Quote:
Originally Posted by alltherage
I bought the Samsung Plasma 5 series and I love it so far. Image retention is curtailed by pixel orbiting which basically moves the picture around by 1 or 2 pixels all the time. It's so suttle you can't really see it and it does the job.
Some also come with pixel crawling which to me reminds me of a magic-doodle or whatever they are called where you draw on the magnetic screen and then slide the switch and the bottom to erase it.
It basically goes totally black on the screen and slowly crawls a white bar along to reverse any retention. Not sure if that's purely a Panasonic feature.
Anyway, to me Plasma was the way to go. I love sports and gaming and the TV is in my basement. The picture is gorgeous on the Dynamic setting. Brighter and more beautiful than my friend's Sony XBR 6. Seriously.
|
I just bought the Samsung Plasma 5 series, 50". From my research there really isn't much difference between the 6 and 5 series. The 6 has Internet@TV (more fluff than useful), BD Wise (only good for BluRay), and better in panel speakers. I had to lay the set down for a bit so I am going to leave it standing upright over the next few hours before I start playing around with it. Also going to download some slides and break it in properly, then calibrate it after a week or two. Probably will only be watching some Star Trek (stretch screen) over the network for the first little while...NO GAMES for now.
Does yours make a buzzing sound at all? That is the thing I am most paranoid about right now, as it seems to be a common problem with Samsung plasmas. Some do it, some don't...luck of the draw.
And don't worry, you will hear me complaining all over again if this 5th set doesn't live up to the hype.