens  with static images and logo's that will eventually cause problems.

I have a projector that I wanted to use for gaming to get a huge screen projexted on the wall, but when it came to decorating the walls were a mess in certain places and especially the wall I wanted to project on to so I had to paper with a strong patterened paper hence now buying the TV.
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« Reply #18 on: 06 March 2010, 20:05:03 »
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« Reply #20 on: 06 March 2010, 20:25:33 »
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Did you manage to sort out a new TV JB.


not yet....

not even chosen the size....

may even stick to CRT for a while yet....
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« Reply #21 on: 06 March 2010, 20:51:25 »
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I've got a philips 32" LCD that I've had for just under three years. If I've been watching sky sports or the like, where the scores are on the screen for any length of time, then I can still see the outline of them on the screen for ages afterwards. I'm watching the football now and the pitch has got a big red square on it. Too old to take back but not old enough to chuck. :(

And you called me tight fisted........... ::) ::) ::)
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« Reply #22 on: 06 March 2010, 20:52:45 »
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I've got a philips 32" LCD that I've had for just under three years. If I've been watching sky sports or the like, where the scores are on the screen for any length of time, then I can still see the outline of them on the screen for ages afterwards. I'm watching the football now and the pitch has got a big red square on it. Too old to take back but not old enough to chuck. :(

And you called me tight fisted........... ::) ::) ::)


No, tight bastard. :y
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I've got a philips 32" LCD that I've had for just under three years. If I've been watching sky sports or the like, where the scores are on the screen for any length of time, then I can still see the outline of them on the screen for ages afterwards. I'm watching the football now and the pitch has got a big red square on it. Too old to take back but not old enough to chuck. :(

And you called me tight fisted........... ::) ::) ::)


No, tight bastard. :y


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« Reply #24 on: 07 March 2010, 02:38:31 »
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I bought a Vierra in the end, but it has a 5 year Panasonic Warranty with it, basically bought it for watching movies and gaming, also like it as a huge PC monitor via HDMI.

They warn of screen burn with in the first couple of pages on the user manual.  So basically if LCD and Plasma are suffering levels of screen burn, then like STOM has mentioned, it's going to be the screens  with static images and logo's that will eventually cause problems.

I have a projector that I wanted to use for gaming to get a huge screen projexted on the wall, but when it came to decorating the walls were a mess in certain places and especially the wall I wanted to project on to so I had to paper with a strong patterened paper hence now buying the TV.

faultless telly's - some of the best picture quality without paying stupid prices - i've had a plasma vierra for a couple of years now with a 360 or ps3 running almost daily and had no issues..........of course now i've just given it the kiss of death ain't i ? :o
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« Reply #25 on: 07 March 2010, 14:15:04 »
We had the same problem with one of our SCADA screens in the control room at work. It was displaying the same screen, with only a few numbers changing and a few bits changing to green (i.e. pump running), almost 24hours a day. The screen was oppsed in the end and had to be replaced  :D
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