barneybeardsall
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Will said:Sorry to say but that does sound like BS from the sales guy! When he says that a Plasma will 'last' 5 years what on earth is he trying to say?
There is the 'half life' issue, but I wonder what this fellow's predicition of the life of CRT televisions is? Typically Plamsa TVs of today will last as long as a CRT or LCD screen. I'd have thought that excluding unusual breakdowns (which could affect any electrical appliance or screen) you'd be looking at a heck of a lot longer than five years. Some places use Plasma screens 24/7 for years and I am sure that represents a much harder life than the average home usage.
Doesn't sound as though he'll sell many £1K+ TV sets with that statement either!
Sorry if that sounds blunt
Will
Deffinately BS... problem with LCD is the backlight.... remember it is like a fluorescent tube you find in a house.... after a while they start to dim and go black.... with a plasma... no back light as each pixel is lit as required... this also bringing in the power consumption... with LCD.. as the light is always bright a constant but high power consumption... but with plasma.. as the pixels are only lit as required by the picture... less power is required for the panel.. unless you are driving it hard with a total white screen.... and then the power consumption will match its LCD rival....
Dead Pixels... normally the warranty will state that a screen can have so many pixels dead within a region... if the pixel is dead in a corner say...then you normally find the manufacturer will state more pixels have to be dead in this area than say in the centre of the screen...
I will try and get some more technical information on this tomorrow if you all like...
I have a 50in Pioneer plasma at home and it is fantastic... great pictures... also another remark.... go for a panel that has intelligent fans... (fans come on when the panel is too hot and switches off again when not needed...) never heard my fans come on and its on for 4hours at least at night...