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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: GmanJoe on February 12, 2003, 08:41:56 PM

Title: Plasma HDTV don\'t last a life time. Especially if you\'re a gamer.
Post by: GmanJoe on February 12, 2003, 08:41:56 PM

http://www.plasmapoint.co.uk/plasmascreenadvantages.htm

20,000 to 30,000 hours before it fades by half its brightness. THen it gets worse after that.

Gaming and watching TV would last far less than 10 years, especially if more than one person uses the plasma TV. Too expensive and won\'t even last forever. No way.

Title: Plasma HDTV don\'t last a life time. Especially if you\'re a gamer.
Post by: JBean on February 12, 2003, 09:19:16 PM

nothing lasts forever..especially electronics.  And don\'t you think far superior televisions will be released 10 years from now?  10 years sounds like a decent lifespan for a television...but those plasma tvs are way too expensive now to be worth it.  Eventually the price will drop, but damn they look so sweet.

Title: Plasma HDTV don\'t last a life time. Especially if you\'re a gamer.
Post by: GmanJoe on February 12, 2003, 09:24:39 PM

That\'s the point I was trying to bring up. If a TV is used sparingly at 5 hours a day, fine. 10 years. But like my girlfriend\'s plasma TV, one sister watches in the morning for an hour. My fiance will watch it for a couple of hours in the afternoon for both video games and TV, then her other sister uses it for video games and TV for the next 2 hours. Then their dad will watch it non-stop from 7pm to 11am.

That\'s not uncommon for TVs to be used like that. I still have an old Sony 32" TV from 1987 and it still like new.

Title: Plasma HDTV don\'t last a life time. Especially if you\'re a gamer.
Post by: Titan on February 13, 2003, 09:33:16 AM

I still prefer the cathode ray TVs. They are always dependable and cheap and also cheap to fix and the picture quality today is excellent. I have my ps2 hooked up to one with a Component Video jack and the picture is incredible.

Title: Plasma HDTV don\'t last a life time. Especially if you\'re a gamer.
Post by: Samwise on February 13, 2003, 10:17:48 AM

No TV\'s will "last a life time". Not gonna happen.

Besides, in 10 years I\'ll definatly not own the same TV - at least not as my main TV. :D

Title: Plasma HDTV don\'t last a life time. Especially if you\'re a gamer.
Post by: videoholic on February 13, 2003, 10:24:09 AM

It is very well known that Plasma TVs have a very large failure rate right off the assembly line.  They have actually brought the failure rate down so you are noticing this by the prices dropping.

Plasma is awful with burn in.  Probably the worst.  They have also been plagued by pixels becoming blurry or even failing all together.

10 years is really not that long.  I would certainly not want my cost of a TV amertized over it\'s life to cost me 2-3 grand per year.  Although they are cheaper now, the TVs we are talking about failing are older and very expensive.

For gaming DLP is the way to go.  No Burn in problems.  Hopefully after the summer I am going to get one.  It\'s tough to jump in though since I already have an HD setup, but I want to get a standard HD setup as well.  I\'ve been readig a heck of a lot and although Plasmas look fantastic from the side, there are just too many negatives still.

Title: Plasma HDTV don\'t last a life time. Especially if you\'re a gamer.
Post by: GmanJoe on August 04, 2003, 11:04:58 AM

Bumped for Videoholic. :)

Title: Plasma HDTV don\'t last a life time. Especially if you\'re a gamer.
Post by: Samwise on August 04, 2003, 11:11:27 AM

Personally I\'ll get a projector. No stinking TV\'s for me. :)

Title: Plasma HDTV don\'t last a life time. Especially if you\'re a gamer.
Post by: SwifDi on August 04, 2003, 11:15:58 AM

Radio is the way to go.

Title: Plasma HDTV don\'t last a life time. Especially if you\'re a gamer.
Post by: videoholic on August 04, 2003, 11:16:21 AM

Damn, I was smart even 6 months ago.

Have I told myself how much I rocked lately?

Title: Plasma HDTV don\'t last a life time. Especially if you\'re a gamer.
Post by: SwifDi on August 04, 2003, 12:03:59 PM

[size=30]I WISH I WAS VIDEOHOLIC[/size]

Title: Plasma HDTV don\'t last a life time. Especially if you\'re a gamer.
Post by: videoholic on August 04, 2003, 12:19:14 PM

Ah, you are now a card carrying member of my fan club.  I\'ll make sure I get you on the mailing list so you can be sure to keep up to date onall of my trials and tribulations.

Oh, and you get a 5% discount at Stuckeys too.  :)

Title: Plasma HDTV don\'t last a life time. Especially if you\'re a gamer.
Post by: Samwise on August 04, 2003, 01:22:08 PM

[size=8]I WISH I WAS VIDEOHOLIC\'S WIFE[/size]

Title: Plasma HDTV don\'t last a life time. Especially if you\'re a gamer.
Post by: videoholic on August 04, 2003, 04:56:23 PM

Oh don\'t be silly.  You can always be my bitch.  ;)

Title: Plasma HDTV don\'t last a life time. Especially if you\'re a gamer.
Post by: Titan on August 04, 2003, 05:13:08 PM

[SIZE=8]I wish I was Vid\'s bitch[/SIZE]

:) :) :)

Title: Plasma HDTV don\'t last a life time. Especially if you\'re a gamer.
Post by: videoholic on August 04, 2003, 05:23:53 PM

you can be sam\'s bitch.  Then I may inadvertently make you my bitch one day.  

But that\'s as close as you\'ll get to being my bitch.

Sorry.

Title: Plasma HDTV don\'t last a life time. Especially if you\'re a gamer.
Post by: GmanJoe on August 04, 2003, 06:57:45 PM

I\'ll make alls you mothus ma bitches!

Title: Plasma HDTV don\'t last a life time. Especially if you\'re a gamer.
Post by: Kurt Angle on August 05, 2003, 07:49:59 AM

[size=8]I WISH I WAS IN MY AVATAR[/size]:sconf: