Plasma screens?
06-26-01 | 12:43 PM
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what would you like to know.
They look great in 780i.
You can view from angles with no problem.
The black suffers a bit on the best and is bad on the others.
They are expensive
They are cool!
They look great in 780i.
You can view from angles with no problem.
The black suffers a bit on the best and is bad on the others.
They are expensive
They are cool!
06-26-01 | 01:06 PM
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I will re-iterate: THEY ARE EXPENSIVE.
I think I saw a small/cheap one for $7000. They had a nice picture but, I dont think they are that special. I have seen several HDTVs that I was more impressed with.
I think I saw a small/cheap one for $7000. They had a nice picture but, I dont think they are that special. I have seen several HDTVs that I was more impressed with.
06-27-01 | 10:22 AM
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Keep in mind, nizzo, that a plasma can also be HDTV. However, at a huge price.
We sold 3 displays at our store. They were the Philips Gen I 42" widescreen (16X9). They were only selling for $4500 for EVERYTHING including setup and delievery!!! We knew they would go fast, and they did. But, that had the capabilities of going HDTV for another $3000. So, that would have put it at $7500 for an installed, HD Plasma. That's not a bad price.
But, for the most part, plasmas are expensive simply because it's PLASMA. You can't exactly just go to the store and pick up a gallon or two. LOL...
-Jeff
We sold 3 displays at our store. They were the Philips Gen I 42" widescreen (16X9). They were only selling for $4500 for EVERYTHING including setup and delievery!!! We knew they would go fast, and they did. But, that had the capabilities of going HDTV for another $3000. So, that would have put it at $7500 for an installed, HD Plasma. That's not a bad price.
But, for the most part, plasmas are expensive simply because it's PLASMA. You can't exactly just go to the store and pick up a gallon or two. LOL...
-Jeff
06-27-01 | 10:26 AM
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Rather than fork out 7K for an HDTV 42" plasman, I would get the RCA 38" direct view widescreen for under 3K.. Thre are going to be more sets like that one. I hope sony has one soon.
06-27-01 | 01:46 PM
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to each his own. the RCA mentioned by matchpenalty has a curved, rather than a flat screen (unless they have changed the specs recently).
while i have a direct-view HDTV and love it, i think the attraction of the plasma is the footprint. my direct-view is over 2 feet deep and weights about a million pounds. even though the picture on the plasma isn't as good as either a direct-view or RPTV, i'd have gone plasma if i'd had the cash. my 2cents.
while i have a direct-view HDTV and love it, i think the attraction of the plasma is the footprint. my direct-view is over 2 feet deep and weights about a million pounds. even though the picture on the plasma isn't as good as either a direct-view or RPTV, i'd have gone plasma if i'd had the cash. my 2cents.
